I just purchase an ELPH 190IS and I've tried everything to get it to connect to my laptop and nothin

[wmh9680]

I just purchase an ELPH 190IS and I've tried everything to get it to connect to my laptop and nothing works, it always fails. I am running windows 7 64 bit home and school. Any suggestions? Thanks, Mike

[wmh9680]

If I use the cable to transfer pics do I need a balun and does the one without it also charge? I'm learning more every day. Now if I could just get my camera connected wirelessly. Thanks, Mike

[Waddizzle]

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@wmh9680 wrote:

If I use the cable to transfer pics do I need a balun and does the one without it also charge? I'm learning more every day. Now if I could just get my camera connected wirelessly. Thanks, Mike

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I have no idea.  Instead of looking for the cheapest cable that you can find, buy a quality, low noise cable.  Problem solved.

[kvbarkley]

No you don't need one. I have several cables without them that work fine.

And it is not a Balun, it is a  Ferrite bead

A balun is an impdedance matching transformer that converts a *balanced* signal (+/- to ground) to *unbalanced* ( a signal with a + and a ground).

[wmh9680 · Accepted solution]

Thanks everyone, I stumbled across this Cano youtube video that made the wireless connection easy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xcwUAVdpCg   canon youtube wireless 190 setup windows device.

It had an extra step I did not see anywhere else. 

Thanks again everyone

Mike