underwater Photo Course :: (11) Digital Imaging :: Digital Basics :: Connecting to a computer
                                
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            Connecting Digital Cameras
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 It can be frustrating waiting for images to be transferred from your digital camera to your computer. Transfer technology is therefore important. 
There are a number of technologies employed.
 
Infrared
IEEE 1394 - a standard for high-speed serial devices. An infrared port on a computer can communicate with other devices without cables.
 
RS232
Early digital cameras used RS232 (serial) connections for transferring data to external devices (PC’s)
 
FireWire
  
                                 
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