Problem importing photos from nikon D3100 to MacBookPro

I am trying to import photos from my Nikon D3100 onto my MacBookPro, but can't do it either using iPhoto or Image Capture. iPhoto detects the images but doesn't display them. When I try to import them it says they are in an unrecognisable format. ImageCapture displays them only as thumbnails, and does not allow me to import them. Any ideas?

Are you shooting in RAW format, and if so, have you applied the most recent RAW compatibility software update?

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