Simplify downloading photos from a digital camera.

Why is it so difficult to download photos taken with a non-Apple digital camera to Apple Photos? Is there a work around? It took my apple advisor 1.5 hours to enable me to accomplish this.

iMac 24″, macOS 15.4

Posted on May 14, 2025 5:25 AM

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Posted on May 14, 2025 7:18 AM

KiltedTim wrote: … You plug it in or plug the memory card into a connected card reader …

I think that pretty much sums it up! I prefer a card reader when a camera has removable memory. While I use Image Capture with stubborn cameras, with an SD card on a Mac, the pictures show in the Finder--you just drag 'em where you want 'em.

$5 on Amazon, for instance.

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May 14, 2025 7:18 AM in response to KiltedTim

KiltedTim wrote: … You plug it in or plug the memory card into a connected card reader …

I think that pretty much sums it up! I prefer a card reader when a camera has removable memory. While I use Image Capture with stubborn cameras, with an SD card on a Mac, the pictures show in the Finder--you just drag 'em where you want 'em.

$5 on Amazon, for instance.

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