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Canon EOS Utility now requires a subscription??

dpettig08 — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 22:44:49 GMT

I was really thrown today when trying to setup our lab camera at work to shoot with the EOS utility when it required a subscription. This not only set us back on a project, it was embarrassing for me because I convinced our team to invest in Canon for lab photographs. Luckily we had a Sony around and their controller app, Imagining Edge, does not require a subscription! So this will become our go-to lab camera for the time being and we are very unlikely to invest in Canon again.

Re: Canon EOS Utility now requires a subscription??

normadel — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 22:48:19 GMT

You sure you weren't looking at EOS WEBCAM Utility, not just plain old EOS Utility? The latter has never required a subscription.

Re: Canon EOS Utility now requires a subscription??

dpettig08 — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 23:02:19 GMT

You're right! How embarrassing, I was using the wrong utility app, and I found another thread of complaints that confused me further. I am on the right track now with the normal EOS Utility.