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I took some photos in RAW and cannot open them from the computer.
I downloaded a program from the CD that came with the FZ18, Silky Pix and I was able to open the files, not directly from the card, but through this program, but not convert them to JPEG. Is there any easy way to do this? If I plug the camera or card into the computer the files still say RAW and are not able to be opened, but if I go into the Silky Pis download I can see them there. Thanks for the help.
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Photo editing softwares on the computer performs with the camera once connected. Internet enabled computer provide downloads from micosoft network sites. For example, once displayed a microsoft internet page, search to acquire photo editing softwares to be downloaded onto the computer. Several softwares may be required to acquire the most user friendly with the camera.
You need a software program installed on your computer to work with and convert raw pictures. An example would be Photoshop Elements. Usually, cameras that can shoot raw photos come with software on a cd to work with the photos.
Raw files of any type can be a problem if you don't have a program to open them but, they should download to the computer the same as a jpg file format. Are you attempting to download from the camera to the computer or do you have a card reader plugged into a USB port? Image software such as Photoshop has the ability to open and work with RAW files also with the S100fs when it was bought is a "FinePixViewer" and a program to be able to edit the files. I can't use the Fuji RAW editor because it clashed with another program and I had to remove it. I use PhotoShop CS3 for my RAW files from the Fuji S100fs. Aside from all this it shouldn't stop you from creating a file folder for your image in "Documents" and placing those images in there for future use or editing. If you can download jpg then RAW should be no different.
The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.
Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo cataloging program.
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Please porvide us with more details whether you can copy the RAW files to your PC or not. If you can copy the files to the PC, you can easily convert them to jpeg format using Google Picasa, a free photo editing software which you can download from : http://picasa.google.com/
I just found that I have taken pictures with my DMC-FZ18 without the disk in. It says I have several picture on the cameras hard drive. How do I download these to my computer. Help!!!!!!
i have had this problem with my camera and this is what the manufacter emailed me back
Hi, Thank you for your interest in Digital Blue. Please unplug the camera from your computer and follow the steps below.
Open the Start Menu > All Programs > Accessories. Right-click on 'Command Prompt' and select "Run As Administrator...".
This will bring up a window saying 'Windows needs your permission to continue', please click on the 'Continue' button.
When the DOS window opens, type in (without the quotes): 'cd c:\windows\system32'
The above should change the command prompt to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32:.
Now, type in (without the quotes): 'regsvr32 vbscript.dll' (dll = dynamic link library)
You should see a window pop up stating 'DllRegisterServer in vbscript.dll succeeded.'
Please insert the software CD with version 2.2.0 into your CD/DVD-ROM drive.
This will bring up the auto-play for the install, please follow the prompts to go through the installation.
The install consists of three different software packages, you should see the Pix 2.2, Pix Loader or Pix Micro Downloader, and the DB CIF Cam being installed.
If you receive an error after the Pix 2.2 install, you will need to download the drivers and Downloader program from our website at http://digiblue.com/customer-service/downloads/index.html You will need to select the 'Disney Pix Micro Downloader' and 'Disney Pix Micro Drivers for WIN Vista'.
Once you have installed the drivers and downloader program you will be asked to restart your computer. After the computer has been restarted, plug the camera into the USB port and look to see that the computer says the drivers have been installed.
Open the Pix Loader or Disney Pix Micro Downloader from your Desktop or from the All Programs list and click on the Download button. If you have a 'Pixel Up' window pop up, click OK, and wait for the download to finish. A 'Delete' button will come up on the Downloader program which will indicate the download has been completed.
You can view the photos by going to 'My Pictures' > 'My Snapshots' or using the Pix 2.2 editing software.
There are two ways to solve this problem. I am assuming you are simply clicking on the pictures and choosing "edit" or double clicking on the pictures and they are opening in "Vista picture editing" The first way to overcome this is by opening the desired program first (in this case canon's photo editor) and then choose open and find the desired photos. The other way is to set the file type association in vista so that RAW programs open with the canon program see below for step by step: 1. Click Start 2. Click default programs on the black bar 3. Click Associate a file type or protocol with a program 4. Find the file types you want to open automatically in your canon editing program (RAW .jpg etc) 5. Click once at the top of the page click change program 6. A new window will open, if it does not list the correct program click browse at the bottom of the window and find your editor in it's folder. 7. Select the desired program by double clicking 8. Click OK 9. Click close 10. Test the new file association by double clicking a RAW file or one of the other file types and see if it loads into the correct program.
The final (and this is simply my plug for open source programs) solution would be to try something like GIMP (it is a photo editing suite developed under linux but adapted for windows) you can search for it on google.
If you are having trouble with any of these steps please post a comment and I will try and add some clarification. Hope this helps
i had the same problem with my camera too but i emailed the manufacter and this is what they sent me:
Hi, Thank you for your interest in Digital Blue. Please unplug the camera from your computer and follow the steps below.
Open the Start Menu > All Programs > Accessories. Right-click on 'Command Prompt' and select "Run As Administrator...".
This will bring up a window saying 'Windows needs your permission to continue', please click on the 'Continue' button.
When the DOS window opens, type in (without the quotes): 'cd c:\windows\system32'
The above should change the command prompt to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32:.
Now, type in (without the quotes): 'regsvr32 vbscript.dll' (dll = dynamic link library)
You should see a window pop up stating 'DllRegisterServer in vbscript.dll succeeded.'
Please insert the software CD with version 2.2.0 into your CD/DVD-ROM drive.
This will bring up the auto-play for the install, please follow the prompts to go through the installation.
The install consists of three different software packages, you should see the Pix 2.2, Pix Loader or Pix Micro Downloader, and the DB CIF Cam being installed.
If you receive an error after the Pix 2.2 install, you will need to download the drivers and Downloader program from our website at http://digiblue.com/customer-service/downloads/index.html You will need to select the 'Disney Pix Micro Downloader' and 'Disney Pix Micro Drivers for WIN Vista'.
Once you have installed the drivers and downloader program you will be asked to restart your computer. After the computer has been restarted, plug the camera into the USB port and look to see that the computer says the drivers have been installed.
Open the Pix Loader or Disney Pix Micro Downloader from your Desktop or from the All Programs list and click on the Download button. If you have a 'Pixel Up' window pop up, click OK, and wait for the download to finish. A 'Delete' button will come up on the Downloader program which will indicate the download has been completed.
You can view the photos by going to 'My Pictures' > 'My Snapshots' or using the Pix 2.2 editing software.
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