I can't connect my camera to my iMac

Question

I've connected this camera hundreds of times in the past.  But now it says"A USB is attached that is drawing too much current.  The hub to which it is attached will be deactivated."  What's going on?  This is just a little digital point and shoot.
I asked this question over a week ago and it was suggested that there might be a short in the cable and it was also suggested that I buy a powered hub.  I did both of these things and it’s still doing it.
Someone then suggested testing it by unplugging everything else and I did that. If I unplug everything, it will then work.  I can then plug in my mouse to get my pictures on my computer, but when I eject my camera and then turn it off, the error message pops up again.  Weird. How do I correct this?

Answer 1

Kathy,
The most certain method of uploading pictures to your computer is getting a card reader and putting your SD card in the reader and connecting to your iMac. If you want iPhoto (or any other application) to open when you connect the SD card then open Image Capture (Applications - Image Capture) and in the lower left click the upside down triangle and choose the application you want by navigating to it.
You can also try doing some basic resets, where I'd start is rebooting in Safe Mode , this will clear some caches. If that does not work then reset both the SMC and PRAM per:
SMC RESET
Shut down the computer.
Unplug the computer's power cord and ALL peripherals.
Wait 15 seconds.
Attach the computers power cable.
Wait another 5 seconds and press the power button to turn on the computer.
PRAM RESET
Shut down the computer.
Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command, Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
Turn on the computer.
Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys. You must press this key combination before the gray screen appears.
Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
Release the keys.