Subj : digital camera
To   : JASON LAMB
From : TOM WALKER
Date : Wed Oct 05 2005 10:58 am

JL>A friend has a 4.1 MegaPixal camera. The manual says that he must install th
JL>camera software. It uses an xD media card. He has a multi-card read in his
JL>computer. Could he just remove the card from the camera and put it in the ca
JL>reader? I assume the software is for connecting the camera via USB. He doesn
JL>want to install the software if he does not have to. He likes to keep his ha
JL>as clean as possible, He is not one to install a bunch of software. He has
JL>taken test pictures and insert the xD card in the reader and it seems to wor
JL>He iis worried about damaging the system, reader, card, or camera though.

That is the perfered method for some. Particualrly for those with
Multipule cameras. The only caution I recall is to NEVER format the xD
medial Card in the Computer. ALWAYS do it, if necessary, in the Camera.
Don't recall exacticaly why biut when I read that recomendation it made
sense.
I can see NO way of damaging anythiong by moving the xD card arround.
After al lit is Designed to work that way.
The camera Cradles, or using the USB cable, with the required software
could hace an advantage but I am unaware of it.

JL>He says this is his first digital camera. He not used the muti-card
reader in his computer before either.
With WinMe and later it is just like using a Floppy. Almost Fool Proof.
IF he checks i nMy Computer the Card reader should be showning up
already. At least under WinXP my Never used Card Reader shows up as 4
different Removable Media Drives. I have a 6 in 1 Card Reader and two
of the 4 slots do double duty.

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