DCS-TX 7 Sony camera USB problems

I bought a Sony TX 7 camera and in the manual it tells you, that you can connect the camera to the USB Port, but it doesn't work. Leopard doesn't recognize the camera. When I take the card out and put it in a card reader, then I have know problems.
Windows no problem
More people have problems with this?

What are you expecting to happen when you connect it via USB? Did you try opening iMovie to see if it sees it? Did you want iPhoto to grab content from the installed SD card?
Does System Profiler see it in your list of USB devices?
Is it plugged directly into one of your Mac's USB ports?
You say that Leopard doesn't see it. Do you have all of your software updates installed?
If you open /Applications/Utilities/Console and File > Open system.log do you see any USB messages there? If so, paste them here.

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