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| Thread ID: 86386 | 2008-01-15 02:56:00 | Memory card readers | caffy (2665) | PC World Chat |
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| 630404 | 2008-01-15 20:08:00 | Just a quick point. Some newer cameras also need software/drivers installed. Windows wouldn't recognise my Canon 350D until I installed the drivers. Once done though, I can drag & drop the image files in Explorer. If you have multiple cards (and you should to minimise any loss if a card fails/breaks), it's easier to plug them into a card reader than trying to insert them into your camera each time. |
autechre (266) | ||
| 630405 | 2008-01-15 21:51:00 | Just a quick point. Some newer cameras also need software/drivers installed. Windows wouldn't recognise my Canon 350D until I installed the drivers. Once done though, I can drag & drop the image files in Explorer. Would that be the case with Apple computers too? This morning in class I tried to plug in my camera and download the photos; iPhoto popped up asking me what I wanted to do, and i closed that. But the camera isn't on the desktop (whereas when i plug in the card reader, it will pop up on the desktop). |
caffy (2665) | ||
| 630406 | 2008-01-16 20:11:00 | Would that be the case with Apple computers too? This morning in class I tried to plug in my camera and download the photos; iPhoto popped up asking me what I wanted to do, and i closed that. But the camera isn't on the desktop (whereas when i plug in the card reader, it will pop up on the desktop). Sorry, I don't know a whole lot about how Macs work but i'd imagine it's the same case as the Windows PC in that it may need the driver installed. Can iPhoto see the camera ok though? You should be able to pull all of the pics off with that. |
autechre (266) | ||
| 630407 | 2008-01-16 21:05:00 | my lecturer said if you download the photos through the camera and USB, you'll have to do it through software. I would like to know if I'm right to ignore the lecturer's strong recommendation that we each buy our own memory card reader just so we can download our photos onto the computer without using software? I Whether you use a card reader or the USB cable is irrelevant, whatever you prefer. Either way it shows up as a Removable drive and you can then just use Windows Explorer to copy/cut and paste the pics onto your HDD. Then you can use whatever software you like - the (ususally horrible) bundled software or a 3rd party photo program to edit them. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 630408 | 2008-01-16 21:13:00 | I still use a card reader attached to my PC. Originally this was because my old camera was only USB 1.1 whereas my PC was 2.0. Now I do it because I just find it easier to pop the cards into the card reader than to fluff about plugging the cable into my camera's little USB port, and then sit my camera only always messy desk. I used to manually transfer the files to folders but now I use the photo downloader pat of Photoshop Elements - lets me automatically rename the files and create a folder to put them in with a date structure. |
Biggles (121) | ||
| 630409 | 2008-01-17 02:41:00 | I would doubt it makes any difference card reader or cable and use drag & drop. I personally have always used a Sandisk card reader because i have clients that bring photos in and they have a few different cards, my card reader reads them all so it makes it simple. Not sure I could locate the actual USB cables for all my cameras now anyway. I have Sony Video with memory stick, Canon and Kodak Z760 SD Cards and Canon 30D with CF card. Three of those four cameras use different cable sockets. |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 630410 | 2008-01-17 03:37:00 | Sorry, I don't know a whole lot about how Macs work but i'd imagine it's the same case as the Windows PC in that it may need the driver installed . Can iPhoto see the camera ok though? You should be able to pull all of the pics off with that . Yes, but lecturer said to never use that, as he doesn't want to modify the photos bla bla . Also someone else mentioned in here that it should pop up on the desktop when camera is plugged in - it doesn't so it's not being recognised . I don't know why? |
caffy (2665) | ||
| 630411 | 2008-01-17 04:49:00 | Mem readers can be faster, no need to drain the battery of the camera and less wear and tear. If you are shooting RAW and lots of it .. and want to edit them soon as .. some of the high end readers are quick with the appropriate high ended memory cards. You can also use them easier if you are using them in older and diff computers and worried if you (may) need to install software or not .. Ie., the Sandisk Extreme4 or what ever series it is .. running on a firewire reader. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 630412 | 2008-01-17 05:08:00 | People are telling you how things work (or should work) on a PC with XP . In the summer school you are using Apple computers . It's not "pop[ping]up on the desktop when camera is plugged in - it doesn't so it's not being recognised . I don't know why?": Apple Macs work differently to PCs . " . . . lecturer said to never use that, as he doesn't want to modify the photos bla bla . " I'd suspect that the lecturer might know more about it than PC users . It's probably worth getting a card reader . |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 630413 | 2008-01-17 05:37:00 | Yes, but lecturer said to never use that, as he doesn't want to modify the photos bla bla . Also someone else mentioned in here that it should pop up on the desktop when camera is plugged in - it doesn't so it's not being recognised . I don't know why? A couple of questions . Did you read my first post? What version of OSx are you using? what camera are you using? |
plod (107) | ||
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