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Minimal software to download Canon PowerShot to Mac?
Can anyone say what's the minimal software needed to download photos
from a Canon PowerShot A710 to a Mac iBook running OS 10.3.9 via the USB cable? I really don't want to keep all, or in fact any, of the extensive suite of Canon software that comes with the camera on my Mac. I just want to download the images, in JPEG, not necessarily even RAW, format; and then deal with them with my own software. Thanks . . . |
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Minimal software to download Canon PowerShot to Mac?
AES wrote:
Can anyone say what's the minimal software needed to download photos from a Canon PowerShot A710 to a Mac iBook running OS 10.3.9 via the USB cable? I really don't want to keep all, or in fact any, of the extensive suite of Canon software that comes with the camera on my Mac. I just want to download the images, in JPEG, not necessarily even RAW, format; and then deal with them with my own software. In all likelihood, you already have all you need on the iBook, in the form of Image Capture and iPhoto. Just connect the camera, turn it on (and, with some cameras, this isn't even necessary), and iPhoto will launch automatically and ask if you want to import photos. -- http://designsbymike.biz/macconsultshop.shtml Mac-themed T-shirts http://designsbymike.biz/musings.shtml Mostly muckraking T-shirts http://designsbymike.biz/prius.shtml Prius shirts & bumper stickers http://cafepress.com/comedancing Ballroom dance-themed shirts & gift |
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Minimal software to download Canon PowerShot to Mac?
AES wrote:
Can anyone say what's the minimal software needed to download photos from a Canon PowerShot A710 to a Mac iBook running OS 10.3.9 via the USB cable? Easy, buy a card reader and use none of the Canon, or Apple, software. If the A710 does RAW then you can use one of the 3rd party RAW converters. Greg -- "All my time I spent in heaven Revelries of dance and wine Waking to the sound of laughter Up I'd rise and kiss the sky" - The Mekons |
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Minimal software to download Canon PowerShot to Mac?
G.T. wrote:
Easy, buy a card reader and use none of the Canon, or Apple, software. Even without a card reader, you can configure the Mac not to open iPhoto or any app when a camera is connected, and it'll just mount the card as an external volume. -- http://designsbymike.biz/macconsultshop.shtml Mac-themed T-shirts http://designsbymike.biz/musings.shtml Mostly muckraking T-shirts http://designsbymike.biz/prius.shtml Prius shirts & bumper stickers http://cafepress.com/comedancing Ballroom dance-themed shirts & gift |
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Minimal software to download Canon PowerShot to Mac?
Mike Rosenberg wrote:
G.T. wrote: Easy, buy a card reader and use none of the Canon, or Apple, software. Even without a card reader, you can configure the Mac not to open iPhoto or any app when a camera is connected, and it'll just mount the card as an external volume. Most Canons don't do USB mass storage. Greg -- "All my time I spent in heaven Revelries of dance and wine Waking to the sound of laughter Up I'd rise and kiss the sky" - The Mekons |
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Minimal software to download Canon PowerShot to Mac?
G.T. wrote:
Most Canons don't do USB mass storage. Ah, now I understand. And, of course, many of us prefer to use card readers anyway, for the convenience. Hmmm, we should find out if, by chance, the OP is using a printer or all-in-one unit that includes a card reader. -- http://designsbymike.biz/macconsultshop.shtml Mac-themed T-shirts http://designsbymike.biz/musings.shtml Mostly muckraking T-shirts http://designsbymike.biz/prius.shtml Prius shirts & bumper stickers http://cafepress.com/comedancing Ballroom dance-themed shirts & gift |
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Minimal software to download Canon PowerShot to Mac?
AES wrote: Can anyone say what's the minimal software needed to download photos from a Canon PowerShot A710 to a Mac iBook running OS 10.3.9 via the USB cable? I really don't want to keep all, or in fact any, of the extensive suite of Canon software that comes with the camera on my Mac. I just want to download the images, in JPEG, not necessarily even RAW, format; and then deal with them with my own software. Thanks . . . I have a Canon Powershot S80 and have installed on my iMac G5 all of Canon's software (from a CD labeled "Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk Ver. 26.0"). The Canon suite on my hard drive is contained in a folder called Canon Utilities, of size 179.8 MB. The suite consists of folders called CameraWindow (126.2 MB), ImageBrowser (44.7 MB), and PhotoStitch (8.9 MB). In addition, the installation placed on my hard disk ArcSoft's PhotoStudio in another folder, of size 19.5 MB. My hard drive is a 250 GB unit, so the total disk space occupied by all of these programs (just under 0.20 GB) is hardly significant. CameraWindow is for transferring photo files. I have never used PhotoStitch, but since it takes only 8.9 MB, there is very little disk space to be gained by deleting it. I don't know if CameraWindow requires the presence of ImageBrowser, but in any case I recommend that you keep ImageBrowser. I have found it to be extremely useful. It will show your photos (in small and enlarged views, singly or side-by-side in groups of two, three, or four) and will provide for printing or emailing them. ImageBrowser also shows the intensity histogram and all technical data about the camera settings for each photo, as well as the folders into which your photo files have been placed. By default these folders are named by the date the photos were taken, but you are free in ImageBrowser to rename the folders and the photos any way you please, and to reorganize your photos however you want to. In contrast, I have been thoroughly baffled by iPhoto the few times I have tried to use it and found it unwilling to rearrange photo files the way I wanted to have them organized. ArcSoft's PhotoStudio is an image-editing program. It is loaded by ImageBrowser if you ask to Edit a photo file. If you have Photoshop or Photoshop Elements, you may not need PhotoStudio, but I don't have them and so have tried PhotoStudio for a few editing jobs. It has given me excellent red-eye removal, more subtle and pleasing than some other programs with one-key red-eye removal commands. Again, if you delete PhotoStudio, you have saved less than 20 MB, which seems a bit foolish in case you might some day want to try it for editing jobs not well done by other programs. |
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Minimal software to download Canon PowerShot to Mac?
G.T. wrote: Mike Rosenberg wrote: Easy, buy a card reader and use none of the Canon, or Apple, software. Even without a card reader, you can configure the Mac not to open iPhoto or any app when a camera is connected, and it'll just mount the card as an external volume. Most Canons don't do USB mass storage. Greg Canon's CameraWindow (at least the version I have, 6.0.0.6) supports transfers from USB card readers. |
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Minimal software to download Canon PowerShot to Mac?
emelvy wrote:
I have a Canon Powershot S80 and have installed on my iMac G5 all of Canon's software (from a CD labeled "Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk Ver. 26.0")... None of this answers the OP's question, though. -- http://designsbymike.biz/macconsultshop.shtml Mac-themed T-shirts http://designsbymike.biz/musings.shtml Mostly muckraking T-shirts http://designsbymike.biz/prius.shtml Prius shirts & bumper stickers http://cafepress.com/comedancing Ballroom dance-themed shirts & gift |
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