This might be a bit off topic, but if you're unable to retrive the data using other means, this company might be able to help:
http://www.gillware.com/. I haven't tried them myself and I'm not affiliated with them, but I know someone who has used them and they were fairly cheap. He's just happy to have recovered his vacation pics. :D He said that the price they charged was more then worth it considering the value he placed on those pics.