"Joel" <Joel@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> "Celcius" <celcius38@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > "Morton" <mort@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> > > ---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.-
> > >
> > Morton,
> > Card readers are nice, but watch for bent pins.
> > I've been conneting to my computer since 2000 when I bought my Canon
G1.
> > Never had a problem 8 years and 3 cameras later, the last two being
DSLR's.
> > I'd like to ear from a few who had problems...
> > Marcel
>
> Same with camera, the only advantage of using card reader is faster,
> saving battery etc. other than that there shouldn't be anything to watch
out
> for (except careless).
>
My cable and camera would have 8 years of wear on it by now if not for
using
the card reader. Of course using the reader causes wear on the CF
connector
in the camera. So maybe it's a moot point. At least I have multiple cards
and they are easily and cheaply replicable. May not even be possible to
get
a cable now.
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