Getting Canon SD300 to show up as drive...

[slick316]

How do I do this? I normally have my USB cable with me, so if I snap a few pics, I can just connect the USB cable to the camera and iPhoto will get all the photos off of it.
But I can't access the videos I take with iPhoto, is there a way for my camera to show up as a drive in OS X so I can copy the video file(s) off of it?

 

[typecase]

How do I do this? I normally have my USB cable with me, so if I snap a few pics, I can just connect the USB cable to the camera and iPhoto will get all the photos off of it.
But I can't access the videos I take with iPhoto, is there a way for my camera to show up as a drive in OS X so I can copy the video file(s) off of it?

There should be a way in the menus on the camera. My S400 has such an option in which I can change it from PTP to Mass storage mode. Once I switch it to mass storage mode, it looks like a usb drive (albeit a slow one). Hope this helps.

 

[khisayruou]

The SD300 doesn't have an option to mount like a usb device.
I'm using iPhoto 6.0.2, I have no problems getting the videos.
It imports just like it would photos.

 

[Applespider]

Use Image Capture instead. Select download some and you should be able to just choose the ones that are movies.

 

[slick316]

I'm not using the latest iPhoto, I have iLife 05 on my PB, maybe that's why the videos won't transfer with the photo's, I don't know.

I'll try the Image Capture instead, maybe that will work.

 

[jfgrissom]

almost 2011 and my SD300 is still working with iPhoto

How do I do this? I normally have my USB cable with me, so if I snap a few pics, I can just connect the USB cable to the camera and iPhoto will get all the photos off of it.
But I can't access the videos I take with iPhoto, is there a way for my camera to show up as a drive in OS X so I can copy the video file(s) off of it?

In the rare event that someone else has the same camera (SD300) and is still using it...

If the memory card is full on it... I found it takes a long time (5 to 10 minutes) for it to be usable for imports to iPhoto.

When the memory card is not full it only takes a few seconds...

So if you have it:
An SD300 is still working with iPhoto '09 (I'm about to upgrade to '11).


Thanks hope it helps someone.

=)

 

[slick316]

Wow, that was an old post.

I know I don't post that often, but it was fun to see an early in my mac days post. I can't believe I sounded so newb like, lol.

Working with a D80 now, no issues with iPhoto and Aperture, or my mac

BTW, thanks for the help