How do you transfer movie files from a Canon FS300 camcorder to my MacBook Pro?

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How do you transfer movie files from a Canon FS300 camcorder to my MacBook Pro?

How do you transfer movie files from a Canon FS300 camcorder to my MacBook Pro? I would hope there's an Apple free program for that, and also a file conversion free program to help do this simple task......

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 13.1

Posted on Jan 31, 2023 7:08 AM

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Gary Scotland

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Jan 31, 2023 2:42 PM in response to Vario3

This camera stores video files on a removable SD card inserted in the camera

Power the camera with the mains power adapter if available
Connect the camera to the Mac using the supplied USB Cable
Power the camera on and open a Finder window on the Mac
Click on the Camera entry in the side bar of the Finder at the bottom of the list under locations
Drag and drop the video files on to the desktop

If you have an external SD card reader, you could remove the SD card, place it in the reader and transfer the files, again using a finder window

This is my Canon camera showing a video file in Finder

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Feb 1, 2023 11:01 AM in response to Gary Scotland

The Camera in the "Locations" never showed up. I did however succeed by taking the SD card out and plugging it directly into my Mac. I found playable movies in there. Success!!! Thanks. Jeff

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How do you transfer movie files from a Canon FS300 camcorder to my MacBook Pro?

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