Crayola VGA camera and iphoto

My 6 yr. old son received for christmas a Crayola VGA Digital Camera. Now he leaves my alone. But the drivers are windows only, I have tried plugging it in hopping it would work, but to no avail, it will register in system profiler, but I can not read it or see it on the desk top. Has any one found away around this, is it at all possible to work with the Mac or do I need to get a intel mac and run windows so my son can use this Camera. Any help would appreciated

Sam:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Have you tried using Image Capture (located in the Applications folder) to see if it can see the camera. If it does then you can use it to upload to a folder on the desktop and from there import into iPhoto.
If the camera has a removable memory card you can use a card reader to upload the photos. I doubt it it does but take a look.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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