Downloading video clips from camera

[bemahan]

I have a Canon Ixus 70. Made a 5min video clip but for some reason it won't download on to computer. Plays alright on the TV and camera screen. Others download ok. Takes up most of 1GB memory card but don't want to delete as good clip of son's school show. Any ideas please? Thank you!

[gen2]

Have you tried putting the memory card into a card reader and then drag its icon across to your hard drive?

[bemahan]

Hi - thanks for reply. We haven' t got a card reader (Not sure what it is?) Just plug camera into tv or computer using cables. Are they expensive?

[gen2]

I always do my photo transfers using a card reader - it is faster in the long run. You can get card readers dedicated to just one type, or multi readers that take many types - useful if you have more than one type of camera or are intending to upgrade in the future. I have bought about 3 readers over the years - the last one (a multi-card reader) was �10 from Lidl supermarket. Known makes such as 'Belkin' or 'Lexar' shouldn't be much more than that (between 10 &20 pounds).

Try the options on this site:
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I have used 'Dabs' before and have found them reliable.

Your problems may be just the mere physical size of the file which your transfer software cannot handle. A card reader makes your computer see the card as another disc drive and reading it sholdn't be any problem.

[gen2]

Maybe I should have added:

A card reader is just a small plastic box that plugs into a USB port on your computer. It has slot(s) on the front. You remove the card from the camera and place it in the correct slot. You computer should immediately see it as a new drive. You don't need any extra software if your Operating System is more recent than Windows 98 (or Mac OS 8). If your computer can cope with memory Pen drives, it can handle card readers.

[bemahan]

Thank you! That sounds like a good solution.

[rojash]

Of course you already own a card reader, namely the camera. You should be able to simply plug the camera into your USB port, if any software starts to run automatically, just cancel it. Double click on My Computer, and you should see the camera listed as a removable drive. You can then copy the file in exactly the same way as you would if you were using any other card reader.

[bemahan]

Hello! I tried this (twice) but it came up with following message "The I/O operation has been aborted because of either a thread exit or an application request" which means nothing to me I'm afraid. Does it mean anything to you please? Thank you!

[rojash]

Just a guess but it may be that the cannon software is competing with the standard USB external drivestuff. If you installed any software with the camera, I would recommend that you uninstall it. The stuff that comes with most cameras (and with my IXUS - though this was some time ago) is usually a complete waste of space as it just provides yet another way of doing a job that can be done more easily without it.