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===Webcam Utility subscription (2025)===

{{Main|Requirement for Canon EOS Webcam Utility subscription to enable webcam features on cameras}}

Canon requires users of their cameras to pay subscription for a software that allows to use it as webcam to its full capabilities.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYLMZuKWLfE</ref>

Canon requires users of their cameras to pay subscription for a software that allows to use it as webcam to its full capabilities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=2025-01-19 |title=Canon charges $5 mo to get 1080p out of your webcam; CAT disapproves! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYLMZuKWLfE |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=xYLMZuKWLfE |archive-date=2025-01-19 |access-date=2026-02-08 |website=Youtube}}</ref>

===Camera Connect updates (2025)===

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After an update the app notified users that they would soon be required to to create an online account which lets Canon access a wide range of user information. Following that, the same app, added a requirement of full access to the user’s photo library in order to transfer photos from the camera.

=== Ink DRM ===

===Ink DRM===

Ink cartridges come with silicon chips to communicate with the printer, preventing them from being refilled or to detect aftermarket ones.

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===Printer-scanner combo units do not scan without ink===

Many multifunctional units made by Canon move to an error state when they run low on ink. In this error state, features that have nothing to do with the printer part stop working. For example, it becomes impossible to scan documents with them. Online advice suggests buying cheap OEM ink, but that is unlikely to be cost-effective when someone wishes to repurpose an old unit solely for scanning.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Canon printer: How to bypass ink cartridge detection and use only the scanner? |url=https://superuser.com/questions/1622441/canon-printer-how-to-bypass-ink-cartridge-detection-and-use-only-the-scanner |access-date=20 Aug 2025 |website=superuser.com}}</ref>

Many multifunctional units made by Canon move to an error state when they run low on ink. In this error state, features that have nothing to do with the printer part stop working. For example, it becomes impossible to scan documents with them. Online advice suggests buying cheap OEM ink, but that is unlikely to be cost-effective when someone wishes to repurpose an old unit solely for scanning.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Canon printer: How to bypass ink cartridge detection and use only the scanner? |url=https://superuser.com/questions/1622441/canon-printer-how-to-bypass-ink-cartridge-detection-and-use-only-the-scanner |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201204127/https://superuser.com/questions/1622441/canon-printer-how-to-bypass-ink-cartridge-detection-and-use-only-the-scanner |archive-date=2022-12-01 |access-date=20 Aug 2025 |website=superuser.com}}</ref>

As a result, many units that could be perfectly functional scanners become e-waste because they aren't economical printers anymore.

== See also ==

==See also==

* '''[[HP Inc.|HP]]'''

*'''[[HP Inc.|HP]]'''

* '''[[Dymo]]'''

*'''[[Dymo]]'''

==References==

[[Category:Canon]]

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 ===Webcam Utility subscription (2025)===
 {{Main|Requirement for Canon EOS Webcam Utility subscription to enable webcam features on cameras}}
-Canon requires users of their cameras to pay subscription for a software that allows to use it as webcam to its full capabilities.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYLMZuKWLfE</ref>
+Canon requires users of their cameras to pay subscription for a software that allows to use it as webcam to its full capabilities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=2025-01-19 |title=Canon charges $5 mo to get 1080p out of your webcam; CAT disapproves! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYLMZuKWLfE |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=xYLMZuKWLfE |archive-date=2025-01-19 |access-date=2026-02-08 |website=Youtube}}</ref>
 ===Camera Connect updates (2025)===
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 After an update the app notified users that they would soon be required to to create an online account which lets Canon access a wide range of user information. Following that, the same app, added a requirement of full access to the user’s photo library in order to transfer photos from the  camera.
-=== Ink DRM ===
+===Ink DRM===
 {{Main|Canon Ink DRM}}
 Ink cartridges come with silicon chips to communicate with the printer, preventing them from being refilled or to detect aftermarket ones.
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 ===Printer-scanner combo units do not scan without ink===
-Many multifunctional units made by Canon move to an error state when they run low on ink. In this error state, features that have nothing to do with the printer part stop working. For example, it becomes impossible to scan documents with them. Online advice suggests buying cheap OEM ink, but that is unlikely to be cost-effective when someone wishes to repurpose an old unit solely for scanning.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Canon printer: How to bypass ink cartridge detection and use only the scanner? |url=https://superuser.com/questions/1622441/canon-printer-how-to-bypass-ink-cartridge-detection-and-use-only-the-scanner |access-date=20 Aug 2025 |website=superuser.com}}</ref>
+Many multifunctional units made by Canon move to an error state when they run low on ink. In this error state, features that have nothing to do with the printer part stop working. For example, it becomes impossible to scan documents with them. Online advice suggests buying cheap OEM ink, but that is unlikely to be cost-effective when someone wishes to repurpose an old unit solely for scanning.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Canon printer: How to bypass ink cartridge detection and use only the scanner? |url=https://superuser.com/questions/1622441/canon-printer-how-to-bypass-ink-cartridge-detection-and-use-only-the-scanner |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201204127/https://superuser.com/questions/1622441/canon-printer-how-to-bypass-ink-cartridge-detection-and-use-only-the-scanner |archive-date=2022-12-01 |access-date=20 Aug 2025 |website=superuser.com}}</ref>
 As a result, many units that could be perfectly functional scanners become e-waste because they aren't economical printers anymore.
-== See also ==
+==See also==
-* '''[[HP Inc.|HP]]'''
+*'''[[HP Inc.|HP]]'''
-* '''[[Dymo]]'''
+*'''[[Dymo]]'''
 ==References==
 <references />
 [[Category:Canon]]