My PC only has USB ports and no SD card reader. (On my old computer all I had to do was plug my camera's sd card into a built in card reader). Is this what I need to upload my photos without using the cables that came with the camera?
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Do not listen to D. Fox, the first 3 answers are correct on what you want to do. You do NOT need the USB cable which goes from your camera to your USB port in the computer. Just plug your memory card into the card reader and then plug the card reader into your USB port, and you are ready to download your pictures into your computer.You can use a USB cable but that will defeat the purpose of the card reader.
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Mine came with a USB card reader adapter. It's very nice, but any SD card adapter should work.
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Using a USB cable is an option, but for me it has been easier to just plug the SD card into my laptop. And on computers lacking an SD card reader, I use an adaptor.
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Hi - I suggest simply using a card reader that you insert into one of your computer's USB ports (and of course the memory card inserts into the card reader). There are a number of card readers available from about $12 on up, either online or on sale for almost that low a price at drug stores (like Walgreens or CVS), Staples, Best Buy, Walmart, Target. I haven't used camera cables for a few years just because I can travel with a card reader that is the size of a small cracker basically and also fits in my wallet easily. Compact and easy.
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No CD, you shouldn't need any software if your computer has a recent operating system. The camera comes with a cord for connecting to your computer, or if have a SD memory card reader on your computer, you can just remove the card from the camera, and put it into the computer's SD slot (located near the USB ports), and the computer should read the card and have a program to open and view your photos. You will need to purchase a SD memory card to use the camera they are inexpensive. 8 or 16GB is sufficient for most, unless your going on a round the world tour, and can't download for awhile, other wise you shouldn't need more than 16GB SD card. No CD, you shouldn't need any software if your computer has a recent operating system. The camera comes with a cord for connecting to your computer, or if have a SD memory card reader on your computer, you can just remove the card from the camera, and put it into the computer's SD slot (located near the USB ports), and the computer should read the card and have a program to open and view your photos. You will need to purchase a SD memory card to use the camera they are inexpensive. 8 or 16GB is sufficient for most, unless your going on a round the world tour, and can't download for awhile,... » Read More No CD, you shouldn't need any software if your computer has a recent operating system. The camera comes with a cord for connecting to your computer, or if have a SD memory card reader on your computer, you can just remove the card from the camera, and put it into the computer's SD slot (located near the USB ports), and the computer should read the card and have a program to open and view your photos. You will need to purchase a SD memory card to use the camera they are inexpensive. 8 or 16GB is sufficient for most, unless your going on a round the world tour, and can't download for awhile, other wise you shouldn't need more than 16GB SD card. « Show Less
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I put the card in my computer's card reader and upload the pics that way. I don't know about the memory stick, but it should work, you can upload through the USB port directly from the camera.
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Yes, just put your card into an SDHC card reader and into your USB outlet on your computer and no need to transfer from a cable or directly from the camera
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If your camera uses a SD disk to capture and store images then this should work to allow you to transfer those images from your camera to a PC or printer with no problems. Works just that way for me with my Canon. Plus it's a nice low cost USB work around to bypass older hardware and software on your system that may have been installed originally to support SD disks that no longer works with the new SD disks. Hope this helps.
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Yes, you need to purchase an sd card to go with the camera. All of the pictures are stored on that. They can be transferred to the computer then. I have not tried it myself yet with the program. I'm sure it's easy to use.
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If your laptop has a slot for SD card, just pop the card out of the camera and insert into computer. If no SD slot, the camera comes with a USB cable.
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I remove the SD memory card and use an inexpensive USB adapter to download the files to my computer.Here's one available from Amazon : eForCity SDHC / SD / MMC Memory Card Reader to USB 2.0 Adapter, Smoke
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Two ways to do this. !. get a special cable, not supplied, and connect it to your computer via USB. @. I just take the memory card out of the camera and insert it to a card reader connected to a USB port.
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I never used the USB for download to my computer. I just popped the SD card out and put it in my card reader. My laptop has a reader, so I didn't need any separate device. I suspect the card reader is a bit faster for data transfer, but I'm not positive. Either should work.
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Yes I just take SD card out and use a sd card reader [plugs in USB slot on computer] and I use a Program called Picasa Or [free on the net a google program] you can just use USB and remove rubber cover on the end of camera and plug a small to reg size cord in and hook to usb on computer. Great little camera Ronnie
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no software needed.you can upload pictures via usb or a card reader.usb cable provided not card reader.it is a really good deal.
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The most reliable way to transfer photos from any brand of camera to any type of computer is NOT with a cable, it is with a USB card reader. Just put the SD card into the card reader and plug the card reader into a USB port on your computer. Use the software on your computer to import the photos to your photos folder.
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Hello Paul,I use a SD card viewer to view my images from my camera on site or just manually upload images from SD card onto my laptop at home. I hope this of some help.