I have an iMac 333mhz G3 (ca. 1999) with 512k running OS10.3.8.
I just bought a Motorola V551 wireless phone, which has a camera built
in. There is a cable available that will connect the phone to a USB port.
Q's: Will OSX identify the camera if I get this cable? Will I be able
to download photos? Will I need specific software?

All comments welcome, and TIA.
GW

[Geoff Welsh wrote in comp.sys.mac]
> I have an iMac 333mhz G3 (ca. 1999) with 512k running OS10.3.8.
> I just bought a Motorola V551 wireless phone, which has a camera built
> in. There is a cable available that will connect the phone to a USB port.
> Q's: Will OSX identify the camera if I get this cable? Will I be able
> to download photos? Will I need specific software?

Perhaps not the answer you were looking for.. does the v551 support
Bluetooth ? Mac Bluetooth support is superb, and a USB bluetooth
dongle for your mac is likely to be cheaper than the specific
Motorola cable.

This would get around the nasty 'are there drivers for this' device
problem..

I use Bluetooth to copy images from my Nokia 7650 with success.


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Andy Davidson wrote:
> [Geoff Welsh wrote in comp.sys.mac]
>
>>I have an iMac 333mhz G3 (ca. 1999) with 512k running OS10.3.8.
>>I just bought a Motorola V551 wireless phone, which has a camera built
>>in. There is a cable available that will connect the phone to a USB port.
>>Q's: Will OSX identify the camera if I get this cable? Will I be able
>>to download photos? Will I need specific software?
>
>
> Perhaps not the answer you were looking for.. does the v551 support
> Bluetooth ? Mac Bluetooth support is superb, and a USB bluetooth
> dongle for your mac is likely to be cheaper than the specific
> Motorola cable.
>
> This would get around the nasty 'are there drivers for this' device
> problem..
>
> I use Bluetooth to copy images from my Nokia 7650 with success.
>
>
It does support Bluetooth.
Thanks for the tip.

GW