Connecting to a printer and printing via Wi-Fi (PowerShot G3 X)

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.

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Connecting your camera and printer via Wi-Fi

Register the printer you want to connect to using Wi-Fi.

1. Press and hold the Playback () button to turn the camera on.

2. Press the [ ] button.

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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.

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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 pressing the [ ], [ ] buttons to choose the device and then pressing the [ ] button. To add a new device, display the device selection screen by pressing the [ ], [ ] buttons, and then configure the setting. If you prefer not to display recent target devices, choose MENU ⋗ - 4 ] tab ⋗ [Wi-Fi Settings] ⋗ [Target History] ⋗ [Off].

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 [ ] button.

Printing Images

7.Press the [ ], [ ] buttons or turn the [ ] dial to choose the desired image.

8. Press the camera’s [ ] button, choose [ ], and then press the [ ] button again.

9. The screen for specifying the print settings appears.

To add the date to images, press the [ ], [ ] buttons or turn the [ ] dial to choose . Then, press the [ ] button and make the settings.

To specify the number of prints, press the [ ], [ ] buttons or turn the [ ] dial to choose . Then, press the [ ] button and make the settings.

Press the [ ], [ ] buttons or turn the [ ] dial to choose [Paper Settings], and then press the [ ] button.

10. The screen for setting the paper size appears.

Choose the desired paper size, and then press the [ ] button.

[Default] has been selected in the example image above.

11. The screen for setting the paper type appears.

Choose the paper type, then press the [ ] button.

[Photo] has been selected in the example image above.

12. The layout (border) settings screen appears.

Choose the layout type, then press the [ ] button.

[Bordered] has been selected in the example image above.

13. The camera returns to the print setting screen.

Make sure that the settings are correct.

Press the [ ] button with [Print] selected to begin printing.