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Why does camera close down when I plug USB cable to pc have replaced cable & batteries

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Whenever you connect your camera to PC it acts as a mass storage devise which make it inaccessible to camera. In theory you camera is ON but cant access the pictures stored on SD card. If your camera offers some internal memory then you can still access pics stored in internal memory.
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As soon as you connect a camera to a computer, the camera shuts down, because it only can act as a "dumb" memory stick.
Only more advanced camera's and special programs allow the camera to be connected and be monitored on a computer.
Nikon has Camera Control Pro 2 for its DSLRs. Only the software is over 100 dollars.

When you have installed Kodak Picture easy software, you can connect the camera to the computer and then after you switch on the camera, you can download the pictures from the camera to the PC.

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Your camera becomes a peripheral object which the computer should 'see' and prompt you for an action. If not, your camera will charge as it remains plugged into a USB port - the previous response covers most of this. Sciencewoman

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