Saving images from a digital camera

I have a fujifilm digital camera (finepix f20), and I don't have iPhoto on my powerbook anymore. I deleted it because I don't like the way it stores photos. anyways, I accidentally told my computer to let it use iPhoto as the default application that opens whenever I turn on my digital camera and it's plugged into my computer before I deleted iPhoto, and I want to change that. I want to make the default application finepix viewer (software that came with the digital camera).
Whenever I plug the camera into my powerbook and turn it on, nothing happens, nothing opens, and i can't seem to get the images stored onto the software even when the software is up and running. It does not acknowledge the camera at all.
any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

Welcome to Apple Discussions from a fellow Texan.
Suggest you buy (about $10 - $20) a USB memory card reader. Just plug your camera's memory card into it & copy the pic files to your Mac. Quicker & easier than interfacing the camera for pic transfer.
 Cheers, Tom

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My camera is a Canon Power Shot SX700HS.
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180 dpi isn't terrible, but defined edges that aren't perfectly vertical or horizontal will show jaggy pixel stepping. Not real obvious, but you'd see it. Overall, the picture would have a slightly pixelated look at that resolution.
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