Getting RAW images off the camera

[Chris of Arabia]

I've got a 350D that I need to get some RAW images off, but as I'm away from my normal PC (in Riyadh), this is proving tricky as I don't have the cameras original disk with me (in UK). Is there anything free out there that I can use? Canon downloads only allow me to upgrade if I have the disk.

 

[EOS_JD]

Easiest way is to buy a flash card card reader that plugs into your PC with a USB connection.

 

[Chris of Arabia]

I should have expanded a little. I need to get the files off and be able to convert them from RAW into JPG. Just thought there might be a utility out there that could perform the task at very low (no) cost.

 

[Alex_B]

I should have expanded a little. I need to get the files off and be able to convert them from RAW into JPG. Just thought there might be a utility out there that could perform the task at very low (no) cost.

many raw converters can be downloaded and are useable for a week or two before you have to purchase the licence. I tried some of them (like Bibble Pro and Breeze Browser) before deciding which one to purchase.

So as an intermediate solution you could just try this way...

 

[Chris of Arabia]

By some strange coincidence, that was the option I was considering next and your own results with Bibble Pro were what would have pointed me down that particular route. Now I need a CF card reader...

 

[Garbz]

You get what you pay for. Especially RAW converters. The quality varies. I don't think that the $199 for Adobe Lightroom or Nikon Capture NX's canon equivalent is too much to ask for what can be done with the software.

 

[forsmark]

I don't have a Canon, but maybe this will help you: http://www.photo-freeware.net/zoombrowser-ex.php

 

[ann]

go to the canon website , they have programs available for downloading that will do this converting for you.

also piscas2 will convert raw files and it is free.