Uploading Pictures from a Digital Camera


Making your digital camera and PC work together used to be a pain in the rear. You were lucky if Windows even recognized your camera, and then you had to use the camera's proprietary software to copy all your pictures to your hard disk, all at once.

Well, Windows XP makes it easier. You can view the contents of your digital camera from My Computer, or you can use the Scanner and Camera Wizard to manage your photos for you.

When you connect your digital camera (typically via a USB connection), Windows displays the Removable Disk dialog box. You have several options here, but the one you want is Copy Pictures to a Folder on My Computer Using Microsoft Scanner and Camera Wizard. When the Scanner and Camera Wizard opens, it presents you with thumbnails of all the photos currently stored in your camera, as shown in Figure 13.3. You don't have to copy all these photos to your hard drive although you can, by clicking the Select All option. Just select which photos you want to copy, then click the Next button.

Figure 13.3. Select which photos you want to copy to your hard disk.


Now you're presented with the Picture Name and Destination screen, as shown in Figure 13.4. This is where you select the destination folder and filenames for your folders.

Figure 13.4. Select a name and location for your photos.


Windows XP names all your photos with a common filename, followed by a unique number. So, for example, if you entered Vacation as the picture name, your photos would be named Vacation 001, Vacation 002, Vacation 003, and so on.

You can also select which folder you want to copy these pictures to. By default, Windows XP copies your pictures to the My Pictures folder. I recommend you create a subfolder within the My Pictures folder for each new group of pictures you copy. This makes it easier for you to keep track of all the different photos on your hard disk.

This screen also has two other interesting options. The first option is to copy your pictures to the Internet. Select this option if you want to post these photos as-is to your Web site.

The second option is to delete pictures from your camera after you've copied them to your hard disk. This is a good option to choose, as it automatically cleans up your digital camera storage, so you don't have to delete old pictures manually.

After you've entered all this information, click the Next button. The wizard now copies your selected pictures to your hard disk. You can now use all the features of the My Pictures folder (discussed in Chapter 12, "Working with Pictures") to view, edit, and otherwise manage your pictures.



Microsoft Windows XP for Home Users Service Pack
Windows XP for Home Users, Service Pack 2 Edition
ISBN: 0321369890
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 270

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