Re: Camera Software

From	Andy H <thewildrover@icloud.com>
Newsgroups	uk.comp.sys.mac
Subject	Re: Camera Software
Date	2025-08-09 13:04 +0000
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RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> wrote:
> On 8 Aug 2025 at 06:58:54 BST, Andy H wrote:
> 
>> RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> wrote:
>>> I've started using my old Olympus digital camera (an E-M1) again, and looking
>>> at ways to connect to the computer to upload photos.
>>> 
>>> Is the OM Workspace the best software to use? I've found that it does work
>>> using wireless, but it's all a bit clunky. I'd rather not connect cables or SD
>>> remove cards.
>> 
>> I have an EM10 here, and have tried the OM software to connect to the
>> camera, on my iPhone and iPad Pro, but as you say, it’s clunky and slow.
>> Great for remote access to the camera itself though.
>> 
>> The only other option is to connect directly to the camera using the USB
>> lead, or use an SD card reader.
>> 
>> Personally I’ve always used a dedicated SD card reader, a habit going back
>> to when I first got a digital camera 25 years ago (cameras themselves
>> weren’t well supported in MacOS back then).
>> 
>> I use a media card rotation system, so always remove a card, and use a
>> different one for each session. That way I always have the last two or
>> three sets of images on the cards should anything happen to my most recent
>> copies on my devices.
>> 
> 
> Thanks, yes, could do that - the camera has 2 slots anyway, so that allows a
> degree of backup/rotation. I just need to get into the habit . . .

It’s just another short term backup. It’s been known to go badly wrong
sometimes!

> OoI, do you copy using the mounted volume that shows up in Photos? I prefer to
> copy to a non-Cloud destination, decide which I want to keep, then drag the
> keepers into Photos (which I use as the main store, with backups on iCloud and
> TM).

I do both, I have a bit of a complex setup, due to a mix of device
generations. I copy into Photos on my IPad Pro (it’s my fastest device for
importing and uploading to iCloud) just using the mounted device option. I
move them into a temporary album first (one I added to the top of my albums
list, so it’s easy to find).

I then connect the card to my older MacBook Pro, and copy them to an
external drive (which I also clone using SuperDuper to another drive). I
also use the MBP for local Photos storage). Plenty of backups there.

> I haven't got my head around the various formats just yet (mainly raw/jpg),
> but have wondered if I'm losing any metadata for example adding photos
> indirectly.

I just shoot Raw, have done pretty much since I started with DSLR in 2006.
You’ll lose nothing at all during import, especially Raws, which cannot be
directly modified (as a general rule).

>> Those are basically your options, I don’t know of any third party stuff
>> that’ll give you wireless connection.
> 
> Grand, thanks.

HTH :-)

-- 
Andy H

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Camera Software RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2025-08-02 12:15 +0000
  Re: Camera Software Andy H <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2025-08-08 05:58 +0000
    Re: Camera Software RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2025-08-09 08:38 +0000
      Re: Camera Software Andy H <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2025-08-09 13:04 +0000

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