Canon EOS M5: invalid camera mode, says it should be manual or bulb mode, but these are set!

[Sim Schweizer]

My Canon EOS M5 is set to manual (and exposure time to bulb), but the message that it was in the wrong mode appears anyway. Please fix!

Steps to reproduce: plug in the camera, choose the detected Canon EOS M5, and click on connect.

As a workaround, maybe it would help to let users ignore the message and connect anyway.

[Stefan B]

Please add the log file when the problem occurred to see what the issue was in detail

[Sim Schweizer]

2024-09-11T14:26:35.2446|INFO|ApplicationDeviceConnectionVM.cs|UsbDeviceWatcher_DeviceInserted|173|New USB device detected DeviceId: USB\VID_04A9&PID_32BB\D79E18C788D1465CA379E40FA7D60BF4, PnpDeviceId: USB\VID_04A9&PID_32BB\D79E18C788D1465CA379E40FA7D60BF4, Description: Canon EOS M5, Name: Canon EOS M5, Manufacturer: Canon Inc., Service: WUDFWpdMtp, Status: OK
[…]
2024-09-11T14:26:48.9400|INFO|CameraVM.cs|Disconnect|645|Disconnected Camera
2024-09-11T14:26:55.5322|ERROR|EDCamera.cs|Connect|964
System.Exception: Invalid camera mode
   at NINA.Equipment.Equipment.MyCamera.EDCamera.ValidateMode() in C:\Projects\nina\NINA.Equipment\Equipment\MyCamera\EDCamera.cs:line 617
   at NINA.Equipment.Equipment.MyCamera.EDCamera.ValidateMode() in C:\Projects\nina\NINA.Equipment\Equipment\MyCamera\EDCamera.cs:line 615
   at NINA.Equipment.Equipment.MyCamera.EDCamera.ValidateMode() in C:\Projects\nina\NINA.Equipment\Equipment\MyCamera\EDCamera.cs:line 615
   at NINA.Equipment.Equipment.MyCamera.EDCamera.ValidateMode() in C:\Projects\nina\NINA.Equipment\Equipment\MyCamera\EDCamera.cs:line 615
   at NINA.Equipment.Equipment.MyCamera.EDCamera.Initialize() in C:\Projects\nina\NINA.Equipment\Equipment\MyCamera\EDCamera.cs:line 289
   at NINA.Equipment.Equipment.MyCamera.EDCamera.<Connect>b__215_0() in C:\Projects\nina\NINA.Equipment\Equipment\MyCamera\EDCamera.cs:line 955
2024-09-11T14:27:00.3714|DEBUG|ApplicationVM.cs|Closing|265|Saving dock layout
2024-09-11T14:27:00.3722|DEBUG|ApplicationVM.cs|Closing|269|Disconnecting equipment

Here you are.

[Sim Schweizer]

I also did a trace-level log file:

2024-09-11T14:38:53.6890|ERROR|EDCamera.cs|Connect|964
System.Exception: Invalid camera mode
   at NINA.Equipment.Equipment.MyCamera.EDCamera.ValidateMode() in C:\Projects\nina\NINA.Equipment\Equipment\MyCamera\EDCamera.cs:line 617
   at NINA.Equipment.Equipment.MyCamera.EDCamera.ValidateMode() in C:\Projects\nina\NINA.Equipment\Equipment\MyCamera\EDCamera.cs:line 615
   at NINA.Equipment.Equipment.MyCamera.EDCamera.ValidateMode() in C:\Projects\nina\NINA.Equipment\Equipment\MyCamera\EDCamera.cs:line 615
   at NINA.Equipment.Equipment.MyCamera.EDCamera.ValidateMode() in C:\Projects\nina\NINA.Equipment\Equipment\MyCamera\EDCamera.cs:line 615
   at NINA.Equipment.Equipment.MyCamera.EDCamera.Initialize() in C:\Projects\nina\NINA.Equipment\Equipment\MyCamera\EDCamera.cs:line 289
   at NINA.Equipment.Equipment.MyCamera.EDCamera.<Connect>b__215_0() in C:\Projects\nina\NINA.Equipment\Equipment\MyCamera\EDCamera.cs:line 955
2024-09-11T14:38:56.7848|INFO|CameraVM.cs|Disconnect|645|Disconnected Camera
2024-09-11T14:38:56.7861|ERROR|EDCamera.cs|Connect|902
System.Exception: A Canon error occurred: EDS_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR
2024-09-11T14:38:56.7863|ERROR|EDCamera.cs|Connect|964
System.Exception: A Canon error occurred: EDS_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR
   at NINA.Equipment.Equipment.MyCamera.EDCamera.CheckAndThrowError(UInt32 err, String memberName) in C:\Projects\nina\NINA.Equipment\Equipment\MyCamera\EDCamera.cs:line 903
   at NINA.Equipment.Equipment.MyCamera.EDCamera.<Connect>b__215_0() in C:\Projects\nina\NINA.Equipment\Equipment\MyCamera\EDCamera.cs:line 953
2024-09-11T14:39:00.8681|DEBUG|ApplicationVM.cs|Closing|265|Saving dock layout
2024-09-11T14:39:00.8689|DEBUG|ApplicationVM.cs|Closing|269|Disconnecting equipment 

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[Stefan B]

Thank you for the log. As you can see in the log file there is an immediate error on connection.

I’ve looked up on the Canon Developer Portal if I can get some info for the M5 and it specifies that the M5 is not supported for remote shooting functions. That’s most likely the root cause for the error you are seeing.

Your camera and all other models of the M series is not supported by the Canon SDK.

[Sim Schweizer]

Hi Stefan,
thanks for your answer.
But according to this site, the EOS M5 is supported:
https://www.canon.de/business/imaging-solutions/sdk/
ESDK:
suporrted OS: Windows, Mac, Raspberry Pi OS oder Ubuntu (für Arm)
USB is supported
Please try to make the EOS M5 running.
Thank you very much!

[Marc Blank]

On Canon’s site, it says that remote operations aren’t supported on the M5

[Marc Blank]

https://developers.canon-europe.com/developers/s/article/Latest-EOS-SDK-Version-13-x?r=43&ui-knowledge-components-aura-actions.KnowledgeArticleVersionCreateDraftFromOnlineAction.createDraftFromOnlineArticle=1

[Stefan B]

See the little asterisk besides that model. While the SDK can talk to the camera any remote operation is not supported. So basically just pulling data from the camera seems to be possible via the SDK for this model.