All digital cameras come with software that can help you to transfer your images to your computer.  However, windows by itself does a good job.

Types of memory cards for your camera, please check your user manual for what type your camera supports.

• Secure Digital or SD:  Also come in Mini and Micro versions. SDHC are high capacity cards over 4GB.  Will not work with older devices.
• Compact Flash:  Type I (up to 16GB) and Type II (up to 8GB)
• xD-Picutre Card: Developed by Olympus and Fujifilm for their cameras.  Up to 8GB
• Sony Memory stick: MS, MS Pro, MS Pro High Speed, MS Duo 1/2 the size of the regular card.

Warning: Camera cards or any other type of flash memory do have a limit on how many times you can write to them.  This limit is in the 10′s of thousands or even 100′s of thousands writes.  Ensure you copy your new images to your computer frequently and ensure you have a backup of your computer.

Memory cards can be very useful.  Here is a link where you can purchase Card readers.

Transferring Your Images To Your Computer (Windows Vista)

1. Connect the camera to your computer using the camera’s USB Cable
2. Turn on the camera
3. A window will appear.  Click ‘Import using Windows”.  and follow the onscreen instructions.

NOTE: If step 3 above doesn’t happen, this usually means your windows autoplay feature isn’t enabled.  Here is a google search result that might help you.

I didn’t forget about you Wndows XP users out there!  This link will show you how to transfer images in Windows XP.

Caller questions:

Koolguy just got a new Ipod and wants to put movies onto it.  I suggested Handbrake.  It will handle H.264 video.

DaveAC agrees not to use the camera software.  Did show concern about the contacts on the SD card from being damaged after removing and inserting it from the camera and reader.  He also goes on saying some cameras charge while you have it connected to the computer so this can lower the life of the battery if you keep on plugging it in and unplugging it.