Download w/card reader vs camera

New to digital photography however I found that it's quicker to download
images, especially raw, from a card reader than the camera. Is this true of
all cameras? TIA

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New to digital photography however I found that it's quicker to download
images, especially raw, from a card reader than the camera. Is this true of
all cameras? TIA

I believe a card reader is quicker because the data is not
being handled by 'proprietry software' so the process will
be quicker. But it also depends on your OS [Type and power]
the type of card and the photo properties.

Having said that, I have not noiced a significant improvement
using my reader over using camera - USB - PC in terms of speed.
But there again I have not been using me card at anywhere near
capacity so there could be a significant difference if I did.

Basically yes. Firewire and USB card readers can move data much faster. Some
FW readers are pushing 10MBps with the right cards. That would be copying a
full, 1GB card in under 2 minutes

The issue for me was not so much that of speed, as I've found the card
reader for the xD cards in my Olympus C-5000 faster than their USB
port. The issue for me is that of battery drain. I don't have to use
the camera's internal battery for the downloading process. The card
reader was cheaper than the external power supply, which is on my
"wish list."

It's also possible that your USB ports and/or card reader are the older,
slower USB 1.1 (12/mb/s) instead of the newer USB 2 (480 mb/s).

Tom P.