1. How To Download Photos From Camera To Mac

Actually if your using the USB cable from your Camera to your Mac, you need to use Image Capture. (when connecting via cord, the card does not mount as a drive). In your My Photo Stream section of your Photos, right click on the photo you want to keep on your computer. Select Save to download it to your Photos app. 39 X Research source If you don’t save the photos on your Mac, they’ll disappear from your computer after 30 days, but they’ll still be saved on your iPhone. To transfer iPhone Camera Roll to Mac, connect your iPhone to Mac with a cable USB. The Photos app should open automatically. Select photos from your iPhone Camera Roll. Pick up the photos you want to transfer from iPhone to your Mac, then click on 'Import Selected' (if you just want to transfer some photos) or select 'Import New' (All New Items). Connect the camera to the computer with the USB cable supplied with the camera. Set the camera's Auto Power Off settings to Off before making the connection. Please see the related information for how to connect a camera to a computer. Set the camera's power switch to, and set the mode dial to a mode other than Movie mode.

How to do it?

There are a few different ways to get your photos and videos from the camera to your computer.

We do not recommend using a USB Hub or Media Reader.

#1 - Use Quik for desktop

HEADS UP: This feature is currently supported only on the HERO7 Black or earlier cameras. Newer cameras may or may not work as expected when connected via USB cable.
Please refer to this link on How to Import Using Quik for Desktop​
If your camera is not being recognized in Quik for desktop, please refer to this article

#2 - Use an SD Adapter

If you have an SD adapter for your MicroSD card, you can insert the Micro SD card into the adapter and insert the adapter into your computer.

• Open a new Finder window. Your SD card will be on the left sidebar under the 'devices' section.
• Double-click on your SD card, and you should see two folders: DCIM and MISC.

• Now double-click on the DCIM folder. In that, you'll see a folder named 100GOPRO. (Note - if you took more than 9999 pictures or videos, you'll see 101GOPRO, 102GOPRO, 103GOPRO, etc. folders).

• From there you can drag & drop the files from your SD card to your computer.

Method #3 - Automatically with Image Capture

Image Capture allows you to:

• Import files to a location of your choice
• Delete files
• View files before importing

Select the file(s) you want to Import and select Import, or Import All if you want to import everything.

Method #4 - Manually with Image Capture

If you do not have Image Capture set up to automatically launch when you connect your camera, you can easily do it manually.

1. Select the magnifying glass in the top-right of your desktop.
2. In the Spotlight section type either: Image Capture or iPhoto

Once the selected application opens, you can import your files just like in Method #2.

How to setup Image Capture to launch automatically

To set up Image Capture to launch automatically when you connect your camera you must first either launch Image Capture. From there it's just a matter of selecting the desired program.

How To Download Photos From Camera To Mac

In Image Capture there is a setting in the lower left called: 'Connecting this camera opens:'. It gives you the option to select No Application, iPhoto, or Image Capture. Select Image Capture.