It is important to be able to transfer the lovely photos you have taken with your Sony Xperia Z, to your laptop or your Mac. Whether it’s just to save the pics or to retouch them, you’ll want to transfer them to the computer or the Mac. To copy photos from your Sony Xperia Z, there are different solutions that we will see in this article. We will first of all see tips on how to transfer the photos of the Sony Xperia Z in a classic way, that is to say with the USB cable. In the further step, we will see methods to transfer the photos with the Sony Xperia Z SD memory card, if you have one. Finally, we will see tips on how to transfer the photos to your laptop via apps that use the internet.
Transfer photos from Sony Xperia Z to PC or Mac with USB cable
Transfer pictures to a PC
To copy photos from your Sony Xperia Z to a laptop, you can use the USB cable. Indeed, the cable you use to charge your cellphone will enable you to transfer your pics. To make this happen, nothing is easier. First, join your Sony Xperia Z to your computer by plugging in the USB cable. You must then simply activate the Multimedia Device or USB storage option in the notification bar of your Sony Xperia Z. When finished, your computer will identify the cellphone and you will then be capable to access the cellphone files by going to My Computer. You must observe your cellphone listed as a removable drive. All you need to do is open it and find the directory named DCIM. It is in this file that the photos of your Sony Xperia Z are kept. You can then copy the images you want to your laptop.
Transfer photos to a MAC
In the same way as for the COMPUTER, the first step is to connect the Sony Xperia Z to the Mac via the USB cable. Then select Multimedia Device or USB Storage in the notification bar of your Sony Xperia Z. When completed, you can open the Finder on your Mac and you should discover the Sony Xperia Z appear in the list of devices on the left. All you have to do is locate the DCIM file and transfer the photos to your Mac. Well, that’s it !
Transfer photos from Sony Xperia Z to PC or Mac with the SD memory card
Transferring photos from the Sony Xperia Z to the memory card is a fairly simple technique, but the latter necessitates 2 conditions. In order to apply this approach, you must first of all have a SD memory card on your Sony Xperia Z. The secondary condition is that: your photos must be saved on it. So if your pics do not register by default on the cellphone’s SD memory card, this methodology is not the ideal for you. In the event that you meet these 2 circumstances, the transfer will be rather basic. In reality, you will first need to take the SD memory card out of your Sony Xperia Z and slip 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 duplicate the photos you need on the Mac or the PC.
Transfer photos with Dropbox or Google Drive
There are many apps that transfer photos from your Sony Xperia Z straight 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 instantly find them on your COMPUTER or Mac. To make this happen, you must download and install the app on your Sony Xperia Z through the PlayStore. Once you have installed the app, you must create or sign in with your account. You may then select the timings of the pics and screenshots of Sony Xperia Z by going to the settings. Once the synchronization is triggered, you will have to download and install the same application 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 pics that have been synchronized automatically. This is a technique that is highly easy as the transfer of photos is carried out as you take them.
