mortrogoff Posted October 27, 2007 Share #1 Posted October 27, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I am looking for the correct procedure to directly connect my M8 to a MAC Pro via the digital USB cable supplied with the camera. I have made the connection and the camera shows the USB legend on its monitor, but the computer shows no recognition that the camera is connected. Is additional software required? How is it done? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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techpan Posted October 27, 2007 Share #2 Posted October 27, 2007 You don't need to do anything else. The M8 autodetects in OSX. Launch aperature, lightroom or any other photo program and the image download screen will come up. The camera needs to be on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephengilbert Posted October 27, 2007 Share #3 Posted October 27, 2007 As I recall, the M8 does not appear as a drive on the Mac. The reason I don't recall is that (following the unanimous advice here) I never use the cable to download photos. The preferred method is to use a card reader, to avoid the possibility that use of the cable might have an adverse effect on the camera. I use a Sandisk Extreme reader; they cost about $20: Sandisk | Extreme USB 2.0 Card Reader | SDDRX3-3IN1R | B&H Photo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwelland Posted October 27, 2007 Share #4 Posted October 27, 2007 Use a card reader - it'll also save the wear and tear on the USB cover, connector and generally your sanity because it's much easier to use. It might have been more appealing an option if you could also charge the M8 via the port or without removing the baseplate. However, since you can't and you need to remove this to access the battery anyway, why not use it to access the card. If you do decide to use the direct cable connection, the camera is only seen by import applications like iPhoto, Aperture, Lightroom etc. There's an application in your /Applications directory called "Image Capture" that you can use to configure this connection. (Go to preferences and you can specify which application to launch when a camera is connected). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marquinius Posted October 27, 2007 Share #5 Posted October 27, 2007 I also read that download via direct cable is slower than via card reader ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdrmd Posted October 27, 2007 Share #6 Posted October 27, 2007 In my experience the firewire reader are considerably faster than the cable or USB readers. DR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_greco Posted October 27, 2007 Share #7 Posted October 27, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) The M8 will not directly mount as a volume, because it "correctly" connects to the Mac as a camera. Cameras are not visible in the finder but are detected by photo-software. If you only want to copy the images over to a folder, choose Image Capture (in German it is called "Digitale Bilder"). This comes preinstalled as part of OS X. Most camera manufacturers tell their cameras to behave as if they were volumes. So they get mounted in the finder. The M8 does not. It should not be a problem, though. El. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted October 27, 2007 Share #8 Posted October 27, 2007 On the DMR you have a choice whether you want to mount as a camera or a volume. I would second the advice re the card reader - always a better option. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevelap Posted October 27, 2007 Share #9 Posted October 27, 2007 I had the same issue when first using my M8 with my Mac Pro, quickly resolved by using Image Capture or launching iphoto. I would agree though that using a card reader is the best option. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerasdoc Posted October 28, 2007 Share #10 Posted October 28, 2007 I wholeheartedly agree that using a cardreader is the best option. If you are using a MacBook Pro, you can get a cardreader for the Express Card/34 slot. It's a very elegant solution. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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