Can I connect my camera to my computer via USB and take pictures/video directly to my hard drive?

Question

Currenly, I can take pictures and video with my Canon Powershot, and then upload them to my computer's hard drive. I'd like to bypass my memory card altogether, and store media directly to my iMac.

Is there any way to do that? Would I need special camera software, or special OS X software? Are there any ways to do something similar, if not exactly this?

Thanks!

Solution 1

You could get an EyeFi memory card which will automatically save photos to your computer as you take them via your wireless home network. (If you take photos away from home, when you return, it will transfer the photos then, automatically.)

http://www.eye.fi/

Solution 2

What you're attempting to do is called tethering. It is possible with most digital SLR cameras, but I'm not aware of any point-and-shoot cameras (such as the Powershot) which support tethering.