Syncing photos
iPod nano lets you carry photos with you, so you can share them with your family, friends, and
associates. You can sync photos from your computer, and view them as a slideshow on iPod nano
or on your TV.
Adding photos from your computer
If you have a Mac and iPhoto 8.0 (part of iLife ’09) or later, you can view your photos by events
and faces you’ve identified. If you have a PC or Mac, you can also add photos to iPod nano from a
folder on your hard disk.
Adding photos to iPod nano the first time might take some time, depending on how many
photos are in your photo library.
Sync photos from a Mac to iPod nano using iPhoto:
1
In iTunes, select iPod nano in the device list and click the Photos tab.
2
Select “Sync Photos …,” and then choose iPhoto from the pop-up menu.
3
Select whether you want to include all of your photos, or only selected ones.
If you choose the second option, click the pop-up menu to make further refinements. Then select
the Albums, Events, and Faces to sync.
4
Click Apply.
Each time you connect iPod nano to your computer, photos are synced automatically.
Add photos from a folder on your hard disk to iPod nano:
1
Drag the images to a folder on your computer.
If you want images to appear in separate photo albums on iPod nano, create folders within the
main image folder and drag images to the new folders.
2
In iTunes, select iPod nano in the device list and click the Photos tab.
3
Select “Sync Photos …”
4
Select “Choose Folder …” from the pop-up menu, and then select the image folder.
5
Select either “All folders” or “Selected folders.”
If you choose the second option, select the folders that you want to sync.
6
Click Apply.
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Adding full-resolution image files to iPod nano
When you add photos to iPod nano, iTunes optimizes the photos for viewing. Full-resolution
image files aren’t transferred by default. Adding full-resolution image files is useful if you want
to move them from one computer to another, but it isn’t necessary for viewing the images on
iPod nano.
Add full-resolution image files to iPod nano:
1
In iTunes, select iPod nano in the device list and click the Photos tab.
2
Select “Include full-resolution photos.”
3
Click Apply.
iTunes copies the full-resolution versions of the photos to the Photos folder on iPod nano.
To retrieve them, see the following section, “Adding photos from iPod nano to a computer.”
Adding photos from iPod nano to a computer
If you add full-resolution photos from your computer to iPod nano, they’re stored in a
Photos folder on iPod nano. You can connect iPod nano to a computer and add these photos
to the computer.
Add photos from iPod nano to a computer:
1
Connect iPod nano to the computer.
2
In iTunes, select iPod nano in the device list and click the Summary tab.
3
In the Options section, select “Enable disk use.”
4
Click Apply.
When you use iPod nano as an external disk, the iPod nano disk icon appears on the desktop (Mac),
or as the next available drive letter in Windows Explorer (Windows PC).
5
Drag image files from the Photos folder on iPod nano to the desktop or to a photo editing
application on the computer.
You can also use a photo editing application, such as iPhoto, to add photos stored in the Photos
folder on iPod nano. See the documentation that came with the application for more information.
Removing photos from iPod nano
If iPod nano is being used as an external disk, you can delete full resolution images from the
Photos folder on iPod nano.
Delete photos from only the Photos folder on iPod nano:
1
Connect iPod nano to the computer.
2
Navigate to the Photos folder on iPod nano and delete the photos you no longer want.
3
Eject iPod nano before disconnecting.
You can change sync settings to remove all photos from iPod nano, including full resolution images.
Delete all photos from iPod nano:
1
In iTunes, select iPod nano in the device list and click the Photos tab.
2
Select “Sync photos from: …”
The checkbox is already selected, and clicking it again deselects it. A dialog appears asking
for verification.
3
Click Remove Photos in the dialog that appears.
No photos are removed until you click Apply. If you change your mind, select Sync Photos again.
4
Click Apply.
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Photos
Delete selected photos:
1
In iTunes, select iPod nano in the device list and click the Photos tab.
2
Select “Selected albums, events, and faces …”
3
Deselect the items you want to remove from iPod nano, and then click Apply.