Transferring images back onto my flash card

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Transferring images back onto my flash card

Postby sunnylass on Fri Aug 10, 2007 11:55 am

Is it possible for me to transfer images from my pc back onto my flash card successfully? I want to print some images, and I have a nifty little printer here I want to try out, and I can't hook the printer up to the pc, but it will take my flash card.
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Postby MCWB on Fri Aug 10, 2007 12:39 pm

Yep, no worries. I use my flash cards as removable storage for playing in my DVD player all the time. :)
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Postby sunnylass on Fri Aug 10, 2007 12:41 pm

Excellent, thank you for that :)
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Postby sunnylass on Fri Aug 10, 2007 12:51 pm

Ok next stupid question, how do I go about doing it. I thought it would be as easy as copying and pasting, but that option doesnt seem to be available. And YES I'm blonde!
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Postby Oneputt on Fri Aug 10, 2007 1:20 pm

sunnylass I would think that clicking and dragging should work for you.
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Postby Matt. K on Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:57 pm

Just be sure to reformat the card when you put it back into the camera. That way you will avoid any problems.
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Postby sunnylass on Fri Aug 10, 2007 7:07 pm

I tried clicking and dragging, didnt work. I have other issues now though, that I'm going to have to work out first.

Gawd, sometimes I hate computers!
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Postby benhoskin on Fri Aug 10, 2007 7:15 pm

are you trying in a seperate card reader or with the card in the camera?
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Postby sunnylass on Fri Aug 10, 2007 7:23 pm

Trying with the card in the camera, I dont have a seperate card reader.
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Postby Killakoala on Fri Aug 10, 2007 7:31 pm

Also remember that your camera might not be able to 'see' the images after you have transferred them to the card. This is especially the case if you have edited them, even slightly. This can sometimes happen when you copy them to your computer, unbeknownst to you.
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Postby sunnylass on Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:11 pm

I can't even transfer them from the computer to the camera, I've tried just about everything I can think of.

I'm going to give up for now, maybe with a fresh start in the morning, and poking my tongue out the right way, it will play nicely :lol:
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Postby Glen on Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:19 pm

Sunnylass, just buy a card reader, probably $20 if not less. I am not even sure you can transfer back to the camera, with the card reader no problems. I think most of the answers above assumed you used a card reader, almost everyone does.

It is also faster and less wear and tear on your camera.
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Postby sunnylass on Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:22 pm

Thanks Glen, and everyone else for taking the time to help. I'm a little behind when it comes to technology.

I've only just recently bought a dvd burner.

I will look at purchasing a card reader too.
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Postby rah on Sat Aug 11, 2007 11:58 am

Which camera are you using and which computer operating system? Also why cant you hookup the printer to PC? Are they just physically separated or are you having trouble installing the printer?
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Postby sunnylass on Sat Aug 11, 2007 12:30 pm

Hi rah, I have a Canon 400D. I ended up managing to hook the little printer up.

Look out world, I now have a card reader too! Gawd, I could be dangerous soon :lol:
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Postby rah on Sat Aug 11, 2007 1:02 pm

cool I'm glad you sorted it out.

Some cameras have settings allowing it to be used as a card reader that was all.

Also the printer is a card reader so was thinking you probably didn't need a separate card reader if you were going to hook that up.

Looks like you worked it out for yourself! :D
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Postby Onyx on Sat Aug 11, 2007 1:03 pm

There's a setting deep in the camera's menu: PTP or mass storage. Select the other one; then plug in your camera to the computer and see if it makes any difference in the ability to copy files over to the flashcard.
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Postby jamesw on Sat Aug 11, 2007 1:10 pm

yeah my d200 jsut plugs in as a mass storage device. i often use it to transfer files between my computers.
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