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Download Pictures from Digital Camera

 

Need:

Camera

USB to camera cable

Computer

 

  1. Plug small end of cable into camera.
  2. The other end of the cable goes into computer’s USB port.
  3. The camera menu display screen may come on automatically or you may need to turn on the camera.
  4. Highlight PC and press the OK button on the camera.
  5. A pop-up window will appear on the computer monitor.
  6. Choose “Open folder with Windows Explorer” option.
  7. Double click on folder and subfolders until images appear.
  8. Be sure to click View from the tool bar on the computer, then select Thumbnails to see images.
  9. Highlight images, copy and paste them to a folder on the computer.
  10. To delete images from the camera, highlight the images you just copied/pasted into a folder, then press delete. The computer screen will ask are you sure, press yes.  Then they are deleted.
  11. When complete, be sure to keep the cable with the camera!