Does a Canon S80 work with iPhoto 6

Question

I just ordered a Canon S80 digital camera. The Canon website says that they are still testing this model for Tiger compatibility. Does anyone have any experience using this camera with iLife 06?

Answer 1

Some more info:
I suppose you've discovered the Canon forum at:
http://www.dpreview.com/forums/forum.asp?forum=1010
Also, you can download the software and camera manuals at:
http://www.powershot.com (click on "support" then "downloads")
Canon software vs. iPhoto:
iPhoto doesn't 'remember' which photos you've already downloaded, so each time it wants to download all of them but at the end of the session if offers to skip the import of duplicates. This can take a long time. The Canon software flags the previously download images (info is on the card somewhere), so it shows all of the thumbnails, but you can see which are new.
The Canon software gives you access to some 'image properties' that iPhoto doesn't. iPhoto info is generic and doesn't know about the 'photo effects' and other camera features.
Important(!): Use the Canon software and set the "owner" field to your name and phone number. You can't see (or set) the info on the camera, but every image will contain the info and you might get it back if you lose it.
Photo CD vs. digital:
I have not tried a Photo CD in a while, but a couple of years ago I was very disappointed with the scanned resolution. They were no higher than my first digital (1.6Mpix) and were much grainier.
Resolution:
I see no reason not to take every picture at the highest resolution and lowest compression the camera will handle, otherwise why buy a nice camera? Hard disk and CD/DVD (backup) are cheap. That said, if I was on a long trip and concerned about running out of space, I'd switch the compression to "Fine" from "Superfine". The image is nearly indistinguishable but about 60% of the size. On my S45 I had the "stitch" mode set this way, but I think that if you switch it on the S80 some of the other modes 'inherit' the setting, too. Resizing in the camera is interpolation that you might as well do on the computer.
The photo printer:
I haven't used a printer w/o a computer, but since many of your prints may be 4x6 and the image is 3:4, you're going to crop the images somewhere. The Mac might be the best place.
Photoshop:
If you load Photoshop and set the 'preferences' in iPhoto to 'Edit photo' in an 'external program' (pick Photoshop), then you can go back and set iPhoto to edit in a separate window or full screen. This sets up the 'control-click' menu so you can pick a photo in iPhoto and control-click to choose to edit with "external editor" (Photoshop).
Sharing images: (shrink 'em first!)
Maybe you've been sending 'full size' Photo CD images to your friends/relatives up until this point. They will be upset if you start sending them 4-5Mpix photos from your new camera.