Colin. On the point below, it appears you need to download the (Canon) software called CameraWindowDC.
Quote Originally Posted by Colin B View Post
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I tried using a USB cable to connect the Canon to the computer and.....nothing. The camera turned on when I plugged it in but the computer did not recognise the
camera as a device so could not read the pics or even safely eject it
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The user manual (from about p113) shows that there are a number of ways of transferring to other devices:
WiFi, Bluetooth, cable, NFC... But it looks like you need that program.

I'm surprised that the camera itself does not work (as you imply) just as another external drive