HT203155: iPhoto: Troubleshooting Camera Connections

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professortiki
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Q: Sony camera not detected anymore after latest security update.

Camera is detected by iPhoto, but does not mount on the desktop screen. Photos can not be downloaded. Used to work fine until the last security update.

Mac Mini, Mac OS X (10.6.5), Mac Mini 3,1 • 2.53 GHz Intel Core Duo • 4 GB RAM 1067 MHz DDR3

Posted on Mar 22, 2015 3:21 AM

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Q: Sony camera not detected anymore after latest security update.

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  • by Terence Devlin,Helpful

    Terence Devlin Terence Devlin Mar 22, 2015 5:14 AM in response to professortiki
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    Mar 22, 2015 5:14 AM in response to professortiki

    Can you access the material with Image Capture (in the Applications Folder)? If so, get them off the card and then reformat the card with the camera.

  • by professortiki,

    professortiki professortiki Mar 22, 2015 9:12 AM in response to Terence Devlin
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    Mar 22, 2015 9:12 AM in response to Terence Devlin

    I don't have Image Capture. But I found another way: in the camera menu I found "USB connections". It was set to "MTP". I assume it must have been running with this setting on the computer before the security update, because I never changed that setting. I didn't even know it exists. Now I set it to "automatic", and that did the trick. Have no idea what technically happened though, but problem solved so far. Thanks for your idea anyway!

  • by LarryHN,Helpful

    LarryHN LarryHN Mar 22, 2015 9:15 AM in response to professortiki
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    Photos for Mac
    Mar 22, 2015 9:15 AM in response to professortiki

    Image capture is in your applications folder

     

    Glad you found the correct setting on your camera -

     

    LN

  • by professortiki,

    professortiki professortiki Mar 22, 2015 9:32 AM in response to LarryHN
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    Mar 22, 2015 9:32 AM in response to LarryHN

    Zapristi! Yeah, you're right. Had to google it though, since it comes with a *completely* different name in my German system: "Digitale Bilder". It's actually pretty cool. I may use it for downloading the images from my camera in the future instead of iPhoto. Thanks!

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Mar 22, 2015 9:41 AM in response to professortiki
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    Mar 22, 2015 9:41 AM in response to professortiki

    If you use iPhoto then iphoto is best - if you prefer not to use iPhoto then Image Capture is the way to go

     

    LN