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Photos downloads OK useing a card reader !!!

CAM — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 16:01:21 GMT

I had problems with other mades of cameras (cannon EOS 30D) so I had a go with my card reader connected to USB "A" and it work OK ! so if your camera is not detected give it a go.I can now take with me , on safari an store my photos with out a P.C. hopfully

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seb21__ — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 16:14:08 GMT

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ianmac — Sun, 17 Jul 2005 10:57:05 GMT

I found out about using a card reader on one of the posts in this forum and tried it out with a memory stick reader and worked perfectly, will try it out with a CF reader as soon as I purchase one so I can use with my new Cannon EOS 350D. I go on safari often so bought the vaio pocket as a photo storage device so I don't have to take my laptop with me anymore.

One small complaint; Why couldn't Sony have provide this information? I have wasted valuable battery power on my Sony DSC F707 camera when connected to the VP in the past.

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Groover — Sun, 17 Jul 2005 14:43:37 GMT

wich card reader do you you use?
mine is too slow, even if it is a USB2.0
I have another one, but it does not work at all:smileycry:

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febs — Sun, 17 Jul 2005 15:09:01 GMT

Im confused how did you waste valuable battery power on your camera just by connecting it to your VAIO Pocket?

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CAM — Sun, 17 Jul 2005 18:43:34 GMT

Hi i used a Dazzle* Zio Hi- speed Universal 10 in 1 Card reader. It can take nearly 30 mins for a 512mb compact flash to down load aprox 140 photos ,with the file Dated on the photo veiwer and it then split into 3 folders when it was opened on my P.C with a few pictures out of order . this was soon fixed by checkihg the date and times of the photos.

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febs — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 00:02:48 GMT

I am still confused:smileyconfused:

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ianmac — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 09:07:15 GMT

Hi Febs,

The f707 cannot be connected to the mains whilst downloading to the VP. File transfer is rather slow and if you have used a whole (or more )128mb memory stick it can take an age, all using up battery power on the camera.

Hope that clarifies .

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febs — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 10:05:11 GMT

Ye i understand now I misread the post lol I thought you said that it was your VAIO Pocket that you were wasting batterty time with.

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ianmac — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 19:38:15 GMT

Bought a Dazzle compact flash reader USB 2 and took about 6mins to download 128mb (41 photos) to my VP. Then downloaded direct to my PC from the date file on the photo viewer.

It works,great.:smileylaugh:

Thanks to CAM and all who posted similar threads.

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jsonic — Fri, 22 Jul 2005 00:39:45 GMT

Whele all camera's that don't need a driver to connect toWindows XP should work. This because the VGL-ap1 is an USB OTG (on the go) device. This is an extension on the original USB standard that allows one machine to act as client and another as usb server without the need for a PC. Problem is that it is USB 1.1 and so it is slow (especilally with an 8mp am and when using Raw (16.7 MB) or Tiff (23 MB) photo's a piece...

Some camera's have to be set to the Pictbridge mode, some to the standard others to PTP mode. If this is not in the camera manual you may have to do some experimenting which mode to use.

I recommend the use of a cardreader, this way you don't have to open and close the often flimsy rubber or plastic doors that cover the USB connector.

Here is what I did :

I bought an Apacer Share Steno, kind of Sony photo Vault, which is an empty box in which you can place a 2.5 inch harddisk. It also uses OTG and even has a small lcd screen and a couple of buttons that makes it possible to browse the device, use one button copy, or copy selected files back and front. The whole package did cost me 60 euro's.... At home it is connected to the PC and 2/3 of the HD is used as an extra backupdevice (next to two internal HD and DVD burner)

There are also other brands like Eson, Belkin, Sony ofcourse etc. Some even have nice screesn build in but than the price can be as high as 600 euro's. Most of them are USB 2.x and so capable of a max of 480 Mbits or 60 MByte per second transfer speed (there is no card yet that comes close, most HD disk are much slower than this).

Jeroen

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Groover — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 21:31:11 GMT

Bought a Dazzle compact flash reader USB 2 and took about 6mins to download 128mb (41 photos) to my VP. Then downloaded direct to my PC from the date file on the photo viewer.

It works,great.:smileylaugh: 

Thanks to CAM and all who posted similar threads.

gosh
TOO SLOW!

I usually have to download a 1 or 2 gb memory card and I cannot stay 1-2 hour to download the files!

I must say that I am not happy at all with the Vaio Pocket.
maybe for dowloading pictures is much more better the Epson p2000