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Question: How do I download certain pictures from my camera!?
I want to download some pics from my camera but I already have some pics on there that I already downloaded so I want to only choose certain pics but when I download them it does them all from the very beginning!? How can I do this!? also my Video clips do not come out on the computer but I can see them on the camera when I preview them, why!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
You need a good work-flow process!.

Here is what the pros do

* at the end of a shoot, they copy all the image files from their memory card usually using a card reader and using their computers file manager to drag and drop the files to a file folder on the computer!.
* after they are safely on the computer, they format the memory card using the format feature on the camera
* all editing (sorting, deleting, etc!.) is done using the much larger monitor on the computer, so good decisions of what to trash and what to keep is easier!.

The method you are using is just asking to end up with a corrupted card !.!.!. losing all your images as a result!.

Some of the causes of card corruption are as follows:

?Continually shooting and deleting, shooting and deleting images when the card is full and trying to make more room!. Just buy a spare card!.
?Taking photos when camera batteries are nearly empty!.
?Using a memory card from one camera in a different camera without formatting it in the new camera first!.

Formatting a memory card

A new memory card should ALWAYS be formatted BEFORE use, in its parent camera!. Many users of P&S cameras experience card errors IF they have never formatted the card!. Formatting after each use cycle (shoot, copy to computer, format), you should never have card problems!.
Regularly format a memory card to help prevent it from becoming corrupted!. Formatting, also known as initializing, overwrites everything on a card including protected images, directories and camera data, and sets up new folders and data on the card!. To help ensure the integrity of the folders and data, it's important to format the card using your camera, not computer!Www@QuestionHome@Com

What you should do is safely store your pics to a hard drive (preferably on a USB back up hard drive too) then format the card IN CAMERA to clear it!.

Memory cards are not a secure way to store pictures (or anything else), neither is CD/DVD, sooner or later (usually sooner) they will fail, multiple hard drives is by far the safest storage!.

You could delete the images you already have in camera before you download, you could download them all then delete the unwanted ones from the file, some software allows you to select only those you want to download!.

ChrisWww@QuestionHome@Com