How to Direct Print using the EOS 5D Mk II and a PictBridge compatible printer
Article ID: ART104790 | | | Date published: 05/11/2015 | | | Date last updated: 11/04/2015 |
Description
Solution
PictBridge Printing
The screen display and setting options will differ depending on the printer. Some settings might not be available. For details, see the printer's instruction manual.
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1 Select the image to be printed.
2 Press <
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3 Select [Paper settings].
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4 Set the printing effects.
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5 Set the date and file number imprinting.
6 Set the number of copies.
7 Start printing.
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In step 4, select the printing effect. When the <![]() |
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You can crop the image and print only the trimmed portion as if the image was recomposed. Do the trimming right before printing. If you set the trimming and then set the print settings, you may have to set the trimming again.
1 On the print setting screen, select [Trimming]. 2 Set the trimming frame size, position, and proportion.
Changing the trimming frame size
Moving the trimming frame
Rotating the frame
Image tilt correction
3 Press <
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- Depending on the printer, the trimmed image area might not be printed as you specified.
- The smaller you make the trimming frame, the grainier the picture will look on the print.
- While trimming the image, look at the camera's LCD monitor. If you look at the image on a TV screen, the trimming frame might not be displayed accurately.
Handling Printer Errors
If you resolve a printer error (no ink, no paper, etc.) and select [Continue] to resume printing but it does not resume, operate the buttons on the printer to resume printing. For details, see the printer's instruction manual.
Error Messages
If a problem occurs during printing, an error message will appear on the camera's LCD monitor. Press <0> to stop printing. After fixing the problem, resume printing. For details on how to fix a printing problem, refer to the printer's instruction manual.
Paper Error
Check whether the paper is properly loaded in the printer.
Ink Error
Check the printer's ink level, and check the waste ink tank.
Hardware Error
Check for any printer problems other than paper and ink problems.
File Error
The selected image cannot be printed via PictBridge. Images taken with a different camera or images edited with a computer might not be printable.