Re: battery drain

Morton <mort@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> ---MIKE--- wrote:
> > i have an olympus digital camera which i attach to my computer  - dell
> > inspiron 530s with windows vista.  when i connect it, it turns on
> > apparently getting power through the USB connector.  does this mean
that
> > the camera battery is not being drained.    
> > 
> > please excuse the lack of punctuation.  there is a cat on my lap.
> > 
> > 
> >                   ---MIKE---
> >>> In the White Mountains of New Hamp****re
> >  >> (44° 15'  N - Elevation 1580')
> > 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Do not connect your camera to a computer. Any power problem can lead to 
> loss of some or all of your pictures. Take the memory card out of the 
> camera, and connect it to your computer with an appropriate card reader,

> which can be obtained for about $12-15.-

	It may not the best way to handle the photo, but it has never been the NO
NO.  And power problem damaging the photo is kinda misleading.

	And I agree that card reader is a better way to go.

> Morton