Canon® EOS Rebel T1i/500D Digital Field Guide

Appendix A. Downloading Images and Updating Firmware

In This Appendix

• Downloading with a USB cable

• Downloading with a card reader

• Updating the T1i/500D firmware

You can download digital images from the Rebel T1i/500D using the USB cable that is supplied with your camera, or by using an accessory card reader. After you download the images to the computer, you can use the programs that Canon provides with the camera to view, sort, and edit the images.

One advantage of digital cameras is that manufacturers periodically offer updates to the internal instructions that improve aspects of the camera or resolve minor problems. These internal instructions are called firmware. Canon offers not only firmware updates for the Rebel T1i/500D, but it also offers updates to the software programs such as Digital Photo Professional that come with the camera.

In this appendix, you learn how to download images to your computer and how to update the Rebel firmware when updates are available.

Downloading with a USB Cable

Downloading images using the USB cable supplied with the camera is as simple as connecting the camera to the computer with the USB cable.

Note

For details on choosing JPEG or RAW capture options, see Chapter 2.

Before you begin downloading images, be sure that:

• The camera battery has a full charge

• You've installed the programs on the EOS Digital Solution Disk

If you want to transfer only some images to the computer, then you must first select them.

1. Press the Menu button, and then turn the Main dial ...