Canon software

Only updaters for existing software are available...

So, for the Canon US website: Select 'Downloads' then 'Consumer'

Mac or PC

Select 'EOS (SLR) Camera Systems' then 'Digital EOS Cameras' and appropriate camera model
Click 'Drivers/Software'
Select the required software and your operating system
Agree to the blurb to proceed to the download page

On a Windows PC
Registry modification - fooling the updaters

Note - Windows PC registry modification is not without risks - do this at your own risk

The updater will only update software if it was already installed - it can be fooled.

Method 1

Since the updaters contain full versions of the software, it's possible to convince the installer that the software is installed by adding appropriate hkeys to your windows registry.

Note that the items you need to enter depends on the version of windows you are using - do read right through the information below to make sure what you are doing is clear.

This first example is for Windows XP (although I'm told it works with Vista 32 bit too)

Use the same process with the data further down the page for whatever system you are using.

Open Notepad and write (or copy/paste into Notepad) the following (exactly):

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

• [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Canon\EOS Utility]
• [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Canon\DPP]
• [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Canon\ZoomBrowser EX]
• [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Canon\PhotoStitch]
• [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Canon\EOS Capture]
• [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Canon\EOSViewerUtility]
• [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Canon\ODSK]

Note that you only need the entries for the software you want to install, but there's no problem setting up everything.

Save as CanonUpdate (note that a .txt extension will be automatically added)
Rename the file CanonUpdate.txt as CanonUpdate.reg
Right-click on CanonUpdate.reg and select the Merge option
You'll be prompted to see if you wish to add this info into the Registry.
Answer 'Yes'.

When the update software runs, it will look for the keys, when it finds the correct one it will assume that you already had the software installed at some point and will go ahead and install the update (actually a new full version of the software).

You can now install any software update, without having the original installed.

• Update for 6.3.1
• To install ZoomBrowser 6.3.1, the registry key:
• [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Canon\ZoomBrowser EX]
• needs to be changed to:
• [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Canon\ZoomBrowser EX\Install]

Windows 7

I'm told (thanks) that this has changed with Win7 x64, where the s/w currently runs in 32 bit mode, so the full set of keys are:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

• [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Canon\EOS Utility]
• [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Canon\DPP]
• [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Canon\ZoomBrowser EX]
• [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Canon\ZoomBrowser EX\Settings]
• [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Canon\ZoomBrowser EX\Install]
• [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Canon\PhotoStitch
• [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Canon\EOS Capture]
• [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Canon\EOSViewerUtility]
• [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Canon\ODSK]

Following Software does not need a registry key:

• Canon Raw Codec
• WFT Utility

Method 2

Use software like winrar to extract the executable file you had previously downloaded to folder XX
Navigate to XX\INSTALL\COMMON\
Run the Install.exe you find in that folder and the program should get installed with no problems.

Method 3

I'm told that this is an installable version of DPP that should just install

http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/sdl/data/dpp100-e.exe

Canon software for Windows 7

Canon compatibility guide [PDF] See also latest s/w [Canon]

Includes Canon Windows 7 compatability info for printers and scanners too.

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Installing Canon software on an Apple Mac

There is no registry as such in Mac OS X. However there is a DPP V1 file that you can download

http://web.canon.jp/imaging/sdl/data/dpp100-e.hqx

This seems to be a full install of DPP - not an update, however it's quite old and

It's probably easier to use one of the following techniques.

A Mac install workaround

This is the current process I use if I need to install Canon software on a Mac. There are some slightly different routes to this goal, described in some of the earlier techniques below.

Do read through the process fully to appreciate what is going on, before proceeding.

Installation procedure

You need to download the appropriate files from Canon - each file will need the minor alteration applying before you install.

This screenshot shows an example from the Canon US site [Canon]

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Note that the files are compressed as .zip or .gz files - double clicking on the file will expand it to the appropriate disk image file (.dmg)

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Clicking on the image file will mount it as a disk

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You now need to copy the 'UpdateInstaller' file to your disk (since you can't modify the version in the disk image file - hence the little pencil with a line through it above)

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Now eject the disk image

• 

You need to modify the contents of the UpdateInstaller file, for it to run as an installer, without checking for old software first.

Right click on the UpdateInstaller. To see what's inside it pick 'Show package Contents'.

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A new finder window opens up showing the contents

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There is quite a lot inside most Apps (UpdateInstaller is a .app file, but the file extension isn't normally shown)

You need to navigate to Contents/Resources and find the SDI.bundle file.

Right click on the SDI.bundle and 'Show Package Contents' again.

A new window opens up.

In this new window navigate to Contents/Resources and locate a file called update.plist

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This is the file that stops you installing the software without a previous version installed.

Delete this file.

Close the two windows and doubleclick the UpdateInstaller app.

The software should now install normally!

Earlier installation tips

• Aug 2010 A slightly different version of the Mac Install process was sent to us (thanks)
• Copy EOS Updater to Desktop, Right-click, "Show Package Contents".
• Navigate to "/Contents/Resources/", right-click on "SDI.bundle",
• "Show Package Contents".
• Navigate to "/Contents/Resources/", delete "update.plist"
• Note that you must copy the installer from the image to your hard disk, since the file can't be deleted in the disk image
• Sept 2009 We've been sent an alternative way of turning a Mac updater to an installer
• You can actually change the "update" to an "installer" without having to create fake apps.
  Just copy it from the disk image your desktop, then control-click the app and "Show Package Contents". Navigate to Contents > Resources and delete update.plist
  Now double click the modified application and it should install without any issues.

Latest Updates for Canon camera software
DPP V3.6-3.11 (Win/Mac)

EOS Utility 2.10.4 for Mac 10.7/10.6

Now works on 10.7

Supported Models

EOS Kiss X5 / EOS REBEL T3i / EOS 600D, EOS Kiss X50 / EOS REBEL T3 / EOS 1100D, EOS 60D, EOS Kiss X4 / EOS REBEL T2i / EOS 550D, EOS 7D, EOS-1D Mark IV, EOS Kiss X3 / EOS REBEL T1i / EOS 500D, EOS 5D Mark II, EOS 50D, EOS 40D, EOS Kiss F / EOS REBEL XS / EOS 1000D, EOS Kiss X2 / EOS REBEL XSi / EOS 450D, EOS-1Ds Mark III, EOS-1D Mark III

Caution

If you are using a version earlier than Mac OS X 10.6.8, please use EOS Utility 2.10.2.
EOS Utility cannot be used with WFT on computers running Mac OS X 10.6.8 to 10.7.2.

From Canon

DPP 3.11.1

Changes for Digital Photo Professional 3.11.1 Updater for Mac OS X;

• 1. Fixes a malfunction that occurs when displaying the shooting data of the EOS 5D Mark II.
  2. Fixes a malfunction that occurs when saving images of the EOS 5D and the EOS Kiss X50 / EOS REBEL T3 / EOS 1100D after conversion.

From the Mac s/w notes:

• If you use the Digital Photo Professional 3.11.1 remote capture function, it is also necessary to download the latest version of EOS Utility.
  We have discovered a problem in the connection with cameras when using EOS Utility in Mac OS 10.6.8.
  Please do not use EOS Utility if you use Mac OS 10.6.8.

Canon - select platform for download

Other updates

• EOS Utility 2.10.2 for Mac OS / Windows,
• Picture Style Editor 1.9.0 for Mac OS / Windows,
• Image browser 6.6

DPP3.10.2

Only update mentioned, is support for EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II

From the Mac s/w notes:

• If you use the Digital Photo Professional 3.10.2 remote capture function, it is also necessary to download the latest version of EOS Utility. We have discovered a problem in the connection with cameras when using EOS Utility in Mac OS 10.6.8.
  Please do not use EOS Utility if you use Mac OS 10.6.8.

Canon

DPP3.10.1

Support added for images taken with the EOS Kiss X50 / EOS REBEL T3 / EOS 1100D, EOS Kiss X5 / EOS REBEL T3i / EOS 600D. If using an earlier version, images take with the EOS Kiss X50 / EOS REBEL T3 / EOS 1100D, EOS Kiss X5 / EOS REBEL T3i / EOS 600D will not be supported. Please update to version 3.10 or later.
Additional lenses now covered by correction of lens aberration. Including overseas models, images taken with the following six lenses are now covered by lens aberration correction. EF 8-15mm F4L USM Fisheye, EF 15mm F2.8 Fisheye, EF 300mm F2.8 II IS USM, EF 400mm F2.8 II IS USM, EF-S 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 III (an overseas model), EF-S 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 IS II. Distortion aberration correction for images taken with fisheye lenses (EF 8-15mm F4L USM Fisheye, EF 15mm F2.8 Fisheye) enables the user to select four types of effects that are not covered by ordinary distortion correction. Note that depending on the camera used, there are cases where images taken with applicable lenses may not be covered by aberration correction.
Added a function for circular masking. The new Circle option can be selected from the Ratio pull-down menu for the Trimming/angle adjustment tool. The behavior differs from when rectangles like 1:1 are selected in that selecting Circle will masking everything outside of the selected area.
When performing Noise Reduction processing, there were cases where the screen would momentarily turn magenta.
Fixed a malfunction involving PCs on which multiple versions of Photoshop are installed; there were cases where the Transfer to Photoshop command would be dimmed.
Fixed a malfunction in which attempting to display NR Preview while the highlight warning was displayed would cause the Preview screen to turn deep blue.
Fixed a malfunction that occurred if an image was overwritten by a newer version after a rating had been set; there were cases where the editing results were destroyed and the image reverted back to the settings when it was first taken.
Fixed a malfunction wherein white lines would appear in the displayed results if an image was displayed at 100% in the Edit Window or the Edit Image Window and the window was then scrolled.
Windows XP SP2 is no longer supported

DPP 3.9.4 Via 1D4 page

• Changes for Digital Photo Professional 3.9.4;
• 1.Changes the name "Art Filters" to "Creative Filters" (which is used in markets other than Japan) in the Japanese version to make the terms consistent. (This change only applies to the Japanese version and does not apply to other language versions.)
• 2.Support to address the compatibility problems in which the IPTC information could not be browsed in some applications. (Except for cameras which have a rating function in the camera, this IPTC compatibility problem does not occur for images which never used the XMP rating function in DPP 3.9.4.)

DPP3.9.3 - (Win only) Via 1D4 page

• 1. Fixes a problem in which Digital Photo Professional shuts down abnormally when viewing the shooting information of specific images (*).
  It also fixes a problem in Digital Photo Professional that errors occur and prevent the process of converting and saving specific RAW images from being completed.
  *: Images taken with the EOS-1D Mark IV for which either C.Fn I-16 AE Microadjustment or C.Fn I-17 FE Microadjustment is set to "Enable" and if AE Microadjustment or FE Microadjustment has a negative value.
• 2. Fixes a problem in Digital Photo Professional 3.9.1/3.9.2 in which "0" cannot be input if the numerical keypad in the tool palette of Edit Window and Edit Image Window is not used.

DPP3.9.2 - Via 60D page 1D4 page

Changes for Digital Photo Professional 3.9.2;

• 1. Supported models added
  Newly supports the EOS 60D, PowerShot G12, PowerShot S95, PowerShot G9
  2. Adds an Unsharp Mask function.
  3. Improves the Image classification function (The check-mark function expanded; the rating function added.)
  4. Changes made to the screen layout accompanied by an improvement in the image classification function.
  5. Supports EF70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM in lens aberration correction.
  6. Supports the lens aberration correction function even when Extender EF1.4 x III and Extender EF2 x III are mounted to a supported lens.
  7. Fixes a malfunction where the software terminates abnormally when editing multiple images (Mac only).
  When multiple images (approx. several hundred images) are in the Edit Image Window, there are cases where DPP terminates abnormally. This malfunction is fixed in v3.9.0.

DPP 3.9

• Manual for 3.9 (PDF)

DPP3.8.2 (3.8.1 Win) is spotted on the 7D software download page.

• Fixes a malfunction wherein the trimming ratio is entered abnormally when it is set to Custom using the trimming/angle adjustment tool, and also when the trimming area is copied to other images.

DPP 3.8.1 for Mac (V3.8.0 Win) [Canon] - read notes anbout unsupported cameras first.

• Win version supports Win7
• Supports additional models: The EOS Kiss X4 / EOS REBEL T2i / EOS 550D is now supported.
• Adds a lens that supports the aberration correction function. EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM is newly supported.
• Adds a function for adjusting the angle of an image to the Trimming tool.

DPP 3.7.3 update for Mac - via Canon 7D page [Canon] - works better on 10.6

DPP 3.7.2 update for Mac - via Canon 50D page [Canon]

• Bug Fixes: In Digital Photo Professional v3.5 or later, if handling RAW images of EOS-1D/1Ds, and the number of RAW images exceed the certain point, the application operates abnormally. This problem has been fixed.
• Changes for Digital Photo Professional 3.7.0
• 1. Adds supported models
  The EOS 7D, PowerShot G11, and PowerShot S90 are now supported.
• 2. Adds an NR Preview screen (NR: Noise Reduction)
  You can now adjust the NR level while checking the image status on the Preview screen.
• 3. Maintains the [Collection] window
  Before, when quitting Digital Photo Professional, all images in the [Collection] window were removed from the [Collection] window; however, this has been improved so that the images in the [Collection] window can now be maintained.
• 4. Adds the lenses that support the aberration correction function.
  Newly supports the EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM, EF-S15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, and EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS.1. Adds supported models

DPP 3.6.2a update for Mac - via Canon 50D page [Canon]

• This updater fixes a problem that an error occurs when Digital Photo Professional 3.6.2 is installed in specific environments. *No corrections are made to the actual software itself. Also, users who do not encounter any problems when using Digital Photo Professional 3.6.2, this update is not necessary.

DPP 3.6.2

• The shooting date/time in Exif information is displayed one hour ahead when RAW images taken with EOS cameras are developed to create JPEG files using a Macintosh computer in the Daylight Saving Time setting. This problem is corrected by this updater.

DPP V3.6.1 DPP gets updated to 3.6.1 [Canon]

• Adds supported models
  Now supports the EOS Kiss X3 / EOS REBEL T1i / EOS 500D and PowerShot SX1 IS.2. Adds an adjustment function to RAW adjustment for shaded and highlighted parts.3. Adds the lenses that support the aberration correction function.
  Now supports the EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro, EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro + Life-Size Converter, and MP-E 65mm f/2.8.

DPP V3.6

• http://web.canon.jp/imaging/dcp/firm-e/pssx1is/index.html
• Scroll to the bottom and enter the serial number: 7816002105
• DPP 3.6 manual available at the following address.
• http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/0/0300002160/01/dpp3.6-w-en.pdf
• The manual contains the list of lenses for which aberration correction is supported.

Case sensitive file system on Mac OSX?

If your Mac has a case sensitive filesystem, the the installer will fail.

Since none of our default OSX systems have this type of filesystem, I'd not seen it. However we've kindly been sent this suggested workaround [Thanks Kristian].

How to install Canon Digital Photo Professional on Mac OS X formatted with a case-sensitive filesystem:

• 1. download DPP.dmg
  2. open DPP.dmg
  3. copy UpdateInstaller.app to your hd
  4. eject dmg
  5. right click on UpdateInstaller.app (on your hd) and "Show Package Contents"
  6. navigate to Contents/Resources and right click on SDI.bundle and "Show Package Contents"
  7. navigate to Contents/Resources and delete update.plist
  8. close both Finder windows and double click on UpdateInstaller.app
  9. try to install it, it will fail with "Failed to launch SubInstaller."
  10. DON'T CLOSE the app now!
  11. open Terminal and type "lsof | grep Upd | grep private | grep Tmp"
  12. type "cd /private/var/folders/vl/<some-characters>/-Tmp-"
  13. type "find . -name data -print"
  14. copy the found file to your Desktop: e.g. "cp ./12345/data ~/Desktop/data.zip"
  15. NOW CLOSE the failed Installer
  16. unzip data.zip, a directory "Install Files" will appear
  16. navigate to "Digital Photo Professional/Install Files.Compressed" and copy DPP.dat to Desktop and rename it to DPP.zip
  17. navigate to "DPPFW/Install Files.Compressed" and copy DPPFW.dat to Desktop and rename it to DPPFW.zip
  18. navigate to "Image Handling Library/Install Files.Compressed" and copy "Image Handling Library.dat" to Desktop and rename it IHL.zip
  19. unzip the 3 new .zip files
  20. navigate to the new folder "DPP" and right click on "Digital Photo Professional.app" to "Show Package Contents"
  21. navigate to Contents/Frameworks and copy the DPP.framework from the DPPFW.zip you just unzipped here
  22. navigate to Contents/PlugIns and copy the files in the "Image Handling Library" from the IHL.zip you just unzipped here
  23. navigate to the new folder "DPP" and right click on "Digital Photo Professional Batch.app" to "Show Package Contents"
  24. navigate to Contents/Frameworks and copy the DPP.framework from the DPPFW.zip you unzipped earlier
  25. navigate to Contents/PlugIns and copy the files in the "Image Handling Library" from the IHL.zip you unzipped earlier
  23. almost done, rename DPP to "Digital Photo Professional" and copy it to "/Applications/Canon Utilities"

Note that we've not tried this...

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