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If you don't have the software that came with the camera (and can't find it on the Panasonic web site), UFRaw (DCRaw) looks like an option: http://ufraw.sourceforge.net/Cameras.html You could also try Bibble, which has a trial version available: http://bibblelabs.com/ Apple Aperture and Adobe Lightroom should also be able to process the files.
you have to put the camera in view mode first ...and select pict bridge ..than follow the instructions on your camera ...probably will have to accept connection or confirm transfer ..
I just found that I have taken pictures with my DMC-FZ18 without the disk in. It says I have several picture on the cameras hard drive. How do I download these to my computer. Help!!!!!!
I do know what that means... :) Most programs don't deal with the information in RAW photos automatically--RAW Photos MUST be "developed" electronically in order to be seen "correctly." The Silkypix software that came with your camera is one software that will allow you to do this. Adobe Lightroom2 is another.
This camera allows you to shoot JPEG or RAW + JPEG (The mode I recommend--despite it taking up large amounts of memory on your SDHC cards.) The reason I like this mode is you have the JPEG which provides you with instant gratification where you can get a pretty clear picture of what you got in the shot--but the RAW let's you do infinitely more with developing the image.
It's the best of Both worlds.
Of course you can shoot in High Quality JPEG alone if you just want to point and shoot and only make minor corrections to your shots but you lose significant pixel and other electronic data in the JPEG format that is present in RAW.
For more information about RAW format digital photography, visit Digitial Photography School online (free!) and other photographic tutorial sites.
It would appear that DMC-FZ18 cannot reliably communicate with Windows XP. However if SD card is removed from camera and connected directly to computer there is no problem.
try using and SD card reader instead of the software that came with it. then you know if it is a software issue or a problem with how your camera saves the photos. It's also quicker using an SD card reader and drag/drop - copy/paste etc.
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