September 2008
Beginner to intermediate
288 pages
9h 36m
English
Content preview from The Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi/450D Companion
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INSTALLING THE CANON SOFTWARE
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REMINDER: Don’t Forget SDHC
If you’re shopping for an SD card reader, be sure to get one that also supports
SDHC. Since the XSi supports SDHC, you might end up buying SDHC cards at
some point, so you might as well have a reader that can handle them as well
as regular SD.
e XSi also ships with a USB cable that you can plug directly into your computer.
is allows you to use your camera as a card reader, saving you the hassle of
keeping track of an extra piece of gear. However, if you have an especially speedy
reader, transferring from the camera might be slower, and as mentioned before,
camera transfer will use up battery power.
QUESTION: What if the Reader Can’t Read My Card?
Sometimes you might find that a card that has always worked fine in your
card reader suddenly won’t read. If this happens, put the card back in the
camera and see whether you can view images on the camera’s screen. If you
can, then you know that the camera can read the card just fine. Plug the cam-
era into your computer and try transferring the images that way. It will usually
work. When you’re done, perform a low-level format (explained in Chapter 3).
is will usually get the card working with your card reader again.
What happens on your computer when you plug in a card reader or camera will
vary depending on the operating system that you’re
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