SD card reader, direction needed

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Hello forum - first post, but a friend told me to turn here to see if anyone could offer up some advice and if Ardunio could help with what I'm looking to do.

I am looking to take an SD card that goes into a point and shoot camera, extend it out of the camera using an SD ribbon card/extension cable (see attached) and then be able to somehow hook it up to my computer to be able to be read instantly. Where Ardunio fits into all this, I'm unsure.

I'm essentially looking for a way to connect my camera's memory card directly to my computer, while the card is still inside of the camera and then read files from it.

(A few notes: 1) there is no "camera control" software for this make and model of camera 2) I haven't seen a male/male SD ribbon card)

Is this feasible or possible with or without Arduino? Again, I am very, very new beginner to all this and any advice would be greatly appreciated and where to start.

Thanks,

Greg

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An Arduino board can read and write to a (micro)SD card, when a SD module is attached to an Arduino board.
A computer can also read and write to a (micro)SD card.
Therefor I don't see any advantage of using an Arduino board.

I think it is not possible what you want. What if the camera is reading/writing and the computer (or Arduino) wants to read or write at the same time. That is not possible.

You have to take the (micro)SD card out, and put it in a computer. That is what we all do. As far as I know, there is no shortcut.

Which brand and type is the camera ?

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Sony RX100.

I just need to be able to access the files "on the fly" without having to plug/unplug the memory card.

Thoughts?