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my cannon powershot only came with a firewire out cable
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This newest white one. I bought it in the refurb store and I'm getting it today. My friend just alerted me to the fact that it doesn't have firewire
Can you please post the model number? Canon makes a lot of different powershot cameras. Most come with SDHC cards. Some have USB.
Everything on Google suggests it ships with a USB cable, not a Firewire one. Are you 100% it's a Firewire one?
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/c...ategoryid=224&modelid=16347#ModelTechSpecsAct
It uses a USB cable.
Google works great btw.
It uses a USB cable.
Google works great btw.
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/c...ategoryid=224&modelid=16347#ModelTechSpecsAct
It uses a USB cable.
Google works great btw.
i wouldnt have asked this question if i had a usb cable... but all i have is a firewire cable. which it came with. i'm not making this up.
Where did you get the camera from? I would suggest you take it back/return it and get an unopened one with the correct factory-shipped cables.
The mini-USB B is going to look somewhat like a 4-pin FireWire cable. It's going to be a full sized USB A on the other end though.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USB_types_2.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USB_types_2.jpg
You sure you're not mistaking the small end of the USB cable. The part that connects to the camera with firewire?
You sure you're not mistaking the small end of the USB cable. The part that connects to the camera with firewire?
i only have ONE cable. it's white. and ive always used it in the firewireport.
i have owned apple computers since i was 6 years old. i know the difference.
anyway, is there anyplace i can buy a replacement? what do i even call it. what's the out part of the camera called?
Follow the link I provided and look for a replacement part. Or you could just get a card reader. They're pretty cheap.
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If canon really packaged a FW cable in with your box, and it was somehow untampered from warehouse to your desk...I dont get it personally.
well i also dont get why they sent audio out cables. what was i going to plulg my camera into the stereo and watch video with sound on my camera screen?>
Every camera I've owned has had video out. It has been RCA mono audio and video.
I'd really make sure you're not mistaking Mini-B USB for 4-pin FireWire.
Lol this is funny because the canon sd1100 isn't even close to the newest one, it's quite old, it's not available in white, and it DOES NOT use firewire. It is USB, plain and simple.
If you plug it into a firewire port, you're going to end up breaking the port.
If you plug it into a firewire port, you're going to end up breaking the port.