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Here's a good one for you, Richard.

My new little Canon camera has wifi built in so you can send your snaps
to your desktop or laptop computer, or to many off-site storage and
display sites. A number of newer cameras have this feature.

Well, I had no problems sending a few sample photos to my laptop, but
the connection between my camera and my desktop was sporadic and flaky.

I had wifi on both computers turned on. It suddenly occurred to me that
my desktop computer was also hardwired to my home network, so just for
grins, I unplugged the cable between the computer and my router.

WiFi problem went away.

Now, I have other devices that connect via wifi and they work properly
for communication whether my desktop is plugged in or not, so long as
wifi is on.

I'm still experimenting with this issue, but I think I have solved it.
But...why it exists, I cannot figure. I wonder if it is a DHCP issue.

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What PowerShot did you buy?
I think the S120 would be a nice pocket camera.

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On 2/7/14, 3:18 PM, True North wrote:
What PowerShot did you buy?
I think the S120 would be a nice pocket camera.


I got the G16 from part of the proceeds of selling off my DSLR and
lenses and stuff. It seems to be a nice little camera, fits in a pocket,
and the shots I've taken with it so far look good.

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On 2/7/2014 2:56 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
Here's a good one for you, Richard.

My new little Canon camera has wifi built in so you can send your snaps
to your desktop or laptop computer, or to many off-site storage and
display sites. A number of newer cameras have this feature.

Well, I had no problems sending a few sample photos to my laptop, but
the connection between my camera and my desktop was sporadic and flaky.

I had wifi on both computers turned on. It suddenly occurred to me that
my desktop computer was also hardwired to my home network, so just for
grins, I unplugged the cable between the computer and my router.

WiFi problem went away.

Now, I have other devices that connect via wifi and they work properly
for communication whether my desktop is plugged in or not, so long as
wifi is on.

I'm still experimenting with this issue, but I think I have solved it.
But...why it exists, I cannot figure. I wonder if it is a DHCP issue.


I was researching some color laser printers last night and saw a review
in which the new owner experienced somewhat of a similar problem.
The printer was detected via the home wi-fi network on his computer but
printing was sporadic. He ended up hard-wiring the printer to the
computer (USB) to get a printing job done, then tried the wi-fi network
connection again. He reported it now worked like a charm and has had no
difficulties since.

I am trying to find out why I can't download pictures or movies from an
SD card to my iPad. I bought the "camera kit" adapters for it ... one
is a USB to 30 pin (iPad) and the other is the SD card to 30 pin
connector that plugs into the iPad. I've followed all the directions,
made sure I have the pics in a folder called "DCMI", made sure they
have eight character names and the .jpg or .mp4 extension and I'll be
dipped if the iPad will read them. Keeps saying "No Photos to Import".
It knows something is plugged into the connector because it adds the
"import" icon which goes away when I unplug the SD card.

I've shut the thing down, rebooted, made sure the SD card type is
compatible, made sure the iPad is supposed to be able to read a 16Gb
card, .... tried everything I can think of or have read on the Apple
forums. I even put some pictures on a USB memory stick and used the
other USB adapter that came with the camera kit. Just won't work.

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On 2/7/2014 2:56 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
Here's a good one for you, Richard.

My new little Canon camera has wifi built in so you can send your snaps
to your desktop or laptop computer, or to many off-site storage and
display sites. A number of newer cameras have this feature.

Well, I had no problems sending a few sample photos to my laptop, but
the connection between my camera and my desktop was sporadic and flaky.

I had wifi on both computers turned on. It suddenly occurred to me that
my desktop computer was also hardwired to my home network, so just for
grins, I unplugged the cable between the computer and my router.

WiFi problem went away.

Now, I have other devices that connect via wifi and they work properly
for communication whether my desktop is plugged in or not, so long as
wifi is on.

I'm still experimenting with this issue, but I think I have solved it.
But...why it exists, I cannot figure. I wonder if it is a DHCP issue.

Wouldn't it be easier to take the card from the camera and plug it into
tour computer. You might try communicating with USB 3 if the camera has
it. Perhaps the cameras wifi is weak. Try moving the camera closer to
the router. NEXT

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The G16 is the latest in the line that my G10 came from.
I still have my G10 and the main reason I didn't stay with that practical size is that
I had gotten it into my head that I needed a larger sensor.

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"Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 2/7/2014 2:56 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
Here's a good one for you, Richard.

My new little Canon camera has wifi built in so you can send your snaps
to your desktop or laptop computer, or to many off-site storage and
display sites. A number of newer cameras have this feature.

Well, I had no problems sending a few sample photos to my laptop, but
the connection between my camera and my desktop was sporadic and flaky.

I had wifi on both computers turned on. It suddenly occurred to me that
my desktop computer was also hardwired to my home network, so just for
grins, I unplugged the cable between the computer and my router.

WiFi problem went away.

Now, I have other devices that connect via wifi and they work properly
for communication whether my desktop is plugged in or not, so long as
wifi is on.

I'm still experimenting with this issue, but I think I have solved it.
But...why it exists, I cannot figure. I wonder if it is a DHCP issue.


I was researching some color laser printers last night and saw a review
in which the new owner experienced somewhat of a similar problem.
The printer was detected via the home wi-fi network on his computer but
printing was sporadic. He ended up hard-wiring the printer to the
computer (USB) to get a printing job done, then tried the wi-fi network
connection again. He reported it now worked like a charm and has had no
difficulties since.

I am trying to find out why I can't download pictures or movies from an
SD card to my iPad. I bought the "camera kit" adapters for it ... one
is a USB to 30 pin (iPad) and the other is the SD card to 30 pin
connector that plugs into the iPad. I've followed all the directions,
made sure I have the pics in a folder called "DCMI", made sure they have
eight character names and the .jpg or .mp4 extension and I'll be dipped
if the iPad will read them. Keeps saying "No Photos to Import". It
knows something is plugged into the connector because it adds the
"import" icon which goes away when I unplug the SD card.

I've shut the thing down, rebooted, made sure the SD card type is
compatible, made sure the iPad is supposed to be able to read a 16Gb
card, .... tried everything I can think of or have read on the Apple
forums. I even put some pictures on a USB memory stick and used the
other USB adapter that came with the camera kit. Just won't work.

I have imported to my iPad with the camera kit. I think you can look at
the card with the ipad and find pictures then. I know I have loaded videos
from MIT open courseware to SD cards and can access them.

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On 2/7/2014 4:17 PM, Califbill wrote:
"Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 2/7/2014 2:56 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
Here's a good one for you, Richard.

My new little Canon camera has wifi built in so you can send your snaps
to your desktop or laptop computer, or to many off-site storage and
display sites. A number of newer cameras have this feature.

Well, I had no problems sending a few sample photos to my laptop, but
the connection between my camera and my desktop was sporadic and flaky.

I had wifi on both computers turned on. It suddenly occurred to me that
my desktop computer was also hardwired to my home network, so just for
grins, I unplugged the cable between the computer and my router.

WiFi problem went away.

Now, I have other devices that connect via wifi and they work properly
for communication whether my desktop is plugged in or not, so long as
wifi is on.

I'm still experimenting with this issue, but I think I have solved it.
But...why it exists, I cannot figure. I wonder if it is a DHCP issue.


I was researching some color laser printers last night and saw a review
in which the new owner experienced somewhat of a similar problem.
The printer was detected via the home wi-fi network on his computer but
printing was sporadic. He ended up hard-wiring the printer to the
computer (USB) to get a printing job done, then tried the wi-fi network
connection again. He reported it now worked like a charm and has had no
difficulties since.

I am trying to find out why I can't download pictures or movies from an
SD card to my iPad. I bought the "camera kit" adapters for it ... one
is a USB to 30 pin (iPad) and the other is the SD card to 30 pin
connector that plugs into the iPad. I've followed all the directions,
made sure I have the pics in a folder called "DCMI", made sure they have
eight character names and the .jpg or .mp4 extension and I'll be dipped
if the iPad will read them. Keeps saying "No Photos to Import". It
knows something is plugged into the connector because it adds the
"import" icon which goes away when I unplug the SD card.

I've shut the thing down, rebooted, made sure the SD card type is
compatible, made sure the iPad is supposed to be able to read a 16Gb
card, .... tried everything I can think of or have read on the Apple
forums. I even put some pictures on a USB memory stick and used the
other USB adapter that came with the camera kit. Just won't work.

I have imported to my iPad with the camera kit. I think you can look at
the card with the ipad and find pictures then. I know I have loaded videos
from MIT open courseware to SD cards and can access them.


I know it's supposed to work. It just doesn't on mine. Still trying to
figure out what the problem is.

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On 2/7/14, 4:13 PM, True North wrote:
The G16 is the latest in the line that my G10 came from.
I still have my G10 and the main reason I didn't stay with that practical size is that
I had gotten it into my head that I needed a larger sensor.


It really depends on what you do with your photos. I don't print photos
any larger than 8x10, and even if I enlarge reasonably, the photos from
a smaller sensor don't really fall apart.

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On Fri, 07 Feb 2014 14:56:39 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

Here's a good one for you, Richard.

My new little Canon camera has wifi built in so you can send your snaps
to your desktop or laptop computer, or to many off-site storage and
display sites. A number of newer cameras have this feature.

Well, I had no problems sending a few sample photos to my laptop, but
the connection between my camera and my desktop was sporadic and flaky.

I had wifi on both computers turned on. It suddenly occurred to me that
my desktop computer was also hardwired to my home network, so just for
grins, I unplugged the cable between the computer and my router.

WiFi problem went away.

Now, I have other devices that connect via wifi and they work properly
for communication whether my desktop is plugged in or not, so long as
wifi is on.

I'm still experimenting with this issue, but I think I have solved it.
But...why it exists, I cannot figure. I wonder if it is a DHCP issue.

How come your pictures show up on my television?