Camera roll empty but showing no available storage

My camera roll is all but empty but my device is showing that Photos and Videos are 7.3GB of storage??? Are there hidden files somewhere or photos and videos housed in other places also?

There are videos in the Videos App.

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Camera roll empty but shows 6.1 gb. Restored to original settings after backing up. When I restored the backup camera roll still shows 6.1 gb and is still empty. I imagine that the backup contains some corruption

Hi cfgolf,
Thanks for contacting Apple Support Communities. I agree with your assessment that something is going on with that previous backup. If you restored from that backup and the issue continues, I would recommend restoring and Set up as new. Before you restore, make sure you Transfer content so that you can sync it back after setting up as new. The instructions on how to Transfer content and Set up as new are both listed in this article.
iOS: How to back up your data and set up your device as a new device
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4137
2. Transfer content
Before you erase your device, take a few minutes to transfer your content from your device to your computer to ensure that all your critical data is safe.
6. Set up as new
Complete the setup assistant. When prompted to set up your device, select Set Up as New iPhone and tap Next to continue.
Skip the Apple ID sign-in, in case the original issue was related to any of your content on iCloud.
Note: After setting up as new, you will need to enter the Visual Voicemail password for iPhone (on carriers that support Visual Voicemail). If you've forgotten the password, contact your carrier to help you reset it.
After erasing and setting up as a new device, your device is now in a factory configuration. Test to determine if erasing and setting up as a new device resolved the issue. Content on the device may have caused unexpected behavior.
If the issue is still present, you may want to contact Apple Support.
If the issue is now resolved, sync one type of content at a time back to the device. For example, if you had an issue playing music, add songs from iTunes and confirm they will play. If your contacts weren't loading successfully, add the contacts back. After each sync, test to see if the issue has returned.
Cheers,
-Joe

Why wont camera roll from iphone show up on ipad when restored from iphone?

Why wont camera roll from iphone show up on ipad when restored from iphone? I purchased the ipad and when I went to set it up I chose restore from iPhone. All the apps transferred and the photos in the stream but not the camera roll. When I restored a new iPhone the camera roll transferred.
is there a way to get camera roll on ipad?
Thanks

Camera Roll photos from an iPhone backup will not be transferred to an iPad. iPhone to iPhone will transfer the Camera Roll, but iPhone to iPad, or iPad to iPhone will not transfer the Camera Roll.
Cheers,
GB

Trying to download image files into lightrrom 5 on an imac running 10.8.5. Works fine with camera roll section but Icloud section does not appear as source in lightroom. How to access?

Trying to download image files into lightrrom 5 on an imac running 10.8.5. Works fine with camera roll section but Icloud section does not appear as source in lightroom. How to access?

You need to sync them in iTunes and download them there, then simply open them from the folder where they are stored in other programs.
Mylenium

Camera Roll pics not showing in iPhoto....

Plus, I read somewhere here about deleting any pics in Camera Roll that I didn't take with the iPhone 3G, so I deleted the picture that normally shows on the iPhone when it wakes up and I still can't get my photos taken with the 3G to appear (as they always did until just now) in iPhoto 8x for importing. I don't think I did anything unusual to cause this problem, so don't know how to fix it. I will try repairing disk permissions just in case but can't imagine that will change things. Please...can someone help!?

yes.....because someone had a similar problem (of iPhoto not importing from iPhone 3GS) that was solved by removing the wallpaper picture from the Camera Roll (hope I can get it back somehow!). It didn't import before I deleted the wallpaper pic and it doesn't import now. Strange....it always opened iPhoto and asked to import when I plugged in the iPhone before now.

Camera not working and camera roll empty after Photoshop Express update

My iPhone 5 downloaded an update to Photoshop Express (which it said was necessary for ios7 which I haven't got yet but will update to this coming week). Now the iPhone camera has stopped working - the icon is still on the screen and I can access the camera but then nothing works. Also, my camera roll is completely empty. This didn't happen immediately after the update, but about 24 hrs later. In the interim period I had used the camera, accessed the camera roll, and used Photoshop Express. Now none of them work - including Photoshop Express. I've just synced my iphone to my iMac and that hasn't resolved the issue. I don't know how to restore my photos though.

Ok... I've now managed to restore my iPhone and all is now working again ! Phew !!

If I were to delete some pictures from my camera roll on my iphone for more storage, will those pictures be deleted from icloud as well?

I'm trying to delete pictures on my iphone so I can have more storage but I don't know if that would cause my pictures to be deleted from icloud as well. I really need help!

OK, so if you don't have a Camera Roll, then you are using iCloud Photo Library. Here are the FAQs on the iCloud Photo Library:
iCloud Photo Library beta FAQ - Apple Support
If you have iCloud Photo Library turned on (you can verify this by going to Settings>iCloud>Photos>then verify that iCloud Photo Library is turned on, and if you also have the Optimize option in Settings>iCloud>Photos or Settings>Photos & Camera>Optimize = ON, then iCloud will manage the photos that are on your device automatically:
How does iCloud Photo Library save space on my device?
If you turn on Optimize [device] Storage, iCloud Photo Library will automatically manage the size of your library on your iOS device, so you can make the most of your device's storage and access more photos than ever. iCloud Photo Library stores the original, high-resolution photos and videos in iCloud and can keep lightweight, device-optimized versions on each of your devices. As long as you have enough storage, recent photos and videos that you access the most will stay on your device at full resolution.
To turn on Optimize [device] Storage on your device, tap Settings > iCloud > Photos or Settings > Photos & Camera, then select Optimize [device] Storage. You need an Internet connection to access an original photo or video that’s stored only in iCloud.
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GB

IPhone 3G's camera roll empty on Image Capture (and iPhoto)

I have 11 photos on the iPhone. I have loaded them to MobileMe, but they are scaled down with no EXIF data. The iPhone loads fine in iTunes, and the device can be seen by Image Capture and iPhoto. These apps just can't see the Camera Roll with the 11 photos. I have tried resetting everything but nothing works.
Anyone got any ideas?

The sync DOES NOT copy off pictures for you (yes it is part of backup file though, but not image files you can touch).
iTunes CAN sync pictures TO the phone but not to Camera Roll.
The Camera Roll is a special partition on the phone that when connected to a computer acts like *any other* digital camera. Thus to take pictures off the camera roll, you use what ever software you use to take off pictures of any of your digital cameras (as for Windows, it has the default Camera/Scanner wizard that it will normally offer up unless you told it to stop suggesting it).
So once connected, no sync is needed. But your PC (unless you changed default settings in Windows as it has nothing to do with iTunes) will prompt you about a camera being attached and what do you want it to do.
Even if it doesn't ask, it should show up under My Computer and you can just browse to it and copy the images off.

Deleted most camera roll pics but backup management says it's still 3.7 GB

I really need to run an iCloud backup but I'm over the 5 GB data limit.

iCloud keeps the last three backups of your iPhone, so this is the reason why Camera Roll may be taking up a lot of space.
If you need to make a backup, you can try removing the old backup. To do this, open Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup > Manage Storage, choose your device backup and select "Delete backup".

Camera roll videos not showing up after touching add clip.

When I try to add video clips to an iMovie project only my older videos in my photo library show up, not the ones I just took in my camera roll.

Same problem here, unfortunately.
About a dozen short clips taken around the same time are on my camera roll. For some weird reason, only three of them (seemingly random selections) show up when I try to import them into iMovie on the iPhone 4.
Weirdly, one of the videos was exported from iMovie itself, and every video used to make that movie is selectable through iMovie, even though I deleted some of them.
Weird behaviour and quite annoying - hoping for an official fix soon, but if anyone knows of a workaround, please let me know

I am trying to attach multiple photos to an email from my ipad 2. I can see how to do it from the camera and camera roll option,but not from the photos program. What am I missing? Thanx so much!

I am trying to attach multiple photos to an email using ipad 2. I can see how to do it using the camera and camera roll ap...
But not using the photos ap..which is where the photos are. Any help would be appreciated.!

In an album in Photos touch the Edit button and then touch the desired photos (up to 5). A blue check appears in each selected photo. Next touch the Share button at the upper left and select Mail. This starts a email with the photos attached.

Sony NEX 5N Issue! Camera turns on, but shows no info on LCD and goes dark after shutter release.

I have a Sony NEX 5N, that has been a great camera since I originally purchased it. It suddenly started to have a strange issue that is rendering it useless. The camera turns on, and shows an image on the LCD. You can even focus and take a shot, but the LCD is missing all info, and all buttons are useless. After taking a pic, the camera goes dark, and stays there. I've tried a soft reset, and removing the battery for extended amounts of time. Is there anything else I can try?

Hi jdotlopez,
Welcome to the Sony Community!
From what you've described and from the troubleshooting that you did, I would agree with bitsnpieces that the camera may need service.
You can set up repair for your NEX5N camera at http://www.precisioncamera.com/.
If my post answers your question, please mark it as "Accept as Solution". Thanks_Mitch

Camera roll is not showing up.

After upgrading to IOS 5 on my ipad 1 when opening photo application I no longer have the camera roll. The first screen only show thumbnails of all my photos. Any suggestions on how to get the camera roll back.
Thanks!!

Thanks for responding. I have ipad first generation. When i open photo app it goes to photo screen and shows all my photos in thumbnail view. At the top of screen I only have three choices, photos, albums, events. switching from photos to albums shows album titled last import and a album titled All Imports. Opening either shows all the same photos as in the opening screen.
I took some pictures on my camera and imported them thru the camere connection kit. Still same result. When I open photo app it goes to photo screen and show orginal photos + the new photos in thumbnail view only. My new ipod with ios 5 pre installed show a camera roll.
Seems like upgrading may have left out some files???
I've tried resetting, looking in iexplorer, etc.

Photo on iPhone 5S camera roll deleted but reappear in between some recent images in camera roll

Photo deleted from Camera Roll on my iPhone 5S working on iOS 7.1.2 reappears in my Camera Roll in between some recent images. Didn't open it and deleted immediately - not sure if it was just the thumbnail reappearing. I didn't set up any iCloud account either. My last sync date was 31st august however the photos appeared in between the photos taken after that date.
Really need help, because some images contain confidential information and scared i got hacked or something!

In case anyone comes across this thread, I actually tried everything I know. Force quit app, restarted phone, etc. But on a fourth restart of the phone, itself, this problem fixed itself eventually.
Haha. No one can ever answer my questions. Probably because I know how to fix 99% of things and I only ask when it's one of those rare and bizarre glitches that only rarely happen. Please don't delete this post just because no techs replied. It may help someone having the same rare glitch.

Ipad camera roll empty after ios 7 update

All photos in camera roll in my IPAD 3 disappeared after update to IOS7. Have no Itunes backup. Anayway to recover the photos from thr IOS device. I am happy to buy any special utility software if needed.

It seems like I hear this every day, so I'll begin with a quick sermon: perform backups.
Check two places: on your machine, and do a Spotlight search for some of the photos; then, try iPhoto, because there are times when the data is synced in different places. It's possible some photos may be on the Cloud, but most users don't use the Cloud for storing pics.
To be honest, there's no software I can recommend for data retrieval. Just spend a few dollars for an external backup drive. Maybe others have better information.

Camera roll empty but showing no available storage

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