Why am I having trouble reading photos on my Canon 550D via USB with standard Mac software?

Question

I have a Canon 550D that I want to connect via USB to my Mac, but I'd rather not install all this Canon software. However when I connect it nothing happens on the Mac, and iPhoto and Finder see nothing.

Is there a way to see my photos without installing Canon stuff?

Answer

1. Get a SD-Card reader (or use the one in your MacBook pro if you have one)
2. Have you tried "Image Capture" – there's some settings that will set default behavior of what happens when you connect the camera.
3. Have you tried iPhoto?

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