Post #276,572
12/24/06 2:50:46 AM
12/24/06 6:04:12 PM
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Problems downloading images from my new Canon Camera
Hey all,
I got a nice Canon digital camera, the Powershot A530, and I can take photos with it fairly well so far. However, we have been unable to download any of the images yet. When we try, the computer freezes up. Even when he installed the software that came with it, it still freezes.
John said that we had been having problems with Windows Image Acquisition Service. It had been freezing my scanner awhile back, so he put the scanner on some sort of manual operation to cause it to stop. So what we would like to know is if we go buy a media reader, does that piece of hardware also use the same Windows Image Acquisition service, because if it does, we may still have the problem.
Any suggestions would be welcome as to how to solve this issue, thanks!
Brenda
P.S. Edited because I have the A530 not the A540 so I fixed it. Sorry, both numbers were on the manual cover.
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Edited by Nightowl
Dec. 24, 2006, 06:04:12 PM EST
Problems downloading images from my new Canon Camera
Hey all,
I got a nice Canon digital camera, the Powershot A540, and I can take photos with it fairly well so far. However, we have been unable to download any of the images yet. When we try, the computer freezes up. Even when he installed the software that came with it, it still freezes.
John said that we had been having problems with Windows Image Acquisition Service. It had been freezing my scanner awhile back, so he put the scanner on some sort of manual operation to cause it to stop. So what we would like to know is if we go buy a media reader, does that piece of hardware also use the same Windows Image Acquisition service, because if it does, we may still have the problem.
Any suggestions would be welcome as to how to solve this issue, thanks!
Brenda
"When you take charge of your life, there is no longer need to ask permission of other people or society at large. When you ask permission, you give someone veto power over your life." -- By Geoffrey F. Abert
****************************
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind, don't matter - and those who matter, don't mind." -- By Dr. Seuss
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"Sometimes it takes a whole lot more strength to walk away than to stand there and fight." -- By the character of John Abbott: said on Young & Restless on 5/19/06
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Post #276,579
12/24/06 9:36:24 AM
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head to a walgreens and put it on CD
you can get nice prints as well.
thanx,
bill
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Post #276,598
12/24/06 1:45:23 PM
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Thanks,
I'd kind of like that to be the last option. But I do know it's an option. :)
Brenda
"When you take charge of your life, there is no longer need to ask permission of other people or society at large. When you ask permission, you give someone veto power over your life." -- By Geoffrey F. Abert
****************************
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind, don't matter - and those who matter, don't mind." -- By Dr. Seuss
***********************************
"Sometimes it takes a whole lot more strength to walk away than to stand there and fight." -- By the character of John Abbott: said on Young & Restless on 5/19/06
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Post #276,602
12/24/06 2:47:14 PM
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Get a Mac
iPhoto has never let me down yet - all kinds of cameras - it just works.
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Post #276,615
12/24/06 5:28:39 PM
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ayup!
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Steve
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Post #276,604
12/24/06 3:08:27 PM
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WinXP? Try a different USB port.
If you're using XP or Win2k it should "just work". If you're using ME or 98 you may need drivers and may have trouble with USB Flash Card readers. I assume you're using XP.
Have you looked at the Canon web site? It says [link|http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=SuprtKnowledgeBaseAct&fcategoryid=221&modelid=12942|here] that if your computer locks up on connecting the camera, you should try a different USB port. If that doesn't help, browse around [link|http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=SupportDetailAct&fcategoryid=221&modelid=12942|here].
Since you have the same problem with the scanner, that's another indication that there's a problem with the USB port.
HTH a bit. Good luck.
Cheers,
Scott.
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Post #276,614
12/24/06 5:27:56 PM
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"should" being the operative word
"If you're using XP or Win2k it should "just work"."
That "should" is why I use macs now, because it DOES.
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Post #276,692
12/26/06 12:56:25 PM
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The USB ports seem to have problems
I posted about that under Hardware.
Meanwhile, John was able to get some software called Gphoto2 with a graphical front end called GTkam, downloaded to his Linux computer, and was able to get the photos off the linux computer by burning them to a CD and taking them in here to load them on mine. So we did find a round about way to get the photos off for now, we're just looking for a better way in the long run.
Brenda
"When you take charge of your life, there is no longer need to ask permission of other people or society at large. When you ask permission, you give someone veto power over your life." -- By Geoffrey F. Abert
****************************
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind, don't matter - and those who matter, don't mind." -- By Dr. Seuss
***********************************
"Sometimes it takes a whole lot more strength to walk away than to stand there and fight." -- By the character of John Abbott: said on Young & Restless on 5/19/06
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