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Canon Power Shot A80

Pobby
Pobby Posts: 5,438 Forumite
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Help please.I have the above camera and no software.Any ideas how I can download my images onto my pc?

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  • Lawbag_2
    Lawbag_2 Posts: 361 Forumite
    as long as you have the USB cable and its Windows 2000 or later it should detect as a removable drive.

    failing that, remove the memory card and plug it into a card reader
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  • raptorman
    raptorman Posts: 1,912 Forumite
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    Try here for the software you require

    http://software.canon-europe.com/Cameras/Digital_Cameras/PowerShot_A8010006.asp

    Failing that you can buy a memory card reader very cheaply now from most photo/pc retailers.

    Hope this helps
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  • Torby
    Torby Posts: 1,704 Forumite
    should be a simple case of connecting it to your pc with the supplied USB cable (big at the computer end and small at the Canon end) then switch the camera on in "playback mode", the PC will identify the anon camera as a Storage drive and the microsoft digital photo/scanner software will kick in, allowing you to view or download those pictures or video clips to a folder on your PC. Alternately, if you PC has a smart card reader , as lots now do, just take the memory card from the Canon, slot it in the PC and again it will find it as a mass storage device, then view or transfer as before....hope that makes sense


    oooops sorry...I was typing as lawbag was posting.... :)
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  • f1charlie
    f1charlie Posts: 1,228 Forumite
    Download the driver form Canon:

    http://software.canon-europe.com/Cameras/Digital_Cameras/PowerShot_A8010006.asp

    Or buy a USB card reader.

    Charlie
    Charlie
  • Pobby
    Pobby Posts: 5,438 Forumite
    Oh heck
    downloaded the Cannon software and when I tried to connect the camera I was told that the driver failed.Help!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Torby
    Torby Posts: 1,704 Forumite
    I also had a Canon powershot til I changed to a minolta...different story....lol....but you don't need to use the canon software, windows xp (which I assume most people are using now) should recognise it as a mass storage device....just drag the files to your desktop.
    I'm now a retired teacher... hooray ...:j

    Those who can do, those who can't, come to me for lessons:cool:
  • f1charlie
    f1charlie Posts: 1,228 Forumite
    Get a card reader - faster downloads, no worries about the camera batteries running out during download, no problems with drivers, etc.

    Charlie
    Charlie
  • cargo
    cargo Posts: 469 Forumite
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    Same here card reader is best.
    Canon software that came with mine worked in a weird way.
    Never looked back after buying £4 reader
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