Image Capture


Image Capture is an application that performs two functions:

  • Download image files from a digital camera to your computer's hard disk.

  • Operate your scanner to scan and save images.

In this part of the chapter, I explain how to download images from a digital camera with Image Capture.

Tips

  • Some digital cameras and scanners require that driver software be installed on Mac OS X before the camera or scanner can be used. Consult the documentation that came with your scanner or camera or check the device manufacturer's Web site for Mac OS X compatibility and driver information.

  • Not all digital cameras or scanners are compatible with Image Capture. Generally speaking, if Image Capture does not "see" your camera or scanner when it is connected and turned on, the camera or scanner is probably not compatible with Image Capture and Image Capture cannot be used.

  • If you have Apple's iLife suite of products, you can also download images from a digital camera using iPhoto, which offers additional features for managing photos saved to disk. For more information about iPhoto and iLife, be sure to check out these great Peachpit Press books: iPhoto 5 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide, Robin Williams Cool Mac Apps, and The Macintosh iLife '05.


To download images from a digital camera

1.

Attach your digital camera to your computer's USB or FireWire port, using the applicable cable.

2.

If necessary, turn the camera on and set it to review mode. The main Image Capture window should appear (Figure 110).

Figure 110. Image Capture's main window is named for the camera you have attached and turned on.


3.

To download all images on the camera, click the Download All button in the main Image Capture window (Figure 110).

or

To download some of the images on the camera, click the Download Some button in the main Image Capture window (Figure 110). A window full of thumbnail images appears (Figure 111). Select the images you want to download. To select more than one image, hold down while clicking each image. Then click the Download button.

Figure 111. Use this window to select the images you want to download.


A dialog sheet appears, showing the progress of the download (Figure 112). When it disappears, the download is complete and Image Capture displays the window(s) for the folder(s) in which it downloaded the pictures.

Figure 112. A progress window appears as the pictures are downloaded.


Tips

  • If Image Capture doesn't launch automatically after step 2, you can open it by double-clicking its icon in the Applications folder (Figure 1).

  • If iPhoto is installed on your computer, it may launch instead of Image Capture when you connect a digital camera. If so, you must manually launch Image Capture by double-clicking its application icon (Figure 1) to open and use it.

  • You can also use the thumbnail window (Figure 111) to delete images on the camera. Select the images you want to delete, click the Delete button, and click Delete in the confirmation dialog that appears.




Visual QuickStart Guide. Mac OS X 10. 4 Tiger
Mac Os X 10.4 Tiger (Visual Quickstart Guides)
ISBN: 0321423372
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 301
Authors: Maria Langer

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