1,
but most new ones are USB 2). If you use a USB hub to attach lots of USB devices to your
PC, that must also be USB 2. If any one of those parts is USB 1.1, your image transfers will
happen at the older 12 Mbps speed.
On the plus side, USB 2 is 100 percent compatible with USB 1.1??”so you can mix and
match gear, albeit if any piece of the puzzle is USB 1.1, all the data is transferred at the slower
USB 1.1 speed. So it??™ll never fail completely, but rather just move over to the slow lane.
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FIGURE 11-3 Belkin??™s powered USB hub is just one of many options for connecting more
USB gadgets to your computer??™s limited array of USB ports.
Transfer Your Camera??™s
Photos with USB
The transfer process is a piece of cake. Here??™s how to do it:
1. Connect the USB cable to your computer??™s USB port and to the camera. You needn??™t
turn off your computer to do this, even if you have to disconnect an existing USB
device to free up a port.
2. Turn on the camera and, if necessary, set it to its transfer mode. Connect the camera
to AC power if possible.
3. The computer should automatically recognize the camera and start the transfer
software. If you??™re using Windows Vista, for example, you??™ll ?¬? rst see the AutoPlay
dialog box.
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