SD9 not working with SPP3

[Glory Road]

I hope someone can tell me how to get the SD9 working with SPP3. After installing SPP3, I connect the camera via usb with the computer.

Then XP finds a new device, and wants to install software for it. There it ends. There is nothing to be found for this new device (SD9), and so it is impossible for me to download the pictures from the camera to SPP3.

According to SIGMA, SPP3 works with the SD9 & SD10. But in the manual of SPP3 it says "Note: it is NOT POSSIBLE to connect SD9 and SD10 cameras". Now I have to download the pictures from the camera with SPP2.1 and then I can go on processing them in SPP3.

I have had email-contact about this with SIGMA USA, to see if they could provide me with an answer, but after 2 emails with questions from them, I never heard from them again. And SIGMA Netherlands could'nt help me either, but told me to try it this way. So if anyone can enlighten me, please do.
Yours sincerely,
Glory Road

 

[Richard Barrett]

I've only been able to connect my SD10 via usb to SPP 2.1 and and make it work once... to upload a 512 card took about 40 mins.... now I only use a card reader. If SPP 3 won't accept your SD 10... get a card reader and aviod unnessary steps.

 

[SandyF]

Plug a CF card reader into the USB port, take the CF card out of your SD9 (or SD10 or SD14) and put it in the card reader. On a Win PC, I just use Start/My computer to download, rather than a software program. I open the port with the card reader and download (copy) the photo files to the document folder where I want to keep them. Don't put more than about 1 GB of RAWs into one folder if using SPP3 at present.

There are other software programs in addition to SPPx which read the Sigma SDx RAW files. Some SD9/10/14 users are using various versions of Photoshop. I've been experimenting with Photoshop Elements version 5 (the US$84-99 'consumer' version of Photoshop) which supports the latest Adobe Camera Raw processor ACR4.1, which you can download free from the Adobe website if you have PSEv4 or higher (Mac version #s are different) or more advanced Photoshop software.
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[alisD]

i had the same observation with my SD10 with SPP3 on my PC via Firewire, so I'd transfer images using SPP2.1 then open them in SPP3 for editing.

on my mac the SD10 works fine with SPP2.2 but we'll see what happens when SPP3 for mac comes out, which should be about -3 months from now.

 

[Ed_S]

Glory Road,

One feature of my SD9 with which I was never satisfied was the speed even with Firewire of transfering images via the camera. It was agonizingly (for me) slow and I've totally avoided using it with the SD14 so far.

I bought a SanDisk card reader (another cheaper brand had pin/card alignment issues) and as others have suggested I pull the card from the camera and transfer via the card reader. Seems much more satisfactory to me. I know some (irrespective of camera brand) have a concern about repeatedly insereting/removing the card from the camera. Thus far I haven't experienced any problem with either camera and recall only one or a few posters on this forum mentioning card slot issues.

Regards,
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[Zone8]

Transfer your X3F images into a folder - far quicker to work that way (use you File Manager, e.g. if using Windoze, Explorer). This has been recommended here for the past 6 years as the best way to work.

Ensure your folders (you could identify using image numbers) only have about 80 images for a couple of reasons. One is to ensure SPP-whatever can work efficiently without overload and Two is to enable a sensible number to fit on a CD for backing up - several folder can of course then be backed up on to a DVD if you so prefer.
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[Pete Stavrakoglou]

Tranferring images from the camera to your computer using USB is not the way to do it. The transfer speed is slower than slow - it is agonizing. Get a card reader and connect that to your computer. When I first got my camera, I hadn't yet bought a card reader. I took about zix snapshots and tried to transfer them with the camera and USB connection. It took about an hour or so.
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[Phil Loughran]

Does anyone know how strong the pins on the SD9/10 card slot are?

The reason I ask is I have seen several cameras with bent pins, or pins that have come out because the card assembly wasn't designed for repeated removal of the card.

Don't misunderstand me, I realise the card slot is designed for adding and taking out of cards, its just some card slots are stronger than others. ( also SD vers CF for instance use different connections) If a product is fitted with firewire and USB, maybe this was the manufacturers prefered method of file transfer during the design stage.

 

[Chuck Lantz]

As others have mentioned, you really do need a card reader. A USB card reader is cheap and quick, and if you want super-fast downloads, get a Lexar Firewire card reader. You'll need a powered FireWire connection on your computer.

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[SandyF]

I've inserted and removed CF cards hundreds of times, probably thousands, on my SD10. No problems. I prefer to use 512MB or 1GB max cards, not larger, in case of card failure. Two different cards, major brands, it's happened; not the SD10, the cards. Of course I insert and remove carefully.

Re your comment about design, I believe the more likely explanation as to the instructions (and cords) for hooking cameras to computers is that card readers weren't as common way back when, in 2002 or earlier, at SD9 initial design stage.

BTW: My x530 though even came with a cute little SD card reader ;-) so the intention there was obviously to download through a card reader, which I do.

First thing I learned from this forum (Laurence), with my brand new SD10 after a trip, was to use a card reader. [Note recommended: Don't go on a major trip with a new camera.] I was showing off my new SD10 to George G. in San Francisco at a conference and to download a day's worth of photos directly SD10--> was taking the time of a conference meeting + dinner...
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[Pete Stavrakoglou]

I've not had a problem with bent pins. Judging by the speed of the USB connection, if this is by design then a very poor design it is. I doubt that the intent was to use this method rather than taking cards out of the camera. After all, while in the field there is a good amount of card removal and insertion going on.
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[light_reaction]

you need a card reader.
O.
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[gbainbridge]

As other have said, you need a card reader.

The SD14 connects to the omputer in a different way to the SD9 and SD10, even though they all use USB.

Consequently SPP 3.0 doesn't support the drivers needed to connect one of the earlier cameras.

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Thanks,
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[Ed_S]

Hi, Phil,

As I mentioned I can only recall anecdotally that I've seen few reports on the Sigmas and that I've not had the problem. But then I probably shoot at 10% the volume. Hopefully when the "new" wears off the camera I'll be more content to accumulate photos over a few days, but a good question. I think I'll post a thread.

Regards,
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