Canon EOS 500D software & MacBook Air

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Canon EOS 500D software & MacBook Air

I've just got a Canon EOS 500D. I was going to simply connect it to my MacBook Air but there is a big sign with it suggesting I need to load the EOS Digital Solution disk for it to work properly.

I obviously don't have a cd drive so am not sure what to do. Am a bit of a novice.

MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.6.5)

Posted on Dec 26, 2010 12:56 PM

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Dec 26, 2010 2:59 PM in response to Barbafamiglia

You will find that your camera shows up in iPhoto without any additional software. You only need to use the Canon Software if you are interested in their applications. Simple picture transfer to your Mac does not require any of this software.

One example of something that might need the Canon software, depending on what else your system has loaded, is the handling of images in the RAW format. If you are working with JPG files, disregard.

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