Import photos from camera

After updating to macOS Sequoia, the Photos app's import layout might look different. Here’s how to access the import feature:

1. Open Photos: Connect your camera or memory card to your iMac, then open the Photos app.
2. Go to the Sidebar: On the left sidebar, scroll down and look for the Devices section. Your camera or memory card should appear here.
3. Click Your Device: Select your device from the sidebar, and the import page should show up. If it doesn’t, try disconnecting and reconnecting your camera.

If you still don’t see it, restarting your iMac or checking Photos > Settings > General to ensure the “Import” option is enabled might help.

Additionally, Sequoia 15.1 released today so make sure to update that as well.

Do you want to import the photos from your iPhone to a folder location or directly into Apple's Photos? The Image Capture application will show the iPhone mounted in it provided there is a USB-C (or Lightning to USB-A or USB-fC) connection to the Mac; the phone is unlocked, and the Mac is confirmed as trusted on the phone. Then, you have a choice of a folder location, or Photos via the Image Capture Import To location selector.

The other advantage of using Image Capture is that images copied from the phone to a Finder location use the EXIF DateTimeOriginal date/time stamp for the image creation date, instead of the Finder asking the operating system to set the current System date/time stamp.