finepix camera

[rosyposy]

A friend of mine has a finepix camera, don't know which model but newish and quite a good one, 12 zoom if that is any help. She tells me that when she puts her pics on the computer they are automatically deleted from her memory card. Is this normal or is there anything she can do to keep them on the card? I have a Finepix F10 and they stay on my card until I delete them manually.

[Buenchico]

It sounds like your friend might be using some software which came with the camera to transfer her files. (Simply copying them to her PC in the usual way shouldn't delete them). She can either investigate the 'preferences' settings within that software or, far simpler, abandon it altogether.

All she needs to do is open a window displaying the contents of the folder (such as 'My Pictures' where she wants the pictures to go, ensuring that the window only takes up part of the screen. Then she should put the card into her PC's card reader and double-click on its icon until the image files are visible (so that she's now got the two windows side by side). Then, in the second window, select Edit>Select All and drag the files across into the first window. (If that still MOVES the files, rather than COPYING them, she can - after selecting all files- right click on any file and select 'Copy', then right-click in the other window and select 'Paste'. That will definitely leave the original pictures on the card).

Chris

[rosyposy]

My that was a quick reply, Chris. I doubt she has used any software, (she never does, or reads any instructions!!) hence my asking for her. I do know her pics go straight to Picasa, would that have anything to do with it? I will tell her what you suggested anyway. Thank you, rosy

[Buenchico]

Thanks for the reply.

Images are never 'in' any particular program. They're simply 'on' a PC, available to be accessed with any suitable program. If your friend perceives that her images are going straight to Picasa it suggests that she's using that program to transfer the files and (either because she's selected that option or simply because it's the way that the program works) using 'move' rather than 'copy' to transfer the files.

Chris

[rosyposy]

Thanks again Chris, helpful as always, rosy