Downloading 5600 images: Best method (read: least complicated) of transferring images in a 5600 to my computer, by cable, card reader, or ?. Remember, in replying, to adhere to the...

trapper1 Loc: Southside Virginia

Best method (read: least complicated) of transferring images in a 5600 to my computer, by cable, card reader, or ?. Remember, in replying, to adhere to the KISS protocol as you will be advising a rank newbie.
Thanks in advance for your advice.

Rick-ws Loc: Seattle or North Idaho

What computer do you have, and does it have an SD card reader?

Rick-ws Loc: Seattle or North Idaho

More than likely, removing the SD card from the camera and using a card reader will far outperform a cable. In either case, using MS Windows 10 or 7 thecamera or SD card will appear as an external hard drive, no?

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

RTFM

trapper1 Loc: Southside Virginia

I am running Wndows 10 on my paranoid Dell desktop and using a cable transfer images from my Canon SK600HS point and shoot with very satisfactory results. I have a Kingston card reader which I
just bought and have not yet used. I can go either way but want to use the easier of the two methods. The Dell also has built in card slots but I have never used them.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

trapper1 wrote:

Best method (read: least complicated) of transferring images in a 5600 to my computer, by cable, card reader, or ?. Remember, in replying, to adhere to the KISS protocol as you will be advising a rank newbie.
Thanks in advance for your advice.

You mean images on the memory card in a Nikon D5600 camera?

Take the memory card out and insert it in the computer's card reader. Or use your external card reader plugged into a high speed usb port.

You can use a cable (one usually comes with a new camera) and plug into a usb port on the computer but that is slower than a high end external reader or a reader built into the computer. Plus it drains the camera battery a lot and ties up the camera until it is done.

My computer had a multi card reader but it was a model from 2011 when the machine was first built and two years ago I found it could not read the latest/fastest CF cards (I have two cameras that can use them) so I bought the reader. Since then I have swapped the internal card reader for a new model that reads 7 different types of cards in 6 slots and I use the external with two laptops that have only SD readers, and older slower ones at that. I am still using the case but the entire computer was rebuilt in early June. Two data drives, the new card reader and the case are all that is left of the original.

pmorin Loc: Huntington Beach, Palm Springs

trapper1 wrote:

Best method (read: least complicated) of transferring images in a 5600 to my computer, by cable, card reader, or ?. Remember, in replying, to adhere to the KISS protocol as you will be advising a rank newbie.
Thanks in advance for your advice.

Think of it like this: you would need to use the camera OS to read the data, then transfer it to the computer which needs to read the data then file it. Whereas with the card in the computer it only has to read it once and file it.
The speed isn’t as important as the actual data that is written to the file. By going thru the camera the chance of a misread or corruption is slight, but greater than the card in the computer.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Rick-ws wrote:

More than likely, removing the SD card from the camera and using a card reader will far outperform a cable. In either case, using MS Windows 10 or 7 thecamera or SD card will appear as an external hard drive, no?

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

rmorrison1116 wrote:

RTFM

That isn't very helpful . . .

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

trapper1 wrote:

Best method (read: least complicated) of transferring images in a 5600 to my computer, by cable, card reader, or ?. Remember, in replying, to adhere to the KISS protocol as you will be advising a rank newbie.
Thanks in advance for your advice.

Hard to tell what you are trying to do.

"transfer images in a 5600 to your computer" do you have 5600 images on a card that you are trying to copy to your computer? Easiest way is to connect your card reader and drag and drop the images using Windows Explorer (PC) or Finder (Mac).

In the future you may want to consider getting into the habit of transferring after every shoot.

juan_uy Loc: Uruguay

pmorin wrote:

Think of it like this: you would need to use the camera OS to read the data, then transfer it to the computer which needs to read the data then file it. Whereas with the card in the computer it only has to read it once and file it.
The speed isn’t as important as the actual data that is written to the file. By going thru the camera the chance of a misread or corruption is slight, but greater than the card in the computer.

Although I agree that a card reader is faster than using the cable to connect the camera, I would bet that no camera uses it's internal "OS" to read the data when transferring. The camera appears to the computer OS as another external drive that is connected (similar to phones in similar situation).
The reduced speed is based on the data transfer that the board and port form the camera is capable of.

juan_uy Loc: Uruguay

Gene51 wrote:

Hard to tell what you are trying to do.

"transfer images in a 5600 to your computer" do you have 5600 images on a card that you are trying to copy to your computer? Easiest way is to connect your card reader and drag and drop the images using Windows Explorer (PC) or Finder (Mac).

In the future you may want to consider getting into the habit of transferring after every shoot.

The key word in his phrase is "a". He has images in "a 5600", so it must be a "a Nikon D5600", and not 5600 images.
However, you are very right on users not being helpful with the information they provide when asking for help. Best examples is the lack of descriptive information in the title of most posts.

Users trying to help shouldn't need to guess what the OP means, or shouldn't need to enter a thread to know what kind of help is needed

trapper1 Loc: Southside Virginia

Gene51 called the right shot. I should have said"... images in my Nikon DSLR 5600..." so there would be no confusion except on my part.

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

trapper1 wrote:

Best method (read: least complicated) of transferring images in a 5600 to my computer, by cable, card reader, or ?. Remember, in replying, to adhere to the KISS protocol as you will be advising a rank newbie.
Thanks in advance for your advice.

I use the reader built into my Dell computer - one of the very thin ones, so I had to purchase micro SD cards to do it - and it works just fine.

via the lens Loc: Northern California, near Yosemite NP

trapper1 wrote:

Best method (read: least complicated) of transferring images in a 5600 to my computer, by cable, card reader, or ?. Remember, in replying, to adhere to the KISS protocol as you will be advising a rank newbie.
Thanks in advance for your advice.

I use card readers to download images from my cameras to my computer. Fast, easy, efficient. I always take a couple when I travel, just in case one does not work. Card readers vary as to what format card, so read carefully to ensure the card reader will read the card type you are using. Nowadays I normally use XQD cards so I have several of those lying around. Some card readers will read more than one format. Be sure to eject the card correctly from the reader after use, usually using an eject selection on your computer. Also, remember to return the card to the camera and immediately delete all images so that it is ready for the next shoot. Get into good habits and, hopefully, fewer mistakes will happen. The other day I grabbed the camera to take on a hike, got their, looked at the camera and realized the card was at home still in the card reader! Occasionally we all make mistakes and this reminded me to keep good habits!