Sending Images to Various Web Services (via CANON iMAGE GATEWAY)
Article ID: ART116886 | | | Date published: 05/12/2015 | | | Date last updated: 11/16/2015 |
Description
Sending Images to Various Web Services (via CANON iMAGE GATEWAY)
Solution
Sending Images to Various Web Services (via CANON iMAGE GATEWAY) ID
:
8202022300
_
EN
_
1
|
|
Solution |
CANON iMAGE GATEWAY is an online photo service available to those who have purchased Canon cameras.
Images can be sent to social network services and other Web services via CANON iMAGE GATEWAY. You can also share images in an online photo album. Unsent images on the camera can also be sent automatically to a computer or Web service via CANON iMAGE GATEWAY.
To use CANON iMAGE GATEWAY, please complete the necessary camera and web service settings in advance using the cameras Wi-Fi function. The procedure for sending images to web services after connecting the camera to a computer via W-Fi, and making the necessary CANON iMAGE GATEWAY settings is explained in the sections below.
Adjusting Settings for Using Web Services from CANON iMAGE GATEWAY
1. From a computer or smartphone, access http://www.canon.com/cig/ and visit the CANON iMAGE GATEWAY site for your region.
2. Once the login screen is displayed, enter your user name and password to log in. If you do not have a CANON iMAGE GATEWAY account, follow the instructions to complete member registration (free of charge).
3. Click [Camera link settings].
4. Click the [Registered Devices] tab on the screen displayed, and then click the [For cameras that have the icon displayed, click here] menu option.
5. The [Authentication code] entry screen for [Camera link settings] will be displayed.
The authentication code will be displayed on the camera screen after the subsequent steps are completed. Please leave the screen open.
6. Press the <Playback> () button to turn the camera on.
7. Press the <Wi-Fi> () button.
8. Display the cameras Wi-Fi menu.
Press the <><>< >< > keys or turn the <> dial to choose , and then press the <> button.
9. Establish a connection with an access point.
Press the <><> buttons or turn the <> dial to choose [Authenticate], and then press the <> button.
10. Choose an access point.
Press the <><> buttons or turn the <> dial to choose a network (access point), and then press the <> button.
11. Enter the access point password.
Press the <> button to access the keyboard, and then enter the password
Press the < ><> buttons or turn the < > dial to choose [Next], and then press the < > button.
12. Choose [Auto] and establish the connection.
Press the < ><> buttons or turn the < > dial to choose [Auto], and then press the < > button.
13. Once the camera is connected to CANON iMAGE GATEWAY via the access point, an authentication code is displayed.
14. On the computer, enter the authentication code displayed on the camera and click the send button.
15. Press the <>< > buttons or turn the <> dial to choose [OK], and then press the <> button.
16. A six-digit confirmation number is displayed on the computer.
17. A confirmation number is also displayed on the camera.
Make sure the confirmation number on the camera matches the number on the computer, and then press the <> button.
18. Click [Confirm] on the computer.
19. The [Complete] screen will be displayed on the computer.
20. The camera display will return to the Wi-Fi menu, and the [ ] icon changes to [ ].
21. Press the < > button or turn the < > dial. [ ] and the CANON iMAGE GATEWAY icon will be added.
You can also add other web services. For more information, please refer to the 'Registering Other Web Services' section below.
Registering Other Web Services You can also add Web services besides CANON iMAGE GATEWAY to the camera.
1. On the computer, click the [Check settings] tab to display a list of Web services that can be used.
2. Configure the Web service you want to use.
Follow the instructions displayed on the computer to set up the Web service.
The explanation for making settings to use Twitter is explained below. To use Twitter, click the [Settings] button appearing in the [Settings] column located in the same row as the Twitter icon. The screen below will be displayed. Next, please click [To Twitter] to login to Twitter and perform the necessary access settings.
3. If appears in the [Camera links] in the same row as the Twitter icon, please click it.
4. Follow the steps displayed on the screen to display in [Camera links] in the same row as the Twitter icon. At this point, the [Camera link settings] for Twitter will be complete.
5. On the cameras Wi-Fi menu, choose and then press the <> button to update the Web service settings.
-If any configured settings change, follow these steps again to update the camera settings.
6. A screen like the following one will be displayed and the Web service settings will be updated.
7. After the update process is complete and a connection to the network is made, the Twitter icon will be displayed on the screen.
This concludes the setting process.
Connecting to a Web Service and Sending Images
1. Choose the desired Web service. In this example, the procedures are shown for Twitter.
Press the <> <> <> <> buttons to choose the desired Web services icon, and then press the <> button.
2. The following screen will be displayed.
3. When the connection is made, the screen for sending images will appear. To send the image shown, choose [Send this image] and then press the <> button.
To send multiple images, press the < ><> buttons to choose [Select and send], and then press the < > button to select the desired images.
4. The [Image Transfer] screen will appear when images are sent.
5. After the images have been send, the screen below will be displayed. Press the <> button to end the connection.
This concludes the explanation of the procedure for sending images.
|
Related Info |
Sending images to a computer (Wi-Fi function)
|
SIMS Doc Id
8202022300