iPod camera connector

[My2Girls66]

HI, I have an older G3 iPod , but thought you couldn't transfer photos off and ipod, just the other way around? Am I wrong ( say yes!)
I use a mac, do you use a particular software program to sync back to iPhoto?
Thanks, Nancy

Sorry but I haven't tried it yet. I am assuming you can just because it says transfer to computer to view photos. This iPod stuff is all new to me. My iPod is set up for Windows- I don't know if it can be used with Mac without me doing something to it When I plugged it into my Macbook it wouldn't work Which I find funny- iPod/Mac=Apple? They should work together. I'll keep playing and get back to you.

 

[tinkergrumpybuns]

Thanks , I'll be excited to know if it works. I tried ipodrip years ago to try to switch my itunes backward to laptop, could not get it to work. Tho I am technically challenged on some stuff. I'm one who likes to SEE it done , I find the directions on most software nutty.

 

[My2Girls66]

It can be done. I was able to do it to my Windows laptop very easily. My iPod is synced to Windows. This is what I did in Windows- plugged in the iPod- then opened my computer- opened the removable drive(iPod)- the photos that you put directly on the iPod from your camera go into a folder named DCIM. Open folder DCIM- then folder 101Apple- the pictures are there. I copy and pasted them into my pictures folder. It looks like they are in my picture folder as an NEF files. I don't know how that relates to RAW. Each picture is a 5.7MB file.
Now to figure out how to do it on the Mac. I tend to be able to figure things out in Windows much easier than Mac. There is a section on how to get pictures from iPod to computer- both Mac and Windows in the online manual.
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iPod_Features_Guide.pdf
Starting on around page 41 and how to use iPod as an external disk on pg 45

 

[My2Girls66]

I'm wondering that if because my iPod is formatted for Windows it won't work properly with Mac. I can't seem to open anything(except iTunes) on the iPod thru the Mac like I can on Windows. It just keep telling me if I sync it to the Mac it will erase everything already on it before i can add stuff from the Mac. I think thats my biggest gripe with the iPod. Our regular old mp3 players seem so much more user friendly. Then again I'm new to iPod so I haven't played with it as much.