I used to have a similar problem when I was using the external card
reader built into my printer. Once I got a dedicated card reader the
problem stopped.
Glen wrote:
Has anyone else experienced any problems with transferring the
contents of the *istDS camera to their PC, via the USB cable?
I keep losing my connection for some reason. I will be partially
finished with transferring all the images from my 1GB SD card to the
PC, when the transfer simply hangs. I can look at the list of drives
in Windows Explorer, and the "removable drive" which represented the
*istDS no longer appears in the list at this point. I find that I have
to turn the camera's power off and back on to restore the connection.
At that point, I have to start copying files again, picking up where
the previous attempt had failed. This happens most of the time to me,
and it's getting annoying. I just wondered if it ever happened to
anyone else on the list?
I should mention that this not only happens if I try to drag and drop
the files using the Pentax Photo Browser, but also when I use Windows
Explorer to drag and drop the files.
Maybe I should just get a dedicated card reader and not use the USB
cable for transfers?
By the way, I tried the "Remote Assistant" software which was written
for the *istD, and it does indeed work on my DS model. So far, there
have never been any connection problems when using the Remote
Assistant software, but I have to admit that I haven't been using this
particular software for very long.
I also managed to update the firmware in my *istDS via the USB cable
without any problems. It's only the picture uploads I'm having
problems with.
take care,
Glen
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When you're worried or in doubt,
Run in circles, (scream and shout).
- Re: Problems With *istDS USB Transfers P. J. Alling
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