Which card reader

Bob_A wrote in post #2085570
The 20D doesn't recognize it.

edit: cdi, are you using your 30D in peer to peer mode? If it is then yes, you can download jpegs directly from the camera using Win XP. In Normal mode you can't, and I thought using PTP it only worked for jpegs and not for RAW ... but I could be wrong.

It should... I've not used a camera (P&S or DSLR... 350D and 30D, at least) that you couldn't just plug in and voila, it shows up in Windows Explorer. It won't show up as a new drive letter, but it will show up for you to browse. When I plug in the 350D or 30D it says something to the effect of Canon...Rebel/30D... click and then there's a list of files. I do have to refresh (F5) sometimes to make the file listing show up, but it does work. Then I ctrl+A and ctrl+C to the harddrive.

whiskaz wrote in post #2090650
It should... I've not used a camera (P&S or DSLR... 350D and 30D, at least) that you couldn't just plug in and voila, it shows up in Windows Explorer. It won't show up as a new drive letter, but it will show up for you to browse. When I plug in the 350D or 30D it says something to the effect of Canon...Rebel/30D... click and then there's a list of files. I do have to refresh (F5) sometimes to make the file listing show up, but it does work. Then I ctrl+A and ctrl+C to the harddrive.

From the EOS Digital Software manual that comes with the 20D:

Page W-8

"To communicate with the camera using the software on the Solution Disk, set the camera's communication to [Normal]."

"The PTP fuction is only available to Windows XP users. This function provides a simple means of downloading JPEG images to your computer."

Page W-12

"Windows XP users can use the PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol) function. The PTP function allows you to download JPEG images saved on a memory card in the camera to your computer without having to start the software provided on the Solution Disk."

sorry for the brain fart callint PTP peer to peer ...

I put my 20D in PTP communication and shot some JPEGs and was able to download them to my laptop through Windows Explorer. Then after shooting some RAW images, I could see the images filenames, but you can't download them ... just as expected from the text from the Digital Software manual.

When I put my camera in Normal communication and shoot some JPEGs I can "see" the images on the camera using Windows Explorer, but I can't transfer them to my laptop ... again, as expected from the text in the Digital Software manual. As expected, in Normal mode the images transfer fine (JPEGs or RAW) using EOS Viewer Utility.

So, if you shoot JPEG's and want to transfer from your camera using Win XP, just make sure the communication on your camera is set to PTP and not Normal. If you shoot RAW you need to either use a card reader or do the transfer using the Canon software that comes with your camera (i.e., EOS Viewer Utility).

I never have downloaded pictures from the camera. I always like removing the memory card. Most any card reader will work.... Dan

Bob, that's odd! Again, I d/l RAW files fine from both the 350D and the 30D without messing with the camera's menu settings, even. Maybe it was a change they made to those bodies... who knows?

Are you using Canon software such as CameraWindow or directly using Windows Explorer?

I like my internal card reader!

Jacob

I have a chinese (noname) 15in1 card reader. works ok

I've been using a Lexar USB 2.0 reader for years. I saw Sandisk came out with a new Extreme Reader and it says that the Firewire is about twice as fast as USB 2.0 (even though USB spec if faster than Firewire spec usually). So I bought the new reader along with a firewire card and here's my test:

333MB of pix from Canon 20D:

USB 2.0 Lexar = 8 minutes 27 seconds
Canon 20D Camera via USB 2.0 = 2 minutes 41 seconds
Sandisk Extreme Firewire = 55 seconds

Well worth the money!

Bob_A wrote in post #2098373
Are you using Canon software such as CameraWindow or directly using Windows Explorer?

Nope, no software installed. Direct from Windows Explorer.

Rob... I'm going to have to hit circuit city and pick one of those up!

whiskaz wrote in post #2119317
Nope, no software installed. Direct from Windows Explorer.

Rob... I'm going to have to hit circuit city and pick one of those up!

Cool. Let me get this straight though. You're saying that with the 30D you can transfer RAW files just using Windows Explorer. I know you can do this with jpegs, but this is interesting that you can do it with RAW.

I have a little firewire Lexar There a pic on my gear page in my sig.

I use my Sandisk CF card reader and windows explorer and the copy the folder right off the card to a corrasponding folder on my hard drive. Then do my think with RAW Shooter Essentials.

Bob_A wrote in post #2120264
Cool. Let me get this straight though. You're saying that with the 30D you can transfer RAW files just using Windows Explorer. I know you can do this with jpegs, but this is interesting that you can do it with RAW.

Bingo! Plug it into the laptop via USB... it shows as Canon EOS 30D... in Windows Explorer. Click on it (sometimes the windows empty, so I hit F5 to refresh which regenerates the list of files). Select 'em and drag 'em to the harddrive and it starts to copy...