Canon Camera Access Library
What is Canon Camera Access Library?
Canon Camera Access Library is installed with various Canon printers and mutifunction devices and is part of the standard software installation. It provides functionality to connect and interface with the connected device.
Overview
The most used version is 8.1.1.17, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The main program executable is calmain.exe. The software installer includes 5 files.
Program details
URL: www.usa.canon.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Canon\CAL
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Canon\UIW\1.3.0.0\Uninst.exe" "C:\Program Files\Canon\CAL\Uninst.ini"
Files installed by Canon Camera Access Library
| Program executable: | calmain.exe |
| Canon Camera Access Library 8 |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\canon\cal\calmain.exe |
| MD5: | 20f89e232173985a455bc9a5f70d1166 |
Additional files:
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CanonPtpIpForI.dll - CAP CanonPtpIpForI (CanonPtpIpForI)
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CustomInstall.dll - CALServer (Custom module for CALServer installer/uninstaller)
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CALWLESS.exe - Canon Camera Access Library 8
Behaviors exhibited
Service
- CALMAIN.exe runs as a service named 'CCALib8' (CCALib8).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| calmain.exe |
| Memory: | 6.4 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0004728638% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00029076% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00018210% | |
| Switches/sec: | 19 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 21 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 0 Bytes | |
How do I remove Canon Camera Access Library?
You can uninstall Canon Camera Access Library from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Canon Camera Access Library, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Canon Camera Access Library.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 40%
Win Server 2003 0%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 11%
Keep it 89%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
41.52% |
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| Windows XP |
31.52% |
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| Windows 10 |
14.33% |
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| Windows Vista |
12.58% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.05% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
31.19% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
28.99% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
10.30% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.17% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
6.42% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
4.59% |
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Geography
52.72% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
52.72% |
| Germany |
8.19% |
| Canada |
6.13% |
| United Kingdom |
5.69% |
| France |
3.56% |
| Italy |
2.94% |
| Australia |
2.20% |
| Netherlands |
2.17% |
| Belgium |
1.65% |
| Israel |
1.06% |
| Spain |
1.03% |
| Sweden |
0.95% |
| Japan |
0.66% |
| Poland |
0.62% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
30.47% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
23.58% |
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| Acer |
11.26% |
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| Intel |
7.29% |
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| GIGABYTE |
7.13% |
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| American Megatrends |
5.11% |
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| ASUS |
5.11% |
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| Toshiba |
3.89% |
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| Sahara |
2.59% |
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| Medion |
1.30% |
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| Lenovo |
1.22% |
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| Samsung |
1.05% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
6.28% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
4.33% |
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| Dell Inspiron 530 |
3.25% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.38% |
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| Dell Dell XPS420 |
2.16% |
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| Dell Dell DXP061 |
1.95% |
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About Canon
Canon is a manufacture of imaging and optical products, including cameras, camcorders, photocopiers, steppers and computer printers.
Publisher URL: www.canon.com