Solution
Getting StartedStep 1: Installing CameraWindow
Step 2: Setting Up the Computer
Step 3: Connecting the Camera to the Computer
Step 4: Sending Images to the Computer
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).
Caution
In the following explanation, computer setting procedures are indicated by the icon, and camera setting procedures are indicated by the
icon.
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.
Caution
If the [User Account Control] screen is displayed, click [Yes].
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.
Caution
When the camera is connected to a computer, the camera screen is blank.
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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