# Mac compatible Digital cameras? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 26, 2003, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-compatible-digital-cameras/221086 "2003-12-26T04:51:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2003, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-compatible-digital-cameras/221086/1 "2003-12-26T04:51:49Z")
It’s kind of a silly question, but…how can I tell if a digital camera would be compatible with my Mac, or not? I never see “System Requirements” listed on the digital cameras I see at Circuit City and the like. Are most, if not all, of them likely to be both PC and Mac compatible, or only certain models? ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2003, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-compatible-digital-cameras/221086/2 "2003-12-26T05:07:47Z")
We have a Toshiba we bought at Costco. It works great with our Macs. It comes with a USB cord that when plugged into the camera and the Mac the pictures appear on the screen. Good luck. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2003, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-compatible-digital-cameras/221086/3 "2003-12-26T05:34:21Z")
They’re all “Mac-compatible” as long as it’s got a USB connector. (They all do these days.) ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2003, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-compatible-digital-cameras/221086/4 "2003-12-26T05:47:02Z")
My new Fuji F-700 6.3 megapixel camera worked right out of the box. Did I mention it has 6.3 megapixels? ---
**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2003, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-compatible-digital-cameras/221086/5 "2003-12-26T11:27:54Z")
Some cameras will come with some photo album/photo editing software that will probably be PC format only. If you have just the camera plus USB cable you’ll be fine on a Mac or Linux. ---
**Author:** ![SuperNelson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@SuperNelson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperNelson)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2003, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-compatible-digital-cameras/221086/6 "2003-12-26T12:13:49Z")
I’ve tried several USB digital cameras, including Fujis and Kodaks with my trusty 500 Mhz iBook and Apple’s free iPhoto software, and it’s worked every time. However, here’s a link to [Apple’s list of cameras known to be supported by iPhoto.](http://www.apple.com/iphoto/compatibility/camera.html) ---
**Author:** ![adirondack\_mike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5a626/32.png) [@adirondack\_mike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adirondack_mike)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2003, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-compatible-digital-cameras/221086/7 "2003-12-26T12:18:26Z")
I have a Nikon 4300 and it works fine. I also have a Lexar multicard reader and was able to download photos from sister’s Olympus camera. That is two different media - compact flash and smart media. I have an imac 17" flat screen running OS 10.2. Whatever camera you get you should get a card reader - saves time and batteries. ---
**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2003, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-compatible-digital-cameras/221086/8 "2003-12-26T13:54:30Z")
I never installed any software that came with my Olympus digital camera. I look at everything through Preview. If I really wanted to get crazy, I’d go with iPhoto. ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2003, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-compatible-digital-cameras/221086/9 "2003-12-26T14:31:41Z")
I’ve had a series of Sony cameras, all of which have worked beautifully with my Macs. My memory stick reader is treated as an additional mounted disk, and I can simply drag and drop photos from it to any local directory.