Transfer photos from Sony Xperia ZL to PC or Mac

It is essential to have the ability to transfer the lovely photos you have taken with your Sony Xperia ZL, to your computer or your Mac. Whether it’s just to save the photos or to retouch them, you’ll need to transfer them to the computer or the Mac. To transfer photos from your Sony Xperia ZL, there are many solutions that we will find out in this guide. We will first see how to transfer the photos of the Sony Xperia ZL in a basic way, that is to say with the USB cable. In the secondary step, we will find out the right way to transfer the photos with the Sony Xperia ZL SD memory card, if you own one. At last, we will see how to transfer the photos to your computer via applications that use the internet.transfer-photos-Sony-Xperia-ZL

Transfer photos from Sony Xperia ZL to PC or Mac with USB cable

Transfer pictures to a PC

To transfer photos from your Sony Xperia ZL to a computer, you can use the USB cable. Certainly, the cable you use to charge your mobile will allow you to transfer your photos. To achieve this, nothing is easier. First, connect your Sony Xperia ZL 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 ZL. When done, your computer will identify the mobile and you will then be able to access the mobile files by going to My Computer. You should find your mobile appearing 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 ZL are stored. You can then copy the images you wish to your computer.

Transfer photos to a MAC

In the same manner as for the PC, the 1st step is to connect the Sony Xperia ZL to the Mac via the USB cable. Then choose Multimedia Device or USB Storage in the notification bar of your Sony Xperia ZL. When done, you can open the Finder on your Mac and you should observe the Sony Xperia ZL 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 all !

Transfer photos from Sony Xperia ZL to PC or Mac with the SD memory card

Transferring photos from the Sony Xperia ZL to the memory card is a quite useful technique, but the latter requires 2 conditions. In order to apply this approach, you must first have a SD memory card on your Sony Xperia ZL. The second 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 technique is not the best for you. If perhaps you meet these 2 conditions, the transfer will be rather simple. In reality, you will 1st have to take the SD memory card out of your Sony Xperia ZL and slip it into your mac or your computer. 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 pics you need on the Mac or the PC.

Transfer photos with Dropbox or Google Drive

There are various applications that transfer photos from your Sony Xperia ZL directly to your computer through the internet. Among these applications, we find the most interesting and free are Dropbox and Google Drive. With these applications, you can synchronizing your photos and instantly find them on your PC or Mac. To achieve this, you need to download and install the app on your Sony Xperia ZL through the PlayStore. Once you have installed the app, you must make or sign in with your account. You may then choose the timings of the photos and screenshots of Sony Xperia ZL by going to the options. Once the synchronization is activated, you will have to download and install the same application on your PC or Mac. When this step is finished, you will have a folder on your PC or Mac where you can find all the pics that have been synchronized automatically. This is a solution that is really easy as the transfer of photos is carried out as you take them.