Digital cameras forum: Transfering pictures to Picasa 2

The simplest way is to buy a card reader.
Then it is not necessary to ever connect your camera to the computer. Just plug your memory card into the card reader.

The computer will see the card reader as being a hard disk. You can use Windows Explorer to copy the photo files from the card and store them wherever you want on the computer.

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Some cameras use that method also.
I don't know if your camera does or not.
Here is a way to find out:

Connect your camera to the computer as usual.
Do not start up PictureProject software.
Use Windows Explorer and look to see if you have a new hard drive showing.
If you do, it will be your camera files.
Use Windows Explorer to copy the photos to your computer.

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A word about card readers:
They are available at WalMart, Staples, and any camera store.
They sell for $20 to $30.
Be sure to get one that can read SD memory cards.
Some card readers can read 6, 7, 8, 9 different cards.

If you have Windows XP, you will not even have to install any special drivers. Windows XP will recognize the card reader and will install the drivers for you.

If you have Windows 98SE, you will need to install drivers that come with the card reader. Some card readers do not have drivers in the package, they direct you to a website to download them.


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Hi,
yes, you can do it by the help of Picasa2 without using the software supplied with your camera.Picasa2 has that option to transfer pictures from different medias.Another option is to use card reader.

I have been using Picasa since it came under Google's wing. The easiest way, as most folks have mentioned, is to use a card reader that will accept the card used by your camera. Once the card is inserted into the reader it will act as an independant drive and deposit your pictures into MY PICTURES automatically via Windows XP. Go into Picasa' HELP section under "importing" and get the instructions to enable automatic importing from MY PICTURES. "Wala"...Picasa will open automatically as your pictures are being transferred. From that point on...everything is automatically imported to Picasa each time you use the card reader. PS I believe Picasa is the simplist, most effective non-professional editing software onthe market...and as you know, it's FREE.