topic EOS R7 Transferring pics to computer without Bluetooth in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

EOS R7 Transferring pics to computer without Bluetooth

LoveWeims — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 19:53:05 GMT

What hardware do I need to transfer my photos from the SD card to the computer sans bluetooth

EOS R7. I have searched the community and cannot find a specific answer to this specific question.

Re: EOS R7 Transferring pics to computer without Bluetooth

Tronhard — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 20:52:24 GMT

The simplest, fastest and most reliable method is to use an SD card reader attached to a computer.
The process is:
1. Turn off the camera and remove the card
2. Place the card into an SD card reader attached to your computer. The computer file manager should recognize it as a removeable drive
3. Go to the DCIM folder and use Ctrl+A to select all files, and Ctrl+C to copy them
4. Go to whatever folder you desire on your PC hard disc and press Ctrl+V to paste the files
5. Confirm all files have been copied
6. Right+Click on the icon for the SD card and select EJECT from the pop-up menu. The computer will break its connection with the card. If it cannot, it will generate a warning message. Don't remove the card until you have resolved this - usually an app needs to be closed, in very extreme cases a reboot.
7. Remove the card and return it to the camera
8. Using the camera's format command, format the card(s) clean.

This is the most reliable and fastest method of transferring files.

Re: EOS R7 Transferring pics to computer without Bluetooth

Aurora4233 — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 03:24:17 GMT

I use the USB-C port on the side, plug into the laptop, then 'import' into ACDSee. That import is set as my default when the camera is detected so it even saves me starting the software, I just rename the import folder and file naming template and away it goes. The other BONUS thing I like about this method is eventually the camera times out then it charges (or you can turn it off after the import and it'll start charging immediately).

As long as your computer, battery pack, USB charger supports USB "PD" (Power Delivery) it'll charge the R bodies. I've loved the fact that I'm not tied to pulling batteries out or having to have the specific chargers anymore. You MUST specifically have a PD rated charger but Anker etc makes plenty (cig adapters, sockets etc) and I've routinely charged in cars, buses, planes, boats, etc in between shoots to top off whatever battery I can.

I have an "Anker Portable Charger, USB-C Power Bank 20000mAh with 20W Power Delivery, 525 Power Bank" ($40 bucks on Amazon) that is wired into the camera when it's in the shoulder bag to tap off there as well.

I used to use Trevor's method with all of my older DSLR bodies but the speed directly off the R series cameras 'seems' like the same as my card reader now and with the charging included it's fantastic.

I know you were asking about getting pics off, not charging specifically, but when you can get a two-fer-one deal it's always worth thinking about.

~ Chris