Downloading from a Nikon P5100?
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From: Jonathan Sachs on 6 Jan 2010 23:18 Does anyone have suggestions on how to make this work? When I attach the camera to the computer, the camera appears to know that the computer is there; the LCD turns off and the power light flashes. The computer does not appear to know that the camera is there; there's no "new hardware" message and the camera doesn't appear as a disk. I found a troubleshooting guide on Nikon's web site, but it appears to be for an older camera. It talks about how to make sure the CF card is supported (the P5100 doesn't use CF) and it says to be sure the camera is in MSC USB mode, something I can't find on the camera's menu or in its manual.
From: ray on 6 Jan 2010 23:22 On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:18:16 -0800, Jonathan Sachs wrote: > Does anyone have suggestions on how to make this work? > > When I attach the camera to the computer, the camera appears to know > that the computer is there; the LCD turns off and the power light > flashes. The computer does not appear to know that the camera is there; > there's no "new hardware" message and the camera doesn't appear as a > disk. > > I found a troubleshooting guide on Nikon's web site, but it appears to > be for an older camera. It talks about how to make sure the CF card is > supported (the P5100 doesn't use CF) and it says to be sure the camera > is in MSC USB mode, something I can't find on the camera's menu or in > its manual. So get an inexpensive USB or firewire card reader. Using that will guarantee 'compatibility'. It will also save your batteries.
From: J�rgen Exner on 6 Jan 2010 23:28 Jonathan Sachs <081012(a)jhsachs.com> wrote: >Does anyone have suggestions on how to make this work? > >When I attach the camera to the computer, the camera appears to know >that the computer is there; the LCD turns off and the power light >flashes. The computer does not appear to know that the camera is >there; there's no "new hardware" message and the camera doesn't appear >as a disk. > >I found a troubleshooting guide on Nikon's web site, but it appears to >be for an older camera. It talks about how to make sure the CF card is >supported (the P5100 doesn't use CF) and it says to be sure the camera >is in MSC USB mode, something I can't find on the camera's menu or in >its manual. This question comes up fairly frequently. Answer 1: get a memory card reader. They are cheap (from ~10$ US) and make life so much easier. Answer 2: if you insist on hooking up the camera directly to the computer via those awkward USB-cables, then make sure that the camera is set to "mass storage device" or "mass storage class" or "Universal Mass Storage" or whatever it is called in your camera (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_mass_storage_device_class) jue
From: nospam on 6 Jan 2010 23:34 In article <tboak5hj4s4n0a1uqvab88jo6bb24rnikq(a)4ax.com>, J�rgen Exner <jurgenex(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > Answer 1: get a memory card reader. They are cheap (from ~10$ US) and > make life so much easier. that's the best solution > Answer 2: if you insist on hooking up the camera directly to the > computer via those awkward USB-cables, then make sure that the camera is > set to "mass storage device" or "mass storage class" or "Universal Mass > Storage" or whatever it is called in your camera (see nikon has stopped offering mass storage mode, at least in their slrs, and probably other models too.
From: Neil Harrington on 8 Jan 2010 20:31
"Jonathan Sachs" <081012(a)jhsachs.com> wrote in message news:dfnak51isui3ec44k8ia0fgmn9soemml0e(a)4ax.com... > Does anyone have suggestions on how to make this work? > > When I attach the camera to the computer, the camera appears to know > that the computer is there; the LCD turns off and the power light > flashes. The computer does not appear to know that the camera is > there; there's no "new hardware" message and the camera doesn't appear > as a disk. > > I found a troubleshooting guide on Nikon's web site, but it appears to > be for an older camera. It talks about how to make sure the CF card is > supported (the P5100 doesn't use CF) and it says to be sure the camera > is in MSC USB mode, something I can't find on the camera's menu or in > its manual. Right, that guide is apparently for some older model(s). No recent Nikon Coolpix uses CF. As others have mentioned, it's easiest just to use an inexpensive card reader. If you don't have one, you can connect the P5100 directly to the computer if you're using Windows XP SP2 or Vista, *and* you have installed the Nikon Transfer software that came with your P5100. If you're using Windows 2000 you'll have to use a card reader. This is explained on p. 77 of the P5100 User's Manual. If you've lost or mislaid the User's Manual you can download one from Nikon here: http://support.nikontech.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/14391 Darn nice little camera, I have one myself. |