Digital Cameras
This document covers the basic use of digital still cameras
on Macintosh computers in the Student Computing Services computer labs. If
you are looking for information related to video cameras, see our documentation
on digital video storage options.
Please note that you must activate your Macintosh account before using
any of the computers in our labs or hublets.
Mac OS X will recognize most digital cameras as soon as they
are connected and will automatically open iPhoto,
Apple's digital photo editing and organization program. This application is
great if you want to download all your pictures at once and edit and organize
them within iPhoto. However, be aware that high quality digital photos can
quickly consume all the storage
space on your account.
The current version of iPhoto will allow users to select
only those pictures they wish to download. We recommend this method of downloading
photos to avoid running out of space.
To delete photos from your iPhoto library, select them, hit
the Delete key, and then choose Empty Trash from the iPhoto menu at the top
of the screen. For assistance, ask a helpdesk consultant.
You can configure iPhoto's Preferences to automatically open
Photoshop (or any other editing application) when you want to edit your photos.
You can also export individual photos if you need to directly access or copy
the image's file.
Users who want to select and download only specific images
for use outside of iPhoto may find the Image Capture application to be preferable.
This program allows you to see thumbnails of all the images on your camera
and lets you select only the ones you want to download. You also can specify
which folder you want the images saved in. If you plan to edit your photos
only in Adobe Photoshop, this is probably the best way to download them from
your camera. Image Capture is located in the Applications folder on the Macintosh
HD.
You can choose which application (or no application) should
open by default when the camera is connected via the Preferences panel in Image
Capture.