Transfer Photos to a Mac Computer
Follow these steps to copy photos from a camera to an Apple® Macintosh® computer.
Import pictures using PlayMemories Home
- Refer to the following article: PlayMemories Home™ to transfer videos and pictures to a Macintosh computer.
Import pictures without using PlayMemories Home
- Copy the photos directly to the computer without using any software.
- Connect the camera directly to the USB port of the computer.
- Turn on the camera.
- If the iPhoto® software automatically starts, close it.
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Copy the photos from the camera.
- Open Finder.
- Select Go.
- Select Computer.
- Select the NO NAME or UNTITLED icon.
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Select the photos you want to copy.
- Click on the DCIM folder.
- Click the 100MSDCF folder
- Press and hold the SHIFT key.
- While holding the SHIFT key, click to select the pictures you want to transfer.
- Click on the DCIM folder.
- After selecting the photos, release the SHIFT key.
- Press Command+C to copy the files.
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Paste the photos to the computer.
- On the Finder Bar, choose Go, All my files and then select Pictures.
- Press Command+V to past the file into the Pictures folder.
Note:
- Use the Search feature of the Mac computer if you don't remember the folder where the photos were saved.
- Use iPhoto, PlayMemories Home, Image Data Converter, or other photo software to see the pictures.
- Photos in RAW format need to be processed with Imaging Edge or Image Data Converter software before they can be used in most photo software.