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Camera as a "device with remavable storage" or a Hard Disk Drive

Posted: 03-11-2005, 12:34 AM
Gord Dibben
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Thought I should start a new thread here.

I have a Kodak Camera that came bundled with Kodak Easyshare software.

With ES installed but not activated(running) and the camera plugged directly
to a USB port, the camera(DX6440)is seen as a Hard Disk Drive F: in My
Computer.

I cannot import to Digital Image Pro except through copying from F: to my
picture folders. Not a terribly onerous task, but.........why do it the long
way 'round if there is an easier method?

If ES is running, it becomes the default download app. I don't like its
storage features so leave it off.

With ES uninstalled, the Camera is seen as a "Camera" in Cameras and Scanners
and importing to DIP and other apps like Office and Jasc PSP is available.

I prefer the second scenario for obvious reasons but quite often I export
edited and sorted pictures from My Pictures folders to a spare Camera card for
use with my Photo Viewer on the TV.

I cannot find a way to transfer pictures back to the Camera when it is seen as
a "Camera".

I have tried all the fixes Yves suggests to get Windows XP to recognize the
camera as a "Device with removable storage" which should allow me to transfer
back to the camera card and be available for importing pictures to DIP(best of
both worlds).

Any ideas out there? Is it possible to change Windows' recognition of the
"camera" to a "device".


Thanks, Gord

Camera as a "device with remavable storage" or a Hard Disk Drive


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John Inzer
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Re: Camera as a "device with remavable storage" or a Hard Disk Drive
Posted: 03-11-2005, 02:05 AM
I'm thinking the simplest solution may be
a USB memory card reader. Couldn't
you drag/drop files to and from it? And
you should be able to access it from the
Digital Image Pro file browser. That would
save your camera batteries also.

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Gord Dibben wrote:
> Thought I should start a new thread here.
>
> I have a Kodak Camera that came bundled with Kodak
> Easyshare software.
>
> With ES installed but not activated(running) and the
> camera plugged directly to a USB port, the
> camera(DX6440)is seen as a Hard Disk Drive F: in My
> Computer.
>
> I cannot import to Digital Image Pro except through
> copying from F: to my picture folders. Not a terribly
> onerous task, but.........why do it the long way 'round
> if there is an easier method?
>
> If ES is running, it becomes the default download app. I
> don't like its storage features so leave it off.
>
> With ES uninstalled, the Camera is seen as a "Camera" in
> Cameras and Scanners and importing to DIP and other apps
> like Office and Jasc PSP is available.
>
> I prefer the second scenario for obvious reasons but
> quite often I export edited and sorted pictures from My
> Pictures folders to a spare Camera card for use with my
> Photo Viewer on the TV.
>
> I cannot find a way to transfer pictures back to the
> Camera when it is seen as a "Camera".
>
> I have tried all the fixes Yves suggests to get Windows
> XP to recognize the camera as a "Device with removable
> storage" which should allow me to transfer back to the
> camera card and be available for importing pictures to
> DIP(best of both worlds).
>
> Any ideas out there? Is it possible to change Windows'
> recognition of the "camera" to a "device".
>
>
> Thanks, Gord




Gord Dibben
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Re: Camera as a "device with remavable storage" or a Hard Disk Drive
Posted: 03-11-2005, 02:12 AM
John

That's too easy<g>

But maybe the route I will have to go in order to have the mix and match I
prefer.

Just one more anomaly here.

The Camera is recognized in My Computer as a Hard Disk Drive yet in
SysInfo>Hardware>Device Manager it is an "Imaging Device".


Thanks, Gord

On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 22:05:12 -0500, "John Inzer" <oobie@doobie.xyz> wrote:
>I'm thinking the simplest solution may be
>a USB memory card reader. Couldn't
>you drag/drop files to and from it? And
>you should be able to access it from the
>Digital Image Pro file browser. That would
>save your camera batteries also.
Yves Alarie
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Re: Camera as a "device with remavable storage" or a Hard Disk Drive
Posted: 03-11-2005, 02:34 AM
Don't know much about Kodak Easy Share so I can't comment on this.
However, I can tell you this much: if you edit a photo file (any kind of
editing, even just changing the file name) this will prevent the camera from
reading the edited file and display it on the LCD of the camera or sending
it to your TV via video out option of your camera. This has nothing to do
with Kodak Easy Share system, it is true for any camera. Cameras have a
little "limited computer" for storage on memory card and they can display on
their LCD or transmit via video out to a TV only original files.

"Gord Dibben" <gorddibbATshawDOTca> wrote in message
news:i5s131l5d72ur6tse0r37boqt5itcjlso3@4ax.com...
> Thought I should start a new thread here.
>
> I have a Kodak Camera that came bundled with Kodak Easyshare software.
>
> With ES installed but not activated(running) and the camera plugged
directly
> to a USB port, the camera(DX6440)is seen as a Hard Disk Drive F: in My
> Computer.
>
> I cannot import to Digital Image Pro except through copying from F: to my
> picture folders. Not a terribly onerous task, but.........why do it the
long
> way 'round if there is an easier method?
>
> If ES is running, it becomes the default download app. I don't like its
> storage features so leave it off.
>
> With ES uninstalled, the Camera is seen as a "Camera" in Cameras and
Scanners
> and importing to DIP and other apps like Office and Jasc PSP is available.
>
> I prefer the second scenario for obvious reasons but quite often I export
> edited and sorted pictures from My Pictures folders to a spare Camera card
for
> use with my Photo Viewer on the TV.
>
> I cannot find a way to transfer pictures back to the Camera when it is
seen as
> a "Camera".
>
> I have tried all the fixes Yves suggests to get Windows XP to recognize
the
> camera as a "Device with removable storage" which should allow me to
transfer
> back to the camera card and be available for importing pictures to
DIP(best of
> both worlds).
>
> Any ideas out there? Is it possible to change Windows' recognition of the
> "camera" to a "device".
>
>
> Thanks, Gord

John Inzer
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Re: Camera as a "device with remavable storage" or a Hard Disk Drive
Posted: 03-11-2005, 02:57 AM
Gord Dibben wrote:
<snip>
> The Camera is recognized in My Computer as a Hard Disk
> Drive yet in SysInfo>Hardware>Device Manager it is an
> "Imaging Device".
======================
Sorry, but I can't explain that. Maybe
Yves can offer some clues.

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Gord Dibben
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Re: Camera as a "device with remavable storage" or a Hard Disk Drive
Posted: 03-11-2005, 07:03 AM
Yves

I don't show the photos on TV directly from the camera or view the edited
photos on the LCD.

I know what you mean about not seeing an edited photo on the LCD.

I just insert the card in my Sandisk Digital Photo Viewer which is plugged
into the TV.

I have had no problem downloading photos from the camera to HDD, doing any
editing I wish, including re-naming, re-sizing for example, then re-loading to
the camera's External card and having Photo Viewer show them on TV.

The camera is not a factor other than taking the original photos and holding
the 256MB card.


Gord

On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 22:34:08 -0500, "Yves Alarie" <rd50@@pitt.edu> wrote:
>Don't know much about Kodak Easy Share so I can't comment on this.
>However, I can tell you this much: if you edit a photo file (any kind of
>editing, even just changing the file name) this will prevent the camera from
>reading the edited file and display it on the LCD of the camera or sending
>it to your TV via video out option of your camera. This has nothing to do
>with Kodak Easy Share system, it is true for any camera. Cameras have a
>little "limited computer" for storage on memory card and they can display on
>their LCD or transmit via video out to a TV only original files.
>
>"Gord Dibben" <gorddibbATshawDOTca> wrote in message
>news:i5s131l5d72ur6tse0r37boqt5itcjlso3@4ax.com.. .
>> Thought I should start a new thread here.
>>
>> I have a Kodak Camera that came bundled with Kodak Easyshare software.
>>
>> With ES installed but not activated(running) and the camera plugged
>directly
>> to a USB port, the camera(DX6440)is seen as a Hard Disk Drive F: in My
>> Computer.
>>
>> I cannot import to Digital Image Pro except through copying from F: to my
>> picture folders. Not a terribly onerous task, but.........why do it the
>long
>> way 'round if there is an easier method?
>>
>> If ES is running, it becomes the default download app. I don't like its
>> storage features so leave it off.
>>
>> With ES uninstalled, the Camera is seen as a "Camera" in Cameras and
>Scanners
>> and importing to DIP and other apps like Office and Jasc PSP is available.
>>
>> I prefer the second scenario for obvious reasons but quite often I export
>> edited and sorted pictures from My Pictures folders to a spare Camera card
>for
>> use with my Photo Viewer on the TV.
>>
>> I cannot find a way to transfer pictures back to the Camera when it is
>seen as
>> a "Camera".
>>
>> I have tried all the fixes Yves suggests to get Windows XP to recognize
>the
>> camera as a "Device with removable storage" which should allow me to
>transfer
>> back to the camera card and be available for importing pictures to
>DIP(best of
>> both worlds).
>>
>> Any ideas out there? Is it possible to change Windows' recognition of the
>> "camera" to a "device".
>>
>>
>> Thanks, Gord
>
Yves Alarie
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Re: Camera as a "device with remavable storage" or a Hard Disk Drive
Posted: 03-11-2005, 01:00 PM
Yes, this does work just fine. But many use their camera to play back and
have been surprised by this. Some camera manuals warned about this while
others do not.


"Gord Dibben" <gorddibbATshawDOTca> wrote in message
news:81j2319bfserpeq37pqrujiplr3hapmi2o@4ax.com...
> Yves
>
> I don't show the photos on TV directly from the camera or view the edited
> photos on the LCD.
>
> I know what you mean about not seeing an edited photo on the LCD.
>
> I just insert the card in my Sandisk Digital Photo Viewer which is plugged
> into the TV.
>
> I have had no problem downloading photos from the camera to HDD, doing any
> editing I wish, including re-naming, re-sizing for example, then
re-loading to
> the camera's External card and having Photo Viewer show them on TV.
>
> The camera is not a factor other than taking the original photos and
holding
> the 256MB card.
>
>
> Gord
>
> On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 22:34:08 -0500, "Yves Alarie" <rd50@@pitt.edu> wrote:
>
> >Don't know much about Kodak Easy Share so I can't comment on this.
> >However, I can tell you this much: if you edit a photo file (any kind of
> >editing, even just changing the file name) this will prevent the camera
from
> >reading the edited file and display it on the LCD of the camera or
sending
> >it to your TV via video out option of your camera. This has nothing to do
> >with Kodak Easy Share system, it is true for any camera. Cameras have a
> >little "limited computer" for storage on memory card and they can display
on
> >their LCD or transmit via video out to a TV only original files.
> >
> >"Gord Dibben" <gorddibbATshawDOTca> wrote in message
> >news:i5s131l5d72ur6tse0r37boqt5itcjlso3@4ax.com.. .
> >> Thought I should start a new thread here.
> >>
> >> I have a Kodak Camera that came bundled with Kodak Easyshare software.
> >>
> >> With ES installed but not activated(running) and the camera plugged
> >directly
> >> to a USB port, the camera(DX6440)is seen as a Hard Disk Drive F: in My
> >> Computer.
> >>
> >> I cannot import to Digital Image Pro except through copying from F: to
my
> >> picture folders. Not a terribly onerous task, but.........why do it
the
> >long
> >> way 'round if there is an easier method?
> >>
> >> If ES is running, it becomes the default download app. I don't like
its
> >> storage features so leave it off.
> >>
> >> With ES uninstalled, the Camera is seen as a "Camera" in Cameras and
> >Scanners
> >> and importing to DIP and other apps like Office and Jasc PSP is
available.
> >>
> >> I prefer the second scenario for obvious reasons but quite often I
export
> >> edited and sorted pictures from My Pictures folders to a spare Camera
card
> >for
> >> use with my Photo Viewer on the TV.
> >>
> >> I cannot find a way to transfer pictures back to the Camera when it is
> >seen as
> >> a "Camera".
> >>
> >> I have tried all the fixes Yves suggests to get Windows XP to recognize
> >the
> >> camera as a "Device with removable storage" which should allow me to
> >transfer
> >> back to the camera card and be available for importing pictures to
> >DIP(best of
> >> both worlds).
> >>
> >> Any ideas out there? Is it possible to change Windows' recognition of
the
> >> "camera" to a "device".
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks, Gord
> >
>

 
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