iPhoto will not recognize camera

Check your camera settings, see if they have changed. It should be set to Mass Storage.

Also, try a USB Card Reader.

Regards

TD

Buy an USB card reader - mine was about $12.00 at Radio SHack

LN

Card format (not likely since two fail but possible)

camera setting

camera failure

USB cable failure (not likely since you have tried two)

Mac USB port failure

Something else

When your camera is plugged in and turned on what does system profiler show for the USB bus?

LN

Hi there...
I have the same problem. I have a Canon PowerShot SD880 IS. I'm using a ScanDisk SDHC 8BG card. When I plug in the camera and open iTunes, it's not recognized. I also have a card reader, but same thing - no joy. So I tested both the camera and my card reader with the memory card that came with the camera, a Canon SDC-32M... Works perfectly. When I plug the Canon card into the card reader, it shows up on the desk top instantly, and when it's in the camera, iPhoto recognizes the camera.

So I guess it's pretty obvious that the ScanDisk memory Card is shot, but just to be thorough, I tested both cards in my HP C6180 Printer. The HP recognizes the Canon card, but says there's a fault on the ScanDisk card - Bummer, I just came back from vacation and have 372 photos on that card, (which still works fine in the camera by the way - the camera is still able to record to the card).

Also, just FYI, I have been using my camera with this ScanDisk card and iTunes for months with now. I guess it just failed????

Cather

Welcome to the Apple user to user assistance forums

a couple of things

if you have photos you want download media recover - http://www.mediarecover.com/ - the trial version will tell you what it can recover - you have to purchase to actually recover the photos

After you get what you want off the card put it in your camera and use the camera format command to reformat the card - this may save it

The recommended workflow is to import your photos (card reader recommended - camera ok) and do not have iPhoto delete them - dismount your card and be sure iPhoto is happy with the photos and then use the camera to format the card deleting all photos and renewing the format each use

LN

I have a similar problem:
1) Camera is recognized by System Profiler
2) "No image capture device" from Image Capture
3) ImageCapture preferences select iPhoto
4) Camera works on PC
5) Reboot didn't work
6) PRAM reset didn't work (if I did it correctly)
So something between the driver level and the O/S appears hosed?
Thoughts?

Follow up:
7) tried different usb cables -no joy.
8) tried different memory cards - no joy.

I have the same problem with my Canon Powershot DS850 after recent update of IPhoto (ver. 7.1.5 iPhoto '08). Camera is recognized in system profiler. Iphoto recognizes card reader, and files names, but does not display photos from card reader. Photos can be imported to computer from Image Capture. Thinking this might be a problem with the update, I emailed Apple, but have not seen a new update.

I am also experiencing the same issues. I have been using iPhoto with my Canon Powershot SD750 for 2 years and iPhoto has all of sudden stopped recognizing my camera. I last download pics in late Set and now nothing. Camera is in System profiler, but not available from image capture. Any ideas from anyone???? This is just strange.

I'm having the exact same issue that oldman describes. I've never had any problems synching my camera to my Mac until recently. Assumed it had something to do with an update as well.

Also noticed I can no longer print as well. Starting to wonder if this is somehow tied to the same update or issue.

Same here. Updated and all of a sudden my camera (Canon Powershot SD870 IS) can't upload photos or be recognized, and my bonjour printer (Canon Pixma ip4200) connected to the USB of my airport extreme (n) won't print either.

The update is definitely seeming at fault here and seems to be wreaking havoc on Canon hardware. Grrr.

Having read Cather's post, I decided to try a new card. I formatted the card in the Canon Powershot 850 and took a couple of pictures. IPhoto recognized the camera. Both cards are SanDisk, though not identical. So there must be corruption on the old card, though so far it only causes a problem in iPhoto.

having same issue w/ Lumix DMC-TZ5 digital compact camera...worked fine for a while, now nada.... i'm using safari 4.0.3 on a 5 old eMac...iphoto wont recognize camera anymore...image capture doesnt see it but finder can see it...and system profiler doesnt seem to see it on any of the USB ports...i'm a non technical kinda guy so this has me baffled...i just wanna import some more pix like i did last month but my machine isnt cooperating...i did download some software upgrades per apples recommendation (dont ask me what they were however!)...any ideas appreciated but pls keep it simple...many thanx..