I do not have my disc to connect the camera to my computer - I would like to download the program I need to do this. It's my first attempt at connecting a camera to the computer.

You don't need any special software.
The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.
Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo cataloging program such as Picasa.

You don't need any software.


The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.


Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or, despite what I said first, you can use any photo cataloging program such as Picasa.

You don't need any special software.


The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.


Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or, despite what I said first, you can use any photo cataloging program such as Picasa.

You don't need to install the camera.


The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.


Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo cataloging program such as Picasa.

The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.

Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo cataloging program, such as Picasa ( http://picasa.google.com ).

Keep playing with the USB options on the camcorder while the PC is up with the PMB program running. I had to try the option on the left of the vid camera screen USB with the little disc icons. It took several attempts but it will work

QUESTIONS! ONE, DOES YOUR CAMERA HAVE A SOFTWARE DISC WITH IT? AND TWO, HAVE YOU ATTEMPTED TO DOWNLOAD THE DRIVER FROM YOUR CAMERA WEBSITE TO YOUR COMPUTER. THREE, YOUR COMPUTER WON'T RECOGNIZE YOUR CAMERA WHEN YOU CONNECT IT TO YOUR COMPUTER? USUALLY, MOST NEWER COMPUTERS WILL RECOGNIZE MOST CAMERAS WHEN THEY ARE CONNECTED VIA USB, FIREWIRE, AND TURNED ON. IF THIS IS NOT HAPPENING, THEN I WOULD SAY YOU NEED TO FIND THE DRIVER FROM YOUR CAMERA WEBSITE AND DOWNLOAD IT. HOPE THIS HELPS YOU

Normal 0 Try disconnecting the Camera from the USB port and reinstall the CD or Downloaded software program. When the program asks you to connect the camera to the USB port, do so and it should work.
Hope this helps. Bud

Dear Ksullivan:

Neither Windows XP nor Vista requires a driver for this camera as they both use the built-in PTP drivers to communicate with the camera. Therefore the disc is not a requirement to download your pics if either of these is your computer's OS.

If your computer isn't picking up the camera it's likely due to either incorrrectly configured computer services or interfering software or hardware on your PC. Such things as multifunction printers, scanners, web cams, and other installed camera software are number one culprits. If your PC has any of these devices, unhook them temporarily from your PC and stop their software programs from running by right-clicking on their programs' icons in the bottom right hand corner of your computer and clicking exit or stop. Then retry your camera connection.

Also always remember to put the camera into PLAYBACK mode before attempting a detection and download.

Call Canon Tech Support at 1-800-828-4040 for step by step assistance if needed.

Hope this helps.

Sincerely,
HeavyDLB


P.S. You can order another CD from Canon at a nominal fee
and you can download the latest software updates from
their site at www.powershot.com. Just click on the
Download Library link on the home page, enter your
camera in the drop down menus, and download any
update versions of the software from the default down-
load page. Just remember these are not full versions -
only UPDATES. Good luck!

Actually, if you're using XP you should not need the disc at all to shoot & download images. If you're looking for software so you can crop & that sort of thing, I recommend googles Picasa program, its free. To download images without the disc simply connect the camera like you have in the past and XP will find the device & walk you thru downloading images, usually. If not, click on "my computer" and you should find your camera/device listed there. Personally, I use a card reader and take my memory card out and download the images using the reader.