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Chapter 4
Image Transfer
COPYING I MAGES TO YOUR COMPUTER
In the old days, you pulled the film out of your camera and dunked
it in toxic chemicals, or you hired someone else to do that for
you. With a digital camera, of course, you don’t need chemistry
or lightproof rooms. Instead, after your shoot you’ll transfer your
images to your computer where you can edit and correct them.
You can perform this transfer in many ways, and lots of software
exists that you can use for editing. In this chapter, we’ll take a look
at your transfer options and explore Canon’s bundled software.
Before we get started, let’s consider your camera’s media card.