I have a Canon EOS-300D, but i can't find any drivers for Mac OS X Leopard. Can anyone help?

Question

It's just really tedious to have to upload pictures to windows only to move all of them straight to my mac. Any suggestions?

PS i've tried most drivers sites and they're all of generally no help...

Answer 1

Hi

I've use a mac for many years I have a Pentax SLR if your canon has a sd card then use that to upload your photo to the mac via a card reader.  or if you can upgrade your system to OS 10.4 as i think that has a driver for all makes of digital cameras.

good luck in your quest.

Answer 2

The Canon 300D has been supported by Leopard ever since it first came out so you shouldn't need drivers for it.

A few things you can try.

1. Click once on the Desktop to bring Finder to the top, don't click on a file or folder. In Finder Preferences > General tab, choose Hard disks from Show these items on the Desktop: Does the cameras icon now appear on the Desktop?

2. When the camera is connected and turned on to review mode, launch Disk Utility from Applications > Utilities and see if the camera is listed on there. If it is choose it and click on the Mount button on top of the DU window. Does the camera icon appear on the Desktop?

3. Launch Image Capture from Applications and use it to import the image files to the hard drive.

4. Launch iPhoto and see if it recognizes the Canon when connected to the Mac. If it does, you can now import them to iPhoto.

5. Buy and use a USB memory card reader.

In Image Capture Preferences > General tab, you can choose what happens when a camera is connected to the Mac, open iPhoto, Preview, Image Capture or any other application you choose. Whatever you choose will apply to a USB memory card reader when one is connected to the Mac.

Answer 3

Your Mac should recognise your camera as a drive and mount it onto your desktop.

The camera will need to be turned on, its a lot easier to use a card reader.

IPhoto is the worst cataloguing program ever written (it creates copies all over the place), Adobe Bridge is far more capable.

Chris

Answer 4

You don't need a driver for the Mac.

Plug in either the camera or the card(using an external card reader) and let iPhoto download the pix automatically. If iPhoto isn't setup to do this automatically when it sees the camera, just launch it.  the pix will show up in iPhoto and you just click the Import All button.

Of course, you can also install the Canon software that came with the camera if you like.  But it isn't necessary.

Answer 5

I've used Macs since the early 90s, as well as loads of cameras and camcorders in the course of my work, and I've never had a problem of a Mac not seeing the image files in the manner you describe.

You don't need additional drivers or software at all so, as has been said above, just use a card reader if the camera isn't being recognised properly. As soon as you plug it in it should automatically kick iPhoto into action.