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ivar
Apr-23-2007, 03:12 PM
Hey guys,

I'm here in FL, with a lappy without the ability to connect to my camera. I don't have any software with me, and the canon site seems to only have the update files.

If anyone can give me a link to the driver/software that allows me to connect to my camera, or if someone can email me with i, that would be great. It's for an eos 30d / mac. I guess it's the eos utility?


Thanks!
DavidTO
Apr-23-2007, 03:14 PM
Hey guys,

I'm here in FL, with a lappy without the ability to connect to my camera. I don't have any software with me, and the canon site seems to only have the update files.

If anyone can give me a link to the driver/software that allows me to connect to my camera, or if someone can email me with i, that would be great. It's for an eos 30d / mac. I guess it's the eos utility?


Thanks!


Can't you just use Image Capture? It should just mount? Am I missing something? I've never installed a driver for a camera on a Mac, they all just work. But I don't have a 30D, either.
DavidTO
Apr-23-2007, 03:17 PM
The 30D is definitely supported (http://www.apple.com/macosx/upgrade/cameras.html), are you running an older version of the system?
ivar
Apr-23-2007, 03:18 PM
Can't you just use Image Capture? It should just mount? Am I missing something? I've never installed a driver for a camera on a Mac, they all just work. But I don't have a 30D, either.Not sure, at home I just see it popping up in the list as a 'drive', but here I don't seem to be able to access the thing. Where can i find Image Capture?
DavidTO
Apr-23-2007, 03:22 PM
Not sure, at home I just see it popping up in the list as a 'drive', but here I don't seem to be able to access the thing. Where can i find Image Capture?


In the Applications folder. Make sure you check the prefs, Image Capture could be set to "do nothing" when a camera is connected.
ivar
Apr-23-2007, 03:25 PM
In the Applications folder. Make sure you check the prefs, Image Capture could be set to "do nothing" when a camera is connected.Found it :thumb
ivar
Apr-23-2007, 09:06 PM
Found it :thumbIt works fine btw. Not the way I was used to, but I can get them to my lappy and that's what counts.

Thanks for the help on the photo earlier :thumb
wxwax
Apr-24-2007, 10:42 AM
Nice help, David. :thumb

Here's another thumbs up for "it just works." I have a 5-6 year old Epson printer. On my Winders it won't work, can't figure out why. Just stalls. As a result, I haven't used it in a year or more.

Plugged it into my Macbook yesterday, just to see what would happen. Not only did the Mac recognize it, it gave me an easily understood error message: "Out of ink." :lol3

Same experience with my 3-5 year old Sony video camera. Plugged it into the Mac, immediately the right controls popped-up and I could control the camera. No fuss. Haven't tried in on the Winders machine, but my prejudice is that I would run into some confusing menus.