Windows 8.1 can't find my camera.

OP here. I got a card reader. Works great. Thanks for all the help and info.

MrWizard wrote:
what procedure are you using ?

are you plugging in and Expecting win 8 , to automatically open a program ?

With my Canon cameras, if I load the drivers and image software that came bundled with the camera, (Zoombrowser) the camera will invoke a menu when it is plugged into the computer.
My G2, G9 and G11 Powershot did that quite well so it was convenient to download pictures. However, it doesn't work with my G1X

And I am talking XP and Win7, not Win 8.
Haven't tried it with my new Win8 Laptop I just bought.

what procedure are you using ?

are you plugging in and Expecting win 8 , to automatically open a program ?

when i plug in my Samsung camera
i goto "computer" and my camera shows up as a usb media drive
i click on it and treat it as any other usb drive
this is how the Win 8 PC see's it

yours should do the same thing

MitchF150 wrote:


Sorry, I can't help with Win 8.1.. I will reject that OS for as long as I can!! :)

Mitch

Wise move.

I have 8.1 on my desktop and it didn't recognize my Samsung Galaxy cell phone when I wanted to download the pictures. What I did was use the File Explorer, or what use to be called Windows Explorer. However, once I did that 8.1 now finds my cell phone when connecting.

When I connected my Nikon D60, Windows 8.1 recognizes it in the File Explorer and is identified as a camera with D60 shown. When I click on the camera, I get a "removable storage" icon, just like a memory card. Since there was nothing on the card, I didn't persue this test any further. In the past, I have taken the card out of the camera and copied it. That choice has always worked just fine.

What I'm getting at is Windows 8.1 seems to be working just fine now. I updated to 8.1 from 8.0 about a month ago. My first attempt a year or two ago was a disaster. Apparently, Microsoft has fixed most of the problems with 8.1.

I have the same isue with some of my cameras on some computers.

So I just bought a card reader. You can get them with slots to read a bunch of different types of cards.

Works like a charm.

Suds12 wrote:
Thank you all. For $20.00 I'd rather by a card reader, if I know it will work. All other ideas welcome. I will let you know how I make out.
Happy Camping.

Good choice. You'll find this much faster than copying them from the camera.

eubank wrote:
You know, I used to use the camera's USB cable to copy pics across, but found that just popping out the SD card and sticking it directly into the computer was actually faster. Of course, your computer has to have one of the SD reader slots, but they're pretty common nowadays, so check it to make sure. It's just a tiny little slot, easy to overlook.

:)
Lynn

The Canon 20D is an older dSLR and uses CF cards.

powderman426 wrote:

Yes most computers have card slots built in. Check that out before spending money on one.

But not for Compact Flash(CF) anymore.

eubank wrote:
You know, I used to use the camera's USB cable to copy pics across, but found that just popping out the SD card and sticking it directly into the computer was actually faster. Of course, your computer has to have one of the SD reader slots, but they're pretty common nowadays, so check it to make sure. It's just a tiny little slot, easy to overlook.

:)
Lynn

Yes most computers have card slots built in. Check that out before spending money on one.

You know, I used to use the camera's USB cable to copy pics across, but found that just popping out the SD card and sticking it directly into the computer was actually faster. Of course, your computer has to have one of the SD reader slots, but they're pretty common nowadays, so check it to make sure. It's just a tiny little slot, easy to overlook.

:)
Lynn