Okay, lets get started.
Many people just plug there camera in and a supplied programme downloads the images, but what if you can't do that, how do you go about it?
1.Open your card slot in your camera and take the card out.
2. Place the card in the card reader......
Whats a card reader I hear you ask......most modern computers have a card reader in them, there will be a slot marked SD/XD/....if your computer doesn't have one don't despair, any computer shop will sell them for about $20 & they plug into your USB port.
3. The card only works one way up so if at first you don't succeed try again!!!
4. Now click on the start menu....that's the round circle on the lower left hand side of your screen, with a windows symbol on it.
5. Go to My Computer...you will see it on the pop up window....left click on it.
6. When the window opens you will see a list of drives, such as C:/, D:/, E:/DVD, SD/MMC(or similar) with a card image next to it. This is the one you will click on.
7. Double Left click on card icon....Now either your pictures will appear(Go to step 10) or a small folder with writing next to it, ie DCIM
8. Double left click this folder.....Now either your photos will appear (Go to step 10) or another folder will appear with writing next to it, ie 159_Fuji or similar depending on the brand of camera.
9. Double left click folder.....your photos will now appear!!!
10. Left click on "edit"...this is found on the top bar of the box next to 'file'
11. Go to "Select all" and left click.
12. Go to "edit" again and now you can left click on either "Move to folder" or "copy to folder". At this stage I would recommend copy.
Move deletes the images off your card and puts them onto your computer whereas copy transfers them onto your computer but they are still on the card. Then if anything goes wrong, you still have them.
13. A new popup box appears and it says "select where you would like to copy these images to"........ Most people copy them to "My Pictures"
14. If My Pictures or Pictures folder appears then left click on it, if it doesn't don' despair!!!! Click on the My Documents folder instead.
15. Scroll down till you come to the "My Pictures" or "Pictures" folder and left click on it.
16. Now in the bottom left hand corner of this box there is a button with "Make new folder" on it, click this.
17. A new folder will appear and next to it the words New Folder will be highlighted. just type in the name you want to call this folder. ie Denmark trip then press the "enter" key on your keyboard.
18. the photos will now begin transferring. A little pop up box will come up saying where it is transferring the photos to and approximately how long it will take.
19. When this pop up box disappears, all your photos are now on your computer.......Well done, you did it!!!!
20. I recommend you now check that the images have transferred properly. To do this, click on "my pictures" and click on the file you named and "ta da" the pictures should all be there!!!!
21. If they are not or if you have any problems, please feel free to contact me. My details are on my webpage which there is a link to below.
22. Hang on a minute I hear you say, what about the photos left on the card...I want to clear the card so I can take more pictures....Easily fixed....
23. Remove card from your computer or card reader and place back into camera, turn camera on and go to Menu. Under menu you will see a delete or erase, go to this and it will say Delete all? click YES and "ta da", photos deleted and you are ready to start again.
Have fun taking pics and if you would like to check out some of my images click on the link below.....I would recommend you make yourself a drink first, you deserve it, you've done so well....then sit back and enjoy some of my travels with me.
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