Samsung Ace GT-S5830i transfer of piccies

I have an old Samsung Ace GT-S5830i smart phone which I'd like to take the photographs off the SD card. The phone details are:
build is GINGERBREAD XXLK3. It is pretty much unmodified. When I connect it to my laptop I can't see the files, and get messages on my laptop indicating that the phone...

Samsung Ace GT-S5830i transfer of piccies