Quote Originally Posted by William View Post
I just download from the camera to Pooter, Have'nt had a problem in 7 yrs or so of Digital Photography , I personnaly dont like removing and replacing the Memory card in case of bent pins etc , I reformat after every download , in my case that is daily
I think it's six of one, half a dozen of the other. SDCards don't really have pins to bend, and I do worry about how loose mini USB connectors can get after a lot of use - not that I have ever had one fail, and also continual operation of the rubber flap on the camera that covers the usb connector.

Speed is definitely slower from the camera - and also, a small deficiency in the driver also prevents previewing thumbnails in Digikam when connected via the camera (in my situation - linux etc).