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Working
with Photos
You
have just returned from an exciting holiday, and your
digital camera is brimming
with snaps of the interesting places you visited. Now
that you are home, you want to transfer the photos off
the camera, so you can show your friends and maybe
email a few to relatives. But you are not sure what to
do. How do you do it?
Transferring
pictures from your camera to a computer is not as
difficult as it might seem. You will need only two
things to do it—the USB connector cable that came
with your camera, and a computer with a spare USB port
available.
To
transfer your photos, first plug the large end of your
USB connector cable into a spare USB port on your PC.
Next, plug the small end of the cable into your
camera’s USB port. This port is often hidden with a
plastic or rubber cover. If you are not sure where
this port is on your camera, refer to your camera’s
user manual.
Once
you have the USB cable connected, switch your PC and
your camera on. You can already have your PC running
when you connect the USB cable, but it is always a
good idea to have your camera turned off when you
connect the cable to it. This minimises damaging your
camera’s delicate circuitry, or your precious
photos.
Once
your camera is turned on, if this is the first time
you have plugged it into the PC, a message will appear
announcing that your particular camera model is
installing. Follow the steps as directed in your
manual for completing this install. Once installation
is finished, you can double click the My Computer icon
on your PC’s desktop.
When
you open My Computer, you will notice a new drive is
showing. This new drive (or Removable Disk) is your
camera. Double click this drive, then click the folder
DCIM. This is the top folder on your
memory card. Within this folder will be another
folder with an abbreviated code related to the model
of your camera. Double
click this folder and all your photos will now appear.
To
transfer all your photos to your PC, go to the Edit
menu at the top of the window, and click Select All.
Now go back to the Edit menu, and click Copy (or Cut
if you want to remove all the photos from your
camera).
Now
close all of your open windows, back to the desktop of
your PC. Right click on your desktop, and click New
and then Folder (or Make New Folder, depending on your
version of Windows). Type a name for your new folder,
and press Enter to save the name. Now open up the new
folder, go to the Edit menu again, and this time click
Paste. All your photos will now start
transferring from your camera to the folder on
your desktop.
For
successful transfer of your photos, make sure your
camera’s batteries are at full strength. Depending
on how many photos you have, the transfer process can
take up to 20 minutes.
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