Len Gerstel wrote:
> Just got a new digital camera (Fuji FinePix A220) and it is really  
> messing with my work flow and I'm hoping for some help. Running  
> 10.4.11 on a DA.
> 
> Both of my older cameras (the Nikon I just replaced and a floppy disk/ 
> memory stick based Sony Mavica) would show up on my desktop as soon  
> as I plugged them into a usb port. I would then browse the memory  
> card just like a HD and drag off the photos I needed.
> 
> The Fuji does not. You need to import using iPhoto, Image Capture or  
> Graphic Converter, then save. Since I have so many different folders  
> that I need to save photos to, it is easiest for me to browse the  
> memory card directly in the Finder, drag the photos to where they  
> need to go, then work on them from there.
> 
> When I connect the camera I see the following:
> 
> USB PTP:
> 
>    Version:   1.00
>    Bus Power (mA):    100
>    Speed:     Up to 12 Mb/sec
>    Product ID:        0x01fe
>    Serial Number:     592D33333031090824C5559UB21118
>    Vendor ID: 0x04cb
> 
> PTP stands for Picture Transfer Protocol. Wikipedia says it is  
> supported by Apple, but I am guessing at the iPhoto level, not OS.
> 

Correct

Use a flash card reader.  For cameras that only support PTP this is the 
only way to access the pictures as on a disk.



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