How to install the Digital Camera Solutions Disk software in Macintosh.
Article ID: ART118235 | Date published: 05/12/2015 | Date last updated: 11/16/2015
 

Description

How to install the Digital Camera Solutions Disk software in Macintosh.

Solution

How to install the Digital Camera Solutions Disk software on Macintosh OS X.

This section describes how to install the software on Macintosh OS X.

This installation can be completed in two steps:
Items to prepare
(1) Your camera and computer
(2) Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk
(3) Interface cable supplied with the camera

Step I: Install the software from Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk.

1. Close all programs that are running.

2. Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk in the computer's CD-ROM drive.

  • The installer panel will appear automatically.
If the installer panel does not appear, use the following procedures to display it.
(2-1) Double-click the CD-ROM icon on the desktop.
(2-2) Right-click the CD-ROM icon and select [Canon Digital Camera Installer].

3. In the installer panel, click the [ Install ] button under [Digital Camera Software].

Installer Panel.


4. Select [Easy Installation] to select programs individually for installation.
  • Select [Custom Installation] to select programs individually for installation.

5. Read the software license agreement and click [Agree] if you consent to all the conditions. The installation will begin.

6. Review the installation settings and click [Next].

  • Follow the on-screen instructions to proceed.
    Depending on the type and amount of software being installed, it may take some time.

7. When the installation is over click [OK].

8. Click exit in the installer panel and remove the disk from the CD-ROM drive.
This concludes Step I, the software installation from the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk.
Please proceeed to Step II. Connect the camera to the computer to complete the software installation.

Step II: Connect the camera to the computer to complete the software installation.

1. Connect the computer's USB port and the camera's Digital Terminal with the supplied USB cable.
  • You do not need to shut off the computer for this step, but set the camera's power switch to <OFF> until the camera is connected to the computer.
Please follow these precautions when connecting the camera to the computer.
(1) Connect the camera directly to the computer with a USB cable.
(2) The connection may not operate correctly if you are using other USB devices, excluding USB mice or keyboards, at the same time.
If this occurs, disconnect the other USB devices from the computer and try reconnecting the camera to the computer.
(3) Do not connect two or more cameras to the same computer via the USB interface. The connections may not operate correctly.
(4) Please refer to the [Camera User Guide] supplied with your camera for instructions on how to connect the camera and attach/detach the cable.
(5) Please make sure that the software installation has been already completed.

2. Set the camera's mode switch to <Replay> and turn the power <ON>.

The Camera Control Panel will appear.

If it does not open, click the [CameraWindow] icon in the Dock (bar at the bottom of the desktop). To set this window so it does not automatically open when you connect the camera to the computer, remove the check mark from the [Start when a camera is connected] in the [File] menu in the Camera Control Window. Also Apple [Image Capture] application preferences controls the action the OS takes when a camera is connected, please adjust this setting according to your preference.

  • For some cameras, the power will come on automatically when connecting to the computer. For more information, refer to the [Camera User Guide] with your camera.
The software installation is complete.

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