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The manual, on page 87 and 88 says that some computers or laptops and even CF cardreaders, need to power down, before CF card is inserted. They advice to check the manual from the cardreader. The manual is still online.

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SOURCE: Photos show on camera but not on computer

If you have data/ usb cable option in camera, use it to downlaod the pictures.

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SOURCE: Upload pictures from computer to camera flash card

Try looking at the response given here. The same solution will work in reverse. In Windows Explorer, highlight the pictures you want to transfer then drag them to your camera's drive. You can even place them in a new subdirectory.

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  • Posted on Feb 08, 2009

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Unfortunately Windows in particular can mess with the contents of the card just by reading it - it creates a thumbnails file on the card without asking etc etc.
It shouldn't mess with the actual pictures unless you have rotated them or perhaps removed the card without safely removing the hardware first.
Try reformatting the card on the camera and you should be good to go from there.

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  • Posted on Jun 09, 2009

SOURCE: will not download pictures from camera to computer

I have the same camera. The little red light flashing is normal. It should flash for about a second and then go out. I believe the camera is reading the SD card during this time. If you turn on the camera with no SD card present this light should not flash. It sounds like you’re having problems transferring pictures from your camera to the computer. I'm guessing you’re using the USB cable that came with the camera to connect to the computer. I don't have an exact fix for this problem; it could be a defective cable or connector. However, I do have an alternative way for you to download your photos that I believe will work even better for you. Buy one of those mini SD card readers with the USB port adapters. The one I have is made by SanDisk and is called the MicroMate. Here's a link so you can see what it looks like. http://www.sandisk.com/Products/Item(2018)-SDDR-113-A11-MicroMate_for_SDHC.aspx When you want to download your photos just unplug the SD card from your camera, insert it into one end of the SD card reader, and plug the other end into a USB port. The computer recognizes it as a flash drive. Then you can just copy from one drive to another. I find it to be much faster then using the USB cable to download photos. I hope this helps you out.

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  • Posted on Aug 13, 2009

SOURCE: picture card identified as full when empty

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