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Connecting your camera to a PC is a surefire style to get your photos transferred into your reckoner, and information technology'south quite a quick process! In club to connect your camera to your PC, you'll demand to attach the camera's USB cablevision to both your photographic camera and the PC at the same time while both machines are on.

Steps

  1. one

    Make sure your PC is on.

  2. 2

    Plow on your photographic camera. Though the difference in models means this pace will vary, most cameras allow you to do this from a dial near the acme of the camera.

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  3. three

    Plug the small stop of the camera'southward cable into your photographic camera. Most camera models have a port shaped similar the small cease of the cable on their body; this port may be subconscious under a plastic flap.[1]

    • The plastic flap will unremarkably say something to the effect of "Video Out".

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    Plug your USB cable into your estimator. The USB end is rectangular; it should fit into a port on your computer'southward side (or CPU for desktop units).

    • Keep in mind that the hollow side of the USB end should exist on top.

  5. 5

    Expect for your camera'southward drivers to install. If this is your kickoff time connecting your camera, this may accept a few minutes.

    • Y'all should meet a pop-up window asking what you desire to do with the device once the drivers are installed.

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    Double-click "My Reckoner".

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    Double-click your camera'southward proper name. This should be nether the "Devices and Drives" section.

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    Double-click "SD".

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    Double-click your camera's storage binder. While this may be named any number of things, near mod cameras take a folder entitled "DCIM".

    • In that location might exist another folder inside of this ane named afterward the camera brand--for instance, "100CANON".

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    Review your photos. From here, y'all can practice a few things:

    • Delete your photos from your photographic camera'southward retention card.
    • Copy your photos to a file on your computer.
    • View your photos from within the photographic camera.

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    Retrieve your photos as y'all delight. You lot accept successfully connected your camera to a PC!

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  • Question

    When you transfer your photos from camera to estimator, are the photos gone from the camera?

    Community Answer

    Most PCs copy photos rather than removing them. If you desire to transfer the photos, you'll demand to delete them from your camera one time they're done copying to your PC.

  • Question

    Can I film with a digital photographic camera?

    Community Answer

    Of course you lot tin! Any camera can film videos. Some cameras save videos in a file format that may not be uniform, however, and in that instance, you lot may need a third party app.

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  • If y'all take a photographic camera user manual, it will more than likely tell you where the "video out" port is.

  • Camera USB cables are cheap and can exist bought at most electronics stores (due east.g., Walmart or Best Buy).

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  • If your battery is low, consider charging information technology before committing to a long photograph retrieval/editing process.

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