Canon Camera Connect - Revision history

Louis: rewrote from stub, sourced the photo library and location permission incidents, added consumer reaction to the mandatory login with forum and reddit sources, clarified the location thing is actually an apple ios 13 requirement not canon being shady

2026-03-27T05:14:42Z

rewrote from stub, sourced the photo library and location permission incidents, added consumer reaction to the mandatory login with forum and reddit sources, clarified the location thing is actually an apple ios 13 requirement not canon being shady

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Rudxain: link Forced account

2026-03-16T10:18:19Z

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	[[File:Canon Camera Connect Canon ID requirement.jpg\|thumb\|175px\|The warning displayed to users, as of January 2025.]]		[[File:Canon Camera Connect Canon ID requirement.jpg\|thumb\|175px\|The warning displayed to users, as of January 2025.]]
	In early 2025, the Camera Connect app began to warn users that it would require an online account (Canon ID) in the first half of 2025.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Digital camera software will require login with Canon ID \|url=https://app.ssw.imaging-saas.canon/app/en/canon-id.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250109184023/https://app.ssw.imaging-saas.canon/app/en/canon-id.html \|archive-date=9 Jan 2025 \|access-date=9 Jan 2025 \|website=[[Canon]]}}</ref> The alert read:		In early 2025, the Camera Connect app began to warn users that it would [[Forced account\|require an online account]] (Canon ID) in the first half of 2025.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Digital camera software will require login with Canon ID \|url=https://app.ssw.imaging-saas.canon/app/en/canon-id.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250109184023/https://app.ssw.imaging-saas.canon/app/en/canon-id.html \|archive-date=9 Jan 2025 \|access-date=9 Jan 2025 \|website=[[Canon]]}}</ref> The alert read:

	<blockquote><strong>An important update</strong>		<blockquote><strong>An important update</strong>

Sojourna at 00:37, 10 March 2026

2026-03-10T00:37:07Z

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	'''[[Canon]] Camera Connect''' is a mobile app which communicates with Bluetooth- and Wi-Fi-equipped Canon cameras (as old as 2012) to enable remote shooting, geotagging, and media transfer to smartphones.		'''[[Canon]] Camera Connect''' is a mobile app which communicates with Bluetooth- and Wi-Fi-equipped Canon cameras (as old as 2012) to enable remote shooting, geotagging, and media transfer to smartphones.

	==Online account requirement==		==Consumer impact summary==
	[[File:Canon Camera Connect 3.4 Login.jpg\|thumb\|~~202px~~\|The application requiring sign-in with Canon ID.]]		{{Ph-C-CIS}}

			==Incidents==
			This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

			===Online account requirement===
			[[File:Canon Camera Connect 3.4 Login.jpg\|thumb\|175px\|The application requiring sign-in with Canon ID.]]

	Camera Connect v3.4, released in April 2025, requires a Canon ID sign-in.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Camera Connect now requires Canon ID login \|url=https://app.ssw.imaging-saas.canon/app/en/canon-id.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250411111538/https://app.ssw.imaging-saas.canon/app/en/canon-id.html \|archive-date=2025~~-04-11~~ \|access-date=2025~~-04-11~~ \|website=Canon}}</ref> With v3.4 and newer, it is currently no longer possible to use any of its features without signing in.		Camera Connect v3.4, released in April 2025, requires a Canon ID sign-in.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Camera Connect now requires Canon ID login \|url=https://app.ssw.imaging-saas.canon/app/en/canon-id.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250411111538/https://app.ssw.imaging-saas.canon/app/en/canon-id.html \|archive-date=11 Apr 2025 \|access-date=11 Apr 2025 \|website=Canon}}</ref> With v3.4 and newer, it is currently no longer possible to use any of its features without signing in.

	[[File:Canon Camera Connect Canon ID ~~Requirement~~.jpg\|thumb\|~~433x433px~~\|The warning displayed to users, as of January 2025.]]		[[File:Canon Camera Connect Canon ID requirement.jpg\|thumb\|175px\|The warning displayed to users, as of January 2025.]]
	In early 2025, the Camera Connect app began to warn users that it would require an online account (Canon ID) in the first half of 2025.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Digital camera software will require login with Canon ID \|url=https://app.ssw.imaging-saas.canon/app/en/canon-id.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250109184023/https://app.ssw.imaging-saas.canon/app/en/canon-id.html \|archive-date=2025~~-01-09~~ \|access-date=2025~~-01-09~~ \|website=Canon}}</ref> The alert read:		In early 2025, the Camera Connect app began to warn users that it would require an online account (Canon ID) in the first half of 2025.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Digital camera software will require login with Canon ID \|url=https://app.ssw.imaging-saas.canon/app/en/canon-id.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250109184023/https://app.ssw.imaging-saas.canon/app/en/canon-id.html \|archive-date=9 Jan 2025 \|access-date=9 Jan 2025 \|website=[[Canon]]}}</ref> The alert read:

	<blockquote><strong>An important update</strong>		<blockquote><strong>An important update</strong>
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	New features are coming to Camera Connect in the first half of 2025, such as quick and easy product registration, tailored notifications about news, offers, firmware updates and more. To be able to use the new version of the app you will need a Canon ID, if you don't have one, create one and be ready for these updates.</blockquote>		New features are coming to Camera Connect in the first half of 2025, such as quick and easy product registration, tailored notifications about news, offers, firmware updates and more. To be able to use the new version of the app you will need a Canon ID, if you don't have one, create one and be ready for these updates.</blockquote>

	The use of Canon ID is governed by the Terms of Use<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Terms of use \|url=https://myid.canon/canonid/#/terms \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406010712/https://myid.canon/canonid/#/terms \|archive-date=2025~~-04-06~~ \|access-date=2025~~-04-11~~ \|website=Canon ID}}</ref> and Privacy Policy<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Privacy policy \|url=https://myid.canon/canonid/#/policy \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406010712/https://myid.canon/canonid/#/policy \|archive-date=2025~~-04-06~~ \|access-date=2025~~-04-11~~ \|website=Canon ID}}</ref> which authorize Canon and third parties to collect and process a wide range of information about users, including:		The use of Canon ID is governed by the Terms of Use<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Terms of use \|url=https://myid.canon/canonid/#/terms \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406010712/https://myid.canon/canonid/#/terms \|archive-date=6 Apr 2025 \|access-date=11 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Canon]]}}</ref> and Privacy Policy<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Privacy policy \|url=https://myid.canon/canonid/#/policy \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406010712/https://myid.canon/canonid/#/policy \|archive-date=6 Apr 2025 \|access-date=11 Apr 2025 \|website=[[Canon]]}}</ref> which authorize Canon and third parties to collect and process a wide range of information about users, including:

	*'''Personally identifiable information''', including “your name, email address, telephone number, date of birth or home address” (clause 2.1.1) and “personal and family relationship information that you may provide on a voluntary basis, such as Email address to which your photos are shared on our Photo Sharing Services” (clause 2.1.2);		*'''Personally identifiable information''', including “your name, email address, telephone number, date of birth or home address” (clause 2.1.1) and “personal and family relationship information that you may provide on a voluntary basis, such as Email address to which your photos are shared on our Photo Sharing Services” (clause 2.1.2);
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	*Police and regulatory authorities.		*Police and regulatory authorities.

	==Full access to photo library (iOS)==		===Full access to photo library (iOS)===
	[[File:Canon Camera Connect ~~Full Access~~ to ~~Photo Library~~.jpg\|thumb\|~~433x433px~~\|The error message requesting full access to the photo library.]]		[[File:Canon Camera Connect full access to photo library.jpg\|thumb\|175px\|The error message requesting full access to the photo library.]]

	As of January 2025, Camera Connect for iOS requires Full Access to the photo library in order to transfer images from the camera. While Limited Access or Add Photos Only modes are sufficient for iOS apps to save photos to the library, attempting to use one of these modes results in an error message and inability to transfer the photos.		As of January 2025, Camera Connect for iOS requires Full Access to the photo library in order to transfer images from the camera. While Limited Access or Add Photos Only modes are sufficient for iOS apps to save photos to the library, attempting to use one of these modes results in an error message and inability to transfer the photos.

	==Location ~~Permission~~ ==		===Location permission===
	[[File:Canon ~~Camera~~ Connect ~~Full Access to Photo Library~~.~~jpg~~\|thumb\|~~433x433px\|The error message requesting full access to the photo library.]]~~		[[File:Canon Connect location requirements.png\|thumb\|175px\|Canon uses technical jargon to manipulate the user in giving location permission as of August 2025.]]
	~~[[File:Canon Connect Location Requirements.png\|thumb~~\|Canon uses technical jargon to manipulate the user in giving location permission as of August 2025.]]
	As of August 2025, Camera Connect for iOS requires precise location data to connect a camera. While the app can use this data for the purpose of geotagging photos, the app instead claims:		As of August 2025, Camera Connect for iOS requires precise location data to connect a camera. While the app can use this data for the purpose of geotagging photos, the app instead claims:

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	==References==		==References==
	[[Category:Canon ~~Camera Connect~~]]		{{Reflist}}
	~~<references />~~
			[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
			[[Category:Canon]]
			[[Category:Cameras]]

Bythmusters: added cargo

2026-01-31T19:51:05Z

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	'''[[Canon]] Camera Connect''' is a mobile app which communicates with Bluetooth- and Wi-Fi-equipped Canon cameras (as old as 2012) to enable remote shooting, geotagging, and media transfer to smartphones.		'''[[Canon]] Camera Connect''' is a mobile app which communicates with Bluetooth- and Wi-Fi-equipped Canon cameras (as old as 2012) to enable remote shooting, geotagging, and media transfer to smartphones.

Raster: tone changed to be less accusatory. Not sure how to cite an in-page image

2025-09-26T20:14:36Z

tone changed to be less accusatory. Not sure how to cite an in-page image

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	As of January 2025, Camera Connect for iOS requires Full Access to the photo library in order to transfer images from the camera. While Limited Access or Add Photos Only modes are sufficient for iOS apps to save photos to the library, attempting to use one of these modes results in an error message and inability to transfer the photos.		As of January 2025, Camera Connect for iOS requires Full Access to the photo library in order to transfer images from the camera. While Limited Access or Add Photos Only modes are sufficient for iOS apps to save photos to the library, attempting to use one of these modes results in an error message and inability to transfer the photos.

	==Location Permission==		==Location Permission ==
	[[File:Canon Camera Connect Full Access to Photo Library.jpg\|thumb\|433x433px\|The error message requesting full access to the photo library.]]		[[File:Canon Camera Connect Full Access to Photo Library.jpg\|thumb\|433x433px\|The error message requesting full access to the photo library.]]
	[[File:Canon Connect Location Requirements.png\|thumb\|Canon uses technical jargon to manipulate the user in giving location permission as of August 2025.]]		[[File:Canon Connect Location Requirements.png\|thumb\|Canon uses technical jargon to manipulate the user in giving location permission as of August 2025.]]
	As of August 2025, Camera Connect for iOS requires precise location data to connect a camera. While the app can use this data for the purpose of ~~geo-tagging~~ photos, ~~this is not~~ the ~~reason given. The~~ app claims, "[Location] Required to display the name of the network to which this smartphone is connected when connecting to the camera via Wi-Fi." ~~There is no technical reason canon needs location to connect the camera so they lie to manipulate the user into giving it~~.		As of August 2025, Camera Connect for iOS requires precise location data to connect a camera. While the app can use this data for the purpose of geotagging photos, the app instead claims:

			"[Location information] Required to display the name of the network to which this smartphone is connected when connecting to the camera via Wi-Fi."

			Previous versions did not have this forced limitation.

	==References==		==References==
	[[Category:Canon Camera Connect]]		[[Category:Canon Camera Connect]]
	<references />		<references />

TRX702: Added a section describing Canon's BS Location requirements

2025-08-16T15:30:56Z

Added a section describing Canon's BS Location requirements

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	As of January 2025, Camera Connect for iOS requires Full Access to the photo library in order to transfer images from the camera. While Limited Access or Add Photos Only modes are sufficient for iOS apps to save photos to the library, attempting to use one of these modes results in an error message and inability to transfer the photos.		As of January 2025, Camera Connect for iOS requires Full Access to the photo library in order to transfer images from the camera. While Limited Access or Add Photos Only modes are sufficient for iOS apps to save photos to the library, attempting to use one of these modes results in an error message and inability to transfer the photos.

			==Location Permission==
			[[File:Canon Camera Connect Full Access to Photo Library.jpg\|thumb\|433x433px\|The error message requesting full access to the photo library.]]
			[[File:Canon Connect Location Requirements.png\|thumb\|Canon uses technical jargon to manipulate the user in giving location permission as of August 2025.]]
			As of August 2025, Camera Connect for iOS requires precise location data to connect a camera. While the app can use this data for the purpose of geo-tagging photos, this is not the reason given. The app claims, "[Location] Required to display the name of the network to which this smartphone is connected when connecting to the camera via Wi-Fi." There is no technical reason canon needs location to connect the camera so they lie to manipulate the user into giving it.

	==References==		==References==
	[[Category:Canon Camera Connect]]		[[Category:Canon Camera Connect]]
	<references />		<references />

Alfepalfe: Changed "as old as 2017" to 2012 as I regularly used this app with my Canon EOS 6D which was released in 2012, before this update. But as far as I can tell from a few sources, the 6D was the first model with WiFi so it can't be any earlier than 2012.

2025-05-11T10:54:27Z

Changed "as old as 2017" to 2012 as I regularly used this app with my Canon EOS 6D which was released in 2012, before this update. But as far as I can tell from a few sources, the 6D was the first model with WiFi so it can't be any earlier than 2012.

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	'''[[Canon]] Camera Connect''' is a mobile app which communicates with Bluetooth- and Wi-Fi-equipped Canon cameras (as old as ~~2017~~) to enable remote shooting, geotagging, and media transfer to smartphones.		'''[[Canon]] Camera Connect''' is a mobile app which communicates with Bluetooth- and Wi-Fi-equipped Canon cameras (as old as 2012) to enable remote shooting, geotagging, and media transfer to smartphones.

	==Online account requirement==		==Online account requirement==

MrCoffee: Updated with screenshot and details of required sign-in.

2025-04-27T11:50:14Z

Updated with screenshot and details of required sign-in.

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	==Online account requirement==		==Online account requirement==
			[[File:Canon Camera Connect 3.4 Login.jpg\|thumb\|202px\|The application requiring sign-in with Canon ID.]]

			Camera Connect v3.4, released in April 2025, requires a Canon ID sign-in.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Camera Connect now requires Canon ID login \|url=https://app.ssw.imaging-saas.canon/app/en/canon-id.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250411111538/https://app.ssw.imaging-saas.canon/app/en/canon-id.html \|archive-date=2025-04-11 \|access-date=2025-04-11 \|website=Canon}}</ref> With v3.4 and newer, it is currently no longer possible to use any of its features without signing in.

	[[File:Canon Camera Connect Canon ID Requirement.jpg\|thumb\|433x433px\|The warning displayed to users, as of January 2025.]]		[[File:Canon Camera Connect Canon ID Requirement.jpg\|thumb\|433x433px\|The warning displayed to users, as of January 2025.]]
			In early 2025, the Camera Connect app began to warn users that it would require an online account (Canon ID) in the first half of 2025.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Digital camera software will require login with Canon ID \|url=https://app.ssw.imaging-saas.canon/app/en/canon-id.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250109184023/https://app.ssw.imaging-saas.canon/app/en/canon-id.html \|archive-date=2025-01-09 \|access-date=2025-01-09 \|website=Canon}}</ref> The alert read:
	In early 2025, the Camera Connect app began to warn users that it would require an online account (Canon ID) in the first half of 2025.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Digital camera software will require login with Canon ID \|url=https://app.ssw.imaging-saas.canon/app/en/canon-id.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250109184023/https://app.ssw.imaging-saas.canon/app/en/canon-id.html \|archive-date=2025-01-09 \|access-date=2025-01-09 \|website=Canon}}</ref> The alert ~~reads~~:

	<blockquote><strong>An important update</strong>		<blockquote><strong>An important update</strong>

	New features are coming to Camera Connect in the first half of 2025, such as quick and easy product registration, tailored notifications about news, offers, firmware updates and more. To be able to use the new version of the app you will need a Canon ID, if you don't have one, create one and be ready for these updates.</blockquote>		New features are coming to Camera Connect in the first half of 2025, such as quick and easy product registration, tailored notifications about news, offers, firmware updates and more. To be able to use the new version of the app you will need a Canon ID, if you don't have one, create one and be ready for these updates.</blockquote>

	Camera Connect v3.4, released in April 2025, requires a Canon ID sign-in.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Camera Connect now requires Canon ID login \|url=https://app.ssw.imaging-saas.canon/app/en/canon-id.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250411111538/https://app.ssw.imaging-saas.canon/app/en/canon-id.html \|archive-date=2025-04-11 \|access-date=2025-04-11 \|website=Canon}}</ref>

	The use of Canon ID is governed by the Terms of Use<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Terms of use \|url=https://myid.canon/canonid/#/terms \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406010712/https://myid.canon/canonid/#/terms \|archive-date=2025-04-06 \|access-date=2025-04-11 \|website=Canon ID}}</ref> and Privacy Policy<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Privacy policy \|url=https://myid.canon/canonid/#/policy \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406010712/https://myid.canon/canonid/#/policy \|archive-date=2025-04-06 \|access-date=2025-04-11 \|website=Canon ID}}</ref> which authorize Canon and third parties to collect and process a wide range of information about users, including:		The use of Canon ID is governed by the Terms of Use<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Terms of use \|url=https://myid.canon/canonid/#/terms \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406010712/https://myid.canon/canonid/#/terms \|archive-date=2025-04-06 \|access-date=2025-04-11 \|website=Canon ID}}</ref> and Privacy Policy<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Privacy policy \|url=https://myid.canon/canonid/#/policy \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406010712/https://myid.canon/canonid/#/policy \|archive-date=2025-04-06 \|access-date=2025-04-11 \|website=Canon ID}}</ref> which authorize Canon and third parties to collect and process a wide range of information about users, including:
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	As of January 2025, Camera Connect for iOS requires Full Access to the photo library in order to transfer images from the camera. While Limited Access or Add Photos Only modes are sufficient for iOS apps to save photos to the library, attempting to use one of these modes results in an error message and inability to transfer the photos.		As of January 2025, Camera Connect for iOS requires Full Access to the photo library in order to transfer images from the camera. While Limited Access or Add Photos Only modes are sufficient for iOS apps to save photos to the library, attempting to use one of these modes results in an error message and inability to transfer the photos.

	== References ==		==References==
	[[Category:Canon Camera Connect]]		[[Category:Canon Camera Connect]]
	<references />		<references />

Yakov: References section

2025-04-11T11:32:20Z

References section

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	As of January 2025, Camera Connect for iOS requires Full Access to the photo library in order to transfer images from the camera. While Limited Access or Add Photos Only modes are sufficient for iOS apps to save photos to the library, attempting to use one of these modes results in an error message and inability to transfer the photos.		As of January 2025, Camera Connect for iOS requires Full Access to the photo library in order to transfer images from the camera. While Limited Access or Add Photos Only modes are sufficient for iOS apps to save photos to the library, attempting to use one of these modes results in an error message and inability to transfer the photos.

			== References ==
	[[Category:Canon Camera Connect]]		[[Category:Canon Camera Connect]]
	<references />		<references />

Yakov: punctuation

2025-04-11T11:31:20Z

punctuation

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	'''[[Canon]] Camera Connect''' is a mobile app which communicates with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi equipped Canon cameras (as old as 2017) to enable remote shooting, geotagging, and ~~photo~~ transfer to smartphones.		'''[[Canon]] Camera Connect''' is a mobile app which communicates with Bluetooth- and Wi-Fi-equipped Canon cameras (as old as 2017) to enable remote shooting, geotagging, and media transfer to smartphones.

	==Online account requirement==		==Online account requirement==
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	As of January 2025, Camera Connect for iOS requires Full Access to the photo library in order to transfer images from the camera. While Limited Access or Add Photos Only modes are sufficient for iOS apps to save photos to the library, attempting to use one of these modes results in an error message and inability to transfer the photos.		As of January 2025, Camera Connect for iOS requires Full Access to the photo library in order to transfer images from the camera. While Limited Access or Add Photos Only modes are sufficient for iOS apps to save photos to the library, attempting to use one of these modes results in an error message and inability to transfer the photos.
	[[Category:Canon Camera Connect]]		[[Category:Canon Camera Connect]]
			<references />