Latest Canon software

[Roger_Cavanagh]

http://213.206.79.171/canonNC/

This link produces a popup window for the D60. Under Support>Drivers you can find a whole bunch of the latest stuff: raw image converter v.2, which is supposed to work for multiple cameras in WinXP, Photostitch, Zoombrowser and more.

Check it out,

[boone]

I downloaded the new Zoombrowser and installed on top of my old one. Seems to work fine, but now when I go to delete images using the 'camera' interface, that crashes out. I'm using it with a G1, so I guess it wasn't guaranteed to work. I wonder if I need to update my drivers? I downloaded the TWAIN driver but it wouldn't install on Windows ME. I'm not sure what that WIA driver is.

[Rustle]

Thanks for the link, Roger! It took me awhile to figure out how to reach this site, and now I'm confused as to Canon's software distribution policies.

You can link through to it by going to www.canon-europa.com and finding the EOS-D60 in the product section. But if you go to the software centre, there's absolutely no way to find the new versions. As for North America and BeBit, they only provide USB drivers.

Makes you wonder whether the software links will disappear from the D60 site or appear as regular Canon software downloads. I think I'll grab everything there, just in case.

Russ

[Rustle]

boone,

If you're using WinME, you need the WIA driver. Twain is for 98/2000.

I'm not sure where your problem lies, but a new driver is always a good place to start. Just keep the original CD handy so that you can revert to a working state if need be. I haven't tried running the new software with my S30, yet, but I'll let you know what happens. Has anyone else had success/problems?

Russ

[boone]

I just went back to that website this morning and only the drivers are still there. ZoomBrowser and the other programs are gone! I really don't see why Canon makes it hard to upgrade them.

[Vasily]

Unfortunately I found this post too late - at this time only drivers available for download... :(

What version of ZoomBrowser was posted for download? Any one succeeded in downloading?

Thanks!

[Roger_Cavanagh]

Vasily wrote:
Unfortunately I found this post too late - at this time only drivers available for download... :(

What version of ZoomBrowser was posted for download? Any one succeeded in downloading?

Thanks!


Vasily,

It was ZB 3.3.1. I did download it - don't know why 'cos I'll never use it. :) Also there was Photorecord 1.4.2 and Photostitch 3.1. I read the licence.txt and I think I'd be in dodgy territory, if I posted them on my site.

Regards,

Roger

www.rogercavanagh.com

[Rustle]

Whoops. Call it my fault for theorizing that they might pull the files. I should have knocked on wood.

The files that were on the site were:

PhotoRecord 1.4.2.zip
PhotoStitch 3.1.zip
Raw Converter 2.0.zip
Remote Capture 2.3.zip
Zoombrowser EX 3.3.1.zip

They must have pulled the files first thing this morning (I downloaded all of these last night). As far as I'm concerned, the only really useful file is Raw Converter 2.0, and that's still available. The version that shipped with my S30 is 1.2, so that's a major revision.

I agree with Roger...if they pulled these files from their site, I'm not about to post them on mine. If you really want them, you'll have to call up Canon. Make sure that the newer programs you want are actually in production, though. I once requested a CD and got the one I already had (from ATI).

Boone, a lot of hardware manufacturers that write their own software don't make newer versions available on the Web. They prefer to ship replacement CDs. I've experienced the same thing with ATI and Olympus. I don't know exactly why this is, but I'd speculate that it has to do with licensing. If they ship a CD, they can theoretically control the number of licensed copies in circulation. Yes, anyone can make a copy, but there's nothing they can do about that. And yes, only Canon owners can actually use the stuff, but that's besides the point for them. So, they ask us to call them up, give 'em $20, and ship a CD. I wish they'd at least post minor upgrades (1.2 to 1.3), but it's their choice not to.

That's my take on it, anyway. It sounds dumb to us end-users, but they're really just protecting their licensing interests. I can't totally blame them, but I don't have to like it, either.

Russ

[phodge]

I have downloaded and installed Windows XP driver for Powershot v3.9.1 and Zoombrowser Updater v3.2 but cant get my computer to recognise my Canon Digital IXUS camera. It was working perfectly before I upgraded from Windows ME when I was using the original Canon Digital camera CD-ROM solution disk v1.0(E). The CD-ROM contained ZoomBrowser EX 2.2 and Digital Camera USB TwainDriver 3.2.

Why doesn't Windows XP recognise my camera using the latest Canon software?

[UK_Terry]

XP is a law unto itself

I installed it as an upgrade on to my main PC and it crashes at least 3 or 4 times a day.

thinking now of taking it off and reverting to 98se.

[Dale]

UK_Terry wrote:
XP is a law unto itself

I installed it as an upgrade on to my main PC and it crashes at least 3 or 4 times a day.

thinking now of taking it off and reverting to 98se.

As I said in a previous post XP is a very stable OS unless installed as an upgrade. I did an upgrade and had problems also however I reformated my HD and did a clean install and haven't regretted changing since. The advice came from Microsoft. They suckered in a lot of people with the upgrade version. No more blue screesns and forced boots. Do a clean install. Win 98 if all updates were done is more stable Win 98se.

[jakespeed]

Computer+Microsoft+latest OS=bloatware and headaches.
Of course XP crashes a lot. It was never meant to work.

It looks prettier though, surely thats enough to sell it to the masses................

[rlwhitt]

XP is good for us unfortunate enough to have been saddled with Windows ME. Works about 1000% better than ME, which is the worst abortion to ever leave the doors @ Microsoft!

jakespeed wrote:
Computer+Microsoft+latest OS=bloatware and headaches.
Of course XP crashes a lot. It was never meant to work.

It looks prettier though, surely thats enough to sell it to the masses................

[jakespeed]

Agreed. ME is the worst.

[Dale]

jakespeed wrote:
Computer+Microsoft+latest OS=bloatware and headaches.
Of course XP crashes a lot. It was never meant to work.

It looks prettier though, surely thats enough to sell it to the masses................

Nothing wrong with XP if it is a clean install and not an upgrade. Most problems with OS is not OS related, usally the problems arise when people try to run software that isn't ment to be used on the OS of their machine and the next biggest problem is the person at the key board. I've used all windows OS except 2000 and XP Pro is by far the best *PROVIDED YOU DO a CLEAN INSTALL* I haven't had a computer freeze up or blue screen since my install many months ago. So sir your remarks are not true and only your sad opinion.

[Pekka]

I'm with Dale in this matter.

I've used Windows 2000 Pro since it came out, and it has been wonderfully stable. A month ago I bought OEM XP Pro, and did a clean install - it works like charm. It is faster in some functionality than Windows 2000, and it has better looking interface. I've networked Windows 2000 Pro fileserver with XP Pro and no problemo so far.

It still has those little annoyances all Windows' has like multitasking can halt by one badly written program (one such is WS FTP Pro), but XP (or 2000) never go down with bad programs.

One tip to improve stability (and lower audio latency dramatically, which this tip is originally for), is to install XP without ACPI i.e. as "Standard PC" without powersaving. ACPI is a big system which handles powersaving and it messes with all interrupts and all devices, so disabling it makes system much less complicated internally.
You can install XP as standard PC by pressing F6 when it asks for F7 during install - you'll get a menu of HAL (HAL = Hardware Abstration Layer) choices, select standard PC from there and continue. And again: always do a clean install (format C: first), otherwise you'll get into problems.

[gbisland]

Hi Russ ,
would you know how I can get a copy of the RAW Converter 2.0?
Cheers
GB

[Jack W.]

Using WinXP here, came installed on my pc.
Hasn't crashed once in the year and a half I've had it.

[jfike]

Jack W. wrote:
Using WinXP here, came installed on my pc.
Hasn't crashed once in the year and a half I've had it.

I also run XP on two AMD 1900 machines, one with a FIC and the other with an ECS motherboard. Both run 24/7 (Seti) and have very few problems. Both were upgrades from ME and both are up-to-date (MS updates).

[hullodare]

http://www.powershot.com/powershot2/customer/RIW_202.html