Canon digital camera users must download drivers to their computers in order to upload pictures, edit images and perform other tasks across the camera-computer interface. Canon offers a software CD known as the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk that contains these drivers and other useful photo applications. Version 30.2 of the Solution Disk contains programs specific to editing and picture browsing.
Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk
The Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk contains drivers and other software used by Canon digital cameras to communicate with a computer. Version 30.2 of the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk contains both PhotoStitch 3.1, a photo editing utility to create panoramic shots, and EOS Utility 1.1, for transferring images from a camera to the computer. Version 30.2 of the solution disk also contains ImageBrowser 5.8 for Mac OS users or ZoomBrowser 5.8 and Camera TWAIN Driver 6.7 for Windows users.
Downloading Solution Disk
A copy of the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk is included in the packaging of every Canon model sold in stores. Version 30.2 of the Canon Solution Disk is widely available for download on the Internet as a torrent. To download the solution disk from the torrent, download a torrent program, like BitTorrent or Deluge, as well as the solution disk torrent. Run the solution disk torrent through your torrent program to download the files to a computer.
Installation
Run the executable file that comes with the Canon Solution Disk torrent once the torrent finishes downloading. This program will install the different applications included on the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk Version 30.2. Depending on the format of the downloaded file, there may be executable files associated with each application or there may be one executable file for the entire solution disk download. The Canon digital camera being installed must be connected through a USB port after the drivers have been installed to complete the installation process.
Troubleshooting
The Canon Solution Disk will not install properly if the computer does not meet the system requirements. Windows users must be running at least Windows 98 SE, while Mac users must be running OS X version 10.2 or better. Improperly connecting the camera to the computer or attempting to install drivers without a fully charged camera battery will also prevent installation. Connecting the camera before installing drivers may also impede installation; uninstall the drivers, disconnect the camera and then proceed to install drivers before connecting the Canon digital camera.
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