name on EXIF data

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If I look at the exif data of my pictures someone elses name appears - where does this name come from and how do I change it, for example:

am3.jpg


shows this:

exif1.jpg
 
Its either in the metadata from the processing software or the cameras. Most likely the camera. Go threw the custom camera setting. Did you buy it 2nd hand?
 
Thanks for the replies, yes it was secondhand.

ALways just put the card in a card reader before and never "installed" the camera onto the pc. I seem to have a problem now though. PC is running 64 bit Win7. If the "communications" is set to normal on the camera there is no driver available and the device is not installed. If I set comms to PTP the camera is recognised and installed but on the EOS utility all the options are greyed out - am I still missing something?
 
Keep using the card reader... twelve years of using digital cameras and I still think it's the better way of transferring images.
Unless you're using the camera tethered to a laptop, there's no reason to ever stick a cable in the side of the camera...

And yes - the metadata question is that the previous owner has it 'written' into the copyright section of your camera - just go through the menu til you find it, then change it to your name.
 
Arkady said:
Keep using the card reader... twelve years of using digital cameras and I still think it's the better way of transferring images.
Unless you're using the camera tethered to a laptop, there's no reason to ever stick a cable in the side of the camera...
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I'm interested in this comment. I've done nothing else but stick a cable in the camera since the digital revolution. What are the issues please, thanks?
 
Arkady said:
....- just go through the menu til you find it, then change it to your name.
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It's not in the menu on the older Canon bodies Rob, you have to use the EOS Utility and select the "Camera settings/Remote shooting" tab.

Bob
 
Donald,

I do believe I had to download an additional driver for the 20d when setting the name on mine, I was using the latest version of the EOS utility, it worked fine with my 40d and the wifes 30d as loaded. The file I down loaded was Canon Camera USB WIA Driver for Windows Vista, it does not apear to be available for win7 :'(.
 
davek said:
I'm interested in this comment. I've done nothing else but stick a cable in the camera since the digital revolution. What are the issues please, thanks?
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It's slower...that's it really...

When importing via USB direct from the camera it takes about 3/4 second longer per RAW image to transfer. Not much but when you're transferring 1500 images...well...
Logic dictates that it should be faster going direct from camera, but I've found that my Sandisk card-reader is much faster.
 
just updated miy software from canons website, new interface and stuff, lets me use tethered mode now :-) I'm on Win7 64bit on a dell xps laptop
 
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