Card Readers?
Mar 10, 2019 21:24:06 #
I am curious if down loading via card reader or direct connection makes any differences. I own a “universal” type card reader (multi slots for different sized cards) and a simple cordless one that plugs directly into the computer USB port and just reads SD cards. I have also used a cord to connect my camera directly to the computer to download.
My question: will any of these make any difference in image quality or anything else? Is there any reason to use one method of downloading versus another? I should probably mention that just about all my pro work is shot on Jpeg format, mostly events and never any video. A single job rarely fills a 16gb card. Thanks!
My question: will any of these make any difference in image quality or anything else? Is there any reason to use one method of downloading versus another? I should probably mention that just about all my pro work is shot on Jpeg format, mostly events and never any video. A single job rarely fills a 16gb card. Thanks!
Mar 10, 2019 21:59:24 #
TBerwick
Loc: Houston, Texas
Nope, they are digital files comprised of 1's & 0's. Most unlikely your copy medium will alter that structure as the parity bits would no longer match which would generate an error.
Mar 10, 2019 22:01:43 #
No, it won't make any difference as far as image quality goes. They're all just transferring the digital files.
Mar 10, 2019 22:03:09 #
alliebess
Loc: suburban Philadelphia
I believe that if you plug camera into computer to download images you will drain battery, but that won't affect your image quality.
Mar 10, 2019 22:41:51 #
flashbang wrote:
I am curious if down loading via card reader or di... (show quote)
As mentioned several times before, no difference.
It's possible to use a card, (sd card on a Microsoft computer at least), as an additional storage location also.
Mar 10, 2019 22:51:14 #
Card readers are much faster than wireless or connecting the camera to the computer. The card reader on the computer is the fastest.
Mar 11, 2019 06:47:57 #
Being a firm believer in Murphy's Law, I never plug my camera into a computer given the number of PCs I have owned that "caught viruses." Since there is a mini-computer inside our cameras, my thoughts are "better safe than sorry." When I bought my D850, I bought a Sony Reader that reads both XQD and SD cards. Works like a charm.
Mar 11, 2019 07:19:55 #
I'm really 50-50 on it - I like to plug the camera into the computer, download the files, then format the card in the computer, never taking the card out! But, can my computer, through the on-board card reader, do any damage to my camera?
I also, sometimes, take the card out of the camera, put it into a card reader, move the files to the computer, then return the card to the camera and format it.
Thinking about it, I think I like keeping the card in the camera, only because I don't like taking the card out every day.
I have never had a card fail (yet) but I did have a card reader fail in a Kodak EasyShare Z990 (Kodak no longer repaired this camera) ... don't know if it was because of taking the card in/out or not ...
Bob S
I also, sometimes, take the card out of the camera, put it into a card reader, move the files to the computer, then return the card to the camera and format it.
Thinking about it, I think I like keeping the card in the camera, only because I don't like taking the card out every day.
I have never had a card fail (yet) but I did have a card reader fail in a Kodak EasyShare Z990 (Kodak no longer repaired this camera) ... don't know if it was because of taking the card in/out or not ...
Bob S
Mar 11, 2019 07:23:02 #
I never download from the camera directly, and have used several types of card readers.. Never an issue. One thing I have heard is that it is best to let the camera format the card since it will do it in the best way for that camera. Not sure how it would work by formatting using the computer with the card in the camera.
Mar 11, 2019 07:41:48 #
A file is a file, no matter how you transfer/copy it.
I like to transfer from the card as I won't have to get out the cable, plug it up, and turn the camera on.
(I copy the images to a desktop and a laptop. So much simpler with the card...)
I like to transfer from the card as I won't have to get out the cable, plug it up, and turn the camera on.
(I copy the images to a desktop and a laptop. So much simpler with the card...)
Mar 11, 2019 08:14:32 #
Assuming there are no malfunctions, one works as good as another. I've found that "without malfunctions" is wishful thinking. Card readers are inexpensive, and I often buy two at a time. One of them almost always fails. In the past, desktop readers were very common. Now,almost all I see are the small ones that plug directly into a USB port.
Mar 11, 2019 08:31:14 #
flashbang wrote:
I am curious if down loading via card reader or di... (show quote)
No difference! i just find pulling the cards out of the camera and into the reader or PC slot a big pain in the ass. The cable is simple and the card stays in the camera and not get misplaced or scratched/bent. Even easier if you have multiple cards and different flavors. The choice is yours.
Mar 11, 2019 09:42:21 #
I always use a card reader and it is very fast. I use 32 Gb SD and CF cards in Canon 7d mark ii. You need a high quality CF reader if you computer doesn't have one or the pins inside can bend. I have a PixelFlash model that works great and is around $33..
Mar 11, 2019 11:16:10 #
Mar 11, 2019 12:58:47 #
flashbang wrote:
I am curious if down loading via card reader or di... (show quote)
To me it does! I have multiple card readers built into the computer, but on another one, I have a ext. Sandisk card reader that I use. That way I'm always safe, I do never,or never would connect my camera direct to the computer for downloading images (or for any other reason in a matter of fact), simply because I do not want to take a change of damaging my camera beyond repair!
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