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May 05, 2007 11:08 | #1

Dear Forum,

Quick question:
After I finish uploading my pics from 30D to a Mac with OS X 10.4.8 using a USB cable, what is the recommended way to unplug the camera from the mac?

The manual does not cover this issue. I suppose you "Quit" the EOS Utility program first and then turn off the camera; and finally unplug the USB cord. Now, the issue is that the camera's LCD screen flashes "busy" after you quit the EOS Utility. Is it okay to turn off the camera while it is in the "busy" mode? It seems like the "busy" mode does not terminate by itself.

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May 05, 2007 11:12 | #2

simple, buy a card reader and plug it into your computer. faster, easier and does not involve you plugging your camera. you can also find them for cheap on line...

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May 05, 2007 11:15 | #3

Okay... when I plug my 1D directly into MacBook Pro via firewire cable, the macBook doesn't recognise the camera. I have to open Canon Digital Photo Professional inorder to download photos. Does your camera show up on the desktop as a harddrive? If so, you should "eject" it before unplugging from Mac.

I can unplug my camera at anytime, though it would be un-advised to do that while downloading photos to Mac.

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May 05, 2007 11:28 | #5

Use a card reader.

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May 05, 2007 12:03 | #6

Definitely use a card reader. It makes life so much easier for what, 10-20 bucks? So worth it.

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May 05, 2007 14:12 | #7

cdhender wrote in post #3156095

Definitely use a card reader. It makes life so much easier for what, 10-20 bucks? So worth it.

It also is the preferred & recommended method from just about any one I've asked on the pro level or engineering side of digital imaging and saves your battery life in the camera.

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May 05, 2007 14:23 | #8

Card reader is the way to and you can us it for an updates of firmware for you camera

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May 05, 2007 15:44 | #9

Ditto to what everyone above has said. I use a Lexar firewire reader and it's very fast.

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May 05, 2007 16:06 | #10

Ryoichi wrote in post #3155878

Dear Forum,

Quick question:
After I finish uploading my pics from 30D to a Mac with OS X 10.4.8 using a USB cable, what is the recommended way to unplug the camera from the mac?

When you've finished downloading the images, simply turn your camera off and unplug it from the mini-USB cable. Done.

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