Templates can be added, removed, edited or reorders.

I made a template with my initials and my wife's initials. If you click the ellipsis you will get a list of templates that you can select for the template box. If you clIck on the question make, you will see the codes that you can use in the template box. I choose to replace the number signs with the numbers from the file name from the camera. I choose to rename starting with the initials of the photographer (mine are JWH) followed by 4 number signs '#'. The files can be renamed during the download process by clicking on the 'Rename File Names' radio button.

You can have subfolders made automatically inside of the destination folder categorized by year, month and day. If you need to create a new folder inside the the folder that is currently selected, click the 'Create' button, enter a name for the new folder and click 'OK' Click on the ellipsis and navigate to the appropriate folder. In the destination section, you need to choose a folder into which the downloaded photos will be stored. I much prefer FastStone when dealing with images, so I don't use this option. In both the source section and the destination section, you can choose to open Windows Explorer by clicking. My images are almost always of the same type and I always want to download all of my images so I don't check this option. The 'Use Filter' check box is checked when you want to download only images of a certain type, like jpg. Or click on the ellipsis and navigate to the location of the photos to be downloaded. In the Source Section you can find the device from which the photos are to be downloaded by clicking on the drop down menu.Īnd clicking on the drive where you memory card is or you camera. If you choose to download directly from your camera be aware that the camera’s device driver must be installed on your computer (not the camera’s other software, just the device driver).Ĭlick on the 'Download Photos' icon. You can connect your camera directly to a USB port of your computer using a wire like this:īut I recommend you get an inexpensive card reader like the one below because they are generally faster and easier than having to connect your camera each time. Imaging Tips: FastStone Download Photos Button

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