How to get pictures back after formating them

Yes. You may be able to get them back. HOWEVER, DO NOT TAKE ANY MORE PICTURES. You can search the internet for a photo recovery program. Some are free to try and some may cost you about $30.00. If you take pictures after you formatted your card then you risk not being able to recover all or some of the pictures. Good luck.Here is a site to start with. http://www.komando.com/downloads/category.aspx?id=1728

Yes there is a way, when it deletes pictures on the device it really just puts a dollar sign in front of each file. Your computer knows to ignore those files and show the device empty. If you put more files on it, then those files that were on the drive, are fully erased. I suggest just doing a google search for undo delete pictures or something. You'll find something like "PCtools" or undelete wizards. Hope i helped.