How Do I Mount My CompactFlash Card in Canon Camera?

Great questions, and there are a few ways to answer that.

Unfortunately, there is no way to connect your camera to your computer so in Finder your camera shows up as a hard drive. Don't worry though, there are a few options.

The easiest is to buy a memory card reader. They are generally very cheap, and when you put your CompactFlash card into the reader, it will show up in Finder as a hard drive. You can transfer files to and from the card and then put it back into your camera.

If you would just like to erase or clean up your memory card, the easiest way is to not hook up the camera to the computer at all. Instead, under the options on the camera itself, look for the 'format' option. This will erase all your data, so make sure you know what you are doing!

If you need to mount the CompactFlash card in your Canon camera because of a firmware update, then the memory card reader is your only option.

Finally, while you can't get to all of the different camera options, you can often access the information on the memory card by connecting your camera directly to your MacBook Pro, as you can see here:

If you delete the pictures while it's hooked up to the computer, they are deleted as far as the camera is concerned too, it's just not a reformat and if you did reformat the camera memory card with the Mac, it probably would end up unusable for the camera.

I hope that helps you figure out how to proceed!

This article was contributed by Andrew Hyde, who runs the popular Startup Weekend events and can be found online at andrewhyde.net.