There are a few options for transferring pictures. You can use:
- the USB cable that came with your camera
- a memory card that contains your pictures
For a computer with WINDOWS Operating System:
NOTE: Because of the type of user interface for WINDOWS 8 OS, you can follow the prompts when you connect your camera's USB cable or insert a memory card in the instructions below. Instructions specific to WINDOWS 8 OS are not provided here.
- Make sure the power to your camera is off.
- Do oneof the following:
- Connect your camera to the computer using the USB cable that came with your camera, then turn on the power to your camera.
- Remove the memory card from the camera and insert it into a memory card reader (either built in to the computer or externally connected to the computer).
- When a dialog box appears:
- For WINDOWS XP OS, click Microsoft Scanner and Camera Wizard, click OK, then follow the prompts.
- For WINDOWS VISTA OS, click Import pictures, then follow the prompts.
- For WINDOWS 7 OS, click Import pictures and videos using Windows, then follow the prompts.
- If a dialog box does not appear, you can import your pictures and videos to your computer using WINDOWS Explorer:
- Click My Computer (or Start > My Computer) to start WINDOWS Explorer.
- Right-click either your digital camera or the memory card, then follow the prompts to import your pictures.
For a computer with MAC OS:
- Make sure the power to your camera is off.
- Do oneof the following:
- Connect your camera to the computer using the USB cable that came with your camera, then turn on the power to your camera.
- Remove the memory card from the camera and insert it into a memory card reader (either built in to the computer or externally connected to the computer).
- Open iPhoto from the dock or the Applications folder.
- Enter the "Roll Name" and "Description" for the pictures.
- Click Import.