Was there software that came with the S50? Did you install it?
How can I change the options that are given in the import menu?
You can’t – at least not directly in PS. It’s an issue of how the software is installed, and where PS expects to find the acquisition information.
Thanks for the quick reply. Unfortunately the software that comes with the Canon S50 is generic and doesn’t list the S50. It just includes accessory programs.
Then it won’t have an import plugin or TWAIN adapter.
You’ll need to use the Canon software to copy the files off the camera, or use a compact flash adapter (much faster).
You’ll need to use the Canon software to copy the files off the camera
I use xp’s scannner and camera wizard to copy from my camera (via usb) to my hard drive. I always thought that was a function of the OS… come to think of it i’m sure it is, unless olympus drivers are included. The dialog isn’t camera specific, it’s more like an external drive when you do it that way.
Dave and Chris,
It’s great to know there are guys like you to help out us newbies. It seems I’ll have to use a compact disk reader to download. I will try the S&C Wizard just to see how that works.
Thanks again
do you have a usb connection on your camera? that’s what i use. i don’t like removing the media and fumbling with it any more than i have to. (2 little girls, never know what kinda syrup or candy or jelly might be sticking to me! <G>) you could just as easily use the reader though if you have it. compact flash is a little sturdier than my smart media cards. as soon as i plug my camera in the wizard picks it up and asks what i want to do (copy files, use explorer, etc.)
I’ve been doing digital for years. I use the USB cable method. It shows up in Windows Explorer (Win 2K Pro) as a removable hard drive. I just crate a folder named with the date the pictures were taken, and drag them from the removable drive location to the newly created folder.
I’ve seen lots of people use the software that comes with their cameras. They still create a new folder, and then they have to fire up the camera app, search through the folders in it, select the files, wait for them to appear, select them again, and then send to the file they created. Whew! Too much for me.
Others use the reader method. One friend lost a Smart Media card from removing it all the time. It got really scratched up, but it may have been static, not sure. Anyway, he now uses the USB method too. He figures having to remove the card to install another one on a shoot is cruel enough for it, and isn’t going to make it suffer more than need be.
One last note. My camera, though a few years old, it still great for my needs. One reason I went with Olympus again when I got this model was the popularity and availability of Smart Media cards. Now Smart Media seems to be drying up as the new equipment is going SD. CompUSA, CirciutCity, and Best Buy have all been out and are not re-stocking. Just in case, I bought a few extras on eBay.
Tom Ireland
He figures having to remove the card to install another one on a shoot is cruel enough for it, and isn’t going to make it suffer more than need be
Understandable. But upon returning to the digital darkroom pc you then use the camera as the card reader.
During the shoot the camera already "saw" a number of cards, and now, at the pc, you insert the same cards a second time, in order to transfer them.
For the cards it doesn’t make any difference, but the camera contact array wears out twice as fast as compared to using a card reader.
my two cents,
Rob
Wow, Bob, good point!
But does it actually cause THAT much wear to the camera contacts? I mean, in theory it certainly would wear the contacts in the camera a little faster than using the reader in tandem. And I’d much rather go through and extra $15 USD reader than to cause excessive wear to a $500 USD camera.
Maybe I should employ a reader….
Have you anyone else in here had camera contact problems in the past?
Tom Ireland
Just to summarise a bunch of valid answers into one:
With XP you don’t need no camera software nor any bundled viewers/editors.
As Thomas and others said: just connect the camera to the computer with a USB cable and it’ll appear as another drive in Explorer (depending on your settings it may even autostart). My images appear in a subfolder but that’ll depend on the camera’s own software. I have added a folder called From Camera (that I created in My Pictures) to the Send To menu, so all I need is a right click to copy them to the HD (Shift+right click will move them, ie delete them from the card in the camera).
Hope that is clear, it was to me 🙂
With XP you don’t need no camera software nor any bundled viewers/editors.
Just for the record, Win 2K works the same way.
Bob
does it actually cause THAT much wear to the camera contacts?
No, I don’t think so, but I believe that wear was a point in your post, Thomas.
But I still find that if something must wear out let it be the reader rather than the camera. (i imagine the cost of camera repair quadruples the price of a universal card reader).
In the case one uses just one card, then of course it’s better left in the camera, but I have a whole bunch of CF-cards and this works better using a card reader.
Also, the camera is still available when you’re transferring files with a card reader.
Rob
Nikon D2 can transmit images without cables with the an accessory. I don’t own one, but I thought it was worth a mention.
-Mike
