Updated, but not everything is... 7D, Win 11 and EOS Utility?

Discussion in 'Technical Troubleshooting' started by newmanl, Oct 24, 2022.

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  1. newmanl

    newmanl New Member

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    Hi Folks,
    I recently bought a new laptop - Win 11, Intel i7, but no optical drive. I'd like to put a version of EOS Utility and DPP on it to use with my 7D (ideally, also my 30D... not that I use it much these days). I've done some poking around and found that DPP is less of an issue - compatibility-wise, but I'm not as sure about the EOS utility. Also, without an optical drive, I'm under the impression that a camera serial number will work for the download(s). Is that right?
    Any help with the EOS part would be great.
    Cheers,
    Lee
     
    newmanl, Oct 24, 2022
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  2. johnsey

    johnsey Site Moderator Staff Member Site Supporter

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    If they have the software online all you need is to go to support and search for your camera. https://www.usa.canon.com/support/p/eos-7d#idReference=software-drivers .....you do not need the serial at all.

    Newest DPP shows available for windows 11. This should be backwards compatible for raw so you should be good.
    Your 7D will show that its compatible with EOS Utility 2.xxx.xxx you can download 2.14.XX whatever but as you see it only lists Win7/8 and compatible with Win 10 in Desktop but not tablet mode. I am not sure how compatible with windows 11 it will be. You can try it out and let us know... there may be a run in compatibility mode if it doesn't work right away.

    The EOS Utility version is specific to the era of camera bodies: V2 installed for its cameras, V3 for newer cameras, and your 30D like my 20D needed V1 which is not available for download anywhere anymore. Your best bet is just a card reader anyway unless you want to shoot tethered. File transfer via USB is quite slow.
     
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  3. Craig Sherriff

    Craig Sherriff Well-Known Member Site Supporter

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    Welcome to the forum, newmanl, I used my 10D quite a bit up to 3 years ago till the poor thing died, you can still get good images from these older cameras and sometimes it is nice to have a change in the gear we use and go back to earlier gear we still have available to us.
     
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    Hi Johnsey, thanks for the speedy response - much appreciated. I downloaded the latest DPP for the 7D. No issues with it loading, displaying images and processing files. However, it did require a camera serial number.
    I tried an EOS Utility download, but that app wanted to update an installed version. So... I took a short cut as I don't do much in the way of tethered shooting - I just plugged the camera into the new laptop. For now, that will work as I usually have no more than 100 images to transfer at a time, often it is fewer. I may still try the EOS Utility option when I have some time to tinker with hacks to get it to load without an installed version. I'll keep you posted! Thanks again.
     
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    newmanl New Member

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    Hi Craig, thank you for the kind welcome. I agree with you, I quite liked my 30D and sure got my money's worth, but I still take it out from time to time because the images look so different (in good ways) than those of the 7D. Cheers!
     
    newmanl, Oct 25, 2022
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