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On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 12:29:14 GMT, tomcas
wrote: Like everyone who is telling you, forget the AC adapter and get the NiMh batteries and charger. Costco has a good deal on a quick and small Panasonic package. I just bought an A75, planning to use NiMH cells; none of the 4 sets I have, all fully charged and which work fine in other equipment, work in the camera; is there a setting for battery type I've missed? I'm told, when I install freshly charged cells, to "replace batteries". George |
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George:
Wow -- that is a concern as I am just about ready to go buy some NIMH batteries plus a charger (in fact, I was out the door and just came back to check my emails and I figured I'd check this post too). HOWEVER, when I first started the camera with the AA alkaline batteries that came with it, it also said it needed new batteries. I can't remember exactly what I did. I just fiddled a bit and it came on and started working just fine (as far as I can tell). I think I just took the batteries out to make sure I had put them in right (I had). When I put them back, it was working. So, maybe you should futz around with it a bit (of course, you said you tried 4 sets, so I don't know what to advise...). Mel "GeorgeB" wrote in message ... On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 12:29:14 GMT, tomcas wrote: Like everyone who is telling you, forget the AC adapter and get the NiMh batteries and charger. Costco has a good deal on a quick and small Panasonic package. I just bought an A75, planning to use NiMH cells; none of the 4 sets I have, all fully charged and which work fine in other equipment, work in the camera; is there a setting for battery type I've missed? I'm told, when I install freshly charged cells, to "replace batteries". George |
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George:
Wow -- that is a concern as I am just about ready to go buy some NIMH batteries plus a charger (in fact, I was out the door and just came back to check my emails and I figured I'd check this post too). HOWEVER, when I first started the camera with the AA alkaline batteries that came with it, it also said it needed new batteries. I can't remember exactly what I did. I just fiddled a bit and it came on and started working just fine (as far as I can tell). I think I just took the batteries out to make sure I had put them in right (I had). When I put them back, it was working. So, maybe you should futz around with it a bit (of course, you said you tried 4 sets, so I don't know what to advise...). Mel "GeorgeB" wrote in message ... On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 12:29:14 GMT, tomcas wrote: Like everyone who is telling you, forget the AC adapter and get the NiMh batteries and charger. Costco has a good deal on a quick and small Panasonic package. I just bought an A75, planning to use NiMH cells; none of the 4 sets I have, all fully charged and which work fine in other equipment, work in the camera; is there a setting for battery type I've missed? I'm told, when I install freshly charged cells, to "replace batteries". George |
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Dave:
Thanks. Yes, I realize utilizing the card reader would basically be like using a removable disk drive (in fact, I gather I could save files to the card just like I do with my flash drive). But, I was really referencing the Canon software. But, I suspect this might be a moot point as it seems there is lots of software out there that I can use. Right? Mel, on his way out to get the NIMH batteries! "Dave Martindale" wrote in message ... "MB_" writes: When I take a picture with my Canon and it gets stored on my CF card, in what form is it in? Is it a JPEG file? Also, my GUESS is that the Canon software would work because I assume that when the card reader with the card is plugged into the USB port, it would be identical to plugging the camera in. Perhaps you or someone else could confirm that?? The file is actually in EXIF format, which is just JPEG with some additional header info. Most image programs will display it just like a JPEG, some will show the added info if asked. The Canon software will probably work with a CF reader, though I never use the Canon software with my Canon cameras. However, plugging in a CF card reader is *not* the same as plugging the camera directly into the computer. A CF card reader appears as a removable disk drive under all reasonable versions of Windows (Win98 and later), and you can use any normal tools for exploring it, copying files, etc. Canon cameras *do not* emulate a disk drive, and when connected directly you won't be able to explore the card contents, only use special software (either the Canon software, or something like Breeze Downloaader) to transfer the images. The exception to this is that if you're running Windows XP, and you have a recent Canon, and you put it in "PTP" mode rather than normal mode, you'll get some image browsing capability. Dave |
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Dave:
Thanks. Yes, I realize utilizing the card reader would basically be like using a removable disk drive (in fact, I gather I could save files to the card just like I do with my flash drive). But, I was really referencing the Canon software. But, I suspect this might be a moot point as it seems there is lots of software out there that I can use. Right? Mel, on his way out to get the NIMH batteries! "Dave Martindale" wrote in message ... "MB_" writes: When I take a picture with my Canon and it gets stored on my CF card, in what form is it in? Is it a JPEG file? Also, my GUESS is that the Canon software would work because I assume that when the card reader with the card is plugged into the USB port, it would be identical to plugging the camera in. Perhaps you or someone else could confirm that?? The file is actually in EXIF format, which is just JPEG with some additional header info. Most image programs will display it just like a JPEG, some will show the added info if asked. The Canon software will probably work with a CF reader, though I never use the Canon software with my Canon cameras. However, plugging in a CF card reader is *not* the same as plugging the camera directly into the computer. A CF card reader appears as a removable disk drive under all reasonable versions of Windows (Win98 and later), and you can use any normal tools for exploring it, copying files, etc. Canon cameras *do not* emulate a disk drive, and when connected directly you won't be able to explore the card contents, only use special software (either the Canon software, or something like Breeze Downloaader) to transfer the images. The exception to this is that if you're running Windows XP, and you have a recent Canon, and you put it in "PTP" mode rather than normal mode, you'll get some image browsing capability. Dave |
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George wrote:
On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 12:29:14 GMT, tomcas wrote: Like everyone who is telling you, forget the AC adapter and get the NiMh batteries and charger. Costco has a good deal on a quick and small Panasonic package. I just bought an A75, planning to use NiMH cells; none of the 4 sets I have, all fully charged and which work fine in other equipment, work in the camera; is there a setting for battery type I've missed? I'm told, when I install freshly charged cells, to "replace batteries". George Are you 100% sure you have them in the right way. It sounds like the polarity is wrong. |
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George wrote:
On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 12:29:14 GMT, tomcas wrote: Like everyone who is telling you, forget the AC adapter and get the NiMh batteries and charger. Costco has a good deal on a quick and small Panasonic package. I just bought an A75, planning to use NiMH cells; none of the 4 sets I have, all fully charged and which work fine in other equipment, work in the camera; is there a setting for battery type I've missed? I'm told, when I install freshly charged cells, to "replace batteries". George Are you 100% sure you have them in the right way. It sounds like the polarity is wrong. |
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George wrote:
On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 12:29:14 GMT, tomcas wrote: Like everyone who is telling you, forget the AC adapter and get the NiMh batteries and charger. Costco has a good deal on a quick and small Panasonic package. I just bought an A75, planning to use NiMH cells; none of the 4 sets I have, all fully charged and which work fine in other equipment, work in the camera; is there a setting for battery type I've missed? I'm told, when I install freshly charged cells, to "replace batteries". George Are you 100% sure you have them in the right way. It sounds like the polarity is wrong. |
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On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 19:36:21 GMT, tomcas
wrote: George wrote: I just bought an A75, planning to use NiMH cells; none of the 4 sets I have, all fully charged and which work fine in other equipment, work in the camera; is there a setting for battery type I've missed? I'm told, when I install freshly charged cells, to "replace batteries". George Are you 100% sure you have them in the right way. It sounds like the polarity is wrong. No, but I'm sure they are the same way as the alkalines, and the display DOES say that I need to replace the batteries ... which requires them to be somewhat ok? |
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On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 19:36:21 GMT, tomcas
wrote: George wrote: I just bought an A75, planning to use NiMH cells; none of the 4 sets I have, all fully charged and which work fine in other equipment, work in the camera; is there a setting for battery type I've missed? I'm told, when I install freshly charged cells, to "replace batteries". George Are you 100% sure you have them in the right way. It sounds like the polarity is wrong. No, but I'm sure they are the same way as the alkalines, and the display DOES say that I need to replace the batteries ... which requires them to be somewhat ok? |
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