How do I transfer pics from my Kodak digital camera without using the EasyShare software?
I also have an Easy Share camera, and hate the software too! The camera should show up as a drive in My Computer, which means you could copy images off by hand, but I’ve been using Picasa 2 to handle organizing my picture. It has quite a few different import options, and pulls pictures off of my camera very easily.
Many cameras have a menu setting that allows you to switch between “Oh so special camera” device and USB drive. The latter appears as a drive letter under explorer just like flashdrives. You don’t say which camera you have but Kodak has all sorts of web resources including FAQ’s for cameras. Here for example is a possible solution to your problem if you had the
Many people don’t seem to know about the Scanner and Camera Wizard, and will install all kinds of crap to try to make things work that will in fact Just Work if you leave XP to its own devices. To find out whether it’s going to work for you: 1. Uninstall any software that came with your imaging device (scanner or camera). 2. Restart Windows. 3. Connect your camera or scanner to the computer, turn it on, and listen for the “USB device connected” chime. 4. Open My Computer. If you’re using the usual categories view, your device should show up under a “Scanners and Cameras” heading, and the Wizard should open when you double-click on it. Some cameras show up as removable storage devices, rather than imaging devices, and the Scanner and Camera Wizard won’t run when you open these. Instead, you’ll usually see a folder called DCIM, and inside that will be another folder with a device-specific name that contains your pictures. The fastest way to see what you have in this case is usually to co
