Re: trying to install bullseye for about 25th time.
On Thu 09 Jun 2022 at 03:31:30 (-0400), gene heskett wrote:
> On Thursday, 9 June 2022 00:34:28 EDT David Wright wrote:
> > On Wed 08 Jun 2022 at 14:04:44 (-0400), gene heskett wrote:
> > > On Wednesday, 8 June 2022 08:33:56 EDT rhkramer@gmail.com wrote:
> > > > Or exchange the memory card (if you have an appropriate card reader
> > > > for (one of) your computer(s))?
> > >
> > > I do. but dragging the card out of the camera's, all of them, is
> > > betting Murphy is on vacation, the power surges seem to like to
> > > trash the cards.
> > Turn the camera off first?
> >
> I don't think thats enough, Cannon, Nikon and Olympus (I have one of
> each) seem to power the card even when the mechanicals are turned off, so
> removing the battery first might be safe. All 3 have to be turned on
> before digikam can access them, but the card contacts are so buried I
> can't verify socket power. The Cannon is the only one that hasn't
> destroyed its original card and its usb socket is both fast and
> dependable, the usb socket is worn out on the other two. Its also the
> only one with a removable to recharge lithium battery. The other 2 have
> a quad of AA's in them. That remove to recharge is a pita, as the
> recharge takes 8 hours. And no one stocks that battery so you can have a
> ready spare. The cannon takes the best pix, but that rules it out for use
> by a wedding photog unless he's carrying a second, fully charged backup.
> Thats all immaterial to this though.
That's remarkable. Do the cameras have real on/off switches, or are
they just soft? That said, my mobiles have never given me problems
with removing their cards, even though their on/off switches are soft.
Cheers,
David.
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