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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Kim Bunermann

This Nikon compact camera was buried for 7 years – but images on the SD card survived!

A dirty, weathered Nikon Coolpix SS9900 compact camera covered in mud and roots, resting on a white surface.

Losing a camera on vacation is one thing, and it's even worse when the memory card is full of holiday memories. But what if that card has thousands of treasured family images on it?

The above compact camera was found on the Isles of Scilly, UK, buried in vegetation beside a footpath. The finder, Sean Lewis, analyzed its SD card and, after a couple of days drying the camera, he discovered over 3,000 family photographs and videos. The last files on the card were recorded in 2018, as reported by the BBC.

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