Well that's provided the camera's have such a setting. I know mine don't, but than this is a new Nikon. And I obviously can't speak for Canon.
Anyway it would be nice if the OP let us know which suggestions he tried and didn't try.
Out.
Everyone, yes a card reader is an option and we do have some users using them as a stop gap. However we would like the cameras to just work, because everyone shares computers, hard to have them all go to 5, 6, 7 or 8 machines that have the readers on them. Plus I would then have to write an SOP for desktop support to make sure if the computer is swapped out the reader STAYS!. UGH!
Hi there
I have 3 decent Canon Pro DSLR's and have no problem with them either on Windows 7 or Windows 8.
(I do quite a few photo gigs at a pro level --more and more now as I'm virtually retired from Engineering / Computer projects now).
If I had my time over again - while I enjoyed what I did I think looking back I would have loved to have been a full time PRO shooter. !!! I find it's great now I have more time and the modern equipment brings back the PHOTOGRAPHY to the shooter again without having to worry too much about the technical issues. You can spend your time in creating and composing the shot which is what you are paid for.
PRO shooting is as far away from snapping with mobile phone cameras as you can imagine --and it's huge fun too).
Could you state the model(s) of the Canon camera(s) that are giving the problem.
Mine are EOS 5d MK II (Didn't think upgrade to MK III was worth the extra)
EOS 1D MK IV (two copies).
Can't afford (yet) the fabulous 1D X (well when I win the lottery !!).
None of these have any problem -- and I shoot tethered a lot of the time too.
For my remote handling I use this product - very good indeed. BTW it lists all the drivers etc for a HUGE range of Canon DSLR's. Canon's Software is usually TERRIBLE (Photoshop etc far better even for RAW processing). I love their cameras but HATE the software. !!!!
http://breezesys.co.uk/DSLRRemotePro/features.htm
Cheers
jimbo
Update: UAC disabled/enabled no difference.
New Information: Cycling through all the USB ports on Dell 7010, Dell 790 and Dell 6530 every port works once until you reboot the computer. Deleting the registry keys for the Canon Camera will allow you to start all over and the camera works until you reboot, pick a new port and the camera works until you reboot.
Some of the machines were missing Windows Updates (as a test) and others were current. All machines have been brought up to date and all still have the same problem.
Also setup a machine that is bare, basically only the OS (Windows 7 Enterprise) and Office 2010, no other software etc. That machine still has the same issues.
Note: Does not matter if you are a Standard Local User, Local Administrator, Standard Domain User, Domain Administrator, Restricted Domain User, or a Limited Domain Administrator. Typically the Local Administrator account can do EVERYTHING so we know this is not a permissions issue. -WS
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