It is important to have the ability to transfer the pretty photos you have taken with your Sony Xperia P, to your pc or your Mac. Whether it’s just to conserve the photos or to retouch them, you’ll want to transfer them to the computer or the Mac. To transfer photos from your Sony Xperia P, there are several possibilities that we will find out in this tuto. We will first discover the right way to transfer the photos of the Sony Xperia P in a classic way, in other words with the USB cable. In the further step, we will find out the right way to transfer the photos with the Sony Xperia P SD memory card, if you have one. At last, we will see the right way to transfer the photos to your pc via applications that use the internet.
Transfer photos from Sony Xperia P to PC or Mac with USB cable
Transfer pictures to a PC
To transfer pictures from your Sony Xperia P to a pc, you can use the USB cable. Truly, the cable you use to charge your mobile will let you to transfer your photos. To achieve this, nothing is simpler. First, connect your Sony Xperia P 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 Sony Xperia P. When completed, your computer will recognize the mobile and you will then be capable to access the mobile files by going to My Computer. You should see your mobile appearing as a removable drive. All you have to do is open it and find the directory named DCIM. It is in this directory that the photos of your Sony Xperia P are kept. You can then copy the images you want to your pc.
Transfer photos to a MAC
In the same manner as for the COMPUTER, the 1st step is to connect the Sony Xperia P to the Mac via the USB cable. Then select Multimedia Device or USB Storage in the notification bar of your Sony Xperia P. When completed, you can open the Finder on your Mac and you should discover the Sony Xperia P appear in the list of devices on the left. All you have to do is find the DCIM directory and transfer the photos to your Mac. Well, that’s it !
Transfer photos from Sony Xperia P to PC or Mac with the SD memory card
Transferring photos from the Sony Xperia P to the memory card is a quite simple procedure, but the latter requires 2 conditions. In order to stick to this procedure, you must first have a SD memory card on your Sony Xperia P. The secondary condition is that: your photos must be saved on it. So if your photos do not register by default on the mobile’s SD memory card, this solution is not the ideal for you. If you meet these 2 circumstances, the transfer will be very simple. In reality, you will first need to take the SD memory card out of your Sony Xperia P and slip it into your mac or your pc. 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 duplicate the photographs you need on the Mac or the PC.
Transfer photos with Dropbox or Google Drive
There are many applications that transfer photos from your Sony Xperia P right to your pc via the internet. Among these applications, we find the most interesting and free are Dropbox and Google Drive. With these applications, you can synchronize your photos and automatically find them on your COMPUTER or Mac. To achieve this, you have to download and install the application on your Sony Xperia P through the PlayStore. As soon you have installed the application, you must make or sign in with your account. You may then select the timings of the photos and screenshots of Sony Xperia P by going to the options. Once the synchronization is activated, you will have to download and install the same software on your PC or Mac. When this step is accomplished, 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 solution that is particularly convenient as the transfer of photos is done as you take them.
