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Hook up to usb port, nothing happens

After I hook up to the usb port, turn on camera, nothing happens. It just makes a couple of noices to tells me that something is not right. It has worked right in the past so why is this happening now?

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Consider NOT connecting your camera to your computer.
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 Nikon Transfer or any other photo cataloging program.

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SOURCE: Have picture on my L18. Hook to a USB port.. Have

Are you using the Nikon software? It should be able to see the picture. Also, the camera has both a memory card and internal memory. If the picture is on the internal memory and a card is inserted, the picture will not show up. Remove the card.

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