Canon A710 USB Connection Problem

Leo

Hi Folks,

I don't post much here, even though I come by sorta regularly...

Hey, I just bought a used A710 on Ebay. Yeah. :cry



My iMac doesn't auto detect this camera when I connect it to the USB port.
- I've tried 2 different USB cables.
- My Casio Exilim just worked. As did my Canon S1 IS.

Is this camera broken, or is there a setting somewhere?

I have NOT loaded any of the software that came with the camera. I'd just rather use the Apple programs.

:ear

ChrisJ

I have an A710IS and just connected it to my PowerBook G4 running Leopard. It loaded the "Image Capture" utility automatically and I can copy pictures off of it.

Normally, I *never* hook up my cameras via USB. It's much easier/faster to use card reader.

DoctorIt

I also have not connected a camera to any computer directly via USB in a long time (card reader all the way), but I know for a fact Canon provides many free software downloads.

If in fact you can't get anything to work, go have a poke around Canon's Download Library.

Leo

ChrisJ wrote:

I have an A710IS and just connected it to my PowerBook G4 running Leopard. It loaded the "Image Capture" utility automatically and I can copy pictures off of it.

Normally, I *never* hook up my cameras via USB. It's much easier/faster to use card reader.

Chris, had you installed the camera software on your G4?


Dr IT,

ChrisJ

Leo wrote:

Chris, had you installed the camera software on your G4?

Nope, I did nothing except plug it in via USB. It was a fresh install of Jaguar from only a couple of weeks ago.