Howto: Canon PowerShot S45 not recognized in Windows 7/8?

by Thomas De Maesschalck

Upgraded your computer to Windows 7 or 8 and found out that you can no longer transfer pictures from your Canon PowerShot S45 (or other Canon cameras) to your PC because there's no Windows 7/8 driver available?

There's a simple way to make it work:

First make sure the camera is not connected to your computer.

Activate the camera and press the "Menu" button.

Go to the "Tools" menu and navigate to "Communication"

Change this setting from "Normal" to "PTP"

Windows should now be able to recognize the camera's CF card.

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Cela December 31, 2014 at 21:15

THANK YOU! Worked perfectly.
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Elise August 15, 2015 at 13:47

Thank you so much! Works also for connecting with Ipad 4!! Canon customer service told me that that could only be done indirectly.
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Howto: Canon PowerShot S45 not recognized in Windows 7/8?

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