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

[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.

[jrhoffman75]

1. you are replying to a 8+ year old thread that is marked Solved. You should start your own thread.

2. If you are having a specific problem and want assistance you need to describe what you are doing, what items you are using and what if any error messages you are receiving.

3. If you just wanted to rant disregard 1 & 2.

[lysergicy2k]

i just wanted to rant, but im still cant connect my r50 to PC. no error message nothing. wifi on,, wifi off, doesn't matter. at minimum you should be able to plug a USB in and see it as a hard drive. but no canon needs to make it complicated so they can suck as much money out of you as they can. 

[jrhoffman75]

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