Auto transfer files

[pontifex]

My nikon d50 used to automatically open the nikon view file transfer utility as soon as you plugged in the USB cable but now it doesn't do anything. I went into autoplay and made its drive letter to autoplay it but it still doesn't work.

 

[OdiN]

Have you tried reinstalling the utility? Sounds like it isn't working - it should have a process that starts with your computer.

 

[pontifex]

yeah, i tried reinstalling it and i downloaded the nikon transfer program. neither utility opens when i plug the camera in.

its not a huge problem, just adds a few more clicks and some time.

 

[pontifex]

I guess I figured it out. I was looking at the camera settings and there is one that can be set to either Mass Storage or PTP. It was set to mass storage so I changed it to PTP and when I plug it in, the transfer software starts up now.

What the heck is PTP and why wouldn't it work right while on Mass Storage?

 

[OdiN]

PTP - Picture Transfer Protocol

That should explain it

 

[pontifex]

i don't know how it got changed though. i'm the only one who uses it and i never changed that setting.

 

[OdiN]

Originally posted by: pontifex
i don't know how it got changed though. i'm the only one who uses it and i never changed that setting.

Firmware update? Settings reset?

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: pontifex
i don't know how it got changed though. i'm the only one who uses it and i never changed that setting.

Firmware update? Settings reset?

i didn't do either of those things.

 

[OdiN]

Ghost in the Machine then.

 

[blackhawk]

maybe battery out for recharging too long or dead in the machine so lost your settings and defaulted, I have that camera but normally just pull the card to transfer

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: blackhawk
maybe battery out for recharging too long or dead in the machine so lost your settings and defaulted, I have that camera but normally just pull the card to transfer

My battery was almost dead but it didn't revert any other settings back to default.