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access the content of the sd card through a usb cable plugged into the camera as if it were a mobile

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stevet1 Senior Member • Posts: 1,300
Re: access the content of the sd card

dostoyevski wrote:

Is it possible to access the contents of the sd card via a usb cable plugged into the camera on a canon eos550D? I ask because I need to change the name of the photo as soon as I take it, and I can't go around removing and putting the card so many times to change the name. It would be something like with a mobile phone.

dostoyevski,

Your 550D has a USB port, but what is the other end of your USB cable going to be plugged into?

a computer? or a mobile phone?

You'll need some kind of transfer software. On a computer, you might look at EOS Utility. That's a Windows program.

If you want to download to a phone, you might look at Canon's Camera Connect.

If you want to change the name of the file and upload it back to your camera, you'll need to follow the camera's file structure and numbering protocol

Steve Thomas

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