Inability to sync Canon Ixus 75 via Iphoto (does not appear on Desktop)

Hi,


I have the same problem with my Ixus 70, it used to work fine under 10.4.9 but since the upgrade to 10.4.10 my iMac or Macbook fails to detect the camera.

Tried going into Image Capture but that just says 'No Image Capture device connected'

Any help with this would be much appreciated.

2Ghz iMac Intel core 2 duo Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Folks

I've not yet seen a Canon camera that will appear on the desktop when connected to the Mac. It's a characteristic of the Brand, and no, I don't know why. If iPhoto and/or Image Capture are not seeing the camera, it's worth downloading and re-applying the 10.4.10 COMBO update from http://www.apple.com/support/downloads. This often sorts out this problem when it occurs.

However, I recommend using a USB card reader anyway. They're inexpensive and safer. Some folks have lost pictures when their camera powered down during transfer, and the card reader protects against this.

Regards

TD

Eric

Perhaps Apple can sort this out with the next update.

Not unless you tell them about it:

http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphoto.html

Regards

TD

Eric:

Have you tried a different cable? If you have another Mac or access to one (or even a darkside computer) check to see if the camera can be recognized. That will determine if the camera to computer cable is good.

I heartily second Terence's recommendation of using a card reader.

Do you Twango?

TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.