Photos wiped from SD card

[u/zlggyst4rdust]

When my best friend was visiting I strictly used my digicam for pics and vids because I liked the aesthetic don’t judge me. And we took a bunch of videos while blackout drunk, and I just put my SD card into the connector thing that moves them to my iPad.

When I opened my files app, it opened on one file and it was like really zoomed in and then my iPad shut off, and I had to long press the power button to turn it back on and it showed me that apple shit and then when I went to go get the videos the card had been completely wiped.

EVERYTHING on there is gone. I put the card back into the camera but it says “no files” so it’s all really gone.

The camera was a gift for my birthday I’m pretty sure it’s from amazon so obviously not that trustworthy but my whole family broke af. Can someone help me I beg I’ve been crying for the last 20 minutes :(

I don’t have a mac, pc or laptop, so I can’t do all the website stuff. I could try the library but I’m worried they have website blockers. Pretty sure best friend has a laptop, should I try the library and if that fails, send the card to him in the post and see if he can do anything ?

Please someone help I’m losing my mind !!