DPOF printing options PowerShot SD Series

Article ID: ART158838 | Date published: 06/09/2015 | Date last updated: 08/18/2015
 

Description

DPOF printing options PowerShot SD Series

Solution

Print Settings (DPOF Print Settings)

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 mark appears on images that have had print marks set by another DPOF-compliant camera. These settings will be overwritten by any print marks set by your camera.
  • The output of some digital printers or photo lab services may not reflect the specified print settings.
  • Print settings cannot be set for movie images.

Selecting Images for Printing

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



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



Single Images
  • When the print type is set to [Standard] or , select an image using the or button. You can set the number of copies (up to 99) to be printed using the or button.

  • When the print type is set to [Index], select an image using the or button and mark or remove marks from images using the or button.
  • You can use the same procedures to select images in index replay (3 images).

All the Images on a SD Card

  • Switch to index replay (three images).
  • You can set one copy of each image to print by pressing the <FUNC./SET> button, then selecting [Mark All] using the or button, and pressing the <FUNC./SET> button again.
  • When the print type is set to [Standard] or , the setting for the number of print copies can be changed for each image. When [Index] is selected, the print settings can be deleted. For the instructions on changing settings, please reread Step 3 from the beginning.
  • You can cancel all the settings by selecting [Clear all].

3. Press the <MENU> button.

  • Images are printed in order from oldest to newest by the shooting date.
  • A maximum of 998 images can be marked per SD card.
  • Press the zoom lever in step 3 to switch between single and 3-image index replay for selecting an image.
  • 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).
  • Print settings can also be assigned to images with the supplied software programs on a computer.

Setting the Print Style

The following print settings can be selected.

-

Standard

Prints one image per page

Print Type

Index

Prints index prints (multiple reduced-size images per page)

-

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

2. Select [Set up] using the or button and press the <FUNC./SET> button.

3. Select [(Print Type)], [(Date)] or [(File No.)] using the or button.

4. Select a setting using the or button.

(Print Type)

Select [Standard], [Index], or .

(Date)

Select [On] or [Off].

(File No.)

Select [On] or [Off].

5. Press the <MENU> button.

The set up menu will close and the Print Order menu will reappear.

  • When [Print Type] is set to [Index], the [Date] and [File No.] cannot be set to [On].
  • If [Print Type] is set to , [Date] and [File No.] can be set to [On], however, only the file number is printed for the index print.

  • The date prints as the date and time in the format specified in the Set Date/Time menu.

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 or button and press the <FUNC./SET> button.

3. Select [OK] using the or 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.

Printing with DPOF Print Settings

You can use the DPOF print settings to print with an optional direct print function compatible printer (CP Series) or with a direct print function compatible BJ printer.

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

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

3. 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.)

4. Select [OK] using the , , or button and press the <FUNC./SET> button.

  • To print the date, set the [Date] setting in the print order menu in Step 2 above to [On]. You cannot set the date to print with the [Style] menu in Step 3 above. If the print type is set to [Index], the date will not print even if the [Date] setting is set to [On] in Step 2.
  • 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.)

Restarting Printing

In the Print Order menu, select [Resume] using the and buttons and press <FUNC./SET> the 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, you are recommended to power the camera with the AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC10 or switch to a fully charged battery pack. After replacing the spent battery, turn the camera power on again.

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