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canon Rebel XTI software
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" wrote: Mark B. wrote: wrote in message oups.com... wrote: wrote: Thanks I am using a PC windows XP home edition Yup, Start/settings/control panel/Add Remove software. Select the program and remove it, reboot. Restart and install the new software. Check its working, 'Bobs your Uncle' !!! If I remove the original software from the PC will I still be able to download from the smaller digital canon a30 , I think he will still want to use it for some quick photos when we travel . will the new drivers work for the smaller older camera. or should i leave all the files from the original camera in place Get a card reader instead, then you don't need the drivers from either camera. Mark I really do not want to purchase another piece of equipment . I like haveing the photos on my pc . I use my pc to copy the photos to CD also to make DVD slideshows . We also e-mail the photos to friends out of town so I think I need to just work with the PC. It is an option if all else fails. I hope the Manuals may shed some light. Guess I will just need to wait until Christmas morning I don't think you quite "got it". :^) A card reader isn't really "another piece of equipment" in that it's a major, separate device to do anything ON. It's a small computer peripheral that merely plugs into your computer (usually through the USB port) and allows you to read the memory card (while out of the camera) directly, rather than reading it through the camera itself. Many of them are "universal", so you can read any of the card formats (CF, CF II, XD, SD, etc.). They're only $10-$20 each, normally, so it's not a huge "equipment" investment, either. They often allow faster access to the images, too - most versions nowadays are USB 2.0; many cameras, especially older ones, are still USB 1.0 (or 1.1), which is about 1/40th the transfer speed[1]. You can also still be shooting with the camera while your pictures are downloading if you have additional cards. You can also unplug it and take it to someone else's computer along with the memory card, without having to carry the camera around, so you can show others your photos, too. [1] _theoretically_ - in fact, the claimed "max" speed ratings rarely occur (note the "*up* *to* XXXmbps" in descriptions of specifications). Also, most hubs, if you use them with ANY 1.1 devices plugged into them [even when they are not operating], slow things back down to a total of 12Mbps (divided among the devices). Plugging a USB 1.0 devi8ce in makes things even slower. Simplistically, this is because of the nature of the anti-data-collision checking (all devices attached are polled continuously to see if they have any data waiting for transfer, and each one can only reply at its native speed). [TIP: if you have more than one expterrnal USB device (and who doesn't, nowadays?), always have separate hubs for each speed (1.0, 1.1, 2.0) device type to avoid this]. -- You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the struggle for independence. -- Charles A. Beard |
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canon Rebel XTI software
On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 10:19:53 -0800, Ken Lucke wrote:
In article m, " wrote: Mark B. wrote: wrote in message oups.com... wrote: wrote: Thanks I am using a PC windows XP home edition Yup, Start/settings/control panel/Add Remove software. Select the program and remove it, reboot. Restart and install the new software. Check its working, 'Bobs your Uncle' !!! If I remove the original software from the PC will I still be able to download from the smaller digital canon a30 , I think he will still want to use it for some quick photos when we travel . will the new drivers work for the smaller older camera. or should i leave all the files from the original camera in place Get a card reader instead, then you don't need the drivers from either camera. Mark I really do not want to purchase another piece of equipment . I like haveing the photos on my pc . I use my pc to copy the photos to CD also to make DVD slideshows . We also e-mail the photos to friends out of town so I think I need to just work with the PC. It is an option if all else fails. I hope the Manuals may shed some light. Guess I will just need to wait until Christmas morning I don't think you quite "got it". :^) A card reader isn't really "another piece of equipment" in that it's a major, separate device to do anything ON. It's a small computer peripheral that merely plugs into your computer (usually through the USB port) and allows you to read the memory card (while out of the camera) directly, rather than reading it through the camera itself. Many of them are "universal", so you can read any of the card formats (CF, CF II, XD, SD, etc.). They're only $10-$20 each, normally, so it's not a huge "equipment" investment, either. They often allow faster access to the images, too - most versions nowadays are USB 2.0; many cameras, especially older ones, are still USB 1.0 (or 1.1), which is about 1/40th the transfer speed[1]. You can also still be shooting with the camera while your pictures are downloading if you have additional cards. You can also unplug it and take it to someone else's computer along with the memory card, without having to carry the camera around, so you can show others your photos, too. FWIW, Mitsumi has one that replaces the diskette drive, and even reads diskettes, for 20 bucks. [1] _theoretically_ - in fact, the claimed "max" speed ratings rarely occur (note the "*up* *to* XXXmbps" in descriptions of specifications). Also, most hubs, if you use them with ANY 1.1 devices plugged into them [even when they are not operating], slow things back down to a total of 12Mbps (divided among the devices). Plugging a USB 1.0 devi8ce in makes things even slower. Simplistically, this is because of the nature of the anti-data-collision checking (all devices attached are polled continuously to see if they have any data waiting for transfer, and each one can only reply at its native speed). [TIP: if you have more than one expterrnal USB device (and who doesn't, nowadays?), always have separate hubs for each speed (1.0, 1.1, 2.0) device type to avoid this]. -- --John to email, dial "usenet" and validate (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) |
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wrote in message s.com... Mark B. wrote: Get a card reader instead, then you don't need the drivers from either camera. Mark I really do not want to purchase another piece of equipment . I like haveing the photos on my pc . I use my pc to copy the photos to CD also to make DVD slideshows . We also e-mail the photos to friends out of town so I think I need to just work with the PC. It is an option if all else fails. I hope the Manuals may shed some light. Guess I will just need to wait until Christmas morning Consider this: the card reader is very small (roughly the size of a credit card and 1/2" thick), and can stay plugged in to the pc. Transfers will be faster through the reader than from the camera. You won't be using the camera batteries to download. No need to worry about drivers or loading extra software, ever. Some might say you can 'wear out' the card or risk damaging the pins. Nonsense. I've been using card readers for at least 5 years, never a bent pin and you'll be upgrading to larger cards looong before you ever 'wear' one out. Mark |
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canon Rebel XTI software
Dave Cohen wrote:
Mark B. wrote: wrote in message oups.com... wrote: wrote: Thanks I am using a PC windows XP home edition Yup, Start/settings/control panel/Add Remove software. Select the program and remove it, reboot. Restart and install the new software. Check its working, 'Bobs your Uncle' !!! If I remove the original software from the PC will I still be able to download from the smaller digital canon a30 , I think he will still want to use it for some quick photos when we travel . will the new drivers work for the smaller older camera. or should i leave all the files from the original camera in place Get a card reader instead, then you don't need the drivers from either camera. Mark A card reader is always a good idea, however, using winxp you don't need any extra drivers (even though canon supply one). You also do not need zoombrowser except for a couple of features like entering the owner name into the camera. In the case of higher end models you would need to check what and where canon offer raw support. If you connect the camera to winxp without having loaded any software, the camera and settings wizard will launch. If you elect not to use that, the camera will show as a device in windows explorer and list pics it finds. If you have loaded zoombrowser, winxp will give options for default action. You can still use one of the methods mentioned above. I'm pretty sure the later zoombrowser will see the earlier camera. Dave Cohen Hi Dave . I loaded the EOS utility software and also the updated version of Zoombrowser that came with the camera on the pc yesterday . I did not need to remove the previous version of Zoombrowser . Everything works fine I did a sample transfer but the transfer from camera to PC is a little slow with this Camera on My PC. We only have a 1.1 usb port and it probably wants 2.0 for more speed. I am considering a card reader but need to read up on them for my own satisfaction . I am not too savy on this stuff. My DH wants nothing to do with the PC so I am the one stuck doing the transfers . I know just enough to get in trouble but not enough to get myself out of trouble . I need simple and fast . Fran |
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