How do I transfer RAW images from my 300D Rebel to my computer using C1 LE

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I used to do that, until I had a run of mysterious incidents in which
the file structure got screwed up on the CF card, & I had to grovel
through a disk image with a disk editor to rescue my photos. Now I
delete with the 'format' function on the camera instead, because I trust
it lot more than I trust Win2K.

My preference is formatting via the camera. My wife has digital cameras
from two different manufacturers, and formatting in the computer screws up
the card when you switch it between different makes of cameras. The camera
puts stuff on it when it formats the card that helps the camera keep track
of things it needs. She's marked her cards so that she uses them in the
camera that formatted them.
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writes:

I used to do that, until I had a run of mysterious incidents in which
the file structure got screwed up on the CF card, & I had to grovel
through a disk image with a disk editor to rescue my photos. Now I
delete with the 'format' function on the camera instead, because I trust
it lot more than I trust Win2K.

My preference is formatting via the camera.

Yes, formatting in camera is the best way. Deleting off the card using a PC
is just dumb.

"Phil Stripling" wrote in message
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writes:

I used to do that, until I had a run of mysterious incidents in which
the file structure got screwed up on the CF card, & I had to grovel
through a disk image with a disk editor to rescue my photos. Now I
delete with the 'format' function on the camera instead, because I trust
it lot more than I trust Win2K.

My preference is formatting via the camera.

Yes, formatting in camera is the best way. Deleting off the card using a PC
is just dumb.

"this old user" wrote in message
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"Phil Stripling" wrote in message
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writes:

I used to do that, until I had a run of mysterious incidents in which
the file structure got screwed up on the CF card, & I had to grovel
through a disk image with a disk editor to rescue my photos. Now I
delete with the 'format' function on the camera instead, because I
trust
it lot more than I trust Win2K.

My preference is formatting via the camera.

Yes, formatting in camera is the best way. Deleting off the card using a
PC
is just dumb.



Formatting via the PC is dumb. I nearly always delete from the PC, then
format in-camera and have never had a problem in 5 years of using digital
cameras.

Mark

"this old user" wrote in message
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"Phil Stripling" wrote in message
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writes:

I used to do that, until I had a run of mysterious incidents in which
the file structure got screwed up on the CF card, & I had to grovel
through a disk image with a disk editor to rescue my photos. Now I
delete with the 'format' function on the camera instead, because I
trust
it lot more than I trust Win2K.

My preference is formatting via the camera.

Yes, formatting in camera is the best way. Deleting off the card using a
PC
is just dumb.



Formatting via the PC is dumb. I nearly always delete from the PC, then
format in-camera and have never had a problem in 5 years of using digital
cameras.

Mark

"Mark B." wrote in message
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"this old user" wrote in message
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"Phil Stripling" wrote in message
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writes:

I used to do that, until I had a run of mysterious incidents in
which
the file structure got screwed up on the CF card, & I had to grovel
through a disk image with a disk editor to rescue my photos. Now I
delete with the 'format' function on the camera instead, because I
trust
it lot more than I trust Win2K.

My preference is formatting via the camera.

Yes, formatting in camera is the best way. Deleting off the card using a
PC
is just dumb.



Formatting via the PC is dumb. I nearly always delete from the PC, then
format in-camera and have never had a problem in 5 years of using digital
cameras.

Why not leave the pictures on the card until you are ready to use it? That's
what I do so that I have some backup should something happen to the PC I'm
working on before I can make a CD/DVD.

"Mark B." wrote in message
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"this old user" wrote in message
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"Phil Stripling" wrote in message
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writes:

I used to do that, until I had a run of mysterious incidents in
which
the file structure got screwed up on the CF card, & I had to grovel
through a disk image with a disk editor to rescue my photos. Now I
delete with the 'format' function on the camera instead, because I
trust
it lot more than I trust Win2K.

My preference is formatting via the camera.

Yes, formatting in camera is the best way. Deleting off the card using a
PC
is just dumb.



Formatting via the PC is dumb. I nearly always delete from the PC, then
format in-camera and have never had a problem in 5 years of using digital
cameras.

Why not leave the pictures on the card until you are ready to use it? That's
what I do so that I have some backup should something happen to the PC I'm
working on before I can make a CD/DVD.

"this old user" writes:

Why not leave the pictures on the card until you are ready to use it? That's
what I do so that I have some backup should something happen to the PC I'm
working on before I can make a CD/DVD.

I think that's implicit in the discussion so far.

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"this old user" writes:

Why not leave the pictures on the card until you are ready to use it? That's
what I do so that I have some backup should something happen to the PC I'm
working on before I can make a CD/DVD.

I think that's implicit in the discussion so far.

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"this old user" wrote in message
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Why not leave the pictures on the card until you are ready to use it?
That's
what I do so that I have some backup should something happen to the PC I'm
working on before I can make a CD/DVD.



What if your PC shuts down while you're transferring? There's only so many
"what ifs" I'll plan for. I regularly back up to an external hard drive,
it's been enough for me. YMMV.

Mark