EOS 1300D will not connect to PC via USB cable.

[duck__boy]

Hi all,

I've just bought a Canon EOS 1300D, and after taking a few snaps I'm eager to see how they've turned out.

I've downloaded and installed the relevant software for my Windows 10 (64 bit) computer, and then connected the camera to my PC via the supplied USB cable.

I can vouch for the USB port that I'm using, however I can't vouch for the cable as Canon use mini-USB whereas everything else I own uses micro-USB.  But I'm positive, so I'll assume that the cable is working.

At this point nothing happens; Windows does not discover my camera, no drivers are installed (are any even required these days?), and I cannont access my photos

The EOS Utility software is set to launch when a camera is connected, further demonstrating that the camara is not talking to my PC.

Please can someone assist me if fixing this problem.

Thanks,
David

[RobertTheFat · Accepted solution]

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@duck__boy wrote:

Hi all,

I've just bought a Canon EOS 1300D, and after taking a few snaps I'm eager to see how they've turned out.

I've downloaded and installed the relevant software for my Windows 10 (64 bit) computer, and then connected the camera to my PC via the supplied USB cable.

I can vouch for the USB port that I'm using, however I can't vouch for the cable as Canon use mini-USB whereas everything else I own uses micro-USB.  But I'm positive, so I'll assume that the cable is working.

At this point nothing happens; Windows does not discover my camera, no drivers are installed (are any even required these days?), and I cannont access my photos

The EOS Utility software is set to launch when a camera is connected, further demonstrating that the camara is not talking to my PC.

Please can someone assist me if fixing this problem.

Thanks,
David

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The usual reasons are that WiFi is turned on (which disables the camera's USB port) or that the USB cable is a "power only" model that lacks the data strands.

[duck__boy]

Thanks Bob, I'd literally just discovered that by accident. Happily it's now connected just fine 🙂

[duck__boy]

Never mind. I found out by accident that if you have Wi-Fi/NFC enabled, you can't connect via USB.

It would be helpful if that was mentioned somewhere on that menu.

[jrhoffman75]

For the benefit of others, its spelled right out in the manual on the page "Downloading Images to a Computer".

[duck__boy]

I'm sure that the vast majority of answers to questions on this forum are "spelled right out in the manual", but sometimes the odd note gets missed when the manual is 100+ pages.

As a beginner, I'm grateful to contributors like RobertTheFat who take a moment to help, rather than typing a convoluted version of "RTFM" before moving on.

[jrhoffman75]

A. I wasn't addressing you since you found out the answer yourself 

B. I always provide reference back to a source document since others may not be as proficient as you and may need additional guidance. 

[Tronhard]

As a matter of curiousity, is there a reason you don't just remove the SD card and read it via a card reader? 

I never connect the camera direcly to my PC for a couple of reasons.  The download speed seems to be faster with the card to PC direct, and I don't have to drain the camera batteries to transfer the files.

[Waddizzle]

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@Tronhard wrote:

As a matter of curiousity, is there a reason you don't just remove the SD card and read it via a card reader? 

I never connect the camera direcly to my PC for a couple of reasons.  The download speed seems to be faster with the card to PC direct, and I don't have to drain the camera batteries to transfer the files.

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I think there is a very simple explanation why many people want to use USB..  You're probably moving a LOT more data. 

If you're only moving several dozen files, then using the USB cable is not only convenient, it is probably quicker than taking the card out, using a reader, creating folders, dragging and dropping files, and then re-inserting the card in the camera.

[Tronhard]

Happy New Year Bill!  I hope you had a great holiday season. Mine was rather dominated by getting COVID, mind you I managed to avoid it for about 5 years, so I can't be too upset.  Still, it's rather limiting.

I see your point Bill but honestly don't find it any slower to move files by taking the card out.  
Plug in the cable or take out the card
Turn on the camera or insert the card
In both cases the card is recognized as a removeable drive.
From then on, how one stores the files seems to be common to both methods.   I personally have a series of drop-in folders within my Photo storage folders.   I simply press Ctral+A to select all, Ctrl+C to copy, switch to that folder and press Ctrl+V to paste.  The data throughput for a USB 3 is normally significantly higher than for using the USB cable that attaches most cameras to computers, so one could argue that the process should be faster.

From then on it's just a case of removing the card, putting it back in the camera and using the camera's format command to clean it.  It's not exactly arduous.

I suspect that the main reasons many seek another solution because they are not used to taking cards out of devices like cell-phones (which are a different situation) and/or are not familiar enough with using computers.