It is crucial to be able to transfer the lovely photos you have taken with your Nokia Lumia 510, to your laptop or your Mac. Whether it’s just to conserve the pics or to retouch them, you’ll have to transfer them to the computer or the Mac. To copy photos from your Nokia Lumia 510, there are different alternatives that we will find out in this tuto. We will first of all see the right way to transfer the photos of the Nokia Lumia 510 in a common way, that is to say with the USB cable. In the secondary step, we will find out ways to transfer the photos with the Nokia Lumia 510 SD memory card, if you possess one. At last, we will see the right way to transfer the photos to your laptop via apps that use the internet.
Transfer photos from Nokia Lumia 510 to PC or Mac with USB cable
Transfer pictures to a PC
To copy pictures from your Nokia Lumia 510 to a laptop, you can use the USB cable. Truly, the cable you use to charge your mobile will enable you to transfer your pics. To do this, nothing is easier. First, join your Nokia Lumia 510 to your computer by plugging in the USB cable. You must then activate the Multimedia Device or USB storage option in the notification bar of your Nokia Lumia 510. When completed, your computer will identify the mobile and you will then have the ability to access the mobile files by going to My Computer. You should find your mobile appearing as a removable drive. All you have to do is open it and find the document named DCIM. It is in this directory that the photos of your Nokia Lumia 510 are stored. You can then copy the photos you want to your laptop.
Transfer photos to a MAC
In the same manner as for the COMPUTER, the 1st step is to connect the Nokia Lumia 510 to the Mac via the USB cable. Then select Multimedia Device or USB Storage in the notification bar of your Nokia Lumia 510. When completed, you can open the Finder on your Mac and you should observe the Nokia Lumia 510 appear in the list of devices on the left. All you have to do is locate the DCIM directory and transfer the photos to your Mac. Well, that’s all !
Transfer photos from Nokia Lumia 510 to PC or Mac with the SD memory card
Transferring photos from the Nokia Lumia 510 to the memory card is a fairly useful process, but the latter requires 2 conditions. In order to apply this procedure, you must first of all have a SD memory card on your Nokia Lumia 510. The secondary condition is that: your photos must be saved on it. So if your pics do not register by default on the mobile’s SD memory card, this solution is not the best for you. If you meet these 2 circumstances, the transfer will be rather straightforward. In reality, you will first have to take the SD memory card out of your Nokia Lumia 510 and slide it into your mac or your laptop. The SD memory card will appear in removable disks on PC and mobile devices on Mac. All you have to do is open the DCIM file on the memory card and copy the photos you prefer on the Mac or the PC.
Transfer photos with Dropbox or Google Drive
There are many apps that transfer photos from your Nokia Lumia 510 directly to your laptop via the internet. Among these apps, we find the most interesting and free are Dropbox and Google Drive. With these apps, you can synchronizing your photos and automatically find them on your COMPUTER or Mac. To do this, you need to download and install the application on your Nokia Lumia 510 through the PlayStore. Once you have installed the application, you must create or sign in with your account. You can then select the timings of the pics and screenshots of Nokia Lumia 510 by going to the settings. Once the synchronization is turned on, you will have to download and install the same software program on your PC or Mac. When this step is finished, you will have a folder on your COMPUTER or Mac where you can find all the photos that have been synchronized automatically. This is a technique that is particularly easy as the transfer of photos is carried out as you take them.
