How to Permanently Erase Videos from Sony Digital Camcorder/Action Camera?

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Anna

updated on 2020-08-19 to Data Erasure

Sony digital camcorder/action camera are reliable and advanced video recorders. However, if you are going to sell, donate or trade in your Sony digital camcorder/action camera, you’d better permanently shred all videos in the device to prevent data recovery.

shred videos from Sony digital camcorder/action camera

You may think the deleted videos on Sony digital camcorder/action camera are lost forever, it is not true. Data recovery software is able to easily and quickly recover deleted videos from Sony digital camcorder/action camera or recover lost videos from Sony formatted digital camcorder/action camera memory card. To permanently erase data from Sony digital camcorder/action camera, you should download a data erasure program.

AweEraser is one of the best data erasure software. It can help you securely and permanently erase data from Sony digital camcorder/action camera, beyond the scope of data recovery. Now, just free download it if you want to permanently delete videos from Sony digital camcorder/action camera.

Three modes to permanently erase videos from Sony digital camcorder/action camera

AweEraser is a powerful data erasure program. It offers certified data erasure standards, such as HMG Infosec Standard 5 (1 pass), German FOFIS (2 passes), DOD 5220.22-M (3 passes), U.S. Army AR380-19 (7 passes), Peter Gutmann's algorithm (35 passes). Once you have installed it on your computer, then connect the Sony digital camcorder/action camera to your computer. To meet different data erasure needs, AweEraser provides three flexible data erasure modes.

Mode 1. Selectively shred videos from Sony digital camcorder/action camera.

Just select videos from Sony digital camcorder/action camera to the erasure list, then click on Erase button. AweEraser will securely and permanently erase the selected videos from your Sony digital camcorder/action camera.

shred videos from Sony digital camcorder/action camera

Mode 2. Erase all videos and other data from Sony digital camcorder/action camera.

Just choose mode - Erase Hard Drive. Then choose Sony digital camcorder/action camera, and click on Erase button to permanently erase all data on the Sony digital camcorder/action camera.

shred videos from Sony digital camcorder/action camera

Mode 3. Erase deleted videos from Sony digital camcorder/action camera.

This mode will wipe free space of Sony digital camcorder/action camera and permanently erase all already deleted data on Sony digital camcorder/action camera. It will not affect the existing data on your Sony digital camcorder/action camera.

shred videos from Sony digital camcorder/action camera

Once your videos or other data on Sony digital camcorder/action camera are erased by AweEraser , the erased videos will be lost forever, can’t be recovered by any data recovery software.

Some tips:

  • As the erased data can’t be recovered by any data recovery method, just make a backup before completely erasing your Sony digital camcorder/action camera.
  • Before you sell, donate or trade in your Sony digital camcorder/action camera, you can choose the mode 2 to help you wipe all data on the Sony digital camcorder/action camera. It will not cause any damage to your Sony digital camcorder/action camera.
  • If you only want to erase deleted videos from Sony digital camcorder/action camera, just choose mode 3.

AweEraser supports for both Windows and Mac OS. It can securely and permanently erase data from Sony digital camcorder/action camera. It also can help you permanently erase data from HDD, SSD, USB flash drive, memory card, digital camera, etc. Download it here: