Re: XP sp2 USB camera not recognized
- From: "Chuck" <cdkuder@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 03:03:02 -0400
First, you may be able to reduce the number of removal insertions of the
storage card by using a large card, up to the limit that the camera
supports.
Next, USB transfer from the card is much faster than transfer from the
camera. I really doubt that your "not designed for" statement is correct.
There were two driver classes for this camera, WIA ant Twain. The Twain
driver is known NOT to work, according to the references.
The WIA driver may work.
A WIA driver for later canon models may also work. You need to read the XP
compatibility section on the canon website.
Things might be worse. I have two old Kodak digitals that my father bought
some time ago. Both require a serial I/O, use a nonstandard form of a jpeg
file, and will work only with Kodak supplied software. The software and
drivers will not work correctly with windows versions later than 95, making
the cameras virtually unusable with windows.
We did find some Linux software and drivers that work, although it's now
sort of a why bother.
If you really insist on using the camera USB to PC interface, It may be new
camera time!
The same thing is more likely to happen with Vista and not a few older
cameras.
A possibility that I cannot verify--
Some cameras, like two I currently own, have two modes of operation when
connected to a PC, and another if connected vua USB to a compatable printer.
The default mode allows the camera to appear as a storage device (Drive
letter and all that) The optional mode, not well documented, puts the
cameras into a control by PC mode. The control mode requires third party
software to utilise. If your camera is locked/set into either the printer or
PC control modes, the normal software and drivers will likely not function
properly. I was able to ascertain the the A700 does NOT have support for PC
control,
according to a Canon camera remote control software vendor.
Have you tried installing the WIA driver? and perhaps using compatibility
mode to install it?
"Ted" <Ted@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have a Canon A700 digital camera with a USB output cable. The cameraworks
fine and I can transfer images using a USB card reader OK.and
Trouble is, the camera and card were not designed for this frequent use,
they will wear out, that's why a USB port was provided.
I seem to be in Windows limbo. The camera maker doesn't provide drivers
installation files for Windows XP. Windows XP Home edition with SP2 has athat
Wizard to install cameras and scanners this needs installation of driver
files but they are not available.
The system is supposed to work automatically by the USB connection, but
consistently gives an error saying USB device not recognized.very
From Device Manager I have updated the USB open host drivers with the only
available options but this made no difference. Can anyone help with this
frustrating little bug? It seems to me many cameras and windows computersare
affected by this not just me.
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