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  • Kodak CD33 camera on a Macintosh ibook G4 OSX Tiger 10.4.5

    From Bible John@johnw_94020@yahoo.com to rec.photo.digital,comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.system on Sunday, April 09, 2006 16:26:09
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    Is there a way I can just plug this camera into my ibook and not deal
    with this Easy Share software? I do not like it, nor iPhoto. I want to
    see the disk, and then copy from it, or open pictures directly from the
    card. I use Photoshop, and nothing else.

    With my 3 year old Vivitar ViviCam 3625 this could be easily done.
    Vivitar gave me a choice of using their software and I chose not to. Especially when I have photoshop on my computer.

    This looks like a nice camera, please I do not want to return it, and
    buy the Vivitar 5385 on ebay. I tested the 5386 and I was able to open
    the disk directly without third party software. But the 5386 lacked a viewfinder and only gave me the battery hogger screen, so I returned it
    and got this Kodak. Walmart no longer sells the Vivitar 5385 so I am
    hoping that this Kodak will replace it.

    3 MP is all I really need, so I am hoping to stay with this camera, but
    I will not use this easy Share software.


    Thanks for the suggestions.


    John
    --
    Heb. 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and
    sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing
    asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and
    is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
    CERM-Church Education Resource Ministries
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  • From Michelle Steiner@michelle@michelle.org to rec.photo.digital,comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.system on Sunday, April 09, 2006 16:45:33
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    In article
    <johnw_94020-1A5DE1.16260609042006@sn-ip.vsrv-sjc.supernews.net>,
    Bible John <johnw_94020@yahoo.com> wrote:

    Is there a way I can just plug this camera into my ibook and not deal
    with this Easy Share software? I do not like it, nor iPhoto. I want
    to see the disk, and then copy from it, or open pictures directly
    from the card. I use Photoshop, and nothing else.

    You may need to install Kodak drivers--or maybe there's a third-party
    driver for it.

    The problem is with Kodak, not with Apple.

    --
    Stop Mad Cowboy Disease: Impeach the son of a Bush.
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  • From RW+/-@eat@joes.place to rec.photo.digital,comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.system on Monday, April 10, 2006 00:11:54
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    On Sun, 09 Apr 2006 16:26:09 -0700, Bible John wrote:

    Is there a way I can just plug this camera into my ibook and not deal
    with this Easy Share software? I do not like it, nor iPhoto. I want to
    see the disk, and then copy from it, or open pictures directly from the card. I use Photoshop, and nothing else.

    With my 3 year old Vivitar ViviCam 3625 this could be easily done.
    Vivitar gave me a choice of using their software and I chose not to. Especially when I have photoshop on my computer.

    This looks like a nice camera, please I do not want to return it, and
    buy the Vivitar 5385 on ebay. I tested the 5386 and I was able to open
    the disk directly without third party software. But the 5386 lacked a viewfinder and only gave me the battery hogger screen, so I returned it
    and got this Kodak. Walmart no longer sells the Vivitar 5385 so I am
    hoping that this Kodak will replace it.

    3 MP is all I really need, so I am hoping to stay with this camera, but
    I will not use this easy Share software.

    Thanks for the suggestions.

    John

    So failing all else what is wrong with using a card reader for the
    pictures?
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  • From Bob Harris@nospam.News.Bob@remove.Smith-Harris.us to rec.photo.digital,comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.system on Monday, April 10, 2006 00:42:17
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    In article
    <johnw_94020-1A5DE1.16260609042006@sn-ip.vsrv-sjc.supernews.net>,
    Bible John <johnw_94020@yahoo.com> wrote:

    Is there a way I can just plug this camera into my ibook and not deal
    with this Easy Share software? I do not like it, nor iPhoto. I want to
    see the disk, and then copy from it, or open pictures directly from the card. I use Photoshop, and nothing else.

    With my 3 year old Vivitar ViviCam 3625 this could be easily done.
    Vivitar gave me a choice of using their software and I chose not to. Especially when I have photoshop on my computer.

    This looks like a nice camera, please I do not want to return it, and
    buy the Vivitar 5385 on ebay. I tested the 5386 and I was able to open
    the disk directly without third party software. But the 5386 lacked a viewfinder and only gave me the battery hogger screen, so I returned it
    and got this Kodak. Walmart no longer sells the Vivitar 5385 so I am
    hoping that this Kodak will replace it.

    3 MP is all I really need, so I am hoping to stay with this camera, but
    I will not use this easy Share software.


    Thanks for the suggestions.


    John

    If the camera looks like a USB disk to the Mac, then the Mac can
    attempt to mount it like a disk using its USB disk drivers.

    If the Camera does not make its memory card look like a USB disk,
    then some other software needs to deal with the card while sitting
    in the camera.

    If the camera does not offer you this option, then you can most
    likely purchase for very little money a USB memory card reader. I
    think I saw one on http://dealmac.com for $0 after rebate in the
    last week or 2. It is very common to be able to pick up these
    readers for under $20.

    Bob Harris
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