Fujifilm Finepix f40fd- IR comunictaion?!

mostlycircles

Hi there!!
So i know im pretty crap with cameras...and this may seem obvious to most.. but how do i use th IR communication option on my camera to transfer pictures to my laptop?? I dont have the required usb yet (very hard to obtain) so thought this may be an alternative option??

melekalikimaka

you require an ir reciver to transfer images

or the cable


http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-Cable-for-Fuji-FinePix-F40fd-F31fd-F30fd-F20se-F470_W0QQitemZ260175307059QQcmdZViewItem

or a card reader
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=48459&criteria=card%20reader&doy=30m10

sunny2004

I have this camera, and it came with a USB cable ?

melekalikimaka

sunny2004 wrote: »

I have this camera, and it came with a USB cable ?

in a previous thread she said she dont have one no more :rolleyes:

mostlycircles

Its a long story...ut basically i'm cableless!! Do you know where i can get a new one, sunny?

How do i know if i have an IR receiver?? Ugh s confusing..:(

melekalikimaka

look for a piece of plastic on the side or back of the laptop, similar to the colour of the ir on mobile phones

mostlycircles

Yeah i already figure that...and i tried it too..it seems to want to connect but just before there is a connection established, it displays "connection error" on the camera screen. Do i have to set something on my computer so it will recognise it?? It does come up briefly on my laptop too...at the bottom of my screen on the right of my toolbar. But then disappears along with a weird noise!!!:eek:

melekalikimaka

interesting, post it over in computers maybe?

mostlycircles

Kk thanks Melekalikimaka will do!!

sunny2004

well I use a card reader, much more handy..

As for the cable its should be standard enough, have you tried any camera shops ?
and I never noticed an IR on the camera

mostlycircles

Humm...a card reader could be a plan so!!

Yeah i tried Fujifilm in Dundrum, Tallaght, Grafton St all the other camera stores in Dundrum...Conns Camera shop off grafton st..and various computer/electrics shops!!! SO frustrating!!:(

Yeah the IR seems cool...if only i could get it to connect. When you're viewing a pic in display mode, press the f-mode button and in the f-mode menu it should list IR-Communiction first, then slide show and print order!!

bernard0368

Any computer shop will have a USB cable as standard. Just dont ask for a fuji one. I use a spurious cable from PC world does the Job fine cost about €3.00.

whyulittle

I never found IR any good when using it between mobile/laptop. Very unstable in trying to keep the connection, and that would have been just transferring small stuff from the phone. Go with the USB, or even better, the card reader to save your battery.

sunny2004

mostlycircles wrote: »

Humm...a card reader could be a plan so!!

You wont regret the cardreader... its fast.. very fast..

Just buy a cheap one....

Fajitas!

Card readers are generally the best way to do it.