The eject icon for my camera does not show up in Photos for Mac.

If it has no eject button and it doesn't mount on the desktop or in the Finder, then it's safe to just unplug it from the computer.

I'm not sure where in the sub-menu it isn't showing. If you are referring to not showing up choosing Import from File in the menu, it won't show from there unless the camera mounts in the Finder.

Yes that is what he said

If it has no eject button and it doesn't mount on the desktop or in the Finder, then it's safe to just unplug it from the computer.

For what ever reason this has changed for some devices and not for others - if the un-mount symbol is there use it then disconnect - if it is not do not use it and disconnect

LN

I have the same issue with a Nikon D750. The eject button appears for my Nikon D40, Canon S100 and A700 but not the 750.

I would relaunch the Finder first:

CTL+ALT click the Finder and choose "relaunch".

Then see if it is in the Finder or not.

Lex

If it is a problem with just disconnecting, then you would get a warning when you unplug the device saying that it was not properly ejected. If you get a warning like this and there is no eject button to disconnect, then you would need to send apple feedback.

If appears in the Finder under devices, then it will appear with an eject button in Photos. If it doesn't appear in the Finder under devices, then it will not have an eject button and should be safe to unplug to remove. Of course, you should enable devices to show in the sidebar or desktop under Finder preferences to see them.

Bottom line, if it gives no warning when disconnecting with no eject button, then it shouldn't cause any problems.

Still not sure about what menu you are referring to, but if the device doesn't show in the Finder under the device list, then it won't appear under any Import menu except from an application Import function. With Photos, select the device in the sidebar (or from the IMPORT button with sidebar hidden) to import photos.

That's my observations

ElenafromCH wrote:

This goes against all the advice I've read about dismounting a camera correctly from a computer so I find it pretty strange and worrying that the option does not exist.

It exists only if the camera (or other device) has a file system it allows the computer to access directly & mount just like any other storage device. That used to be common in the early days, when digital cameras were not very sophisticated. It is much less common now, in part because most cameras now protect their more complex file systems from being tampered with directly, since that can corrupt the data structures their file systems support.

For much the same reasons, many camera makers advise users not to reformat removable SD cards using anything other than the in-camera or a proprietary utility furnished with it: general purpose utilities like Disk Utility may not support recreating the appropriate file system or all the data structures in it the camera requires for proper operation.

jim47ex wrote:

I have the same issue with a Nikon D750. The eject button appears for my Nikon D40, Canon S100 and A700 but not the 750.

OK - Thanks for sharing

Use the eject button for the D40, the S100 and A700 but do not for the 750 - just disconnect it

LN

jim47ex wrote:

I have the same issue with a Nikon D750. The eject button appears for my Nikon D40, Canon S100 and A700 but not the 750.

I only checked the specs for a few of those models, but for instance those of the D40 say it supports the Mass Storage USB class, which would make its file system directly accessible if you have selected that interface mode on the camera. Similarly, the S100 specs say its storage format is compliant with "Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF (Version 1.1)," also known as DCF, which means its file system could be exposed to the OS (although it is probably write protected).

Regardless, the advice remains the same: if an eject button exists, use it; otherwise don't worry about it.

Thanks, That makes sense. The new D750 is most likely not making its file system available to the Max OS.

Thanks, I do not get the error message when I just turn the camera off, so I assume it is not going to cause any issues with the SD card. So far it has not.

It should be fine.