I'd like to know how to download pictures from my digital camera into my computer. My memory card reader on the computer is not working properly, therefore, I have to keep the memory card stored in the camera and use a usb cable. I'd like to know how to download pictures from my digital camera using a usb cable. My memory card reader is not working properly on the computer. Download a copy of Picasa2 (Freeware) from Google...
after installing it, connect your camera to your computer
a little window will pop up asking you what program
you want to use , select Picasa2.. then sit back and relax
Picasa will get the photos for you... put them in a folder..
and as an added bonus you can tweak them.. just with
a click of the mouse..
Enjoy! and Good Luck! Most newer cameras, when plugged into the PC via the USB cable are recognized as a removable drive. Plug the camera in,and turn it on, then double click "My Computer". Look for a removable drive, or the camera by name, and open it. You should be able to copy/paste the contents into a folder on the computer. You should "add details" and include the make and model of your camera, as they work differently.
Here's my card reader answer. Maybe it will help. If your card reader is bad, get a new one for ten bucks at Walmart.
If you get a card reader, no additional software is necessary. This is not only faster, but it saves your camera batteries. Your computer or printer may even have a card reader built into it. I have enough USB ports that I just leave it plugged in all the time.
First of all, be sure there are some pictures on the card. Plug the card reader into an open USB port. Plug the card into the appropriate slot on your card reader. I use Photoshop Elements and as soon as I plug my card into the reader, it starts its own card reader and displays a thumbnail of every picture on the card.
If this does not happen automatically, open your photo editing software. Do whatever you usually do to open a file, but click on the selector where you can change drives. Your card reader will be assigned a new drive name that will be one letter higher than you ever saw before, such as "Drive G:" or such. Then, just double click on the name of the file you want to open and it will appear in your photo editor.
You can buy various kinds of card readers to accomodate many different memory cards pretty much anywhere that they sell digital cameras. Even WalMart has decent card readers by the major manufacturers. plug in the cord to each one
choose the camera wizard from the menu
if it is a canon camera
put it in review mode
don't turn on camera until it is plugged in | 