My PC will recognize my Canon Rebel XT, but it will not download the pictures. What do I need to do to get my pictures downloaded?

Download manual, drivers etc. from this page.

Use a separate card reader instead of the camera.

You can download the drivers for XP here

And for Vista Here


I hope this will help you out.

Regards, WAQAR.

Try using a separate card reader to download your pictures to a folder you create on your desktop.

Just plug the camera into your computer and let it do the rest for you :)

Try changing the "communication" setting on the camera from "PC Computer" to "PTP"
Menu > Tools2 (wrench/hammer/2) Communication = Print/PTP

Go to the Canon website and download the EOS Utility. All the software for your camera is there for download.

You need to install the correct software on your computer. They are usually called drivers. Here is a link to the Canon Rebel Xt page from Canon with all sorts of goodies you can download. The most important section to get things going for you is the drivers. Select your OS from the drop down list, download and install. If you don't have drivers your PC or Mac doesnt recognize the fine piece of hardware... your camera. Hit me up if you're still stuck.

Yes, you need a driver so that your operating system understands how to interface to your camera. Canon Europe has a handy web page:

http://software.canon-europe.com/products/0010192.asp

Enter your operating system and language, and you will get the choices of things that can be downloaded relevant to your camera. If you were using Windows Vista, for example, your choice would be "Canon Camera USB WIA Driver for Windows Vista". Install that, reboot, and then connect your camera again. It should be recognized by your computer.

Well, that worked perfectly. Turn on your Rebel XT camera and under Menu then Tools go to Communication and set it to Print/PTP. Thank you to all you very smart people!