Connecting to a printer and printing via Wi-Fi (PowerShot G5 X)

Article ID: ART164325

Date published: 01/12/2016

Date last updated: 01/12/2016

Description

Solution

You can connect your camera to a printer and print using Wi-Fi.

When establishing a wireless connection with a printer, you can either use the camera as an access point (Camera Access Point Mode) or use another access point.

IMPORTANT

This camera requires a PrintBridge-compatible printer (supporting DPS over IP) for printing via Wi-Fi.

Procedures for connecting the camera to a printer via Wi-Fi are explained below. For more information on printer-specific Wi-Fi settings, please refer to the printer’s instruction manual.

NOTE

Connections require that a memory card with saved images be in　the camera.

Follow these instructions when using the camera as an access point.

To connect using another access point, please refer to Sending images to a computer (Wi-Fi function) (PowerShot G5 X).

Connecting your camera and printer via Wi-Fi

1. Press the <

> button to turn the camera on.

The playback screen appears.

2. Press the <

> button.

NOTE

When setting up Wi-Fi for the first time, the camera nickname registration screen will be displayed.

　

This nickname will be displayed on [Select a Device] screen when connecting to other devices via Wi-Fi.

If the [Device Nickname] screen is displayed, press the <><> buttons to choose [OK], and then press the [ ] button. (The camera model name (G5 X) is set as the nickname by default.)

To change the camera’s nickname, press the <><> buttons to choose the [Nickname] field, press the <> button to display the keyboard, and then enter the desired nickname. After you have finished entering the nickname, press the <MENU> button to return to the registration screen, press the <> button, choose [OK], and then press the <> button.

3. When the following screen is displayed, press the <

> to choose [

], and then press the <

4. Press the <

> buttons to choose [Add a device], and then press the <

> button.

NOTE

Once a printer is added, the printer name will be displayed on the screen in step 4. To connect to a printer again, simply choose the printer name from the list.

Once you have connected to devices via the Wi-Fi menu, recent destinations will be listed first when you access the Wi-Fi menu. You can easily connect again by choosing the desired device and pressing the < > button.

To add a new device, display the device selection screen, and then configure the setting. If you prefer not to display recent target devices, choose the [ ] tab from the menu, press the <><> buttons to choose [Wi-Fi Settings], and then press the <> button. Then, press the <><> buttons to choose [Off] for [Target History].

5. Choose the displayed SSID (network name) from the printer's Wi-Fi setting menu.

6. Once the printer is ready for the connection, the printer’s name will be displayed on the camera. Press the <

> buttons to choose the printer’s name, and then press the <

> button.

7. After the printer has been registered, a screen similar to the following one will be displayed.

Printing Images

8. Press the <

> buttons to choose the images you want to print, and then press the <

> button.

9. The menu items will be displayed. Press the <

> buttons to choose [

: Print ] (

) and then press the <

> button.

10. The screen for specifying the print settings appears.

To add the date to images, press the <><> buttons to choose (). Then, press the < > button and make the settings.
To specify the number of prints, press the <><> buttons to choose ( ). Then, press the <> button and make the settings.
Press the <><> buttons to choose [Paper Settings], ( ) and then press the <> button.