Saving Images to a Computer (Wi-Fi Function) (Windows 8.1)

Getting Started

To connect the camera to the computer using the Wi-Fi function, confirm that the computer is connected to an access point (Wi-Fi router).

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Step 1: Installing CameraWindow

Download the CameraWindow software from the Canon website and install it on the computer.

Step 2: Setting Up the Computer

1. Move the pointer to the bottom right of the screen ( ) to display the Charms Bar, and then select [Start] ( ).

2. Click [Wi-Fi connection setup] on the [Apps] screen.

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3. The following screen is displayed, so click [Yes].

4. The following screen appears, so click [OK].

5. The screen shown below is displayed, so click [Close].

Step 3: Connecting the Camera to the Computer

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1. Press the [ ] button.

2. If the [Device Nickname] screen is displayed, press the [ ] [ ] buttons to choose [OK], and then press the [ ] button.

3. Press the [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] buttons to choose [ ], and then press the [ ] button.

4. Press the [ ] [ ] buttons to choose [Add a Device], and then press the [ ] button.

5. Right-click the Start button ( ) on the bottom left of the screen, and then select [Network Connections].

6. Right-click [Wi-Fi] and select [Status].

7. Select the SSID that matches with the one shown in [SSID:], and then press the [ ] button. (See the SSID example below).

8. Click [Wireless Properties].

9. Click the [Security] tab.

10. Tick the [Show characters] checkbox.

11. Press the [ ] [ ] buttons to choose the password entry field, and then press the [ ] button.

12. Enter the password displayed in the [Network security key].

(See the password example below).

13. After you have finished entering the encryption key, press the [ ] [ ] buttons to choose [Next], and then press the [ ] button.

14. Click [Cancel].

15. Click [Close].

16. Close [Network Connections].

17. Press the [ ] [ ] buttons to choose [Auto], and then press the [ ] button.

18. Press the [ ] [ ] buttons to choose the name of the computer you want to connect with, and then press the [ ] button. (See the example below).

19. Make sure that the [Connecting] screen is displayed.

20. Right-click the Start button on the bottom left of the screen ( ), and then select [Control Panel].

21. Click [Add a device].

22. The camera’s icon will be displayed in the [Add a device] screen. Double-click the icon to begin driver installation.

23. Driver installation begins.

Once the driver installation is complete and a Wi-Fi connection is established, the screen below is no longer displayed.

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Step 4: Sending Images to the Computer

1. Move the pointer to the bottom right of the screen ( ) to display the Charms Bar, and then select [Start] ( ).

2. Click [CameraWindow] on the [Apps] screen.

3. Click [Import Images from Camera].

4. Select and click one of the following: [Import Untransferred Images] ( ), [Select Images to Import] ( ) or [Import All Images] ( ).

5. If you chose [Select Images to Import] in step 4, select the images you want to import ( ), and then click [Import] ( ) ( ).

6. The following window will appear, and the computer will start to transfer images from the camera.

7. The following screen appears, so click [OK].

8. Close [CameraWindow].

9. A folder with the images you saved will open.

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