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Anonymous
Hey /p/, I want to take pictures and upload them to my computer, but the hand-me-down camera I was given is old, so it doesn't have a usb port. It's digital, but just no usb. I was going to buy a new camera, but the quality isn't too bad on this camera, so I was hoping to just use it instead.

tl;dr, is there a usb device I can get to plug into a usb=less camera?
>> Anonymous
what kind of camera or what kind of connection does it have.
>> Anonymous
Okay, I know next to nothing about cameras, so I'll just type down what I see.

Kodak DC215 Zoom Digital Camera on the bottom of it.

Only three connections on it, one on the top just has two arrows.

"->
<-"

Middle port says DC IN.

And the bottom says VIDEO OUT.
>> Anonymous
it will be usb jus a small one if you cant read from camera get a card reader they cost nothing and are bulit in to alot of printers and new pc's
>> Anonymous
>>74519

So the camera IS usb compatible?
>> Anonymous
Okay well, thanks for your help.
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>74518
The one with the arrows is the transfer port. It's NOT a USB port, as some have said. It's a serial port. You'll probably have to get a special cable for it. Not sure how standard that is, but my old Kodak used the same sort of cable, so it's probably at least standard across Kodaks.

A much better plan would be to get a CompactFlash card and a CompactFlash card reader for it. You can get a cardreader for about $20 from any local store that carries any sort of electronics, or about $1+$19 shipping on the Intarwebs, so you're probably better off just buying locally.

You might already have a CompactFlash card in it. Cameras of that vintage usually had internal memory that you could use without a card, but using a card in it speeds things up *immensely*. The refractory period on my old Kodak dropped by half when I got my crappy little 32M card for it. So a CF card is a worthwhile investment. And if you ever move up to an SLR, you might be able to still use the card (all of Canon's SLRs use CompactFlash. Not sure about Nikon)
>> Anonymous
>>74532
>And if you ever move up to an SLR, you might be able to still use the card

That Kodak is older than the internets, so it probably doesn't support CF cards larger than a gigabyte, and anything smaller is so cheap that compatibility with better cameras is irrelevant.
>> Anonymous
>>74532

Okay, I just checked my card, and aside from it's ridiculously small limit, 4mb, it says compactflash very clearly all over it. So all I need is a reader, and I'm good to go?
>> Anonymous
>>74538
thats what i would do sorry for saying it was a usb when it actually connects to your pc with 2 empty been cans and a bit of string
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>74538
Sho'nuff.
>> Anonymous
>>74547

Kick ass man, thanks a lot. Cheers.