January 2009
Beginner
304 pages
7h 52m
English
Content preview from David Pogue's Digital Photography: The Missing Manual
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
O’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.I wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.I’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.I'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.
Transferring the Photos by USB Cable
Now it's time for you to import your pictures to your computer—a remarkably easy process.
Connecting with a USB Camera
Every digital camera comes with a USB cable, usually black. The computer end of the cable has a flat, rectangular, standard USB plug. Connect it to one of your computer's USB jacks.
The other end—the part you plug into your camera—has a small, flat-bottomed plug whose shape varies by manufacturer. Connect it to the corresponding jack on the camera, which is often hiding behind a rubber or plastic door. Now you're ready to proceed.
Step 1: Turn on the Camera
What happens now differs only slightly depending on your program:
Mac: If iPhoto isn't already running when you make this connection, the program opens and springs into action as soon as you switch on the camera.
PC: Open Picasa. Click the Import button shown here. On the next screen, from the Select Device pop-up menu at the top left, choose your camera's model name (you can see it in the illustration on the next page).
After a moment, you get to see thumbnails—miniature images—of all the photos on your camera's memory card. If for some reason the software doesn't "see" your camera after you connect it, try turning the camera off, then on again.
In any case, your screen should look something ...
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Read now
Unlock full access
More than 5,000 organizations count on O’Reilly
O’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.Julian F.
I wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.Addison B.
I’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.Amir M.
I'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.