A 720 IS USB problem

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I can't transfer files from the camera to the PC using the USB cable. Installed the software and tried advice found on the internet but no luck.

Any idea why?

Getting tired of having to use a card reader instead :(
 
Does it detect the usb once plugged in?
What error message if any are you getting?
Check to see if the version you are using of the software if any patches or updates have been released as the ones released when packaged are sometimes outdated.
 
Yuu said:
Does it detect the usb once plugged in?
What error message if any are you getting?
Check to see if the version you are using of the software if any patches or updates have been released as the ones released when packaged are sometimes outdated.
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XP doesn't pick it up but the USBDeview program does
 
Re-install Windows. ;)

This is one thing that annoys me about Canon - why the hell can't they make their cameras show up as USB storage? Even my do-every-thing-their-own-way Sony Cybershot shows up as a USB drive when I plug it in. Under *any* operating system.
 
koffiejunkie said:
Re-install Windows. ;)

This is one thing that annoys me about Canon - why the hell can't they make their cameras show up as USB storage? Even my do-every-thing-their-own-way Sony Cybershot shows up as a USB drive when I plug it in. Under *any* operating system.
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Yeah my Olympus was fine as well. Crazy IMO
 
My A 720 IS shows in explorer as separate drive and I can transfer the photos directly to my HD. On the camera the photos are not identified as jpg files but the moment they are transferred they are jpg's.
 
koffiejunkie said:
Re-install Windows. ;)

This is one thing that annoys me about Canon - why the hell can't they make their cameras show up as USB storage? Even my do-every-thing-their-own-way Sony Cybershot shows up as a USB drive when I plug it in. Under *any* operating system.
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Use a card reader - at least on a mac you'll be able to have the card show up as a drive (though why you would want to . . ).
 
I'm worried about the card reader wearing out the memory card though
 
I suppose with SD it's possible - it's a thing flat surfact that pics up a lot of friction when it's inserted and removed. A bit like mobile phone simcards that go bad, I guess.
 
koffiejunkie said:
I suppose with SD it's possible - it's a thing flat surfact that pics up a lot of friction when it's inserted and removed. A bit like mobile phone simcards that go bad, I guess.
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Yeah. Surely the friction causes a problem over time
 
alanf85 said:
Yeah. Surely the friction causes a problem over time
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Then I'd be as concerned with the mini usb port on the camera. SD cards are cheap compared to a new camera :D
 
bwana said:
Then I'd be as concerned with the mini usb port on the camera. SD cards are cheap compared to a new camera :D
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Not quite. My card reader has a rather flimsy release mechanism to get the card out
 
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