Canon and Mac? so does the FS300 play nicely (uploads to) with a Mac?
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My Mac is OS X 10.5.8 with iMovie 8. I received a FS300 for Christmas and just found a post re:uploading to a Mac (I will try it tomorrow after buying a SDHC card - a CLASS 10 speed card was also recommended) Hope this works!!! Getting This To Work With A Mac, November 25, 2010 By Occasional Reviewer "79o3wq48y7h" (Santa Barbara CA) - See all my reviews This review is for: Canon FS300 Flash Memory Camcorder w/41x Advanced Zoom (Silver) (Electronics) It is not obvious how to get video from the camcorder to a Mac: if you read the manual and try to install the software, you will reach the conclusion that it only works in a Windows environment. An email from Canon helped clarify things: just plug the camcorder into your Mac and you will be able to drag and drop the files. The .MOD files will be the ones you want. They need to write their manual more clearly, and make it crystal clear how to get the camcorder to interact with a Mac. Would have saved me 60 minutes, which cost me about as much as the camcorder itself.
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It works fine on my Macbook. I just import all of my videos and photos into Iphoto.
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Yes you can upload your video footage to a MAC if it has LION or above. I have to concure with others, extremely hard to fly, impossible for young kids.
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I've used the DS-20 for a long while with Mac OS X. I'm quite satisfied with it but truth be told, I stopped using the included DSS software to listen/transcribe the recordings on the Mac. Now I just plug in the DS20 into the USB port, see its icon on the desk top as a mounted disk, drag the recorded files from that icon into my own folder set up for transcribed files and that's it. Quicktime plays these files just fine. That way, I have a much simpler Mac OS X experience and no third party software to deal with.
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I don't have a Mac but I assume it should work just fine with a Mac. Great camera.
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Works with both Windows PC and MAC. When the Canon is connected via USB to a MAC, iPhoto opens automatically. Just click "Import" button to copy pictures from camera to MAC.
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Thanks! This looks great for the Mac, but a PC version (or parallel) would be great. Basically I'm looking for a timed way for a camera to come on a specific hour, and record until another hour, and then rotate the video files. Thoughts?
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K, I to have that ? There's alot out the about Mac/Intel supports only to find the answer defeating your purpose. I want to edit my recordings with Imovie8 and am concerned about buying this camera and ending up with incompatible issues like Codec,codec conversion,transfer, capture, reduction of quality. Not to much all the unqualified reviews out their. I'm off to Europe soon and need the right cam. will fs11 do/Imovie
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According with the Canon Starter guide on page 20, you could intall the MF3010 with Mac OS-X. No mention if is a Yosemite or not. Check wih the dealer. Goodbye.
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The Canon FS10 camcorder works with my macbook. I was a little concerned when I first tried to install the software. I did not think it was going to work. iMovie recognized the files straight from the camera though. 1) Plug the camera into the electrical socket 2) Make the camera switch set to "play video" 3) Choose the "printer/PC" option on the camera's screen 4) Launch iMovie, it recognizes the camera! I did not end up even needing to install the software it came with. (ImageMixer 3 SE or the Digital Video Solution Disk Ver.30.0) The Canon FS10 camcorder works with my macbook. I was a little concerned when I first tried to install the software. I did not think it was going to work. iMovie recognized the files straight from the camera though. 1) Plug the camera into the electrical socket 2) Make the camera switch set to "play video" 3) Choose the "printer/PC" option on the camera's screen 4) Launch iMovie, it recognizes the camera! I did not end up even needing to install the software it came with. (ImageMixer 3 SE or the Digital Video... » Read More The Canon FS10 camcorder works with my macbook. I was a little concerned when I first tried to install the software. I did not think it was going to work. iMovie recognized the files straight from the camera though. 1) Plug the camera into the electrical socket 2) Make the camera switch set to "play video" 3) Choose the "printer/PC" option on the camera's screen 4) Launch iMovie, it recognizes the camera! I did not end up even needing to install the software it came with. (ImageMixer 3 SE or the Digital Video Solution Disk Ver.30.0) « Show Less
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I use it with Windows, but I checked the operating manual. Under the section called Included Software, PDF Manuals it lists the system requirements for both PC and Mac. The Mac section lists the following requirements: Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 Computer: Computers running one of the above operating systems (preinstalled), with an included USB port and Internet connection Processor: Core Duo 1.83 GHz or higher (still images), Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz or higher (movies) RAM: 1 GB or more (still images), 2GB or more (movies) Interfaces: USB Free Hard Disk Space: 550 MB or more Display: 1024 x 768 resolution or high It then says to check the Canon website for the latest system requirements, including supported OS versions. I hope this helps!
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Yes. When you connect this camera to Mac OS X running Yosemite via USB, iPhoto pops right up. You can see all photos and play all videos.
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It is compatible with mac it comes in fat32 format I formatted mine in exfat so it works with both my mac and pc. And yes it also has the word canon well my usb did anyways.
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havent tried yet, but I got a friend who works on a Mac and shoots with Cannon video cam, so i think it is possible...will try soon
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I tried just copying the files to my mac and was disappointed I couldn't watch the videos.HOWEVER! I opened iMove (while the SDHC card reader was still plugged in with the card from my FS100 in it) and what to my wonderous eyes should appear!? All of the movies! I could see thumbnails and play them.I just clicked "Import All" and it started importing them. My camera did not need to be plugged in at all :)
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It's no problem. The included software doesn't launch automatically with Mac, you have to install it.But on my MacBook, I don't bother with the included software. Just drag the files to your Mac and you can play them in QuickTime, or import them into iMovie to string together and make movies.
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Congrats on having a Powershot A40 that still works. I believe the Canon software was compatible with OSX, but you should be able to just use iPhoto and forego the Canon software. The only decent thing it included was a pretty good red-eye reducer and I'm sure the latest version of iPhoto can tackle that as well.