CARD READERS (Page 2): That IS the card reader!!!

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

GeorgeinKC wrote:

OK...I'm fairly new to this stuff but for tranferring photos to my computer, why do I need a card reader? Right now I simply stick the card in the appropriate slot on the computer and download.

That IS the card reader!!!

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

GeorgeinKC wrote:

OK...I'm fairly new to this stuff but for tranferring photos to my computer, why do I need a card reader? Right now I simply stick the card in the appropriate slot on the computer and download.

That IS the card reader!!

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

The slot is a built in card reader!!
Mark

GeorgeinKC wrote:

OK...I'm fairly new to this stuff but for tranferring photos to my computer, why do I need a card reader? Right now I simply stick the card in the appropriate slot on the computer and download.

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

GeorgeinKC wrote:

OK...I'm fairly new to this stuff but for tranferring photos to my computer, why do I need a card reader? Right now I simply stick the card in the appropriate slot on the computer and download.

You don't need to buy a card reader... You already have one! That "slot" in your computer is a card reader.

In fact, the built-in readers like that are sometimes faster at downloading than the accessory, external type that plug-into a USB socket.

EDIT: Whoops... looks like we jumped all over you. Don't take it personally... there are no dumb questions, only dumb answers (and everyone here was a newbie asking lots of questions too, at one time or another).

DSLR Loc: NV

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DWU2 Loc: Phoenix Arizona area

pithydoug wrote:

I simply use the cable. Why one more thing to break? Since I have both cards on my camera I bought a reader some time back and found it a pain in *ss. By the time you take the card(s) out plug them into the reader my photos are actively downloading if not done.

I find the transfer rate connecting the camera to the PC to be s l o w. Especially if just came back from a shoot with 400 RAW files to transfer.

jwn Loc: SOUTHEAST GEORGIA USA

you don't need card reader if you have the slot on your computer,

photoman022 Loc: Manchester CT USA

You don't need a card reader. My computer doesn't have that slot so I do need one because using the card reader is a lot, lot faster than downloading from the camera.

rocket111

I saw CVS pharmacy has RCA card readers for $10.00. They advertise it will hold 10.000 pictures. For that kind of money I think I will buy a few.

Morning Star Loc: West coast, North of the 49th N.

rocket111 wrote:

I saw CVS pharmacy has RCA card readers for $10.00. They advertise it will hold 10.000 pictures. For that kind of money I think I will buy a few.

That sounds like it is more than just a card reader.
I understand a card reader to be a device that acts as an interface between card and computer's hard drive; it if holds 10.000 pictures as well, it is a storage device that also has a card reader built in.

Reinaldokool Loc: San Rafael, CA

GeorgeinKC wrote:

OK...I'm fairly new to this stuff but for tranferring photos to my computer, why do I need a card reader? Right now I simply stick the card in the appropriate slot on the computer and download.

If you have a builtin card reader, you don't need another. Only those who don't have it need the extra item.

pithydoug Loc: Catskill Mountains, NY

DWU2 wrote:

I find the transfer rate connecting the camera to the PC to be s l o w. Especially if just came back from a shoot with 400 RAW files to transfer.

I also have a card reader and could NOT discern much of difference in the speed to warrant pulling out the card, inserting card into the reader and kicking it off and replugging back into the camera. Too many moving parts and friction areas for potential problems. I would have 30-50 already loaded by the time you get ready. For the little extra time I can sure find a few other things to do and not stare are the download pace anyway. Can read mail or even read the hog. :)

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

pithydoug wrote:

I also have a card reader and could NOT discern much of difference in the speed to warrant pulling out the card, inserting card into the reader and kicking it off and replugging back into the camera. Too many moving parts and friction areas for potential problems. I would have 30-50 already loaded by the time you get ready. For the little extra time I can sure find a few other things to do and not stare are the download pace anyway. Can read mail or even read the hog. :)

If you're shooting raw and have lots of images, unless your camera supports USB 3, a card reader attached to a USB 3 port will download your images five to ten times faster. For a few images it's not a big deal. But if your transferring six or seven hundred 35 mb raw files, the much shorter transfer time via USB 3 is very significant. I personally don't want to wait an extra 25 minutes for a download to complete. I don't have the time to waste.