I, too, have been connecting the camera directly to the computer for over 10 years. Once the battery did run low and I just got an error message. I corrected that and continued on. Besides, I never erase the pictures in the camera until they are successfully copied into the camera.
Roger----- Original Message ----- From: "Austin Franklin" <austin.franklin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 4:19 PM Subject: [rollei_list] Re: OT: My Computer Knows my DSLR!
Hi Doug,I never, ever connect the camera to the computer.I'm not sure why you think this is bad. I know you've explained that if it runs out of battery it could be a problem. But, the files on the camera areopen for read only. It's only when writing something that there can be a problem. So, if you are just copying the files from the camera to your computer there should be no problem. I've always connected my camera directly, and yet to ever have a problem, even when the camera runs out of power. Regards, Austin --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list
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