USB Cable for Canon Digital camera
May 14, 2004 | 3:45 am
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USB Cable for Canon Digital camera
I forgot the cable to connect my Canon PowerShot camera to my laptop, and need to get a replacement. Are there generic cables that are readily available....????? Im sure the Canon original will be a fortune and Im not sure I will be able to get it anywhere... any ideas?
My camera is the PowerShot S320.
Thanks.
My camera is the PowerShot S320.
Thanks.
May 14, 2004 | 4:53 am
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Just buy a USB card reader instead. Some camera cables are proprietary; some aren't. Not sure about your particular one. But the card reader is plenty cheap and probably more readily available. And it will be useful over and above the cable because it will give you the ability to dump the pics without wasting camera battery. Many card readers read multiple formats these days, but you just want to make sure it reads CompactFlash in your case.
If your laptop has a PC Card slot, you could instead choose an adapter that lets you read the CompactFlash cards using that slot. Then there's nothing external to carry around at all.
If your laptop has a PC Card slot, you could instead choose an adapter that lets you read the CompactFlash cards using that slot. Then there's nothing external to carry around at all.
May 14, 2004 | 2:44 pm
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Originally Posted by Gaucho100K
I forgot the cable to connect my Canon PowerShot camera to my laptop, and need to get a replacement. Are there generic cables that are readily available....????? Im sure the Canon original will be a fortune and Im not sure I will be able to get it anywhere... any ideas?
My camera is the PowerShot S320.
Thanks.
My camera is the PowerShot S320.
Thanks.
May 14, 2004 | 3:00 pm
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Get a USB Flash Card Reader
Originally Posted by Gaucho100K
I forgot the cable to connect my Canon PowerShot camera to my laptop, and need to get a replacement. Are there generic cables that are readily available....?????
As someone else suggested, get a Compact Flash card reader. I have both a S40 and a A20 and this cheap one from SIIG http://shop4.outpost.com/product/3418693, http://www.siig.com/product.asp?catid=18&pid=254 works very well. Besides its small enough to pack for travel. There are similar readers from iomega, Dazzle and Lexar media.
This should work for you.
May 14, 2004 | 3:13 pm
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Originally Posted by Gaucho100K
I forgot the cable to connect my Canon PowerShot camera to my laptop, and need to get a replacement. Are there generic cables that are readily available....????? Im sure the Canon original will be a fortune and Im not sure I will be able to get it anywhere... any ideas?
My camera is the PowerShot S320.
Thanks.
My camera is the PowerShot S320.
Thanks.
e.g. http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...%5Fid=26%2D176
May 14, 2004 | 5:57 pm
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Check out this product if you have a laptop with a PCMCIA slot. It is the size of a biz card and super portable. I don't even bother carrying the bulky card anymore!
http://www.directdial.com/vs/item/pr...=COMPACT+FLASH
http://www.directdial.com/vs/item/pr...=COMPACT+FLASH
May 14, 2004 | 6:06 pm
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A cheap solution if you only want to upload to your notebook:
http://www.buy.com/retail/clearance/...114&queryType=
Or if you want speed and have the money:
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.as...1&loc=101&sp=1
There's also a version that takes type II compact flash cards, but I can't seem to find one right now.
http://www.buy.com/retail/clearance/...114&queryType=
Or if you want speed and have the money:
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.as...1&loc=101&sp=1
There's also a version that takes type II compact flash cards, but I can't seem to find one right now.
May 14, 2004 | 9:57 pm
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Originally Posted by eric_packer
Don't worry, you can get a replacement anywhere.
e.g. http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...%5Fid=26%2D176
e.g. http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...%5Fid=26%2D176
May 16, 2004 | 8:39 pm
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Thanks for the tips guys, a card reader is what Im going to get... 
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May 17, 2004 | 10:07 am
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Originally Posted by bp888
Be careful. Although this cable looks similar to the Canon cable, they aren't the same. The readily available Radio Shack/Best Buy cable is standard USB on one end, and mini-USB on the other end. The Canon cable that came with my S400 is standard USB one end, and proprietary on the other end, not mini-USB.
May 17, 2004 | 1:03 pm
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Originally Posted by ILoveEFD
Huh? On my S400, it's a USB on one and and a standard mini-usb on the camera end. A generic USB-miniUSB works fine. The Canon cable has a ferrite on the end, but that's only for noise reduction. My other cable works fine. Radio Shack, Best Buy, CC, etc. all should have a generic cable that works.
May 25, 2004 | 12:26 pm
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Originally Posted by CrazyOne
Just buy a USB card reader instead. Some camera cables are proprietary; some aren't. Not sure about your particular one. But the card reader is plenty cheap and probably more readily available. And it will be useful over and above the cable because it will give you the ability to dump the pics without wasting camera battery. Many card readers read multiple formats these days, but you just want to make sure it reads CompactFlash in your case.
If your laptop has a PC Card slot, you could instead choose an adapter that lets you read the CompactFlash cards using that slot. Then there's nothing external to carry around at all.
If your laptop has a PC Card slot, you could instead choose an adapter that lets you read the CompactFlash cards using that slot. Then there's nothing external to carry around at all.
May 26, 2004 | 8:53 am
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Originally Posted by Rssrsvp
I took the Nikon Digital Photography 101 course, and the instructors warned us not to download pictures with a USB cable but always use a card reader. If you are downloading with the USB cable and the battery on the camera goes dead, you will erase all of the data stored on the flash card.
