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How can I get my computer to recognize the canon eos digital rebel

Ronx — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:05:23 GMT

I have not used this camera for more than 2 years. I now have a laptop with windows 7. This computer will not recognize this camera when I plug it in to usb to download pictures. I have tried everything except what is going to work.

Re: How can I get my computer to recognize the canon eos digital rebel

Skirball — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:48:42 GMT

Do you happen to have the original discs? Or, was EOS utility previously installed on that computer? If not, you need to do a bit of shinanigans to get around Canon's protection (which I still don't understand, either you own a Canon, or the software is no use to you). It's not hard, but you have to rewrite a registry file to make the software think it was previously loaded on your computer.

Go here (providing you're in the US) to download EOS utility:

http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/support/consumer

It's an "updater". So again, you need to have had a previous version on your computer or it won't install. Once it installs all you do is plug in your camera and turn it on and a window pops up offering a couple different options like File Transfer or Tethered Shooting.

Re: How can I get my computer to recognize the canon eos digital rebel

Ronx — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:31:39 GMT

I do have the original disc. I have installed it, uninstalled it, reinstalled, then I tried to install over the last install. Nothing worked.

Re: How can I get my computer to recognize the canon eos digital rebel

Ronx — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:40:52 GMT

Canon's website says there are no drivers or utilities for this version. My camera (eos digital rebel) I think is one of the first to come out.

Re: How can I get my computer to recognize the canon eos digital rebel

7D5D — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:44:25 GMT

I noticed when I went to Win 7 that windows recognized my cameras in a special window with multiple apps to associate the new USB device (my camera) with. One of those apps was the EOS utility. I get a similar prompt with my Powershots. Before on XP, EOS utility opened up directly. Now that you are on Win7, are you getting any reaction at all from windows when you power on your camera? Can you manually launch EOS utility and connect to your camera? Is your camera in playback mode?

Re: How can I get my computer to recognize the canon eos digital rebel

7D5D — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:52:05 GMT

Just saw your last post (while I was typing), just go to a newer Rebel and download the software from there. I'm guessing it will still work if it allows the update to install.

Re: How can I get my computer to recognize the canon eos digital rebel

Ronx — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:55:23 GMT

Wow, a lot of questions. When I plug the camera in and turn it on, nothing happens. On my old computer it would open automatically. On my shop computer I would go to "my computer" and click on the drive that had the camera plugged in. On this computer, nothing happens.

I have the original software with the camera and have gone into that program and tried to find the camera there, but again nothing.

Re: How can I get my computer to recognize the canon eos digital rebel

Ronx — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:58:05 GMT

Good thought. I'll try that.

Re: How can I get my computer to recognize the canon eos digital rebel

Skirball — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:27:10 GMT

If you click on the USB icon (usb plug with a green check next to it) on the task bar can you see the camera? How about in My Computer?

Re: How can I get my computer to recognize the canon eos digital rebel

Ronx — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:34:58 GMT

That's just it. Any port I use to plug the camera into does not show up on my computer. It is like I am pluging a cord into my compter with nothing attached to the end of it.

Re: How can I get my computer to recognize the canon eos digital rebel

hsbn — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 05:01:32 GMT

Check out this one: http://forums.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS/300D-and-Vista-Need-help/m-p/19907#U19907

Hope it can help, in short, change your Communication type of your Rebel to PTP. Most older version Rebel and xxD line camera have this options.

Re: How can I get my computer to recognize the canon eos digital rebel

drgoochmobile — Sat, 02 May 2015 15:46:19 GMT

And where does one find this communication setting?

Re: How can I get my computer to recognize the canon eos digital rebel

ginap07 — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 00:29:46 GMT

That suggestion worked like a charm. Thank You very much!!

Re: How can I get my computer to recognize the canon eos digital rebel

jazzman1 — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 01:19:24 GMT

@drgoochmobile wrote:
And where does one find this communication setting?

This thread is 2 yrs old, good luck getting an answer

Re: How can I get my computer to recognize the canon eos digital rebel

CamaroLoverz — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 21:34:17 GMT

I am having the same problem!!! Did you figure it out?

Re: How can I get my computer to recognize the canon eos digital rebel

jazzman1 — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 00:42:01 GMT

@CamaroLoverz wrote:
I am having the same problem!!! Did you figure it out?

what model is your rebel??? One thing you can do is uninstall and re-install your software. Make sure you have the most up to date software installed. make sure you have all your windows updates installed. And make sure your windows operating system is compatible with your rebel software. Check it out on canon website.

Re: How can I get my computer to recognize the canon eos digital rebel

eshack — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 00:42:23 GMT

Thank you!!!!!! I was just having this exact same issue with my Rebel XT on W10EOS Utility 2 I couldn't get the program to recognize my camera. As soon as I changed my communucation settings to Print/PTP, VOILA!!! camera instantly recognized.

The Canon website says no drivers are required for this camera for W10, but my computer which has W10 digresses and says yes, a driver is required. So hopefully Canon and Microsoft can get their act together and fix this for good.

Re: How can I get my computer to recognize the canon eos digital rebel

bluestream007 — Sun, 15 Nov 2015 05:55:02 GMT

I have had two canon rebels. With your camera in the off position, plug the USB cord into your Canon camera and the other end into the USB port. Then turn the camera On. Then on your Desktop double click My Computer, scroll down til you see the Canon icon. Right click the icon and it will bring up a small drop down window. Last step is to Left click and select "Import pictures and Videos". Then you can Tag by typing in for example THANKSGIVING or any occassion. I always type in a date the pictures were taken. Then click Enter on your Keyboard. Will then start downloading your pictures. The pictures will end up in the Picture folder. I have Windows 7 and it works every time.

Re: How can I get my computer to recognize the canon eos digital rebel

soren — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 21:26:29 GMT

Hello everybody

Sorry to bother you with this, I can see you already spent quite some time on people like me.

I've been having the same problem with my Canon MD150 MiniDV recorder. I haven't connected it to my computer for about 3 years, and now my computer (windows 7) doesn't recognize the camera anymore, and my laptop neither (windows 7 as well). Last time I used it, it worked on my computer, but that's 3 years ago.

I can't find the original CD to install the pilote, so I've downloaded a pilot that should work (?).

I'm using the USB cable to connect the camera and the computer/laptop, not the CV-150F or CV-250F. I have Moviemaker and Premiere on my computer and laptop.

Any advice will be greatly appreciated !

Soren

Re: How can I get my computer to recognize the canon eos digital rebel

soren — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 21:27:27 GMT

I forgot this detail: I'm not in the US but in Europe (Belgium). I bought it in Belgium as well. Is that a problem ?