Preferred method to move movies from camera to computer?

[shanedar]

Hey Mac Fans,

I got a nifty little Canon PowerShot A540 for Christmas. Thanks for the chatter here about that model. It pushed us that way.

A couple of days ago, I shot my first little movie with it, 15 seconds of my mother in law sledding down a hill on a tube then flipping over. Not great cinema, but fun. I use iPhoto to import photos to my powerbook, but am wondering about the best way to import movies. I could install the software from Canon, as I assume ImageCapture of something will pull in the movie. Is there another way? A preferable way?

Anyone else want to brag on their PowerShot? If you have one and don't like it, feel free to weigh in as well. In a week. Or two. Just don't pop my bubble before New Years.

Thanks,
Shane

[TheTominator]

I thought that the newest version of iPhoto loads in digital camera movies too.

[MGS_forgot_password]

Yeah, iPhoto will do it.

[Grateful11]

If you have a Card Reader it will mount like a drive and you can put them in a folder if you
don't want to load movies into iPhoto. With the camera hooked up directly to the computer
Image Capture will do the same thing I believe but slower.

[Tofer]

One of the things stopping me from getting a Canon camera is the lack of mounting support. My Sony cameras have always just popped the memory stick onto the desktop as if it were a drive, and I've been able to drag/drop movies. I've always wondered why Canons (at least the ones I've used) don't support the mount function.

-Tofer

[Grateful11]

[quote Tofer]One of the things stopping me from getting a Canon camera is the lack of mounting support. My Sony cameras have always just popped the memory stick onto the desktop as if it were a drive, and I've been able to drag/drop movies. I've always wondered why Canons (at least the ones I've used) don't support the mount function.

-Tofer
That kinda ticked me off at first too. I had a Vivitar before my Canon that did exactly what
you describe and then the Canon just wouldn't do without a card reader. I have no idea why
this wasn't in the camera software.

[BigGuynRusty]

Use a card reader.
Why?
1. Faster
2. Won't wear down batteries.
3. Won't wear out camera connection.
4. Mounts like a volume.
5. Cheap, can be had for under ten bucks, or less.
6. Camera not needed, you can be taking pictures while uploading.

BGnR

[RAMd®d]

I use a card reader for all the above reasons.

All valid, especially when you use big cards, and more than one.

[Speedy]

Or a card adaptor for your laptop's slot.

[SteveJobs]

if you continuously use a card reader

1.) the flimsy plastic doors/hinges on your camera can wear
2.) you can lose the card
3.) you can bend or break the card or connections
4.) you can smudge the connections.
5.) you can forget to put the card back in the camera and not have it when you need it.
6.) the dog could eat it.
7.) just another gadget (card reader) to buy, wire/connect, dust off, break, get outdated, need to upgrade later when the next card format is not handled, etc.