[Wylug-discuss] Digital Camera Compatibility

[Anne Wilson]

On Tuesday 29 March 2011 10:02:54 John Hodrien wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Mar 2011, Anne Wilson wrote:
> > On Tuesday 29 March 2011 08:55:36 Peter Nix wrote:
> >> If all else fails/surprises, don't you just withdraw the memory card and
> >> put it in the card reader?
> > 
> > In fact I prefer this method and use it all the time - the advantage
> > being that I can quite simply manage the files into the folders I want
> > by the quickest and simplest means - using my file manager.  Horses for
> > courses. You use whichever method best fits your working needs.
> 
> Which is easier entirely depends on your workflow IMO.  Plenty of digital
> cameras make a folder per 100 photos or similar, and some strip videos out
> to a different directory.  Handly all that with a gui file manager is a
> pain; handling it from the command line is manageable; handling it with
> other tools that go through a library means you don't have to care a jot
> how it's stored on the card.
> 
Personal preference is all, I agree.  It's precisely that black-box approach 
that most applications use that make me prefer the file manager approach.  It 
works for me.  Others will prefer different ways :-)

Anne
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