This seems to be the most popular or most used way of transferring digital photos from camera to PC, as seen from the poll count (51%). Most digital cameras today have the USB connector since most PCs have the USB port connection also. I would like to try the card reader format connection, but I suppose I'd have to have that type of port connection on my PC as well, so there goes another expense for that. My digital camera is an older type, but still functions as well as any others, but I would like to have a newer, updated type of digital camera, its just the expense of getting one that keeps me from having what I'd like. My dad has one of those digital cams with both a card reader & USB connection and it has a nice color LED display on the back of the camera, plus he can fill up to 100 pic files on the camera, too. His also has a "camcorder" effect on it, too - a short 1-2 minute video cam that he can transfer onto his PC. My camera has the same "camcorder", too, but takes up a lot of space on the camera if I use it as a video cam. I'd have to upload the film from the camera to the PC before going on to taking still photos so I have enough space left on the camera, so I plan my video scenes before taking them. I'd rather continue on with USB connections as long as I have the port connections on my PC than have to go buy another port connector if I buy a camera with another type of connection - seems like a waste of $$ if I get another camera with a different port when I already have the available ports to use. I got one of those extra port devices that addes 4 more USB ports to my PC since I use several USB ports (i.e., a Lexmark printer/scanner, 2 other digital cameras - old ones, but still usable, a wireless mouse and a PDA device connection), so I still need my USB ports continually. Might as well use them for the next digital camera I get, saving me some $$ spent on getting a different port device.