One of the great things about having a digital camera is the ability to easily download pictures to a computer for viewing or printing. Since the pictures are stored in the form of digital files, it is also easy to download the files straight from your camera to a back up drive, such as a USB flash drive.
Instructions
1. Make sure the computer is on and not in the middle of a process (e.g. opening a program or doing an anti-virus sweep). Plug the flash drive into one of the USB ports.
2. Make sure that your computer recognizes the flash drive. Open the directory window so you can see all available hard drives and verify that the drive is attached to the computer.
3. Plug one end of the USB cord into the camera and the other into an open USB port. Turn the camera on. Repeat Step 2 with the camera to make sure that your computer recognizes it.
4. Double click on the camera drive icon in the explorer window to open the drive. Browse through the drive until you find the folder the pictures are in.
5. Select one of the pictures by clicking on it. The picture should be highlighted. Right click on the picture and select "Cut."
6. Click on the explorer window again and double click on the flash drive icon. This will open up a new window. Right click in the new window and select "Paste." The picture will then be moved from the camera directly to the flash drive. Repeat this process for the remaining pictures.
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