If you want multiple images, Command-click on the ones you want and choose Import. (Don’t be tempted by the glowing, blue Import All button that downloads the entire camera roll.) You’ll get the full-resolution photo-along with any metadata and GPS coordinates-in the destination you chose. Click on the shot you want, use the Import To pop-up menu to specify where you want it saved, and then click on the Import button. You’ll see thumbnails of all the images on your camera. (In fact, Image Capture is one of the easiest ways to grab full-resolution photos off of your iPhone.)Ĭonnect your camera or card reader and launch Image Capture, if it’s not already open. Have you ever come home from an event and wanted to quickly e-mail one or two photos from the day? Even if you use iPhoto to manage your photos, you may not want to go through the whole process of launching the app, importing the hundreds of photos you took, and then exporting just the one shot. In the latest version of Image Capture, you can set different default applications for each camera, iPhone, or compatible device. If you want iPhoto to launch when you connect your compact camera, for example, but don’t want anything to pop up when you plug in your iPhone, Image Capture will take care of it. What’s even cooler is that you can set different actions for different devices. You can also choose to have nothing happen when the camera is plugged in.

This means the program will launch when you plug in the device. Image capture will list all of the available photo programs selecting one will set it as the default application for the camera. Now choose what you want to have happen from the popup menu at the bottom of the column.

Launch Image Capture, connect your device, and make sure it is highlighted in the left column.

Macbook image capture