DWT ... what kind of program for the Vivitar camera are you trying to load? I've had many cameras of time and never needed to load any software for them.
Unless it is for some special effects, why can't you just use a card reader that is plug and play, or a cable that is also plug and play?
Ari - I've had 3 cheap digital cams, ans each of them required me to download a program to operate with my PC (different ones each time).
Does not matter anyway, the new disk is for every camera Vivitar makes EXCEPT mine, while the old disk seems unable to open a single needed file to write to.
I think I'll just start drawing again.
In order to stay within the level of my technical expertise, I will use charcoal for lines and paints tinted with minreals and berry colors, on the inside wall of the nearest cave.
Oh, and they've all specified that the program must be loaded prior to plugging the camera into the PC.
Perhaps I should also dance naked, widdershins, around my computer desk with my head smeared in a paste made from old electronic devices, ground to a powder and mixed with honey.
And now I will go to gmail and send yet another request to Vivitar, but instead of asking for a disk, as I have been doing pretty much weekly for the last few months, I will ask about an address to which I can send the camera back.
Of course, in order to avoid parcel post charges, I will first completely flatten it with a large hammer so it fits into a regular-sized envelope.
DWT ... I can't tell what "model" Vivitar you're trying to download or connect to your computer, but I think perhaps you're trying to be "too rational" :D ... e.g., trying to use unnecessary software provided with the camera.
Good image processing software is available on the web for free or nearly so. Try FastStone Image Viewer for example ... there are others ... but Fastone actually does just about everything ... I use it for general editing myself before resorting to Photoshop & Kodak Plug-ins. It is Freeware with an optional cheap "donation" if you are happy.
Anyway back to your Vivitar ...what model is it? Most Vivitars come with a USB connection cable to connect camera to a PC with ME or XP or higher Op system...as plug and play / drag and drop, whatever. The cable is necessary to read built in memory, and most software, if provided by camera maker is "bloat" that you do not need. Most Vivitars I've found also use "Secure Digital" memory media chip in addition to their "built in memory." The SD chip is readable by most computers, plug and play, via a USB port device such as this one which is the one I use in fact. Handy, portable, foolproof.
Srsly ... if you still have problems with this e-mail me.
Oh, and they've all specified that the program must be loaded prior to plugging the camera into the PC.
Me thinks they lie! :-L
I've never downloaded any software from the camera maker, ever since the days of Sony's 3.5 inch CD memory. All "memory chips", as far as I know, are plug & play with Windows via a USB ported reader device.
I am talking about still photos here, video can be another matter that I know little about ... except than my Pansonic Lumix's and Sony's all take passable video clips and record same on memory chips ... which read plug & play also.
IMO ... The point of the video, made clear at the end, is that "government" has evolved to thinking of all of us a little children incapable of comprehension. Thus they presume breeders will breed more kidlets, who then will pay for the egregious spending to today with the rest of their lives.
Ari, back in March, we had a couple of ice storms, and the drive over the mountain was glorious to see.
I kept wishing I had a cheap digital camera I could just put into the glove bow (sans batteries of course) so when I saw the Vivitar V25 for sale, cheap, I thought it was a good choice.
That has been shown not to be the case, but. . .
Yeah, there is a download cable with it, and perhaps rather than light-duty blacksmithing, I will try to load the program you linked above.
I never had any thought that I could just download the pictures without Some kind of program.
DWT ... I don't use a program to download my photos, I use them to edit the photos after downloading. And I never use anything but the USB cable or the USB ported Secure Digital Chip reader I cited above for downloading ... using either Windows features or just copy and past to a folder under "My Pictures."
The Vivitar Vivicam V25 digital camera is an inexpensive camera with roughly cell phone resolution of 2.1 Megapixels that utilizes its own internal memory ... no removable chip to my knowledge.
You should be able to download and/or copy & paste using the USB cable alone directly in to Windows. It should show up as just another "removable drive" while plugged in ... open the drive, copy image files, then paste to your selected folder in Windows on your PC. No software is needed ... Windows should also show you your photos without assistance ... you need only added software for editing. Until you acquire a camera with a SD removable memory chip, you don't need the chip reader...even then the USB cable will still do the trick with the chip still in the camera.
I will try to download direct with this cam tomorrow.
It is a cheapy, indeed, with no removable card for storage of images, but I bought it for that very reason, to put it in my glovebox for 'Emergency Picture' use.
$46,000 is an underestimate by a factor of about ten.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Vikram. Think you can get the program for my Vivitar camera (supposedly fully compatible with Windows 7 Pro) to load correctly, too?
DWT ... what kind of program for the Vivitar camera are you trying to load? I've had many cameras of time and never needed to load any software for them.
ReplyDeleteUnless it is for some special effects, why can't you just use a card reader that is plug and play, or a cable that is also plug and play?
Fantastic video DWT!
ReplyDeleteI love Vikram, I wish he'd come to my house and tell me how to make my laptop work with my copier.
ReplyDeleteGreat find, Dances! Short, sweet and gets right to the point. I'll definitely pass this one on.
Ari - I've had 3 cheap digital cams, ans each of them required me to download a program to operate with my PC (different ones each time).
ReplyDeleteDoes not matter anyway, the new disk is for every camera Vivitar makes EXCEPT mine, while the old disk seems unable to open a single needed file to write to.
I think I'll just start drawing again.
In order to stay within the level of my technical expertise, I will use charcoal for lines and paints tinted with minreals and berry colors, on the inside wall of the nearest cave.
Oh, and they've all specified that the program must be loaded prior to plugging the camera into the PC.
ReplyDeletePerhaps I should also dance naked, widdershins, around my computer desk with my head smeared in a paste made from old electronic devices, ground to a powder and mixed with honey.
And now I will go to gmail and send yet another request to Vivitar, but instead of asking for a disk, as I have been doing pretty much weekly for the last few months, I will ask about an address to which I can send the camera back.
ReplyDeleteOf course, in order to avoid parcel post charges, I will first completely flatten it with a large hammer so it fits into a regular-sized envelope.
DWT ... I can't tell what "model" Vivitar you're trying to download or connect to your computer, but I think perhaps you're trying to be "too rational" :D ... e.g., trying to use unnecessary software provided with the camera.
ReplyDeleteGood image processing software is available on the web for free or nearly so. Try FastStone Image Viewer for example ... there are others ... but Fastone actually does just about everything ... I use it for general editing myself before resorting to Photoshop & Kodak Plug-ins. It is Freeware with an optional cheap "donation" if you are happy.
Anyway back to your Vivitar ...what model is it? Most Vivitars come with a USB connection cable to connect camera to a PC with ME or XP or higher Op system...as plug and play / drag and drop, whatever. The cable is necessary to read built in memory, and most software, if provided by camera maker is "bloat" that you do not need. Most Vivitars I've found also use "Secure Digital" memory media chip in addition to their "built in memory." The SD chip is readable by most computers, plug and play, via a USB port device such as this one which is the one I use in fact. Handy, portable, foolproof.
Srsly ... if you still have problems with this e-mail me.
Dances With Typos said...
ReplyDeleteOh, and they've all specified that the program must be loaded prior to plugging the camera into the PC.
Me thinks they lie! :-L
I've never downloaded any software from the camera maker, ever since the days of Sony's 3.5 inch CD memory. All "memory chips", as far as I know, are plug & play with Windows via a USB ported reader device.
I am talking about still photos here, video can be another matter that I know little about ... except than my Pansonic Lumix's and Sony's all take passable video clips and record same on memory chips ... which read plug & play also.
IMO ... The point of the video, made clear at the end, is that "government" has evolved to thinking of all of us a little children incapable of comprehension. Thus they presume breeders will breed more kidlets, who then will pay for the egregious spending to today with the rest of their lives.
ReplyDeleteCall it "Political Husbandry."
Ari, back in March, we had a couple of ice storms, and the drive over the mountain was glorious to see.
ReplyDeleteI kept wishing I had a cheap digital camera I could just put into the glove bow (sans batteries of course) so when I saw the Vivitar V25 for sale, cheap, I thought it was a good choice.
That has been shown not to be the case, but. . .
Yeah, there is a download cable with it, and perhaps rather than light-duty blacksmithing, I will try to load the program you linked above.
I never had any thought that I could just download the pictures without Some kind of program.
DWT ... I don't use a program to download my photos, I use them to edit the photos after downloading. And I never use anything but the USB cable or the USB ported Secure Digital Chip reader I cited above for downloading ... using either Windows features or just copy and past to a folder under "My Pictures."
ReplyDeleteThe Vivitar Vivicam V25 digital camera is an inexpensive camera with roughly cell phone resolution of 2.1 Megapixels that utilizes its own internal memory ... no removable chip to my knowledge.
You should be able to download and/or copy & paste using the USB cable alone directly in to Windows. It should show up as just another "removable drive" while plugged in ... open the drive, copy image files, then paste to your selected folder in Windows on your PC. No software is needed ... Windows should also show you your photos without assistance ... you need only added software for editing. Until you acquire a camera with a SD removable memory chip, you don't need the chip reader...even then the USB cable will still do the trick with the chip still in the camera.
DWT, if your camera needs a driver, your computer can probably find it anyway without loading software from the disk.
ReplyDeleteI will try to download direct with this cam tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteIt is a cheapy, indeed, with no removable card for storage of images, but I bought it for that very reason, to put it in my glovebox for 'Emergency Picture' use.