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Canon A470 digital camera - no transfer of heavy video file

by AnanyaSar Feb 17, 2010 8:50PM PST

I hv Canon A470 digital camera...i tuk a video recording of 17-18minutes and the size is 1.57GB...my memory card is 2GB...the problem is that i am unable to transfer the video file to my PC....is there any solution or do i need to delete the file?

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Video File
by snapshot2 Forum moderator Feb 17, 2010 11:20PM PST

The simplest solution is to buy a SD/SDHC card reader for your computer.
Available at any store that sells digital cameras.
Connect the card reader, and insert the memory card.
The computer will see the card as being another disk drive.
Use drag and drop to get the video file onto the computer.

With Some cameras you can do something similar.
Connect the USB cable from the computer to the camera.
Go to "MY Computer" and see if you have a new disk drive.
If so, that is your camera.
Use drag and drop to download the video file to your computer.

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regarding SDHC card reader
by AnanyaSar Feb 18, 2010 12:47PM PST

Many Thanks for your help.Does my PC (Windows XP) will be able to sense any SDHC card reader or do I need to look for any specific feature while buying the SDHC card reader?

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SDHC
by snapshot2 Forum moderator Feb 19, 2010 7:16AM PST

History:
All SD cards up to and including 2 gig are called SD
All SD cards 4 thru 32 gig are called SDHC (High Capacity)
Older SD card readers can not read SDHC.
Older SD digital cameras can not read SDHC.

Most newer SD card readers can read SD and SDHC.
But you should look and see if it says it can handle SDHC.
The store might have an old card reader still in inventory.

The operating systems XP and higher do not need drivers for card readers.
The driver is built into the operating system.

The operating system does not care if it is SD or SDHC.

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SDHC
by AnanyaSar Feb 21, 2010 3:04PM PST

I have tried to transfer the file using SDHC card and it worked. Thanks to you Happy

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(NT) Thanks For the Feedback
by snapshot2 Forum moderator Feb 21, 2010 11:00PM PST
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