Why do people insist on hooking up their cameras

[CraigRT]

I am a fan of the card reader method too.. I've never used my transfer software ever for my S230 and I've had it for years..

card reader FTW.

 

[imported_goku]

I think it really comes down to how unique the situation is, lets say you shot two pictures, camera is already ready, you have the mini USB cable already connected (say for another device), then I'd say in general the connecting of the camera to the computer is more convienent, but if you snapped some photos from a while ago and took the CF card from your camera bag, card reader FTW.

 

[amol]

because my CF card reader broke. it's just easier to hook up the USB cable than to go out and buy a new one.

plus, i use the USB cable for other stuff, like my TI

 

[Tiamat]

For my olympus, pluggin in the USB is much easier and faster than opening up the battery compartment to retreive the XD card, reboot my laptop into BIOS and reinable the multi-card reader, boot back into windows and transfer pictures.

 

[LtPage1]

My Casio (Exilim Card S-100) only came with a USB cradle, and I don't have an extra SD card reader, so it's a straight USB 2.0 connection for me. Fast enough, but then it's only a 3.2. I'm sure if I had some crazy DSLR, I'd want a reader.

 

[BillyBatson]

you are forgetting some people do not HAVE card readers!!!! but everyone has USB/firewire, what now huh huh huh!? ALSO some cameras liek my sisters and my old cam have docking stations! i can plop down my cam into the dockign stationa nd it is isnatntly connected to my comp faster than a card reader would! also you claim you will break the connectors or hey even the door/rubber cover? but opening and closing the card slot and pushign and pulling the card won't also damage it AND/OR the media card?!?!?!
complain about something that makes more sense next time.

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: Tiamat
For my olympus, pluggin in the USB is much easier and faster than opening up the battery compartment to retreive the XD card, reboot my laptop into BIOS and reinable the multi-card reader, boot back into windows and transfer pictures.

That's because no-one disables their card reader in the BIOS.

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: BillyBatson
you are forgetting some people do not HAVE card readers!!!! but everyone has USB/firewire, what now huh huh huh!? ALSO some cameras liek my sisters and my old cam have docking stations! i can plop down my cam into the dockign stationa nd it is isnatntly connected to my comp faster than a card reader would! also you claim you will break the connectors or hey even the door/rubber cover? but opening and closing the card slot and pushign and pulling the card won't also damage it AND/OR the media card?!?!?!
complain about something that makes more sense next time.

People might take you seriously if you could grasp simple concepts like spelling, punctuation, grammar and sentences.

And to address your "point", some people do not "HAVE dockin gstatoisn!!!?!?! OMGBBQ huh huh huh?!?1!?!?"

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: MS Dawn
I can understand a video camera with IEEE-1394 but a still camera???!

It's so much easier and faster to slam the CF/SD/MS whatever into a reader and BAM!

Not to mention those connectors on the cameras will break then what's Johnny gonna do?

My USB-mini USB cord is always connected to my computer so hooking it up only takes one step.

Your way would involve:
(1) Open camera
(2) Remove card
(3) Purchase card reader
(4) Install card reader
(5) "slam the CF/SD/MS whatever into a reader"
(6) "BAM!"
(7) Wait for mail-in rebate

Seven steps to one. My way is the clear winner

 

[imported_Phil]

In the example of my iPaq, docking it and transferring files takes ages and it's slow. Pop card, insert into reader, copy files.

 

[iamwiz82]

One less thing I have to carry during travel by transferring from camera.

 

[Ramma2]

My card hols about 200 pictures, so I'm not emptying it on to the PC that often. Not really worth purchasing a card reader.

 

[loic2003]

1) Slam camera into dock
2)???
3)???

 

[Anubis]

because the majority of of people dont have card readers

its that simple

 

[Rubycon]

n00b's!

I see someone on a big backhoe dug this (thread) up - probably find Hoffa's finger there too.

I have the reader on all the computers - Dell Monitors have them built in (3007), PC's have them in the floppy bays and the notebook has a PCMCIA adapter that takes CFII. Much faster than hooking up that cable to the camera. I've never tried hooking it up to any of the cameras I own actually. (5D, Rebel, SD20)

 

[Pepsi90919]

what card reader?

you're saying it would be faster to go out to the store and buy a card reader than plug my camera into the USB?

 

[DaiShan]

Originally posted by: Ornery
You're wrong about that. I can click the simple mini USB connector into my camera, quicker than you can remove your fragile card. And, if your card has umpteen pins connecting it to the camera, you risk bending one every time you remove it.

QFT, plus not everyone has a reader for the cards, why should I buy one when it works already?

 

[DnetMHZ]

<-- Doesn't have a card reader.

 

[JulesMaximus]

NM...dead thread.

 

[EagleKeeper]

What if there is no card?

With autosensing, I plug a USB cable into the camera and the explorer window with the directory pf photos is available for use.

 

[Feldenak]

I plug my camera in because I don't have a card reader. I see it as an unnecessary purchase when USB 2.0 is plenty fast enough for me when transferring photos.

 

[DrPizza]

Maybe because I have a card reader, but for my old camera? I didn't bother going out and purchasing a new card reader for the type of card in the new camera (or to get a reader that reads any card.) It's really not a problem.

 

[nakedfrog]

I don't know about the rest of you guys, but when I upload pics, it's usually not something of such an urgent nature that a couple minutes will make a difference.
Plus, when I just plug in my camera, there's no chance that I'll forget the card. If I use a card reader, there is a chance, however slight, that I'll forget to put it back in the camera.
I did buy a card reader for my first digicam, but that's because the only connection it had was serial, and I'm sure we can all imagine the amount of time it takes to upload 32MB on a serial cable vs. USB.

 

[vi edit]

Meh. I paid $12 for a multi function card reader bay thingy. CF/SD/MC/MS/Firewire/USB blah blah blah.

It's easier for me to pop out a card, pop it into the media reader bay and then use thumbnail views in Windows explorer to see what image I want to grab/use.

It's kind of like command line interfaces. Some people can do more things with it quicker than they can with a GUI. Some people can't.

Neither side is more right or wrong than the other.

I can say that in 5 years of using CF I've never broke a pin or busted a card or a door.

 

[gigapet]

be glad this is the most pressing issue in your life that you have to worry about.