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 . . .

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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

emelvy wrote:

Canon's CameraWindow (at least the version I have, 6.0.0.6) supports
transfers from USB card readers.

Yes, but this is the opposite of what we're discussing here. The OP
wants to use his Canon camera with his iBook while installing the
absolute minimum Canon software, and we've already established that the
required minimum is nothing at all since Mac OS X already supports USB
card readers.

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emelvy wrote:
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.


That's great but no help whatsoever to the original poster.

Greg

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Revelries of dance and wine
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(Mike Rosenberg) writes:

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.

Actually, Canon cameras don't support this (at least mine doesn't).
However "Image Capture" will simply download the pictures.

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