How to Transfer Photos from iPhone to Mac Using iPhoto

It comes to importing photos from iPhone to Mac, without doubts that many users will choose iPhoto. It is easy and handy to use, and suit for both basic users and advanced users. If you are new users to Mac OS X, you can read this post to learn how to transfer photos from iPhone to Mac with iPhoto and how to change default setting when iPhoto doesn't open automatically.

Because iPhoto is installed with Mac OS X, you can use it directly and needn't to download or install it anymore. You just need to follow the steps below.

How to Transfer Photos from iPhone to Mac Using iPhoto?

Step 1: Connect your iPhone to Mac with USB cable. Normally, the iPhoto will automatically launch and open the import interface, and you'll see all the photos and videos under the folder of Camera Roll.

Note: If the iPhone doesn't run when you connect your iPhone to Mac, you need to change the  default setting by following the steps below:

Launch iPhoto on your Mac > Click the iPhoto at the upper left corner of your screen > Click Preferences > Click General to open the General Setting Page > Choose the iPhoto on the Connecting camera opens pop-up menu.

Step 2: Click Import XXX (the number of your Camera Roll Photos) Photos to import all the photos. You also can import some of them by picking up some photos and clicking Import Selected.

Step 3:Move imported photos to any folder of your Mac by copying/cutting and pasting when the transfering process is finished.

It is a wonderful experience to import photos from iPhone to Mac with iPhoto, but this is limited to transferring Camera Roll Photos. If you want to import photos from Photo Stream, Photo Library or My Albums, AnyTrans is the best choice, about how to transfer photos from Photo Stream and Photo Library to Mac with AnyTrans, you can read on this guide.