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Process name: Canon Camera Access Library (version 8)

Product: Canon Camera Access Library or Camera Access Library

Support: Help link ☒   Update link ☒   Uninstall tool ☒  

Company: Canon (www.canon.com)

File: CALMAIN.exe


CALMAIN.exe is installed on computers that have a Canon digital camera. This program is used to help your computer communicate with your Canon digital camera. Stopping or removing this program may prevent you from accessing your camera from your computer.http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/process/calmain.exe.html 

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Users Opinions

Average user rating of CALMAIN.exe: 4.5 based on 22 votes. Read also the 17 reviews.

518 users ask for this file. 13 users rated it as not dangerous. 6 users rated it as not so dangerous. 3 users rated it as neutral. 3 users didn't rate it ("don't know").


All comments about CALMAIN.exe:
rate1 Cannon EOS400D program  
rate1 Part of Canon Camera Drivers for D-SLRs, prolly other cameras as well  
rate1 software from conon eos  
rate1 Canon Access Library 8 (Windows Service)  See also: Link   Harald-René Flasch
rate1 Use by Canon Software - \Program Files\Canon\CAL\CALMAIN.exe   Larry Egan
rate2 It is by Canon located in \Program Files\Canon\CAL  See also: Link   Roy Epp
rate1 Standard Canon file. used so that canon eos cameras can recognise and comunicate with other hardwere and visa versa  
rate1 Canon Camera Driver Part  
rate1 It is used by Canon digital cameras for transferring images from camera to the computer. If you have not installed the Canon softwares and you find one in your system, then it might probably be a virus/trojan.   Rhythms
rate2 CANON Camera Driver   andrew
rate0 It's not working properly. Firefox will not start if it is loaded.   Harry
rate0 canon 400d  
rate1 \Program Files\Canon\CAL\CALMAIN.exe ; Canon Access Library 8 (Windows Service) ; Kameratreiber / Camera driver Canon  
rate3 Installs with Canon digital camera software  
rate0 app failure report in win 7/64  
rate1 Part of the Canon digital utilities package. Not a problem, but tends to take up CPU & RAM. And Harry, Firefox loads just fine - you have a deeper problem.   Mike
rate2 Part of Canon Camera Utilities   Daniel

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