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How to use a Pictbridge-only Photo Printer with Windows XP PC?
Hi,
I recently received a photo printer - Polaroid P310 - which says that it is a "Pictbridge" printer. There are no CD ROMs or drivers. I was able to use this printer with my pictbridge Nikon camera but was not able to connect this to my PC running Windows XP. All the picutres that i had taken earlier are on the computer hard drive. Is there any software that I can install on Windows XP to use the printer with my computer and print the old photos? Alternately, can i move the photos back from the computer to the Compact Flash card in the Camera and then print them from camera? Any help appreciated. Thanks, GS |
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How to use a Pictbridge-only Photo Printer with Windows XP PC?
On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 19:42:01 -0800, bunty.gopal wrote:
Hi, I recently received a photo printer - Polaroid P310 - which says that it is a "Pictbridge" printer. There are no CD ROMs or drivers. I was able to use this printer with my pictbridge Nikon camera but was not able to connect this to my PC running Windows XP. All the picutres that i had taken earlier are on the computer hard drive. Is there any software that I can install on Windows XP to use the printer with my computer and print the old photos? Alternately, can i move the photos back from the computer to the Compact Flash card in the Camera and then print them from camera? Any help appreciated. Thanks, GS The pictbridge driver is probably a real problem. But there is no reason in the world you can't copy photos to the CF card and print from the camera - you may have to make sure they get in the correct folder. |
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How to use a Pictbridge-only Photo Printer with Windows XP PC?
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How to use a Pictbridge-only Photo Printer with Windows XP PC?
ray wrote:
On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 19:42:01 -0800, bunty.gopal wrote: Hi, I recently received a photo printer - Polaroid P310 - which says that it is a "Pictbridge" printer. There are no CD ROMs or drivers. I was able to use this printer with my pictbridge Nikon camera but was not able to connect this to my PC running Windows XP. All the picutres that i had taken earlier are on the computer hard drive. Is there any software that I can install on Windows XP to use the printer with my computer and print the old photos? Alternately, can i move the photos back from the computer to the Compact Flash card in the Camera and then print them from camera? Any help appreciated. Thanks, GS The pictbridge driver is probably a real problem. But there is no reason in the world you can't copy photos to the CF card and print from the camera - you may have to make sure they get in the correct folder. Yes, there ARE reasons. Cameras often won't handle any picture they didn't take, or that is not the particular compression scheme that camera uses, or that have been edited in any way. |
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How to use a Pictbridge-only Photo Printer with Windows XP PC?
On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 19:42:01 -0800, bunty.gopal wrote:
Hi, I recently received a photo printer - Polaroid P310 - which says that it is a "Pictbridge" printer. There are no CD ROMs or drivers. I was able to use this printer with my pictbridge Nikon camera but was not able to connect this to my PC running Windows XP. All the picutres that i had taken earlier are on the computer hard drive. Is there any software that I can install on Windows XP to use the printer with my computer and print the old photos? Alternately, can i move the photos back from the computer to the Compact Flash card in the Camera and then print them from camera? Any help appreciated. If you look at http://www.polaroid-digital.com/?cid=14&lid=1&serid=67&pid=290 you will find a notation that "this printer will not work from a PC connection". Thanks, GS -- --John to email, dial "usenet" and validate (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) |
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How to use a Pictbridge-only Photo Printer with Windows XP PC?
On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 02:58:49 -0600, Ron Hunter wrote:
ray wrote: On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 19:42:01 -0800, bunty.gopal wrote: Hi, I recently received a photo printer - Polaroid P310 - which says that it is a "Pictbridge" printer. There are no CD ROMs or drivers. I was able to use this printer with my pictbridge Nikon camera but was not able to connect this to my PC running Windows XP. All the picutres that i had taken earlier are on the computer hard drive. Is there any software that I can install on Windows XP to use the printer with my computer and print the old photos? Alternately, can i move the photos back from the computer to the Compact Flash card in the Camera and then print them from camera? Any help appreciated. Thanks, GS The pictbridge driver is probably a real problem. But there is no reason in the world you can't copy photos to the CF card and print from the camera - you may have to make sure they get in the correct folder. Yes, there ARE reasons. Cameras often won't handle any picture they didn't take, or that is not the particular compression scheme that camera uses, or that have been edited in any way. Really! On four digital cameras, I've never experienced that problem. And the OP indicated, without saying so directly, that he wanted to reload the pictures he had previously taken - one would think they would be compatible. |
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How to use a Pictbridge-only Photo Printer with Windows XP PC?
ray wrote:
On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 02:58:49 -0600, Ron Hunter wrote: ray wrote: On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 19:42:01 -0800, bunty.gopal wrote: Hi, I recently received a photo printer - Polaroid P310 - which says that it is a "Pictbridge" printer. There are no CD ROMs or drivers. I was able to use this printer with my pictbridge Nikon camera but was not able to connect this to my PC running Windows XP. All the picutres that i had taken earlier are on the computer hard drive. Is there any software that I can install on Windows XP to use the printer with my computer and print the old photos? Alternately, can i move the photos back from the computer to the Compact Flash card in the Camera and then print them from camera? Any help appreciated. Thanks, GS The pictbridge driver is probably a real problem. But there is no reason in the world you can't copy photos to the CF card and print from the camera - you may have to make sure they get in the correct folder. Yes, there ARE reasons. Cameras often won't handle any picture they didn't take, or that is not the particular compression scheme that camera uses, or that have been edited in any way. Really! On four digital cameras, I've never experienced that problem. And the OP indicated, without saying so directly, that he wanted to reload the pictures he had previously taken - one would think they would be compatible. IF they haven't been edited, and recompressed, had the EXIF data removed, or any number of other possible things that would cause some cameras to choke on them. My experience is with Kodak and Olympus cameras. The Kodaks are fairly forgiving, but the old Oly didn't like anything to be changed. |
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How to use a Pictbridge-only Photo Printer with Windows XP PC?
On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 18:54:38 -0600, Ron Hunter wrote:
ray wrote: On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 02:58:49 -0600, Ron Hunter wrote: ray wrote: On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 19:42:01 -0800, bunty.gopal wrote: Hi, I recently received a photo printer - Polaroid P310 - which says that it is a "Pictbridge" printer. There are no CD ROMs or drivers. I was able to use this printer with my pictbridge Nikon camera but was not able to connect this to my PC running Windows XP. All the picutres that i had taken earlier are on the computer hard drive. Is there any software that I can install on Windows XP to use the printer with my computer and print the old photos? Alternately, can i move the photos back from the computer to the Compact Flash card in the Camera and then print them from camera? Any help appreciated. Thanks, GS The pictbridge driver is probably a real problem. But there is no reason in the world you can't copy photos to the CF card and print from the camera - you may have to make sure they get in the correct folder. Yes, there ARE reasons. Cameras often won't handle any picture they didn't take, or that is not the particular compression scheme that camera uses, or that have been edited in any way. Really! On four digital cameras, I've never experienced that problem. And the OP indicated, without saying so directly, that he wanted to reload the pictures he had previously taken - one would think they would be compatible. IF they haven't been edited, and recompressed, had the EXIF data removed, or any number of other possible things that would cause some cameras to choke on them. My experience is with Kodak and Olympus cameras. The Kodaks are fairly forgiving, but the old Oly didn't like anything to be changed. OK - I was not aware of that. Other posts indicate that the printer has memory card slots, so it's probably a moot point. In my experience printers with built in card readers will generally handle whatever you've done with a jpeg - though that experience is limited. |
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