Need a list of compatible digital cameras

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1475

is a list of camera’s who’s RAW formats are understood by 10.5 and iPhoto and Aperture.

If you’re not shooting RAW, then any camera that shoots JPEG to standard media: SD, xD, Compact Flash etc. will work. Even if the camera won’t talk to the Mac you can pop the card into a USB Card Reader (always a better way to work.)

Regards

TD

I think any normal digital camera that gives you jpegs will work.

I can personally recommend the Canon powershot series; I've used a few of them with a few different versions of iPhoto and everything works great.

I need to find hardware/software that is Mac-compatible that will be able to read a SanDisk Media Card. Anybody have any suggestions? I've already bought one in which the software isn't compatible with Mac. The problem is, most I've seen in stores have a "mini-disc" that needs to be inserted to install the driver, but my IMac doesn't allow "mini-discs", just standard full-size CDs...

You're talking about a camera when you say hardware/software, right? Well, I can only tell you about my experience, but I dont' think you should have too much difficulty.

I recently bought a canon powershot SD1100IS. It's great. I used an SDHC card made by SanDisk, and I believe it is also compatible with the older SD cards (SDHC is the updated version of SD).

You really don't need any Canon software to run it on a mac, since it will work just fine with iPhoto on its own. You don't need a driver or anything. However, I did install Canon's Photostitch software for stitching together panoramas, because it works well for that. My camera came with a full size CD so I had no trouble installing it.

I really doubt you need extra software for most cameras. You should be able to get the photos on your computer using iPhoto or Image Capture. If somehow the camera itself isn't connecting well with the mac, try getting one of those little card readers that stick into your USB slot.

Can you paste a link to this

SanDisk Media Card

I’ve searched the SanDisk site and can find no mention of one.

Regards

TD

Thanks Tera. Actually, it isn't a camera, and I know this thread is about cameras and Iphoto, but this is the closest I've found to describe my problem. My wife has a cell phone that has a tiny SanDisc 2GB to store music/pictures, etc...My problem is trying to find a way to transfer files onto that from my Mac and vice-versa.
You mentioned getting a card reader that sticks into a USB slot, which is exactly what I did, but the problem lies in the fact that I need to install software that is compatible to a MAC to support this device. Every one of these pieces of hardware I've seen at local stores (Best Buy/Target) all have a "mini-CD" that must be inserted into the Mac to setup the driver for the hardware. My IMac does not accept "mini-CD's", only full-size CD's, so I'm stuck. Any suggestions?

Go to the SanDIsk website and ask them for a downloadable version...

Regards

TD

Ok, first off in general you can start a new thread where you describe your entire problem, so people know what you're asking about.

Second, San Disk is a company, not a media card format. But from your description, I'm guessing you'er talking about the miniSD cards that go into some cell phones. My boyfriend has one of those, and he also has an adapter that is shaped like a normal SD card and the mini card goes inside it, so then it works in any normal SD card slot or card reader.

If you already have a card reader that should work, you can stick with that. I'm suspicious of any card reader that needs a driver installed on a mac, because every one I've ever seen just works, but if it really does need a driver the best thing to do is contact San Disk, explain about the minidisk issue, and ask them for a download. Or, you can find someone with a computer that has a CD tray and try to copy the contents of the minidisk onto a normal disk or a USB stick or something like that. I don't know if that will work-- some companies protect their software from copying like that, and some don't. In my experience it does work with some software (especially free software) but not with the kind that has copy protections like asking for a serial number when you install it.

Any camera that uses JPEG format will work? (Again, I am NOT talking about this 'RAW', I don't even know what that means) And iPhoto will be compatible with them?

Any camera that shoots +jepg to removable media+ will be compatible. There are some very cheap kids cameras that shoot to internal memory that won’t work. But put it this way, stick to a major brand and you’ll have no problems.

I still need to know, though, *what about still cameras that shoot in HD*?

I know of no camera that “shoot in HD”, as this is a video format.

Regards

TD