A question about Apple computers and Canon Camera's

I am new to digital photography and I am using a Canon S1 IS. I have realized that my old Dell is to slow and has very little memory to save and edit photos. I am in the process of purchasing a new computer and I was wondering about the apple computers compatibility with canon products. I am asking this because I noticed that in the manual, Canon says that some of its software is not for apple products.

Thanks James

Don't worry at all, James. In my experience, Canon has the best Macintosh software package included in the box. I espeically like their application for joining several pictures into a panorama. In addition, you will get iPhoto with your new Mac, which is a very easy to use photo application as well.

Have a look at the "Mac Tools" forum here and visit http://forums.macnn.com for more detailed questions.

JamesP2 said:

I am new to digital photography and I am using a Canon S1 IS. I
have realized that my old Dell is to slow and has very little
memory to save and edit photos. I am in the process of purchasing a
new computer and I was wondering about the apple computers
compatibility with canon products. I am asking this because I
noticed that in the manual, Canon says that some of its software is
not for apple products.

Thanks James

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Yes, I use a Mac and Canon has software for the Mac, but personally I don't even use it because Apple's own digital camera interface software (iPhoto) is so convenient and esay to use that I haven't even bother installng the Canon stuff. Also every digital camera I have ever had plugged into my Mac (including many of my friends' cameras) has been read by iPhoto without installing any additional software or drivers. If you are looking at Apple there is no digital photography reason to reconsider your decision.

DB.

Escher said:

Have a look at the "Mac Tools" forum here and visit
http://forums.macnn.com for more detailed questions.

JamesP2 said:

I am new to digital photography and I am using a Canon S1 IS. I
have realized that my old Dell is to slow and has very little
memory to save and edit photos. I am in the process of purchasing a
new computer and I was wondering about the apple computers
compatibility with canon products. I am asking this because I
noticed that in the manual, Canon says that some of its software is
not for apple products.

Thanks James

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Canon cameras work beautifully with Apple computers. I plugged in my S200 and S50 to my POwerBook and both were immediately recognized in iPhoto and the images transfered. iPhoto even recognizes orientation of the photos.

Andrew

JamesP2 said:

I am new to digital photography and I am using a Canon S1 IS. I
have realized that my old Dell is to slow and has very little
memory to save and edit photos. I am in the process of purchasing a
new computer and I was wondering about the apple computers
compatibility with canon products. I am asking this because I
noticed that in the manual, Canon says that some of its software is
not for apple products.

Thanks James

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'China, which we call Red China, just exploded a nuclear bomb, which we called a device'

• Tom Lehrer

Don't forget that Apple is a artists computer, people in the design field and advertising agencies all work with them. Apple works perfect with canon camera's. I have a G3 and a S400, just plug the cam on your mac and iPhoto starts up imediatly. Once you work with an apple, you never want a PC again, believe me, Mac OSX is fantastic. Mac is for the creative, PC is for playing pokemon.

Please don't feed the alligators, Danny. Do we want a pointless Mac/PC war thread? PCs are perfectly viable photo-editing machnes. Macintoshes are NOT at a disadvantage in camera compatibility. Lets give every platform its props. Me, I love my Mac and would never switch, but to see a really serious photographer who does everything on a PC, and does it extremely well, see:

http://www.normankoren.com/

DB.

Danny said:

Don't forget that Apple is a artists computer, people in the design
field and advertising agencies all work with them. Apple works
perfect with canon camera's. I have a G3 and a S400, just plug the
cam on your mac and iPhoto starts up imediatly. Once you work with
an apple, you never want a PC again, believe me, Mac OSX is
fantastic. Mac is for the creative, PC is for playing pokemon.

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is how iMovie accepts the AVI movies. I was worried about that, but it works just fine. I don't use iPhoto because I've been using iViewMedia Pro for many years before iPhoto existed. I also use a card reader instead of hooking the camera to the Mac.

Check out those new G5 iMacs! Photos really look gorgeous on Apple's Cinema displays.

Shirley

JamesP2 said:

I am new to digital photography and I am using a Canon S1 IS. I
have realized that my old Dell is to slow and has very little
memory to save and edit photos. I am in the process of purchasing a
new computer and I was wondering about the apple computers
compatibility with canon products. I am asking this because I
noticed that in the manual, Canon says that some of its software is
not for apple products.

Thanks James

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JamesP2 said:

I am new to digital photography and I am using a Canon S1 IS. I
have realized that my old Dell is to slow and has very little
memory to save and edit photos. I am in the process of purchasing a
new computer and I was wondering about the apple computers
compatibility with canon products. I am asking this because I
noticed that in the manual, Canon says that some of its software is
not for apple products.

Thanks James

Get the Mac!, don't look back! interaction between hardware and programs seems to be much better, no where near as many "set up" or conflict issues.

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joe

For picture editing, there's still nothing that comes close to the ease of operation of a Mac. Note that the operating system is similar, yet visually quite different. New macs running the latest operating system (OSX) are VERY stable and not prone to crashes. More RAM will help with running lots of applications at once so try to get at least 512 MB with any computer you buy.

Remember that flatscreen LCD monitors are very good these days but if you intend to do a LOT of picture editing on your computer (for professional applications), a CRT screen is going to be cheaper to buy and better to view and edit your pictures on. The Apple LCDs are still brighter, sharper and have a wider angle of view than their PC counterparts.

Macs also have better gamma so viewing images on a Mac-connected Monitor will show your images in their full glory as compared to the darker PC Windows experience. This is one of the reasons why the majority of design and advertising studios prefer Mac over PC. You can also obtain the majority of programs you want to run for Mac although when it comes to games, it's the major titles that get launched and not the lesser ones. iPhoto will recognise any camera being connected and will allow you to download directly into the iPhoto folders. Canon's software is also VERY good and you may prefer to download into Image Browser instead (which comes with most Canon cameras).

Canon cameras work FLAWLESSLY with the macs. This includes iBooks Powerbooks and eMacs as well. The best value computer at the moment is still the eMac (or at least it is here). Canon printers also seem to work flawlessly with any Apple computer. If you take LOTS of pics, it's worth your while to get the computer with the DVD burner for fast high volume backups.

I Use 4 different macs with my Canon cameras and printers. The ease of use is really obvious... especially when my PC friends buy cameras and can't connect to their PC for some reason. Hightly recommended if you're thinking of getting a Mac.

I'm currently using a top of the line G4 Powerbook and my older G3 iMac (1999) for my image editing. I'm replacing my iMac shortly with a DVD burning eMac in a couple of weeks. At work I use a PC and a new G5 Mac. If you buy a laptop from Mac, you can get it to restart, then hold down the "T" key and it becomes a Firewire Drive so you drag-and-drop from any other computer it's connected to. Then you simply restart it and in a few seconds it's back to being a laptop again. I think the iBooks would work the same too.





Cheers,
--
Marco Nero.
http://www.pbase.com/nero_design/powershot_pro1

Taken last month in Alberta, Canada....

I'm in the middle on the Badlands having surrounded myself with dinosaur bone fragments to photograph... using a Mac Powerbook with my Mac iPod.... and a Canon Mini-DV video camera with a Canon s400 IXUS Subcompact digital and my Canon Powershot Pro 1.

The cool thing was being able to edit movies and download pictures simultaneously whilst actually on locations. Flawless communication between all the devices involved.

Cheers again,
--
Marco Nero.
http://www.pbase.com/nero_design/powershot_pro1

Marco Nero said:

Remember that flatscreen LCD monitors are very good these days but
if you intend to do a LOT of picture editing on your computer (for
professional applications), a CRT screen is going to be cheaper to
buy and better to view and edit your pictures on.

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If the screen is properly calibrated with Apple's built-in visual calibrator, one of the many available on the web, or with a professional (LCD-aware) calibration tool, then it really shouldn't make much difference.

Marco Nero said:

Macs also have better gamma so viewing images on a Mac-connected
Monitor will show your images in their full glory as compared to
the darker PC Windows experience. This is one of the reasons why
the majority of design and advertising studios prefer Mac over PC.

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Not entirely true. Again, if both monitors are of high quality and properly calibrated (and graphics pros would make sure of that) it should make no difference which gamma they are set to (because colour management will correct for it), and your images should look just about identical on a Mac or PC. Just a technical disagreement here; in fact I agree with almost all your assertions about Apple's ease-of-use especially in device interoperability and that is why, I suspect, creative professionals (who tend to be somewhat technophobic) have tended to gravitate to the Macintosh.

Marco Nero said:

I'm currently using a top of the line G4 Powerbook and my older G3
iMac (1999) for my image editing. I'm replacing my iMac shortly
with a DVD burning eMac in a couple of weeks.

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As of this month, with the new iMac G5 available, I would not buy any other desktop Mac. The G5 is really a great leap forward. Prior to its release, Apple was falling quite far behind in processor speed. Now they are caught up. This means that the difference between a G5 and a G4 is HUGE compared to the difference between a G4 and a G3. The G4 was a somewhat disappointing 'speed bump' and in today's market, I just don't think they are worth it if you can get a G5 for just a few hundred dollars more. The new iMac makes that a possibility. I have counselled my friends since the beginning of the year to hold off on any desktop G4 purchases and to wait for the G5 to trickle down the product line to get the best processor bang-for-your-buck. I'm giving you the same advice (but you may wish to ignore it of course for a variety of reasons, especially if you can a bargain basement deal on an eMac with a DVD burner).

DB.

At work I use a PC

Marco Nero said:

and a new G5 Mac. If you buy a laptop from Mac, you can get it to
restart, then hold down the "T" key and it becomes a Firewire Drive
so you drag-and-drop from any other computer it's connected to.
Then you simply restart it and in a few seconds it's back to being
a laptop again. I think the iBooks would work the same too.





Cheers,
--
Marco Nero.
http://www.pbase.com/nero_design/powershot_pro1

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Thanks for the help and the pictures. It helped me make the switch. I will be buying an apple in a few weeks!!!

Cheers!!!
James

Marco Nero said:

Taken last month in Alberta, Canada....
I'm in the middle on the Badlands having surrounded myself with
dinosaur bone fragments to photograph... using a Mac Powerbook with
my Mac iPod.... and a Canon Mini-DV video camera with a Canon s400
IXUS Subcompact digital and my Canon Powershot Pro 1.

The cool thing was being able to edit movies and download pictures
simultaneously whilst actually on locations. Flawless
communication between all the devices involved.

Cheers again,
--
Marco Nero.
http://www.pbase.com/nero_design/powershot_pro1

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