These are installed with Nikon ViewNX 2 also known as Nikon Transfer 2.
Electronicgrup, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsĪ device will appear on your desktop or in finder like before, but this time you need to install certain drivers and software to properly download your pictures to your Mac.
Again, if you don’t have the proper ports required, you can find an adapter on Amazon. Turn off your camera, connect the micro USB with your camera, and the USB to your Mac. If you don’t have it, check the box that your camera came in, or you can order it on amazon. The next method uses the USB to micro USB cable that came with your camera. Don’t worry there are still two more methods to import your photos to your Mac.
If your Mac doesn’t have an SD card reader, and you can’t get a hold of an adapter. If you don’t do this you could break your SD card. Make sure to right click the device on your desktop and click “eject” before you remove the card from your Mac. Then click CMD+V in your desired location to upload the photos from the SD card to your computer. You can now click CMD+A to select every photo within the folder, CMD+C to copy them. A photo you took recently is in the greatest numbered folder. These folders are in chronological order. You’ll see folders starting with a number than the name of your camera. Then you can find it in your Finder app under a section labeled “devices.”ĭouble click this device and a finder window will open with folders inside. If it doesn’t appear on your dock, then check if it appeared on your desktop. An icon that looks like an SD card will appear on your dock. Don’t force it in as this could damage it. You can order these online or buy them at most tech-related stores.Ĭarefully insert your SD card into the SD card slot. This will allow you to read an SD card from another type of port.
If this is the case you should use an SD card adapter. However, depending on when your Mac was manufactured, you might not have an SD card slot at all. If your using a MacBook then your SD card slot should be on the side of your computer. If you’re using an iMac desktop, the SD card slot should be on the back of your computer. Once you’ve done that you may gently pull out the card, make sure not to touch the metal part as this can damage the card. Your SD card should be visible, press down on it and it will simply pop out. Press down on the compartment and you can slide it open. It’s inside a compartment of your camera labeled “card”. Your Nikon camera has an SD card inside of it that stores all your photos. There are actually three methods to transfer photos from your Nikon camera to your Mac, but the easiest method is to use an SD Card. A drive will appear on your desktop with your cameras photos inside, drag the photos of your choice onto your desktop. If your Mac doesn’t have an SD card slot you can use an adapter. You can import photos from your Nikon camera to your Mac by inserting your camera’s SD card into your Mac’s SD card slot. This is a common problem for many new photographers.
But how? You have no idea how to get your photos from your Nikon camera to your Mac. You took some amazing photos and now you want to process them, share them with your friends, and post them on social media. You’ve bought a nice new Nikon camera, you took a course on photography, or you learned it yourself.