Your are exactly right. > Jake, > > A "reader" being the faster method of file transfer is generally the case. > However, it has more to do with the difference in the transfer speeds > between USB v1.1 and v2.0. The camera and your "reader" are each nothing > more than an external drive -- as far as your computer is concerned. > > For what its worth, I, too, remove the disk from the camera to transfer > the > files. This is because my drive is always attached to the computer and I > don't have to go through the hassle of stringing a cable to connect the > camera. > > One caution with using a "reader" to transfer the files: Make sure that > you > use the camera to format the disk afterwards. Do not format the disk with > your computer. Most (but not all) cameras are very finicky about this. > > Ron > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 7:08 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [SP] Re: Scanner Reinstalling Problems > > I think you may be right about the hub. However, I never attach my camera > directly to any outlet. I remove the storage card and insert it into a > reader . . . it is much, much faster to download. > > Jake > <Snip> > > > ==== SCANNERS-PHOTOS Mailing List ==== > To subscribe or unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] or > [email protected] with the single word SUBSCRIBE or > UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >