I have Nikon cool pix S5 ,do not want to use Picture bridge.?

Question

Has any one who use the camere tried to import pictures without the software suppied with the camera. If so how?

Answer 1

I agree with OMG. The only reason to use Nikon software is because it's easier to see your data, if you ever want it. I also use a card reader. Here's my standard answer:

If you get a card reader, no additional software is necessary. This is not only faster, but it saves your camera batteries. Your computer or printer may even have a card reader built into it. I have enough USB ports that I just leave it plugged in all the time.

First of all, be sure there are some pictures on the card. Plug the card reader into an open USB port. Plug the card into the appropriate slot on your card reader. I use Photoshop Elements and as soon as I plug my card into the reader, it starts its own card reader and displays a thumbnail of every picture on the card.

If this does not happen automatically, open your photo editing software. Do whatever you usually do to open a file, but click on the selector where you can change drives. Your card reader will be assigned a new drive name that will be one letter higher than you ever saw before, such as "Drive G:" or such. Then, just double click on the name of the file you want to open and it will appear in your photo editor.

Answer 2

I've used a Nikon point & shoot and a Nikon dSLR and I always transfer the pictures with a card reader, view them with ACDSee, and edit them with PhotoShop, etc. I tried the Nikon software, but I'm not very fond of it.