Canon EOS 450d - Extremely Frustrating USB Issue

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TobyJ Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1273 Posts	Posted 05/12/2017 08:48 am Well this is the second one that has become faulty. I use this camera with a USB cable to my computer, and use the Canon software and liveview. It is an excellent way of taking clear and detailed photos of coins. On my first Canon EOS 450D, after a month or so, the USB cable stopped responding to the camera. At first, I thought it may be the USB cable, so I bought a new one. No good, it was the port on the camera that was at fault. I can only assume that gravity had slowly over time bent the inside port so that it didn't function any longer. I sold this camera and bought the same one again, and ALAS it has just happened again!! Has anyone else had this happen to them? Is it just a poorly designed port on the camera? Is there a newer version of this camera that I can do liveview on my computer over bluetooth or internet? I'm worried about buying the same camera again, only for this to happen again! Thanks for listening :) Report this Post to the Staff

BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4592 Posts	Posted 05/12/2017 09:28 am WiFi connection w/ live view is a new, very high-end feature. You would need to step up to at least a T6 (~$449) https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/...era-connect/ The problem is that the mounting of the usb jack in the body has only a couple small solder lugs - it's not designed for large #s of insertions/deletions and won't take much force in any direction. Suggest you look into supporting the USB cable - some kind of "strain relief" setup. -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
TobyJ Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1273 Posts	Posted 05/12/2017 2:59 pm Thanks for the reply, I've no choice but to buy a new one again. I wonder if its from plugging it in and out. Perhaps it wouldn't go faulty if I kept the cable plugged in at all times? Report this Post to the Staff
pepactonius Pillar of the Community United States 9395 Posts	Posted 05/12/2017 10:45 pm The same thing happened to my T2i, except that the USB connection started having intermittent problems, rather than a complete failure. It was gradually getting worse, so I replaced the camera. I'm trying to keep the new one plugged in constantly. Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4592 Posts	Posted 05/12/2017 10:47 pm Well... there are some YouTube videos on disassembling the camera and others on reparing USB for other models... -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
Ham1947 Pillar of the Community United States 1298 Posts	Posted 05/13/2017 07:47 am I have had my connection plugged in for years without any problem. If I had to unplug the connection, I would unplug from the computer. After reading this thread, I definitely will not unplug from the camera. Ham. Report this Post to the Staff
TobyJ Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1273 Posts	Posted 05/16/2017 05:00 am Well I bought a third EOS450D! Third time lucky eh, I'm just going to keep it plugged in now and hope it doesn't happen again. Thanks for the replies. Report this Post to the Staff
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