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Digital Pictures to portable hard drive without a PC?

by hguilmette Dec 5, 2009 4:19AM PST

My wife is going on a trip and will be unable to take her PC. We are trying to determine if there is a way to transfer her pictures from her SD card to a portable hard drive, without having her PC.

Camera is a Canon S5 IS. Open on the hard drive: Toshiba, Western Digital, etc.

Thank you for any advice.

Harris

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Several Options
by snapshot2 Forum moderator Dec 5, 2009 5:18AM PST

1. Just buy more SD memory cards.

2. There are portable devices that will download the memory card to its internal hard drive.
But they are expensive. (usually over $100).
You might consider Option #1 first.

3. Go to a WalMart or Walgreen Pharmacy and have them copy the SD card to a CD ($3.00).
Then erase the card and take more photos.

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Thank you.
by hguilmette Dec 5, 2009 6:31AM PST

Thank you. All good options. Leaning to number one and two to insure backup. Who makes the downloadable drives? Might already have it.

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portable photo storage devices
by snapshot2 Forum moderator Dec 5, 2009 8:49AM PST
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Excellent -- Thank you.
by hguilmette Dec 5, 2009 1:11PM PST

Thank you for the reference. Looks like what she'll need.

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