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Harry Simpson · December 9th, 2010, 10:39 AM

I've been shooting and transfering files off the 5D Mk2 CFcard to the computer hard drive for many years now and it seems like for the last couple of months I'll start a transfer of MOV files from a full 16GIG card in the camera via the USB cable to the USB on the computer. It'll go for a little while and then stop with an error message saying that it lost connection with the camera. Whenever I connect the camera to the computer like that I always have to press the shutter button to get the computer to recognize the camera's usb connection and create the drive in Windows explorer. I then highlight all the MOVs on the card and drag to the target directory and the copying dialog opens and the progress bar starts its thing. then after a few minutes it stops and says lost connect to the files and no files are transfered.

I can baby it and copy one file at a time alright but that's not the workflow i want. If I use a card reader connected usb no problem but I don't always have a card reader handy.

Is there a workaround or setting that I'm missing that i can correct this behavior with?

TIA

Nigel Barker · December 10th, 2010, 01:40 AM

Use a card reader. The USB connection on the camera is slower than a USB CF reader. A Firewire800 card reader will be much faster than a USB2 card reader.

Harry Simpson · December 10th, 2010, 01:10 PM

Of course you are correct Nigel. Checking out Firewire800 cards and readers today. Any speed increase will help workflow. And apparently you've not had any problems with the firewire connected transfers right?

Bill Pryor · December 10th, 2010, 01:41 PM

I keep a card reader at my editing computer and another in my camera case for when I'm out of town with a laptop.

Wayne Avanson · December 16th, 2010, 03:37 PM

I Use the firewire 800 card reader and love it. It's pretty fast.

December 9th, 2010, 10:39 AM	#1
Harry Simpson Major Player Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Nashville, TN. Posts: 581	Camera to computer transfer stops I've been shooting and transfering files off the 5D Mk2 CFcard to the computer hard drive for many years now and it seems like for the last couple of months I'll start a transfer of MOV files from a full 16GIG card in the camera via the USB cable to the USB on the computer. It'll go for a little while and then stop with an error message saying that it lost connection with the camera. Whenever I connect the camera to the computer like that I always have to press the shutter button to get the computer to recognize the camera's usb connection and create the drive in Windows explorer. I then highlight all the MOVs on the card and drag to the target directory and the copying dialog opens and the progress bar starts its thing. then after a few minutes it stops and says lost connect to the files and no files are transfered. I can baby it and copy one file at a time alright but that's not the workflow i want. If I use a card reader connected usb no problem but I don't always have a card reader handy. Is there a workaround or setting that I'm missing that i can correct this behavior with? TIA __________________ Nashville TN using Canon 5D MK3, Canon 550D, RODE SVM mic, 70-200 f2.8L II IS, 24-105 f4L IS, 50 and 85 f/1.8, Vegas Pro 11, Zoom H4n, Blackbird, Lilliput Monitor, Lightroom Last edited by Harry Simpson; December 9th, 2010 at 03:40 PM. Reason: get a response

December 10th, 2010, 01:10 PM	#3
Harry Simpson Major Player Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Nashville, TN. Posts: 581	Of course you are correct Nigel. Checking out Firewire800 cards and readers today. Any speed increase will help workflow. And apparently you've not had any problems with the firewire connected transfers right? __________________ Nashville TN using Canon 5D MK3, Canon 550D, RODE SVM mic, 70-200 f2.8L II IS, 24-105 f4L IS, 50 and 85 f/1.8, Vegas Pro 11, Zoom H4n, Blackbird, Lilliput Monitor, Lightroom

December 16th, 2010, 03:37 PM	#5
Wayne Avanson Major Player Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lancashire UK Posts: 496	I Use the firewire 800 card reader and love it. It's pretty fast. __________________ Avey theactionhouse.com

December 10th, 2010, 01:40 AM	#2
Nigel Barker Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Posts: 3,531	Use a card reader. The USB connection on the camera is slower than a USB CF reader. A Firewire800 card reader will be much faster than a USB2 card reader.

December 10th, 2010, 01:41 PM	#4
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	I keep a card reader at my editing computer and another in my camera case for when I'm out of town with a laptop.