Which software

[Anthony1979]

Which software is good with the canon 450d free if possible

[JamesF]

I used to use APT, which is free for the basic version or you can pay (not a huge amount) to get extra functionality.

James

[Anthony1979]

Seems a bit complicated i downloaded that before and couldnt get to grips with it

[paul mc c]

APT..great piece of software,or you could try Backyard EOS.

[Dr_Ju_ju]

There's a learning curve with all software, also consider the value of all your equipment compared with the value of quality software to drive it all.....

Having said that BackyardEos, APT, SGPro, SharpCap etc. on the windows side, while on the Linux side, you have Indi\Ekos .....

[Anthony1979]

Im using windows 10.... Also how do i view my raw files

[jgs001]

Windows 10 should be able to display the raw image (it can for my 60d Raws), but you could use the canon software, that will do it, and you should be able to see them all as thumbnails

[Davey-T]

1 hour ago, Anthony1979 said:

Im using windows 10.... Also how do i view my raw files

Win10 will open them in a picture viewer, did you get the Canon software yet ? it comes with Digital Photo Professional to do some image manipulation and will also convert CR2 RAW to 16bit Tiffs to use in other processing software that can't handle the RAW files.

Dave

[Anthony1979]

2 hours ago, Davey-T said:

Win10 will open them in a picture viewer, did you get the Canon software yet ? it comes with Digital Photo Professional to do some image manipulation and will also convert CR2 RAW to 16bit Tiffs to use in other processing software that can't handle the RAW files.

Dave

No i didnt get any software with it

[Davey-T]

2 minutes ago, Anthony1979 said:

No i didnt get any software with it

I've got the 450Da disc somewhere, I can post it off to you to copy if you need it. 

Dave

[Anthony1979]

My laptop doesnt have a disc drive lol

[PeterCPC]

6 minutes ago, Anthony1979 said:

My laptop doesnt have a disc drive lol

You can get it here

Peter

[vlaiv]

Irfanview will display CR2 (canon raw files), and for conversion in other more usable image format - like fits (and I believe tiff as well) - use FitsWork 4

https://www.fitswork.de/software/softw_en.php

You can download all needed software from Canon website (Digital Photo Professional and EOS Utility and such). I think it has been mentioned - use APT for capture. If you feel more "adventurous" - install Canon ASCOM driver and then use any application that supports ASCOM drivers for capture.

https://github.com/vtorkalo/ASCOM.DSLR

[Anthony1979]

Ive managed to downloaded digital Photo Professional thanks

[Anthony1979]

Ive just downloaded eos utility and it keeps coming up with this

[MarkAR]

Does the 450D have built in WiFi? If yes then you will have to set that up in camera.

If no then you will have to get the correct USB cable to connect to your computer.

I found the WiFi connection on my 80D was a bit too laggy for my liking so got a cable and it much better.

[Anthony1979]

Ive got a chance that came with the camera.... Its not wifi 

[Anthony1979]

Ive got a cable that came with the camera 

[michael8554]

Looks like you've downloaded a too modern version of EOS Utilities. 

Go back to the Canon site, enter 450D, choose your OS, and see if they offer an earlier version. 

Michael 

[Anthony1979]

I cant seem to find eos utility to connect to 450d

[Anthony1979]

Its only showing an updater 

[Cornelius Varley]

1 minute ago, Anthony1979 said:

Its only showing an updater 

I think you need the original cd to install eos utility.

[Star Struck]

Go into Google and type in canon 450d support and the first hit should be the canon uk support page for this camera. Click on the software tab and read carefully. You need to download the October 2014 solution disk for people who do not have the bundled cd.

[michael8554]

1 hour ago, Cornelius Varley said:

I think you need the original cd to install eos utility.

If you already have a Canon item installed, then the EOS Utility updater will work.

Though I'm not sure if it will update a newer version with an older one.

But you said you'd also got DPP, so if there is a clash, uninstall the modern EOS Utility and then try the Updater.

Michael

Edited February 14, 2020 by michael8554

[Anthony1979]

Ive downloaded APT and i had my camera connected no problem but tried again before and kept saying cant detect camera.. Can anyone help me please 

Edited February 15, 2020 by Anthony1979