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DPOF printing options PowerShot A630 and A640

Article ID: ART127187 | Date published: 05/12/2015 | Date last updated: 08/14/2015
 

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DPOF printing options PowerShot A630 and A640

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Print Settings (DPOF Print Settings) - PowerShot A630 & A640

You can select images on a SD card for printing and specify the number of print copies in advance using the camera. This is extremely convenient for sending the images to a photo developing service or for printing on a direct print function compatible printer (CP Series) or a direct print function compatible BJ printer.


  • The icon may display for a memory card with print settings set by a different DPOF-compliant camera. These settings will be overwritten by those set by your camera.

  • The output of some digital printers or photo lab services may not reflect the specified print settings.


Selecting Single Images for Printing

Selecting All the Images for Printing

Setting the Print Style

Resetting the Print Settings

Printing with DPOF Print Settings

Restarting Printing


Selecting Single Images for Printing

1.  Turn the camera on, and set the mode switch to .
2.  Press the <MENU> button, and in the (Replay) menu, select [ (Print Order)] and press the <FUNC./SET> button.
3.  Select [Order] using the left or right button and press the <FUNC./SET> button.
  • Selecting [Reset] cancels all print settings.
4.  Select images for printing.
  • Selection methods differ for the Print Type settings.
    • (Standard) / ()
      Select an image using the or button, and press the <FUNC./SET> button. Then, use the or button to select the number of print copies.
  • (Index)
    Select an image using the or button, and press the <FUNC./SET> button to select or deselect it.
  • You can also select images in the index playback mode.
5.  Press the <MENU> button to exit.  

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Selecting All the Images on a SD Card

1.  Turn the camera on, and set the mode switch to .
2.  Press the <MENU> button, and in the (Replay) menu, select [(Print Order)] and press the <FUNC./SET> button.
3.  Select [Mark all] and press <FUNC./SET>.
  • Selecting [Reset] cancels all print settings.
  • One copy of every image will be set to print.
4.  Select [OK] and press <FUNC./SET>

 
5.  Press the <MENU> button to exit.  


  • Images are printed in order from oldest to newest by the shooting date.
  • A maximum of 998 images can be selected.
  • When [Print Type] is set to , the number of copies can be set. When it is set to [Index], the number of copies cannot be set (only one copy will be printed).
  • Do not set the date in the DPOF print settings when printing images that have had the date embedded with the [Date Stamp] function. This may cause the date to be printed twice.
  • Print settings can also be assigned to images with the supplied software programs on a computer.

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Setting the Print Style

Set the print style after selecting the image to print. The following print settings can be selected.

Print Type

Standard

 Prints one image per page

Index

 Prints the selected images together at a reduced size in an index format.

Prints the images in the standard and index formats

Date

 Adds the date to the print

File No.

 Adds the file number to the print


1.  Make sure the camera is on and still set to the mode.
2.  Press the <MENU> button, and in the (Replay) menu, select [ (Print Order)] and press the <FUNC./SET> button.
3.  Select [Set up] and press <FUNC./SET>.

4.  Select [ Print Type], [ Date] or [ File No.] using the or , and then specify the settings.
5.  Select a setting using the or button.
6.  Press the <MENU> button to exit.


  • The Date and File No. settings change according to the Print Type as follows:
    • Index
      [Date] and [File No.] cannot be set to [On] at the same time.
    • Standard or
      [Date] and [File No.] can be set to [On] at the same time, however, the printable information may vary between printers.
  • Embedded dates in (Postcard Date Imprint mode) print out even when [Date] is set to [Off].
  • Dates print in the style specified in the [Date/Time] menu (i.e. MM/DD/YYYY, etc.).

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Resetting the Print Settings

The print settings can all be removed at once. The print type is reset to [Standard] and the date and file number options are set to [Off].

  1. In the [ (Replay)] menu, select [ (Print Order)] and press the <FUNC./SET> button.

  2. Select [Reset] using the left or right button and press the <FUNC./SET> button.

  3. Select [OK] using the left or right button and press the <FUNC./SET> button.
  • If you decide you don't want to reset the settings, select [Cancel] and press the <FUNC./SET> button.

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Printing with DPOF Print Settings

You can use the DPOF print settings to print with an optional direct print function compatible printer (Canon CP Series), PictBridge printer or with a Direct Print function-compatible Canon BJ printer.

  1. After setting the DPOF print settings as explained in the above sections, turn off the camera and connect it to the photo printer.

  2. Turn the camera on, and set the mode switch to mode.

  3. Press the <MENU> button, and in the [ (Replay)] menu, select [ Print Order], then press the <FUNC./SET> button.

  4. Select [Print] using the omni selector buttons, and press the <FUNC./SET> button.

  5. Set the print style settings as required.
    - NOTE:     A print style cannot be set if the print type is set to [Index] in the DPOF print setting. (You can also select the type of paper when printing with a BJ printer.)

  6. Select [Print] using the or button and press the <FUNC./SET> button.


  • When the print type is set to , it is possible to have the [Date] and [File No.] options set to [On], but only the file number will print on the Index print. (With a BJ printer, the file number and the date cannot be printed in the [Index] option).
  • When the print type is set to [Standard], file numbers will not be printed even if they are set to [On].


  • The maximum number of images printed on one page in the Index print type depends upon the selected paper size.
    • Card Size: 20 images
    • L Size: 42 images
    • Postcard Size: 63 images
  • Please refer to your Bubble Jet's user guide for an explanation of the number of images printed with a Bubble Jet printer.

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Restarting Printing

In the Print Order menu, select [Resume] using the left and right buttons and press the <FUNC./SET> button. The remaining images can be printed.

Printing cannot be restarted under the following circumstances:

  • If the print settings have been changed before restarting.
  • If the image for which the print settings were set has been deleted before restarting.
  • If there was very little free space on the SD card when the printing was cancelled. If these circumstances apply, you can select [OK] in the Print Order menu and reprint starting from the first image.
  • If printing was cancelled because the camera battery became discharged, it is recommended to power the camera with the AC Adapter Kit ACK600 (sold separately), use AA-size fully-charged nickel metal hydride (NiMH) or unused alkaline batteries. After replacing the spent batteries, turn the camera power on again.

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