POWERSHOT G9
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DPUG14
Direct Print User Guide
You don’t even need a computer !
Just connect your camera to your printer and print
ENGLISH
Introduction
—
Confirm Your Printer Model and the Section that Applies to You
Operations differ according to your printer model.
According to the procedure below, confirm the section and page
you should read in this user guide.
Connect the camera to the printer with an appropriate cable
and confirm the icon displayed in the camera's LCD monitor.
• For instructions on camera and printer connection methods,
please refer to page 8.
• If one of the aforementioned icons does not appear, the connected printer
cannot be used.
• When the printer is ready for printing, the button lights in blue. The
button blinks during printing.
Confirming the section that applies to you
Icons displayed in the camera's LCD monitor
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* Please also refer to the user guide that came with your printer.
Depending on the camera model, the screens that will be
displayed will vary. Moreover, available settings differ depending
on the printer model and the paper size (unavailable settings will
not appear in the menu). For details, refer to the user guide that
came with your printer.
Confirm your printer
model.
Read the page
below.
Printer model
Refer to the sections indicated
SELPHY ES/
SELPHY CP
Series
Page 10
" Printing with SELPHY ES
Series/SELPHY CP Series
Printers using PictBridge"
PIXMA/
SELPHY DS
Series
Page 32
" Printing with Bubble Jet
Printers (PIXMA Series/
SELPHY DS Series) using
PictBridge"
Non-Canon
Printers*
Page 52
" Printing with Non-Canon,
PictBridge Compliant Printers"
SELPHY CP
Series
Page 53
" Printing with SELPHY CP
Series Printers using Canon
Direct Print"
Bubble Jet
Printers
Page 71
" Printing with Bubble Jet
Printers using Bubble Jet
Direct"
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For the latest information regarding connections between Canon
printers and cameras, please refer to the following URL:
http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/BeBit-e.html
http://www.canon.com/pictbridge
PictBridge Compliance
This camera complies with the industry standard “PictBridge”*.
This allows you to also connect your camera to non-Canon
PictBridge compliant printers and print images with simple
operations using the camera buttons.
* PictBridge: PictBridge is an industry standard for direct printing that
allows you to print images without using a computer by directly
connecting digital cameras and digital camcorders (hereafter “camera”)
to a printer, regardless of the devices’ brand and model.
Disclaimer
• No part of this guide may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored
in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form, by any
means, without the prior written permission of Canon.
• Canon reserves the right to change the specifications of the hardware
described herein at any time without prior notice.
• While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained
in this guide is accurate and complete, no liability can be accepted for any
errors or omissions.
• Canon makes no warranties for damages resulting from corrupted or lost
data due to a mistaken operation or malfunction of the camera, the
software, the memory cards, personal computers, peripheral devices, or
use of non-Canon memory cards.
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Table of Contents
Direct Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Allows for Printing without the Use of a Computer . . . . 6
Various Printing Operations Can Be Performed . . . . . . . 6
You Can Also Perform the Following Printing Operations . .7
Printing Movies (Movie Print) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Printing Multiple Images on a Sheet of Paper . . . . . . . . . 7
ID Photo Print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Connecting the Camera to the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Disconnecting the Camera and the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Printing with SELPHY ES Series/SELPHY CP Series Printers
using PictBridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Easy Print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Print after Changing the Print Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Selecting Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Setting the Date and the File Number Printing Option
. . . . 13
Setting the Print Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Setting the Number of Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Setting the Printing Area (Trimming) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Selecting the Paper Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Printing Multiple Images on a Sheet of Paper . . . . . . 21
Printing by Specifying the Print Size
(ID Photo Print) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Printing Images in the Fixed Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Printing Movies (Movie Print) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Single-frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Sequence-frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Specifying and Printing Multiple Images
(Setting the DPOF Print Settings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
List of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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Printing with Bubble Jet Printers (PIXMA Series/
SELPHY DS Series) using PictBridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Easy Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Print after Changing the Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Selecting Print Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Setting the Date and the File Number Printing Option . .35
Setting the Print Effect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Setting the Number of Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Setting the Printing Area (Trimming) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Selecting the Paper Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Printing Multiple Images on a Sheet of Paper. . . . . . .44
Printing Movies (Movie Print) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Specifying and Printing Multiple Images
(Setting the DPOF Print Settings). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
List of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Printing with Non-Canon, PictBridge Compliant Printers
. . . 52
Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Printing with SELPHY CP Series Printers using
Canon Direct Print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Easy Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Print after Changing the Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Selecting Print Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Setting the Number of Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Setting the Print Style (Image, Borders and Date) . . . . .55
Setting the Printing Area (Trimming) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Printing by Specifying the Print Size (ID Photo Print)
. . . . .61
Printing Movies (Movie Print) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Single-frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Sequence-frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Specifying and Printing Multiple Images
(Setting the DPOF Print Settings). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
List of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
If you use Canon Compact Photo Printer SELPHY
CP750/CP740/CP730/CP720/CP710/CP510 . . . . . . . . . . 53
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Printing with Bubble Jet Printers using Bubble Jet Direct
. .71
Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Setting the Print Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Settings that Can Be Set with the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
SELPHY ES Series/SELPHY CP Series Printers
using PictBridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Bubble Jet Printers (PIXMA Series/SELPHY DS Series)
using PictBridge
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
SELPHY CP Series Printers using Canon Direct Print
Bubble Jet Printers using Bubble Jet Direct . . . . . . . 77
Conventions Used in this Guide
* The button in this guide referred to as the FUNC./SET button
may be indicated as the SET button depending on the
camera model.
Text in gray boxes: Indicates precautions and restrictions for
correct camera operation.
Text in white boxes: Indicates additional topics that complement
the basic operating procedures.
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Direct Print
Allows for Printing without the Use of a Computer
Connect your camera to the printer with the appropriate cable.
Image selection and printing is operated from the camera.
Various Printing Operations Can Be Performed*
Multiple pictures can be printed at once. (DPOF print setting)
Prints to cover the entire
surface of the paper.
Or, prints with a border.
Add the date.
Specify which portion of
the image to print.
(Trimming)
09/09/2007
* Some settings may not be selectable for Non-Canon printers.
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You Can Also Perform the Following Printing Operations
Printing Movies (Movie Print)
You can print a single frame of movies or
extract movie frames at fairly regular intervals
and print them on a single sheet of paper
(pp. 25, 46, 64).
• Capable printers (This function is not available on some printers.)
Single-frame: Canon SELPHY ES series/SELPHY CP series printers,
printers using PictBridge (Including non-Canon printers)
Sequence-frame: Canon SELPHY ES series/SELPHY CP series printers
Compositions of multiple images you specify
of the same dimensions can be printed on a
single sheet of paper (pp. 21, 44).
Moreover, the DPOF print setting* function
allows you to separately print different
images by specifying the number of frames
to be printed per image.
Printing Multiple Images on a Sheet of Paper
• Capable printers: Printers using PictBridge (Including non-Canon printers)
(This function is not available on some printers.)
An image can be trimmed, laid out and printed
as ID photos (pp. 22, 61).
• Capable printers:Canon SELPHY ES series/
SELPHY CP series printers
ID Photo Print
Depending on the printer model, additional printing operations are available
as follows:
• Printing images in a fixed size (p. 24)
• Printing images with the shooting information (p. 43)
* DPOF print settings
This function allows you to preset the images and the number of copies using
the camera button controls. The settings are recorded to a memory card.
Please refer to the Camera User Guide for instructions on setting procedure.
This guide explains how to print images with DPOF print settings.
DPOF=Digital Print Order Format
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Connecting the Camera to the
Printer
Connect the camera to the printer. For instructions on printer and
camera operation methods, refer to their respective user guides.
Set one of the following into the camera.
• Compact power adapter (sold separately)
• Fully charged battery
• New batteries
Place paper, ink cassette/cartridge, etc. into the
printer.
Connect the camera to the printer with the
appropriate interface cable supplied with the camera.
Some printers require specific connection cables which differ
from the above cable. Please refer to the printer’s user guide.
Turn the printer’s power on.
Set the camera to Playback mode and turn the
power on.
Depending on the camera model, the camera’s power will
automatically turn on when the printer’s power is turned on.
The following operations are not available during a camera/printer
connection.
• Language settings that use the FUNC./SET button and the MENU
button (Depending on the camera model, use the FUNC./SET button
and the JUMP button).
• Resetting the camera’s settings to default.
DIGITAL terminal
Connecting the interface cable
Camera: Connect the cable to
the DIGITAL terminal.
Printer: Refer to the printer’s
user guide.
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Disconnecting the Camera and the
Printer
Turn the power off.
Detach the cable.
Pull out the cable while holding the connector plug. Do not
pull out by the cable.
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Printing
Easy Print
You can print images by pressing only one button after connecting
the camera to the printer.
1
Make sure that displays in
the upper left corner of the
LCD monitor.
2
Display the images you wish to print and press the
button.
If you wish to change the print settings, see Print after
Changing the Print Settings (p. 11).
Printing with
SELPHY ES Series/
SELPHY CP Series
Printers using
PictBridge
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Print after Changing the Print Settings
You can change the print settings before printing.
1
Make sure that displays in
the upper left corner of the
LCD monitor.
If displays on the LCD monitor,
please refer to Printing with
SELPHY CP Series Printers using
Canon Direct Print (p. 53).
2
Display the images you wish
to print and press the FUNC./
SET button.
The print order screen appears.
3
Select print settings as needed.
4
Select [Print] and press the FUNC./SET button.
• The image will start to print and, when it is completely
finished, the display will revert to the standard playback
mode.
• If you press the MENU button, the display will revert to the
standard playback mode and printing will not take place.
Sets the date
and the file number
for printing (p. 13)
Sets the print
effect (p. 14)
Sets the number of copies (p. 14)
Sets the trimming portion (p. 15)
Sets the paper size, type and layout
(p. 19)
Starts the printing process
Print Order Screen
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• You cannot print incompatible RAW images.
• It may not be possible to play back or print images shot with a
different camera.
• You may not be able to print if the memory card holds a large
number of images (about 1000).
Cancel Printing
• To cancel printing between images, press the FUNC./SET
button.
A confirmation dialog will display. Select [OK] and press the
FUNC./SET button. The printer will stop printing the current
image and eject the paper.
Printing Errors
• An error message appears if an error occurs for some reason
during the printing process. When the error is resolved, printing
will automatically resume. If printing does not resume, select
[Continue] and press the FUNC./SET button. If [Continue]
cannot be selected, select [Stop], press the FUNC./SET button
and restart the print job. See List of Messages (p. 31) for
details.
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Selecting Print Settings
Setting the Date and the File Number Printing
Option
Default Setting
• The Default option is a fixed setting of the printer.
• The [Date/File No.], [Print Effect], paper setting [Paper Size],
[Paper Type] and [Page Layout] options are available.
1
Select [ ], then select the
date and the file number
printing option.
You can set the date and the file
number printing as follows:
If you select an image which has had the shooting date embedded
in it using a camera with the Postcard Date Imprint mode, [ ] will
be set to [Off]. If you select [Date], [File No.] or [Both], the date/file
number will be printed on the embedded information which is also
printed.
Date Prints only the date.
File No. Prints only the file number.
Both
Prints both the date and the
file number.
Off
Prints neither date nor file
number.
Default
Print effects will differ
according to your printer’s
settings. Refer to your
printer’s user guide for
details.
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Setting the Print Effect
This function uses the camera’s shooting information to optimize
the image data, yielding high quality prints. You can select the
following print effects.
Setting the Number of Copies
Default
Print effects will differ according to your printer’s settings. Refer
to your printer’s user guide for details.
On
Uses the camera’s shooting information to deliver optimum
prints.
Off Prints without any effects.
Red-Eye1 Prints with red-eye corrected.
1
Select [ ] and choose a
print effect option.
1
Select [ ] and set the
number of prints.
1 to 99 copies can be set.
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Setting the Printing Area (Trimming)
You can specify a portion of the image for printing.
Please set [Paper Settings] (p. 19) before setting the trimming
settings. If [Paper Settings] is changed after having made the
trimming settings, you must select the settings again.
1
Select [Trimming] and press
the FUNC./SET button.
The trimming frame will appear at
the center of the image. If a
trimming setting has already been
selected for the image, the frame
will appear around the previously
selected portion.
The trimming setting screen differs depending on the
camera model. Check which of the following screens
appear before selecting settings.
Steps 2a and 3a
Trimming Frame
Steps 2b and 3b
* Proceed to procedure or depending
on the display screen which appears.
a
b
a b
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2a
Trim the image.
Changing the Size of the Trimming Frame
• Press the zoom lever or the zoom button to adjust the size of
the trimming frame.
• The trimming frame can be changed to a minimum selection
of approximately half the displayed image (in width and
height) or a maximum selection that is virtually the same size
as the image.
• Expanding the trimming frame beyond its maximum size
cancels the trimming setting.
• When printing an image that has been magnified using the
trimming option, the image quality may become coarser and
grainier depending on the level of magnification.
Moving the Trimming Frame
• Move the trimming frame using the omni selector or the up,
down, right and left buttons.
Rotating the Trimming Frame
• You can rotate the trimming frame by pressing the DISP. (or
DISPLAY) button.
Pressing the MENU button cancels the settings.
3a
Press the FUNC./SET button to close the setting
menu.
When screen displays
a
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2b
Trim the image.
Changing the Size of the Trimming Frame
• Press the up and down buttons to adjust the size of the
trimming frame.
• The trimming frame can be changed to a minimum selection
of approximately half the displayed image (in width and
height) or a maximum selection that is virtually the same size
as the image.
• Expanding the trimming frame beyond its maximum size
cancels the trimming setting.
• When printing an image that has been magnified using the
trimming option, the image quality may become coarser and
grainier depending on the level of magnification.
Rotating the Trimming Frame
• You can rotate the trimming frame using the left and right
buttons.
Moving the Trimming Frame
• Press the FUNC./SET button and use the up, down, right
and left buttons to move the trimming frame. Pressing the
FUNC./SET button again allows you to change the size of
the frame and to rotate it.
3b
Press the MENU button,
select [OK] and press the
FUNC./SET button.
Selecting [Cancel setting] cancels
the selected trimming setting. If
[Edit] is selected, the display
returns to the previous screen.
When screen displays
b
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• The trimming setting only applies to one image.
• The trimming setting is canceled with the following operations.
• When you set the trimming settings for another image.
• When you close the Print mode (when you turn the camera
power off, change the camera mode, or detach the
connection cable).
• The shooting date or part of the date which has been
embedded in images using a camera with the Postcard Date
Imprint mode may not be printed properly depending on the
trimming setting.
• Images smaller than 640 × 480 pixels cannot be trimmed.
• The paper size and page layout settings determine the shape of
the trimming frame.
• Please use the LCD monitor to set the trimming settings. The
trimming frame may not display correctly on a TV screen.
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Selecting the Paper Settings
1
Select [Paper Settings] and
press the FUNC./SET button.
The paper size setting screen
appears.
2
Select a paper size* and
press the FUNC./SET button.
The default settings and specified
paper cassette size are displayed.
The paper type setting screen
appears.
* Paper sizes vary according to region.
3
Press the FUNC./SET button.
The page layout screen appears.
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4
Select a layout.
The following layout can be
selected.
* Card size paper only
Default Print effects will differ
according to your printer’s
settings. Refer to your
printer’s user guide for
details.
Bordered Prints with a border.
Borderless Prints right to the edges
of the paper.
N-up Prints 2, 4 or (8*) images
on a single sheet of paper
(p. 21).
ID Photo Specifies the print size
and print portion of an
image as an ID photo
(p. 22).
Fixed Size Prints by specifying the
print size of the image on
a sheet of paper (p. 24).
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Printing Multiple Images on a Sheet of Paper
Selecting [N-up] in the layout setting (p. 20) will allow you to
specify the following layout settings.
* This option can only be selected when printing on card size paper.
[Printing example 1] Printing 3 copies of image A in 2-up
DPOF print setting (p. 28) allows you to separately print different
images by specifying the number of frames to be printed per image.
[Printing example 2] Printing 2 copies of image A and 1 copy of image
B in 4-up
* Please refer to the Camera User Guide for instructions on DPOF print
setting method.
2
2 images (height 2 x width 1) of the same dimensions are
arranged on a single sheet of paper.
4
4 images (height 2 x width 2) of the same dimensions are
arranged on a single sheet of paper.
8*
8 images (height 4 x width 2) of the same dimensions are
arranged on a single sheet of paper or a label sheet.
Number of
copies (p. 14)
Image A:
[3] copies
Layout 2
DPOF print
settings*
(p. 28)
Image A:
[2] copies
Image B:
[1] copies
Layout 4
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Printing by Specifying the Print Size (ID Photo Print)
Selecting [ID Photo] in the layout setting (p. 20) will allow you
to specify the print size and print portion of an image as an ID
photo*.
* Images printed with the ID Photo Print function may not be allowed
as a formal certificate photo. Refer to the party (organization) or
administration requiring the photo.
Select [ID Photo], then press
the FUNC./SET button.
T
Specify the print size by
selecting the length of the
long side and the short side,
then press the FUNC./SET
button.
Specify the size by selecting the
length of the long side first, then
the short side. See the next table
for selectable combinations of the
long side length and the short side
length.
Press the MENU button to exit
without making any trimming
settings.
The print size can be specified for only L (Large) resolution
images in the camera connected to the printer.
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T
Trim the image to specify the
print area.
See Step 2 of Setting the Printing
Area (Trimming) (pp. 16, 17, 18) on
how to trim the image.
The trimming setting screen differs
depending on the camera model.
Follow the steps according to the
screen that displays on your
camera.
Pressing the MENU button will
cancel trimming.
1.4 inch 1.5 inch 1.8 inch 2.0 inch
1.8 inch
2.0 inch
z Selectable combination
: Available print size
20 mm 25 mm 30 mm 35 mm 40 mm 45 mm 50 mm
25 mm
30 mm
35 mm
40 mm
45 mm
50 mm
55 mm
60 mm
70 mm
Short Side
Long Side
Trimming Frame
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