How to Send Pictures from Your Digital Camera to Your Camera Phone

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Last Updated: April 20, 2024 Fact Checked

Sometimes it can be really handy to be able to show someone a picture that's on your digital camera, without having to carry it around everywhere. A good solution is to transfer the pictures onto your cell phone, then you'll have your pictures wherever you go with your cell phone!

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This can be quickly, and easily done by using a cable to connect your digital camera and your computer. You should find the cable comes with the pack in the box that you get your digital camera in.
If you don't resize it before transferring it, and the image is distorted, stretched, too small or otherwise not up to standard, then you can always go back and try again.

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To transfer your photos:
- If your phone has a USB/phone cable: then you can use it to connect your phone to your computer (via USB port) to transfer the pictures. Your phone should come up on your computer as a new device, and in My Computer should appear as a new drive. You can simply click and drag items into the drive which should then appear on your phone. If not, you may need to see about a specific program provided by the manufacturer of your phone.
- If your phone doesn't, and you want to use the e-mail/picture message method: then follow steps 3-4.
- If both your phone and your computer has Bluetooth: then follow steps 5-6.
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[For e-mail/picture message] Find the e-mail address you need to mail to. Providers treat cell numbers like an e-mail. Below are the most common used providers and the email you would send, that would arrive as a text message on the cell phone:
- Virgin Mobile: phonenumber@vmobl.com
- Cingular: phonenumber@cingularme.com
- Sprint: phonenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com
- Verizon: phonenumber@vzwpix.com
- Nextel: phonenumber@messaging.nextel.com
- AT&T: phonenumber@txt.att.net
You should have an option to save the photo as background or to store it on your phone etc.
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[For Bluetooth] Enable Bluetooth on your phone, if you haven't done so already. You'll need to pair your phone and your computer for this to work. Don't panic, it's easier than it sounds.
- You need to set up your computer to allow Bluetooth connections. This can be done through Control Panel. Double-click the Bluetooth icon and you should see a Bluetooth Devices window. Click the Options tab and make sure "Allow Bluetooth devices to find this computer" and "Allow Bluetooth devices to connect to this computer" are both checked.
- Go to the Devices tab and click the "Add" button. This will open the Add Bluetooth Device Wizard, and after verifying that your device is set up and ready to be found, it will search for your phone.
- Select your phone and click Next. You should now enter a passkey, for security reasons. Something simple will do, if you're not one for remembering numbers. For example, 0000 or 1212. Your phone should now prompt you to enter this passkey. Do so, and the pairing process will now be complete after Windows finishes the process.
If you don't already have it, or another program that deals with transfers, then download the latest version of Ringtone Media Studio. It supports the major cell phone models, and deals with transfers of different sizes over a Bluetooth connection. When you have installed and ran it, you'll see a list of files on your system which can be transferred. Find the pictures that you wish to transfer, and click the transfer button to copy them to your phone.

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If your camera has wireless or Wi-Fi capability, you can connect it to your home network. Ensure that your phone is also connected to the same network, and then you can easily transfer photos between the two devices wirelessly. On the other hand, if your camera doesn't have wireless capability, you can still transfer photos by first copying them to your computer. Once on your computer, upload the photos to a cloud storage service, such as Google Drive or Dropbox. Then, access the cloud storage app on your phone to download the photos onto your device. Alternatively, you can remove the SD card from your camera and insert it into your phone or into a card reader connected to your phone. This will then allow you to directly access the picture files stored on the SD card and transfer them to your phone's storage.

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Can I use an auxiliary cord to transfer videos from my camera to my phone?

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No; auxiliary cables are for video and sound only and will not work for data transfers.

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If your phone is too old, and doesn't have a computer/phone feature, then it may be a good idea to upgrade, and get a phone that does have this feature, in order to successfully transfer pictures from camera to phone. Unless you would like to use the Bluetooth or e-mail/picture message way.

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If you have a picture messaging plan it is usually free, otherwise you'll be paying for it on a per message basis. This can add up and cost quite a bit, so if you're on a budget, the e-mail/picture message way is not appropriate for you.

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You may need to install a specific program to transfer things from your computer to phone and vice versa. Be sure to install it from a CD that was provided when you first got your phone, or, if necessary, download from a safe and secure website. If not, you can use the program suggested in Step 6.

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Please be aware that the e-mail/picture message method may NOT work. If it doesn't, then it may be a good idea to attempt the USB/phone or the Bluetooth way. If none work or your phone is too old then it may be a good idea to buy a new phone - unless you are strapped for cash and/or can put up with your old one. If you aren't too bothered about having those pictures from your digital camera on your phone, then don't buy a new phone for the sake of it.

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