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Connect camera to mac? {without iphoto}
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Use Image Capture. It's in your apps folder. Set it to open when a camera is attached. Or you could use a card reader. The card will mount on the desktop. Open it, find your photos and drag them to a new folder on your desktop.
Image Capture preferences "open image capture when a camera is connected. The next time you open iPhoto it will ask if you want it to open when a camera is connected hit No.
Menu Bar>Image Capture>Preferences? Should be there. Open Image Capture without the camera connected.
Sorry my bad. You are using Snow Leopard and I was giving you Leopard directions.
Connect your camera. Open Image Capture. Select the camera from Devices. From the connecting this <device> pop up menu chose Image Capture. If you don't see this choose show device settings from the button in the lower left hand corner.
This was found by using Image Capture Help Menu.
Connect your camera. Open Image Capture. Select the camera from Devices. From the connecting this <device> pop up menu chose Image Capture. If you don't see this choose show device settings from the button in the lower left hand corner.
This was found by using Image Capture Help Menu.
I have iPhoto auto-connect turned off.
I just wait a few seconds for my D300 to show up in Finder, drill down into it, and copy/paste the images where I want them.
Maybe your Canon doesn't have an "I'm a disk drive" mode, but if it does -- that's your easiest solution.
I just wait a few seconds for my D300 to show up in Finder, drill down into it, and copy/paste the images where I want them.
Maybe your Canon doesn't have an "I'm a disk drive" mode, but if it does -- that's your easiest solution.
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