usb or card reader?

13 years 2 months ago #29411 by Cruso
Which is better to use? card reader? or transfer pictures directly from camera?

Which do you use?


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13 years 2 months ago #29412 by bad mom
I transfer right from the camera.


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13 years 2 months ago #29414 by JM 0 DER

bad mom wrote: I transfer right from the camera.


I also do that. I couldn't say which is better.


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13 years 2 months ago #29415 by crystal
I use card reader.
It transfer quicker.
Transfering from camera will also help drain the battery.
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13 years 2 months ago #29417 by bad mom

cwightmanphotos wrote: I use card reader.
It transfer quicker.
Transfering from camera will also help drain the battery.


I didn't know that.


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13 years 2 months ago #29418 by Cruso
I've been using a card reader. I didn't know it was quicker. I figure I might as well use the card reader that is built in my computer. lol


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13 years 2 months ago #29419 by Baydream

cwightmanphotos wrote: I use card reader.
It transfer quicker.
Transfering from camera will also help drain the battery.

:agree: Card readers are quicker. When you plug in the camera, you have it on so the battery is in use. If the battery fails during download, you could lose data. Some folks have an AC adapter for their cameras to avoid this problem. Card readers are available for $20 and LESS.

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13 years 2 months ago #29496 by Scotty

bad mom wrote: I transfer right from the camera.


Same. Card reader is faster though.

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13 years 2 months ago #29519 by Joves
I use my card reader more but also take them from the camera. It really depends on where Im at. The readers are by far faster.


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13 years 2 months ago #29576 by luckywish1
i use the usb it easy for me to load all the pictures on the computer


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13 years 2 months ago #29602 by Yasko
card reader's a much faster choice, and doesn't use up your camera's battery power either.


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13 years 2 months ago #30019 by alley
thanks for the tips...


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13 years 2 months ago #31557 by alley
I went out and bought a card reader. Works pretty slick and llike you say it saves on the batteries.....


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13 years 2 months ago #31589 by two fingers
I use both. If I have a power cord for the camera I'm downloading from, I prefer to download directly from the camera. Otherwise, I use a card reader. It's really more a matter of personal preference rather than right or wrong.


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13 years 2 months ago #31726 by Rob pix4u2
I have both a USB card reader for my older desktop and one built into the laptop that I use to transfer from the card to the computers

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