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Minimal software to download Canon PowerShot to Mac?
Hei Peter
Peter J E Brunning wrote: I was interested in this topic as my daughter has been asking a similar question about a Canon Digital Ixus 300 (about 5 years old) and her Windows XP laptop. Apparently it does not work as a standard USB drive, though my son says he used it that way (maybe he had some extra software?) We need to investigate when she returns from a trip away. Anyway, I just tried my new Ixy Digital 60 (Japanese model; same as Digital Ixus 65 and PowerShot SD630 Digital Elph) without any special Canon software on my Windows XP PC - and it works. One can just 'open' it from the Explorer or use the camera and scanner wizard. (The Canon CD has not been opened though I admit I have some Panasonic software from my other camera.) The IXUS 300 should work on both Macs and PCs without installing any of the Canon software. - But you need to select 'PC mode' on the camera display. Connect the camera to the USB port and turn it on. Then there should occour 2-3 possible choices - 'Camera' and 'PC mode' are the most common, but on some cameras there also is a possibility of connecting directly to a TV with capability of showing pictures. I think this proves that at least some Canon cameras support USB mass storage, but it's possible that not all do. So before Greg makes such a sweeping criticism, it might be more helpful and polite to be sure of his facts. As I've now written more times, I haven't yet seen a Canon - or Nikon, Panasonic, Kyocera or Olympus made camera - that can't be used on any system from Mac OS 8.6-9.2.2, OS X 10.0.x to 10.4.x as well as Windows 98SE to XP without installing any extra software. - They do work 'out of the box'! Cheers, Erik Richard "G.T." wrote in message ... Erik Richard Sørensen wrote: Strange - I know a lot of people here, who are using Canon cameras - especially the EOSD and IXUS models. (Some IXUS models in Wurope are identical to some A-models in the US). _ALL_ of these just pop up as HDs when connected... Digital Rebels and Powershots don't do USB mass storage, I didn't think the other models did either. It's one of the lame things about Canons. I generally trust your posts but this is the second time you've spouted major, easy to check bull****. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ KMLDenmark by Erik Richard Sørensen, Member of ADC *Music Recording, Editing & Publishing - Also Smaller Quantities *Software - For Theological Education - And For Physically Impaired *Nisus - The Future in Text & Mail Processing http://www.nisus.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ |
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