Digital Advent Calendar - Day 4

Day 4 of the Digital Advent Calendar and the tips are coming thick and fast.Today's tip is associated with downloading your digital images to your computer.  I thoroughly recommend you get yourself a digital card reader (pictured above).  The device connects to a USB port on your computer.  You then take the digital card out of your camera and use the appropriate  slot.  A window appears on your desktop allowing you to view/download images.The advantages of this method over the camera's USB cable is that the battery levels are maintained because you bypass the digital camera.  The camera's battery level is exactly the same as you left it.