how do i down load a pic from a digicam...help confused as shit

[georgie24]

ok i just bought a digital camera from curiut city, i dont know jack about computers, all i know is how to log on and off and copy web addy thats it!!


how in gods name do i get the actual pics i took on to my pc screen ? ?!!




please help

 

[PinK233]

The cam should come with a usb port wire to connect to your pc from the cam so you can load the pics onto your computer

 

[georgie24]

The cam should come with a usb port wire to connect to your pc from the cam so you can load the pics onto your computer

ok i did that. what else do i have to go to *start button*??

 

[PinK233]

Doesnt your cam come with instructions?

 

[georgie24]

 

[salviadro]

Did your cam come with any software(a cd)?

 

[Paulos]

Doesnt your cam come with instructions?

Translation = RTFM noob.

 

[Warik]

This really depends on what kind of camera you have. I'll tell you what I have to do for my camera in case they are similar.

My camera came with a USB cable (one side of it is almost flat). The flat part goes into the matching port behind my computer, and the other end goes into my camera. My camera has a mode called "PC" which is used for downloading pictures from the camera. I switch the mode to PC and wait a few seconds, then I go to "My Computer" and a new drive appears (like I have C: and D: for my hard drives, E: and F: for my CD drives, and then G: appears). I double click G:, navigate through the directories, and I find the pictures in JPG format. Copy & Paste them to my computer and I'm done.

My camera also came with a CD that includes some software to do all of this for me, but I've found that it takes too long and it's usually faster for me to just copy & paste them myself. If your camera is similar to mine (I have a Rioch... or is it Ricoh? 5300), then you shouldn't have any problems after reading this post.

-Warik

 

[Warik]

Translation = RTFM noob.

RTFM!!! I used that on my boss today over the phone. He said: "huh" and I said "oh nothing... I was talking to my sister."

-Warik

 

[Paulos]

You may have said RTFM...but did you call him a noob?