Digital Camera wont connect

Its been a while since I used a XP PC but my folks Kodak M340 wont connect
to the PC. A error message pops up saying "cant get device information." I
tried uninstalling the Kodak software and using the Windows XP camera
transfer app and then no error message pops up. I then re-installed
EasyShare 8.x and the error message popped up again. I thought maybe there
is a issue with the camera, however the camera works like a charm on my Mac
OSX Tiger based ibook G4. Other digital cameras connect just fine to the
Windows XP PC so not sure what the issue is. Perhaps Kodak designed the
camera so that it would require the use of their software in order to
download pictures, but if that was the case wonder why it worked on my Mac
using the Mac's default image and transfer app.

Thanks for the help.


John

PS-As a temporary solution we could buy a USB SD card reader, but ideally
this is not a good solution but as a backup.

From: "John Wolf"

| Its been a while since I used a XP PC but my folks Kodak M340 wont connect
| to the PC. A error message pops up saying "cant get device information." I
| tried uninstalling the Kodak software and using the Windows XP camera
| transfer app and then no error message pops up. I then re-installed
| EasyShare 8.x and the error message popped up again. I thought maybe there
| is a issue with the camera, however the camera works like a charm on my Mac
| OSX Tiger based ibook G4. Other digital cameras connect just fine to the
| Windows XP PC so not sure what the issue is. Perhaps Kodak designed the
| camera so that it would require the use of their software in order to
| download pictures, but if that was the case wonder why it worked on my Mac
| using the Mac's default image and transfer app.

| Thanks for the help.


| John

| PS-As a temporary solution we could buy a USB SD card reader, but ideally
| this is not a good solution but as a backup.


Actually, using a USB Memory Card reader is the *better* solution than connecting the
camera to the PC.

The ONLY reason I can see connecting a PC to a camera is if it is a notebook, used in the
field, and you are using software to directly control a camera mounted on a tripod.

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

From: "John Wolf"

| Its been a while since I used a XP PC but my folks Kodak M340 wont connect
| to the PC. A error message pops up saying "cant get device information." I
| tried uninstalling the Kodak software and using the Windows XP camera
| transfer app and then no error message pops up. I then re-installed
| EasyShare 8.x and the error message popped up again. I thought maybe there
| is a issue with the camera, however the camera works like a charm on my Mac
| OSX Tiger based ibook G4. Other digital cameras connect just fine to the
| Windows XP PC so not sure what the issue is. Perhaps Kodak designed the
| camera so that it would require the use of their software in order to
| download pictures, but if that was the case wonder why it worked on my Mac
| using the Mac's default image and transfer app.

| Thanks for the help.


| John

| PS-As a temporary solution we could buy a USB SD card reader, but ideally
| this is not a good solution but as a backup.


Actually, using a USB Memory Card reader is the *better* solution than connecting the
camera to the PC.

The ONLY reason I can see connecting a PC to a camera is if it is a notebook, used in the
field, and you are using software to directly control a camera mounted on a tripod.

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

"David H. Lipman" wrote in message
...
From: "John Wolf"

| Its been a while since I used a XP PC but my folks Kodak M340 wont
connect
| to the PC. A error message pops up saying "cant get device information."
I
| tried uninstalling the Kodak software and using the Windows XP camera
| transfer app and then no error message pops up. I then re-installed
| EasyShare 8.x and the error message popped up again. I thought maybe
there
| is a issue with the camera, however the camera works like a charm on my
Mac
| OSX Tiger based ibook G4. Other digital cameras connect just fine to the
| Windows XP PC so not sure what the issue is. Perhaps Kodak designed the
| camera so that it would require the use of their software in order to
| download pictures, but if that was the case wonder why it worked on my
Mac
| using the Mac's default image and transfer app.

| Thanks for the help.


| John

| PS-As a temporary solution we could buy a USB SD card reader, but
ideally
| this is not a good solution but as a backup.


Actually, using a USB Memory Card reader is the *better* solution than
connecting the
camera to the PC.

The ONLY reason I can see connecting a PC to a camera is if it is a
notebook, used in the
field, and you are using software to directly control a camera mounted on
a tripod.

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

Plugging stuff into a camera is one of the major causes of camera damage.
Compact Flash cards have been known to go into some expensive Nikon cameras
slightly askew, causing the grounding pin to be mashed over inside the
camera. Not a fun thing to have fixed. The USB connection may be more fool
proof.

-Paul Randall

"David H. Lipman" wrote in message
...
From: "John Wolf"

| Its been a while since I used a XP PC but my folks Kodak M340 wont
connect
| to the PC. A error message pops up saying "cant get device information."
I
| tried uninstalling the Kodak software and using the Windows XP camera
| transfer app and then no error message pops up. I then re-installed
| EasyShare 8.x and the error message popped up again. I thought maybe
there
| is a issue with the camera, however the camera works like a charm on my
Mac
| OSX Tiger based ibook G4. Other digital cameras connect just fine to the
| Windows XP PC so not sure what the issue is. Perhaps Kodak designed the
| camera so that it would require the use of their software in order to
| download pictures, but if that was the case wonder why it worked on my
Mac
| using the Mac's default image and transfer app.

| Thanks for the help.


| John

| PS-As a temporary solution we could buy a USB SD card reader, but
ideally
| this is not a good solution but as a backup.


Actually, using a USB Memory Card reader is the *better* solution than
connecting the
camera to the PC.

The ONLY reason I can see connecting a PC to a camera is if it is a
notebook, used in the
field, and you are using software to directly control a camera mounted on
a tripod.

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

Plugging stuff into a camera is one of the major causes of camera damage.
Compact Flash cards have been known to go into some expensive Nikon cameras
slightly askew, causing the grounding pin to be mashed over inside the
camera. Not a fun thing to have fixed. The USB connection may be more fool
proof.

-Paul Randall

"Paul Randall" wrote in message
...

Plugging stuff into a camera is one of the major causes of camera damage.
Compact Flash cards have been known to go into some expensive Nikon
cameras
slightly askew, causing the grounding pin to be mashed over inside the
camera. Not a fun thing to have fixed. The USB connection may be more
fool
proof.

This seems excellent advice for people who are genuinely
"all fingers and thumbs." But most people are not. If someone
has been used to taking out the image cartridge to load contents
onto a PC five or 10 times a year (thus 10 or 20 reinsertions)
without damage, this suggests that up to age 70 the user
will be able to manage this again.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

"Paul Randall" wrote in message
...

Plugging stuff into a camera is one of the major causes of camera damage.
Compact Flash cards have been known to go into some expensive Nikon
cameras
slightly askew, causing the grounding pin to be mashed over inside the
camera. Not a fun thing to have fixed. The USB connection may be more
fool
proof.

This seems excellent advice for people who are genuinely
"all fingers and thumbs." But most people are not. If someone
has been used to taking out the image cartridge to load contents
onto a PC five or 10 times a year (thus 10 or 20 reinsertions)
without damage, this suggests that up to age 70 the user
will be able to manage this again.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:06:15 -0400, "Don Phillipson"
wrote:

"Paul Randall" wrote in message
...

Plugging stuff into a camera is one of the major causes of camera damage.
Compact Flash cards have been known to go into some expensive Nikon
cameras
slightly askew, causing the grounding pin to be mashed over inside the
camera. Not a fun thing to have fixed. The USB connection may be more
fool
proof.

This seems excellent advice for people who are genuinely
"all fingers and thumbs." But most people are not. If someone
has been used to taking out the image cartridge to load contents
onto a PC five or 10 times a year (thus 10 or 20 reinsertions)
without damage, this suggests that up to age 70 the user
will be able to manage this again.


I'm over 70 (almost 72) and do it more that 10 times a year. I've
never had a problem.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:06:15 -0400, "Don Phillipson"
wrote:

"Paul Randall" wrote in message
...

Plugging stuff into a camera is one of the major causes of camera damage.
Compact Flash cards have been known to go into some expensive Nikon
cameras
slightly askew, causing the grounding pin to be mashed over inside the
camera. Not a fun thing to have fixed. The USB connection may be more
fool
proof.

This seems excellent advice for people who are genuinely
"all fingers and thumbs." But most people are not. If someone
has been used to taking out the image cartridge to load contents
onto a PC five or 10 times a year (thus 10 or 20 reinsertions)
without damage, this suggests that up to age 70 the user
will be able to manage this again.


I'm over 70 (almost 72) and do it more that 10 times a year. I've
never had a problem.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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In ,
Ken Blake, MVP typed on Sat, 19 Sep 2009 10:36:11 -0700:
On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:06:15 -0400, "Don Phillipson"
wrote:

"Paul Randall" wrote in message
...

Plugging stuff into a camera is one of the major causes of camera
damage. Compact Flash cards have been known to go into some
expensive Nikon cameras slightly askew, causing the grounding pin
to be mashed over inside the camera. Not a fun thing to have
fixed. The USB connection may be more fool proof.

This seems excellent advice for people who are genuinely
"all fingers and thumbs." But most people are not. If someone
has been used to taking out the image cartridge to load contents
onto a PC five or 10 times a year (thus 10 or 20 reinsertions)
without damage, this suggests that up to age 70 the user
will be able to manage this again.

I'm over 70 (almost 72) and do it more that 10 times a year. I've
never had a problem.

And you own one of those slightly skewed expensive Nikon cameras?

--
Bill
Windows 2000 SP4 (5.00.2195)
Asus EEE PC 701G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC

In ,
Ken Blake, MVP typed on Sat, 19 Sep 2009 10:36:11 -0700:
On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:06:15 -0400, "Don Phillipson"
wrote:

"Paul Randall" wrote in message
...

Plugging stuff into a camera is one of the major causes of camera
damage. Compact Flash cards have been known to go into some
expensive Nikon cameras slightly askew, causing the grounding pin
to be mashed over inside the camera. Not a fun thing to have
fixed. The USB connection may be more fool proof.

This seems excellent advice for people who are genuinely
"all fingers and thumbs." But most people are not. If someone
has been used to taking out the image cartridge to load contents
onto a PC five or 10 times a year (thus 10 or 20 reinsertions)
without damage, this suggests that up to age 70 the user
will be able to manage this again.

I'm over 70 (almost 72) and do it more that 10 times a year. I've
never had a problem.

And you own one of those slightly skewed expensive Nikon cameras?

--
Bill
Windows 2000 SP4 (5.00.2195)
Asus EEE PC 701G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC

On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:52:49 -0500, "BillW50" wrote:

In ,
Ken Blake, MVP typed on Sat, 19 Sep 2009 10:36:11 -0700:
On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:06:15 -0400, "Don Phillipson"
wrote:

"Paul Randall" wrote in message
...

Plugging stuff into a camera is one of the major causes of camera
damage. Compact Flash cards have been known to go into some
expensive Nikon cameras slightly askew, causing the grounding pin
to be mashed over inside the camera. Not a fun thing to have
fixed. The USB connection may be more fool proof.

This seems excellent advice for people who are genuinely
"all fingers and thumbs." But most people are not. If someone
has been used to taking out the image cartridge to load contents
onto a PC five or 10 times a year (thus 10 or 20 reinsertions)
without damage, this suggests that up to age 70 the user
will be able to manage this again.

I'm over 70 (almost 72) and do it more that 10 times a year. I've
never had a problem.

And you own one of those slightly skewed expensive Nikon cameras?


No. Sorry, I thought the comment was about digital cameras in general.


--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:52:49 -0500, "BillW50" wrote:

In ,
Ken Blake, MVP typed on Sat, 19 Sep 2009 10:36:11 -0700:
On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:06:15 -0400, "Don Phillipson"
wrote:

"Paul Randall" wrote in message
...

Plugging stuff into a camera is one of the major causes of camera
damage. Compact Flash cards have been known to go into some
expensive Nikon cameras slightly askew, causing the grounding pin
to be mashed over inside the camera. Not a fun thing to have
fixed. The USB connection may be more fool proof.

This seems excellent advice for people who are genuinely
"all fingers and thumbs." But most people are not. If someone
has been used to taking out the image cartridge to load contents
onto a PC five or 10 times a year (thus 10 or 20 reinsertions)
without damage, this suggests that up to age 70 the user
will be able to manage this again.

I'm over 70 (almost 72) and do it more that 10 times a year. I've
never had a problem.

And you own one of those slightly skewed expensive Nikon cameras?


No. Sorry, I thought the comment was about digital cameras in general.


--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:12:28 -0400, John Wolf
wrote:

Its been a while since I used a XP PC but my folks Kodak M340 wont connect
to the PC. A error message pops up saying "cant get device information." I
tried uninstalling the Kodak software and using the Windows XP camera
transfer app and then no error message pops up. I then re-installed
EasyShare 8.x and the error message popped up again. I thought maybe there
is a issue with the camera, however the camera works like a charm on my Mac
OSX Tiger based ibook G4. Other digital cameras connect just fine to the
Windows XP PC so not sure what the issue is. Perhaps Kodak designed the
camera so that it would require the use of their software in order to
download pictures, but if that was the case wonder why it worked on my Mac
using the Mac's default image and transfer app.

Thanks for the help.


John

PS-As a temporary solution we could buy a USB SD card reader, but ideally
this is not a good solution but as a backup.

Recently there was another message along this line , and it was some
trouble with EasyShare ; can`t remember the details .

I have removed and installed compact flash cards in my Nikon D70 quite a few
times, and I have not had a problem getting them to work in the camera. I
have removed and installed the SDHC card in my Nikon D90 several times
without incident. And, I am several years older than Ken.
Jim
"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
Ken Blake, MVP typed on Sat, 19 Sep 2009 10:36:11 -0700:
On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:06:15 -0400, "Don Phillipson"
wrote:

"Paul Randall" wrote in message
...

Plugging stuff into a camera is one of the major causes of camera
damage. Compact Flash cards have been known to go into some
expensive Nikon cameras slightly askew, causing the grounding pin
to be mashed over inside the camera. Not a fun thing to have
fixed. The USB connection may be more fool proof.

This seems excellent advice for people who are genuinely
"all fingers and thumbs." But most people are not. If someone
has been used to taking out the image cartridge to load contents
onto a PC five or 10 times a year (thus 10 or 20 reinsertions)
without damage, this suggests that up to age 70 the user
will be able to manage this again.

I'm over 70 (almost 72) and do it more that 10 times a year. I've
never had a problem.

And you own one of those slightly skewed expensive Nikon cameras?

--
Bill
Windows 2000 SP4 (5.00.2195)
Asus EEE PC 701G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC