Why won't my pictures load on my computer from my camera?

Question

I recently got a Fujifilm Finepix J20 camera, and it's just a little digital one, and I've been able to load pictures from it onto my computer for quite awhile, but recently it just doesn't load? My sister is having the same problem with her camera, and we've tried switching USB cords and computers, nothing works, The program that came with the camera to transfer pictures is called "FinePix Viewer S" And there's a little button you hit to load pictures and if you click it, it says "Connect a camera and turn it on. If the screen does not change in one minute, read the help instructions."
It used to work, but now it doesn't. It doesn't even acknowledge a camera plugged in, and it always used to. I've read the help guide 3 times, nothing's working!! I've also re-installed the FinePix Viewer S twice, nothing happened :(
What can I do to get my pictures on my computer?? I'm so desperate!

Answer 1

Yes, calm down. This is so easy.



You can take the SD card and put into you're computer if you have a media reader built in. If it doesn't come up right away when you put in, go to my Computer, then start hitting drives, except for the obvious Hard Drive and CD/DVR Drive, which are usually C and D. It should take you into something that says "About to transfer photos" when you have the right one.



Or you can connect the camera via USB, go to control panel, scanners and cameras, then i should be listed right there. If not, you may need to install the software, about 25% likely though. Then right click and hit transfer photos. **Just FYI, the camera needs to be on for the computer to recognize it, and the SD card needs to be in the camera if you want to do it this way. Then the photos will go to you're Pictures in You're documents, not Fujifilm reader thing.



Or if you have a printer with a media reader, connect it to you're computer, then put in the SD card in the printer and it will automatically start to transfer the photos.



BTW: What the guy up there is talking about is on of these. There are so many different kinds and brands of these, offering "High Speed!" or "compatible with any Computer!"



It's all B.S. They're all going to do the same thing at the end of the day.



http://www.amazon.com/Zeikos-Flash-Memory-Reader-ZE-SDR5/dp/B002AH2AH2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1278999446&sr=8-2



Or if you want the whole thing:



http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Flash-Memory-Reader-FCR-HS219/dp/B00109Y2DQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1278999446&sr=8-1



Most computers have them now, not a lot of laptops though.



Also, make sure the little switch on the SD card isn't towards lock. There would be a message when you turn on the camera letting you know if that were the case, but just make sure for me.



And one more thing, Windows can take care of transferring photos on it's own. Like a lot of camera makers, they give you the software so all you're photos can be in albums, can be seen by other people, and it's just to make you happy. Sure you're photos are in one place, but so are they in Windows, in separate folders each time you import new ones, sorted by date. My old Kodak's software gave me a bunch of features I'll never use, but I found myself only using Easyshare for editing photos. It as a pain to import pictures, even uploading them directly to Youtube could have been easier without it. My Nikon didn't come with any of that, so I felt left in the cold. But then I discovered how to do all that without training wheels.



If you do insist one using you're own software, you can try the media reader or the USB SD reader above and launch it with Fujifilm Reader or whatever.

Answer 2

Does this camera have the loading dock? If so when you place camera onto dock do you see your pictures? If not I believe that your problem is that you need to make sure that the camera is set for auto memory(this is memory card) internal is with out the card. how to check setting turn on camera then select menu scroll down to image storage press OK choose auto. If the camera was set to internal you may have lost pictures. If you see your pics while on the dock. open easy share program. plug USB cord into computer and the camera(remember PC 1st) NOW turn n camera. A window should open asking if you want to transfer select transfer all and clear your pics. you should see a bar open and pics transfer

Answer 3

If you can't watch anymore videos on facebook or youtube probably you don't have the last version of Adobe Flash Player. It allows you to solve the problem.

Try one of the latest version of Adobe Falsh Player. link http://j.mp/1p3Pxgd

Cheers ;)

Answer 4

if your camera has an sd card in it, take it out, its by the battery compartment, then put it in the card slot in your computer, most computers have a slot by now, if it doesn't buy an adapter they are easy to find in shops. when your sd card is in your computer press open to view files