Solve : OT camera question?

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Answer» Just got a new camera and I want to put the pics on the computer and then take some to Wal-mart to print copies. When I put them on the computer, does this then erase them from the card, or are they still on there? Also are you better off downloading from the card DIRECT, or using the usb cord? You can usually 'move' the photos from the card to the computer, which will remove them from the card and place them in a chosen folder on the computer OR you can 'copy' the photos, then the photos will be on both. The difference between a card reader and usb cable, in my experience, is nothing. They both do the same job.Just one point to keep in mind regarding card reader vs. USB cable. If you copy/move photos to your computer via USB cable and your battery gets too low while this is going on, you have a chance of photo files being destroyed or damaged. Quote from: soybean on September 09, 2010, 09:07:09 PM If you copy/move photos to your computer via USB cable and your battery gets too low while this is going on, you have a chance of photo files being destroyed or damaged. Only during a copy from camera to computer. and the damage would be to the copies arriving on the computer, but still, a good point. My camera is always charging whenever it's connected to my computer, WETHER I'm exchanging files or not. I take it this is not as common as I thought? Quote from: BC_Programmer on September 10, 2010, 01:02:57 AM My camera is always charging whenever it's connected to my computer, wether I'm exchanging files or not. I take it this is not as common as I thought? I guess this feature is more common on newer cameras. My camera uses AA batteries. I use rechargeable batteries and have to remove them to recharge them.Mine will only do 1 or the other at a TIME...but i agree wholeheartedly... Make sure the device is fully charged before transferring files... Quote from: soybean on September 10, 2010, 07:32:13 AM I guess this feature is more common on newer cameras. My camera uses AA batteries. I use rechargeable batteries and have to remove them to recharge them. Ahh, that makes sense. Mine uses some proprietary Lithium-Ion battery of some sort. It only charges through USB, but thankfully unlike my MP3 player it has a AC plug that allows me to charge it through the USB cord. Personally I usually don't transfer anything through the USB interface- the camera pretty much just shows up as a USB drive anyway, so I'm usually better off just using my USB card reader or the card reader built into my laptop (which I find rather nifty). If one has an extra drive bay in their desktop, one can also invest in a relatively inexpensive add-on, such as a card reader and INSTALL this...simplifying the process. One COULD remove their card from their camera and insert it into the card reader. No need to worry about batteries...period. Here are just a few at newegg.com: Internal Card ReadersYeah, I'm sure the built-in card readers must be nice. I don't have any in my computers but could install one in one or both of my desktop systems, as suggested by GlitchPC. My 3 year old laptop does not have a built-in reader either. For my xD card, I use an external reader that connects to a USB port. The card reader is shown here: http://www.shopping.com/xPO-Olympus-Olympus-MAUSB-200-Card-reader-xD-USB. I bought a similar USB external card reader for my mother to use with a SD or micro SD card.

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Just got a new camera and I want to put the pics on the computer and then take some to Wal-mart to print copies. When I put them on the computer, does this then erase them from the card, or are they still on there? Also are you better off downloading from the card DIRECT, or using the usb cord?
You can usually 'move' the photos from the card to the computer, which will remove them from the card and place them in a chosen folder on the computer OR you can 'copy' the photos, then the photos will be on both.

The difference between a card reader and usb cable, in my experience, is nothing. They both do the same job.Just one point to keep in mind regarding card reader vs. USB cable. If you copy/move photos to your computer via USB cable and your battery gets too low while this is going on, you have a chance of photo files being destroyed or damaged. Quote from: soybean on September 09, 2010, 09:07:09 PM

If you copy/move photos to your computer via USB cable and your battery gets too low while this is going on, you have a chance of photo files being destroyed or damaged.

Only during a copy from camera to computer. and the damage would be to the copies arriving on the computer, but still, a good point.

My camera is always charging whenever it's connected to my computer, WETHER I'm exchanging files or not. I take it this is not as common as I thought? Quote from: BC_Programmer on September 10, 2010, 01:02:57 AM

My camera is always charging whenever it's connected to my computer, wether I'm exchanging files or not. I take it this is not as common as I thought?

I guess this feature is more common on newer cameras. My camera uses AA batteries. I use rechargeable batteries and have to remove them to recharge them.Mine will only do 1 or the other at a TIME...but i agree wholeheartedly...
Make sure the device is fully charged before transferring files... Quote from: soybean on September 10, 2010, 07:32:13 AM

I guess this feature is more common on newer cameras. My camera uses AA batteries. I use rechargeable batteries and have to remove them to recharge them.

Ahh, that makes sense. Mine uses some proprietary Lithium-Ion battery of some sort. It only charges through USB, but thankfully unlike my MP3 player it has a AC plug that allows me to charge it through the USB cord.

Personally I usually don't transfer anything through the USB interface- the camera pretty much just shows up as a USB drive anyway, so I'm usually better off just using my USB card reader or the card reader built into my laptop (which I find rather nifty).

If one has an extra drive bay in their desktop, one can also invest in a relatively inexpensive add-on, such as a card reader and INSTALL this...simplifying the process. One COULD remove their card from their camera and insert it into the card reader. No need to worry about batteries...period.

Here are just a few at newegg.com: Internal Card ReadersYeah, I'm sure the built-in card readers must be nice. I don't have any in my computers but could install one in one or both of my desktop systems, as suggested by GlitchPC. My 3 year old laptop does not have a built-in reader either.

For my xD card, I use an external reader that connects to a USB port. The card reader is shown here: http://www.shopping.com/xPO-Olympus-Olympus-MAUSB-200-Card-reader-xD-USB. I bought a similar USB external card reader for my mother to use with a SD or micro SD card.

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