Problems transferring images to a CF Card

I have images on my computer, which I have made adjustments to.

I?m trying to transfer them to my CF card.

I?ve placed the CF card into my Coolpix 4300, and connected to the computer.

Computer recognizes it as an external drive (E).

This E drive has two folders, DCIM and MISC.

DCIM folder has subfolder named 100NIKON.

 

Which folder do I copy the images to?

I?ve tried copying them in a number of different places.

When I do this, it seems like a transfer is taking place, but when checked on

the camera, no images are available.

 

Also, when I try and paste an image onto the E drive, I receive the following

warning:

?Confirm Stream Loss?The file xyz.jpg has extra information that might be lost

if you continue copying. Information that might be lost includes: :Roxio EMC

Stream:$DATA.? Could this be causing a problem?

 

Any help would be appreciated.

 

Thanks

<p>Most digital cameras are very picky about the image format fo display and can only

handly images they wrote themselves (or that have been written by a camera with similar

processing). Why do you want to put the adjusted images back to the card?</p>

<p>Now onto the second issue: It looks as if you're using Roxio Easy Media Creator, which

stores its metadata not in the file itself but in a separate file stream associated with the

filename but invisible in Windows Explorer. Since the card's filesystem does not support

additional streams, this infomation cannot be copied to the card. <br/>According to <a

href="http://forums.support.roxio.com/index.php?showtopic=3329">this message on

the Roxio boards</a>, the information mainly consists of an unique identification number

to keep track of files, so I wouldn't worry about the data lost (but it never hurts to test

before doing this with important files).</p>

The files should go into the "100NIKON" folder. However, that won't help you much, since the camera will not "see" them because the files no longer are the original ones written by the camera. All digital cameras are very picky about the file format and the metadata it contains.

 

I lack imagination to understand why you would adjust images in your PC, then transfer them to the camera to be viewed there.

Put them on a rewritable Cd and take the disc to you processor.

 

Or send them to Mpix over the net with the free file transfer program. They come back by mail in three days and they are one of the best labs to ever process my pictures.

I agree with Bjorn in not understanding why you wish to put adjusted pictures back in to your camera or maybe I am not understanding your question. If you want to move the pictures somewhere else put them on a jump drive not back on to the cf card. Jump drives are cheap an easier.

That's not what compact flash cards are for. Try to avoid doing that.

 

It will be much more practical if you use a Pen Drive, CD-RW or DVD-RW

Thanks to all for input so far.

 

I transfer the images to the computer in order to reduce them in size and reorient them.

I then need to move them back to the CF card in order to show them in a DPD (digital photo display). The DPD has an input for CF cards.

What is this "DPD" - an integrated feature of the camera? If not, who cares what the camera sees as long as the final output is OK? I still don't understand why you are obsessed with returning the images to the camera. If the intention is to put the edited images onto a CF card, then the prudent move is using a CF card reader - firstly for copying the image files to your PC, secondly to transfer the processed images to the CF media. You save battery power as well. A single-format CF card reader with USB2 connection is only 20-30$.

I agree with Bjorn...Why are you using your camera to transfer pictures back onto the CF card? Wouldn't it make more sense to pick up a card reader, plug it into your USB port, and then use an extra CF card to transfer your pictures from the PC to the CF card. Card readers are very inexpensive and I'm sure you will find it more convenient. That's what I would do...good luck!

Thanks Bjorn and Carol.

I'll pick up a CF card reader, which should take care of the problem.

 

BTW, a "DPD" is a Digital Photo Display, which is basically a frame around an 6 x 8 LCD screen. Plug it in, attach a CF card, and you get a continuous slideshow.

 

Thanks again.

You haven't said whether the images actually appear on the DPD. I wouldn't be suprised if they don't show up on the camera but do show up on the DPD.

 

Either way, picking up a CF card reader, while more convenient, perhaps, isn't going to solve any of your problems. You already have the CF card showing up as an external USB drive while using your camera. It will be the exact same when using a CF card reader. Treat your camera like a CF card reader, just realize that files written (Word documents, Excel files, whatever - Including Images) won't show up on your camera's screen.