iMac does not see Nikon D300 camera as drive in finder

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iMac does not see Nikon D300 camera as drive in finder

Please help. I bought this iMac for processing and printing my photography. In Windows 7 I can just plug my camera into the usb port and it sees the camera and the folder containing the photos I want to download onto the hard drive. I do the same thing on the iMac and I don't see the camera or folder anywhere. The LED on the camera flashes as if something is being read, but nothing pops up on the desktop or the finder window. What am I missing? Thanks for any help.

iMac 27", Mac OS X (10.6.7), Core i7, 12mb RAM

Posted on Mar 31, 2011 4:15 PM

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andyBall_uk

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Apr 1, 2011 5:21 AM in response to MacChris

Hi

the D300 won't show in Finder by default, only in photo import apps. you can change that on the camera.
press the MENU button, select the setup menu, and set the USB option to Mass Storage.

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babowa

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Mar 31, 2011 4:26 PM in response to MacChris

Have you checked your Finder Preferences (General tab) that external disks, etc are all checked to show on desktop? Also, have you checked your iPhoto Preferences to see what the setting is for "connecting camera opens..."? And, lastly, have you simply tried to use a card reader with your camera card? That is what I do; I simply want the card icon to show on my desktop; this method also saves the camera's batteries. Some camera brands do present a few problems (my Canon does) - the easy workaround is using a card reader.

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rkaufmann87

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Mar 31, 2011 4:36 PM in response to MacChris

I have to agree with Barbara the solution I use with my Nikon DSLR is a card reader. I found it much easier than plugging the camera directly into the computer. As you probably know your iMac has a SD card slot however your D300 uses Compact Flash media so your best bet is a card reader that either plugs into a USB port or your card reader.

Roger

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MacChris Author

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Apr 1, 2011 8:42 AM in response to andyBall_uk

Thanks for all the responses. I checked my finder settings and external disks is already checked. I'll try the camera setting suggested here when I get home from work. But I'll be looking for a card reader as suggested. that would be a much less cumbersome solution.

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babowa

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Apr 1, 2011 8:59 AM in response to MacChris

+But I'll be looking for a card reader as suggested. that would be a much less cumbersome solution+

It also saves the batteries as transferring photos is a major drain on them.

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