I'd like to pick something up at best buy/circuit city if I can. The camera is about 2 years old. Will I have trouble finding a replacement?
2007-03-11 05:17:38 · 5 answers · asked by Joe 4 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
All the usual places (as mentioned by everyone above) might have your USB cable, but if you end up having to pay for a new USB cable, consider buying a card reader instead. The cost is pretty close to the same. This will work with any camera you buy in the future, as well.
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
2007-03-11 09:52:58 · answer #1 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If the camera's only 2 years old, you should be able to find a replacement. Many cameras use USB cables with a special, smaller port on the camera end. These would be readily available at any electronics store. If your camera uses a custom cable, you might have to go to a camera shop, but either Circuit City or Best Buy might carry it.
2007-03-11 05:25:22 · answer #2 · answered by Flyboy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just take your camera to the store with you so you are sure of what you need. Most any computer store should have some.
Can also go to a camera store or Walmart.
I get mine at a flea market or trade day.
Have a lot of extra just in case I might need one.
2007-03-11 05:44:50 · answer #3 · answered by xtrapr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Canon and HP cameras I can say that 95% (if not more) all use the same USB mini-B cable to connect, while Kodak and Olympus are two brands that I know of that use proprietary cable ends.
2007-03-11 05:29:13 · answer #4 · answered by Kevin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Dr Sam - more and more devices are using cards now, so having a general purpose reader makes more sense than buying a dedicated cable.
2007-03-11 12:43:21 · answer #5 · answered by Iridflare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋