Why won’t my Nikon D5200 be detected by macOS Sierra for tethering?
Asked 11/14/2016
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My Nikon D5200 used to connect to my iMac when I was on OS X Mavericks, but now on macOS Sierra it isn’t detected at all over USB. Image Capture, Photos, Lightroom 6.1, CaptureNX, and ViewNX don’t see the camera. The SD card works fine when inserted directly into the computer, but I want to use USB/tethered shooting. Lightroom 6.1 lists the D5200 as supported. What should I check?
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In OS X, flash cards in cameras don't usually show up as disks. Instead, the camera presents itself as a USB Image Capture device. Apps that support the Image Capture Core framework (e.g. Lightroom, the built-in Image Capture app, etc.) can pull images from the device, delete photos from the device, and so on.
If that isn't happening, I don't see how it could be an outdated driver issue, as I think Apple provides those drivers themselves. (It could be a bug in Apple's driver stack somewhere, of course....)
Does the device show up properly when you go to "About this Mac" and choose "System Report"? If not, you probably have a bad cable.
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On macOS, a camera like the D5200 normally does not mount as a regular disk. It should appear as a USB image device through Apple’s Image Capture framework, which apps like Image Capture, Photos, and Lightroom use.
If none of those apps can see the camera, it’s probably not a Lightroom-specific problem. A good first check is:
- Open About This Mac → System Report → USB
- See whether the Nikon appears there when connected
If it does not appear in System Report, the most likely issue is the physical USB connection, especially a bad or charge-only cable. Try another known-good data cable and, if possible, another USB port.
If it does appear in System Report but still isn’t recognized by apps, the issue is more likely in macOS’s camera support stack rather than Nikon software.
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