This is happenign a lot lately! I plug in the camera I have always used...Nikon L110 - and iphoto doesn't see it! It has always worked before - what is going on?? This is serious as I need these photos!
iMac (24-inch Early 2009), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)
I had this problem and it was driving me nuts. I tried everything suggested in forums. Was at Office Depot today and lo and behold there was a card reader for $4.99 at the checkout so I got it.
WORKS LIKE A CHARM. I know it doesn't FIX the problem, but it is the easiest workaround ever. The kind I got is really cute and made by Ativa.
Good luck!
Anna
Get the photos off of it (use image capture in your applications folder, use a card reader, or if your camera mounts to the desktop drag them to disk) and then use the camera's format command to erase and reformat your memory card
LN
I just tried image capture and it won't see my camera either! Could it be a bad cable? this happened once before recently and I changed the camera's batteies and then it worked. I tired that this time and no luck. this is awful!
If I can get them into my ipad, then how would I get them from the ipad to my main computer? I am finding photostream does not really work.
Oh, this is really bad, my ipad is not seeing the camera either - it did just a few days ago. What now??
I've been having this problem too, with my Nikon D5200. It always used to mount and now it doesn't. Sometimes I remove the card and insert it into the iMac, which is handy but I don't like handling the card so much. I just tried quitting and relaunching iPhoto, with the cable remaining connected and the camera turned on. Sure enough, when iPhoto launches, the camera mounts right away.
Nope - that didn't work either. Only thing I havent tried is a new cable. I guess that is next.
Oh, sorry to hear that. I've been suspicious of my cable too. Certainly worth a try. Let us know how that goes.
Ok
Get the photos off of it (use image capture in your applications folder, use a card reader, or if your camera mounts to the desktop drag them to disk) and then use the camera's format command to erase and reformat your memory card
So once you get the photos off reformat the cars as recommended above
LN
No - image capture didn't work either.
Ok
Get the photos off of it (use image capture in your applications folder ,use a card reader, or if your camera mounts to the desktop drag them to disk) and then use the camera's format command to erase and reformat your memory card
So once you get the photos off reformat the card as recommended above several times
LN
Okay, so I'm completely on board with this whole conversation because this is incredibly strange and/or annoying.
I've been shooting via my travels around the world with a Canon Elph (780 IS) for YEARS. I actually have an affinity for this camera because it's been through **** and back with me (a LOT of travel), and it's always been stronger than my best inhibitions. I actually can't even see images on the screen/viewfinder after the amount of time I've had it because it's so incredibly scuffed up. The thing is, it's ALWAYS still taken great shots as a pocket-cam, but now...I plug it in, and NO program even recognizes that it's even attached. The camera itself goes into "connection mode" (that's just what I'm calling it and definitely not a "proper" term) and stops displaying whatever image was on the screen, but neither Image Capture or Iphoto even see it as being attached.
I've scoured the internet to find a solution for this...and this post is my last ditch effort. Not even Canon or Mac.com have solutions. Forgive my french ahead of time, but F*CK software making my AMAZINGLY USEFUL PIECE OF EQUIPMENT obsolete. I implore anyone reading this to offer up ANY kind of idea to what is happening. I'm not a clutz around a computer or tech, and this one has spurred me to post my very first blog post. Normally I just troll for all my answers.
Thanks ahead of time...
G
Are you sure software is making your camera obsolete? Are you sure it's not hardware damage? Why swear at us?
The camera itself goes into "connection mode" (that's just what I'm calling it and definitely not a "proper" term) and stops displaying whatever image was on the screen, but neither Image Capture or Iphoto even see it as being attached.
That looks like a hardware problem with your camera to me, like Terence Devlin suggested.
The camera could not be recognised for any of these reasons:
Have you tried to exchange any of these items or tried to use a card reader?
Do iPhoto or Image Capture recognise other cameras?
Apologies. I was obviously quite annoyed when I made that post. It wasn't meant to be personal.
No, on all accounts. There is ZERO wrong with any of the hardware. I just plugged the camera in to my mother's dinosaur of an HP and everything worked fine (although incredibly slow). She didn't have any of the necessary software for the Canon on her machine, it immediately sourced the correct software for the download, and transferred all of the photos without a hitch. Would you have another idea?
Iphoto and Image Capture both work fine with other peripherals. I use my flatbed scanner via Image Capture almost daily.
I'm sorry if that last post was taken as "swearing at" anyone in particular, but it's obvious this IS a software problem.
iphoto won't recognize my camera
