Does it work with Mac? iMovie? any problems using with Apple? If you're using this camera with an Apple computer, have you had any troubles? Thanks, Tim
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If you download a free program named Handbrake, you can export the video straight to the Mac using the provided USB cable. Otherwise, you can only transfer the .jpg files. While Sony says it is compatible, it's isn't completely.
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I have the same question, Donna. I have a iBook G4 running OS X. Have you heard anything? Does it work with iMovie?
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I just bought a new mini mac running version yosimite 10.10.2 and it works well.I have had no issues so far and it is exceptional on my Dell monitor and my Asus mionitor works well in Skype and several other media .The Camera also fits great on the monitor as in it tilts and can be moved around its just a great camera for a great price .
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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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Hi! It does work with a mac. You just have to go to the Canon website, and from there you can download all of the mac drivers and a whole mac manual comes with it on the website. I just installed it on my iBook and it works great!
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I've only had the camera a couple of days but it seems to work fine with my Mac when connecting using a 4-pin to 6-pin Firewire cable. I haven't done any exhaustive testing but I've been able to connect and get video into iMovie and Final Cut Express. So so far, so good.
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Yes, it connects to the Mac's firewire port and can download footage directly into iMovie (if you want). I own this camera and use it with my Mac Mini, running OS 10.4
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Howard, I found this camera to be unusable and sent it back. I bought the dlink DSC 5020L and it works great...Mac OS compatible too.
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Thanks, George. I read the description that says the camera is compatible with Mac, but I wanted to know whether the webcam can override the built-in camera.
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David; I really don't know about the Mac, but I can tell you that I love that camera. It is always on whenever I drive, it is mounted behind my rearview mirror, so I don't even know it's there, and once you learn how the software works it's pretty simple to save any important scenes on an SD card. My only criticism would be of the users manual. It is not especially well done. But it can be figured out.
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yes, i just tried it out this weekend. running the latest version of OSX (10.5.2), iMove 08 captures video from the camera via firewire flawlessly. the quality is awesome.
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After you do this, you may have some trouble viewing and editing the video on your mac, but there are several solutions. The best one I've found - mentioned in a review here - is visualhub. You can use the trial version, the full version, or isquint, and change the avi files to mp4s or dv files. It's very easy and works wonderfully! I've found this little camera to be a pleasure to use. Have not yet tried editing files in iMovie, but they look very good on the computer. )
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It works perfectly with our MacBook running Mountain Lion. We chose not to install the software that came with the camera as our computer settings open up iPhoto anytime a camera is attached. The wireless works best if you just transfer them to your iPhone and then email or sync when you're back at your computer.
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Sony told me that it works with iMovie HD 8, the latest version. However this camera is NOT specifically on the list of supported MPEG 2 cameras on the list at the iMovie page. Not sure where Sony got their info--maybe it does, maybe it doesn't. I would take it to the Apple store and see if the Genius Bar people would check it out before buying the software. Of course that release of iMovie only comes bundled with iLife, which is $80! Don't believe the Quicktime Pro hype; it doesn't work on Mpeg2s and don't buy the special playback plug in for Mpeg2s. It imports the video file but not the audio! If my son didn't like it so much I would return it. Sony told me that it works with iMovie HD 8, the latest version. However this camera is NOT specifically on the list of supported MPEG 2 cameras on the list at the iMovie page. Not sure where Sony got their info--maybe it does, maybe it doesn't. I would take it to the Apple store and see if the Genius Bar people would check it out before buying the software. Of course that release of iMovie only comes bundled with iLife, which is $80! Don't believe the Quicktime Pro hype; it doesn't work on Mpeg2s and don't buy the special playback plug in for Mpeg2s. It imports the video file but not the... » Read More Sony told me that it works with iMovie HD 8, the latest version. However this camera is NOT specifically on the list of supported MPEG 2 cameras on the list at the iMovie page. Not sure where Sony got their info--maybe it does, maybe it doesn't. I would take it to the Apple store and see if the Genius Bar people would check it out before buying the software. Of course that release of iMovie only comes bundled with iLife, which is $80! Don't believe the Quicktime Pro hype; it doesn't work on Mpeg2s and don't buy the special playback plug in for Mpeg2s. It imports the video file but not the audio! If my son didn't like it so much I would return it. « Show Less
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I downloaded evocam, and could not figure out how to make it work with this camera.. not to say it won't, but it wasn't obvious to me.. I tried numerous settings with no luck. If you're looking for a Mac solution with this camera I would go with Security Spy.
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I just bought this camera, plugged it in today to my Macbook Pro, used the dv/firewire cable. It works fine with iMovie with no tweaking. But downloading is in actual time, so slow. just rewind your tape, put the little wheel on view and hit import.
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Yes, it's compatible with Mac. Just plug it in the USB port and iMovie and iPhoto will recognize it. You can then import video and pic as necessary.