Inserting and accessing a card (Macintosh)
After a card is inserted on a Macintosh computer, a distinct icon will appear on the Mac OS
desktop. This is the “mounted” state, which enables read and write operations for the digital
film card. The time required between card insertion and mounting depends on the type and
brand of card. Usually, a card can be mounted and accessed within a few seconds.
When a card is mounted, it can be used in the same fashion as a floppy or other type of remov-
able disk. Double-click the icon to open it's respective file window. For example in the screen-
shot below- an IBM 340MB Microdrive was inserted into the FireWire CameraMate. By double-
clicking on the Microdrive icon, you will see it contains 10 high resolution TIF images taken on a
professional digital camera. The images stored on your media can be dragged, copied, opened,
edited, deleted, and so forth.
To transfer images to and from your computer, simply highlight the image(s), hold down the
option key, and drag the selected image(s) to a destination of your choice. This will make an
exact copy of your image(s) on your local hard drive or destination of your choice.
IMPORTANT:
Be sure you have installed the FireWire CameraMate driver software (where
necessary) prior to attempting to operate the FireWire CameraMate. Also be sure the Apple File
Exchange control panel is set to load in your system folder - you can activate it using the Apple
Extensions Manager control panel.
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CompactFlash icon
(example shown: IBM
340 MB Microdrive)
NOTE:
Files contained within a card can be
accessed by double-clicking on its respective icon.
FireWire CameraMate