Possible connect with computer with SD card at DVinfo.net

Taeho Lee · April 15th, 2007, 03:26 PM

A1 has the "external control" switch in the power dial. What is it for?
The reason why I ask this question is as follows:
I attempted to access the SD card in A1 through this switch from the computer.
The computer said I need a drive program to do so.
How can I have access from a computer to the SD card which is still installed in AI?
I have no SD card reader. Your advice would be appreciated.

Piotr Wozniacki · April 15th, 2007, 03:52 PM

You *NEED* a card reader to access your stills on the card. However, you can access the PRESET dir on the card when you have a piece of software from Canon, called Console 1.1 - you can control your A1 with it (and the switch position you mention is just for that). This software can also access (read/modify/store) the custom preset files on the card.

Taeho Lee · April 16th, 2007, 04:28 PM

Thank you very much for your explanation.

Alex Diaz · April 18th, 2007, 09:10 AM

Just to Clarify, it would be cheaper to buy a usb sd card reader than get console.

April 15th, 2007, 03:26 PM	#1
Taeho Lee Tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Paris, France Posts: 4	Possible connect with computer with SD card A1 has the "external control" switch in the power dial. What is it for? The reason why I ask this question is as follows: I attempted to access the SD card in A1 through this switch from the computer. The computer said I need a drive program to do so. How can I have access from a computer to the SD card which is still installed in AI? I have no SD card reader. Your advice would be appreciated.

April 15th, 2007, 03:52 PM	#2
Piotr Wozniacki Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Poland Posts: 4,086	You NEED a card reader to access your stills on the card. However, you can access the PRESET dir on the card when you have a piece of software from Canon, called Console 1.1 - you can control your A1 with it (and the switch position you mention is just for that). This software can also access (read/modify/store) the custom preset files on the card. __________________ Sony PXW-FS7 \| DaVinci Resolve Studio; Magix Vegas Pro; i7-5960X CPU; 64 GB RAM; 2x GTX 1080 8GB GPU; Decklink 4K Extreme 12G; 4x 3TB WD Black in RAID 0; 1TB M.2 NVMe cache drive

April 16th, 2007, 04:28 PM	#3
Taeho Lee Tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Paris, France Posts: 4	many thanks.... Thank you very much for your explanation.

April 18th, 2007, 09:10 AM	#4
Alex Diaz New Boot Join Date: May 2006 Location: Philly/NJ Posts: 18	Just to Clarify, it would be cheaper to buy a usb sd card reader than get console.