Forum: Photography


Subject: 2 makes of camera oflloading to one computer

Anthony Appleyard opened this issue on Jan 18, 2010 · 8 posts


inshaala posted Mon, 18 January 2010 at 2:08 PM

 I'd be more comfortable to use windows to transfer files - using proprietary software to do something which is akin to plugging in a USB stick and moving files over to your hard drive isnt something which warrants something running in the background continuously on the off chance you plug your camera in.

I'd get myself a multi-card reader and just have that instead.   That way you can file the photos the way you want to.  A little more effort required, but it is generally a faster transfer than plugging in your camera and transferring files through the camera software/hardware, down the usb cord to a software which processes the files and files them on the Operating System (OS) - something which OS's can natively do.  Plus i read the other day that if you get a power spike/surge (and i assume that is if you dont have a surge protector in your power supply to your computer) and your camera is plugged in you can do a bit of damage to it.

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