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wPrinting
You can crop the image and print only 
the trimmed portion as if the image was 
recomposed. Do the trimming right 
before printing.  If you set the trimming 
and then set the print settings, you may 
have to set the trimming again.
1 On the print setting screen, select [Trimming].
2 Set the trimming frame size, position, and proportion.
 The image area within the trimming frame will be printed. The trimming frame’s 
vertical-to-horizontal proportion can be changed with [Paper settings].
Changing the trimming frame size
When you press the < u> or < I > button, the size of the 
trimming frame will change. The sm aller the trimming frame, the 
larger the image magnification will be for the printing.
Moving the trimming frame
Use  to move the frame over the image vertically or horizontally. Move 
the trimming frame until it covers the desired image area or composition.
Rotating the frame
Each time you press the  button, the trimmi ng frame will toggle 
between the vertical and horizontal orientations. This enables you to 
create a vertical-oriented print from a horizontal image.
Image tilt correction By turning the < 5> dial, you can adjust  the image tilt angle by 
±10 degrees in 0.5-degree increments. When you adjust the 
image tilt, the < O> icon on the screen will turn blue.
3 Press < 0> to exit the trimming.
XThe print setting screen will reappear.
  You can check the trimmed image area on the upper left of the 
print setting screen.
Trimming the Image
Tilt correction
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 Depending on the printer, the trimmed image area might not be printed 
as you specified.
  The smaller you make the trimming frame, the grainier the picture will 
look on the print.
  While trimming the image, look at the camera’s LCD monitor. If you look 
at the image on a TV screen, the trimming frame might not be displayed 
accurately.
Handling Printer ErrorsIf you resolve a printer error (no ink, no paper, etc.) and select [Continue] to 
resume printing but it does not resume, operate the buttons on the printer to 
resume printing. For details, see the printer’s instruction manual.
Error MessagesIf a problem occurs during printing, an error message will appear on the 
camera’s LCD monitor. Press  to stop printing. After fixing the 
problem, resume printing. For details on how to fix a printing problem, refer 
to the printer’s instruction manual.
Paper Error Check whether the paper is properly loaded in the printer.
Ink Error Check the printer’s ink level, and check the waste ink tank.
Hardware Error Check for any printer problems other than paper and ink problems.
File Error The selected image cannot be printed via PictBridge. Images taken with a 
different camera or images edited with a computer might not be printable.
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You can set the print type, date imprinting, and file No. imprinting. The 
print settings will be applied to all print-ordered images. (They cannot 
be set individually for each image.)
1Select [Print order].
XUnder the [3] tab, select [ Print 
order ], then press < 0>.
2Select [Set up].
  Select [ Set up], then press < 0>.
3Set the option as desired.
  Set the [ Print type ], [Date ], and [ File 
No. ].
  Select the option, then press . 
Select the desired setting, then press 
< 0 >.
Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) 
Setting the Printing Options
[Print type][Date][File No.]
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Digital Print Order Format (DPOF)
4 Exit the setting.
 Press the < 7> button.
X The print order screen will reappear.
  Next, select [Sel.Image ], [By n ], or 
[All image ] to order the images to be 
printed.
Print type
KStandard Prints one image on one sheet.
LIndexMultiple, thumbnail images are printed on  one sheet.
K
LBothPrints both the standard and index prints.
Date On
[On ] imprints the recorded date on the print.
Off
File numberOn[On ] imprints the file No. on the print.
Off
  Even if [ Date] and [ File No. ] are set to [ On], the date or file No. might not 
be imprinted depending on the print type setting and printer model.
  When printing with DPOF, you must use the card whose print order 
specifications have been set. It will not  work if you just extract images 
from the card and try to print them.
  Certain DPOF-compatible printers and photofinishers might not be able 
to print the images as you specified. If this happens with your printer, 
refer to the printer’s instruction manual. Or check with your photofinisher 
about compatibility when ordering prints.
  Do not insert into the camera a card whose print order was set by a 
different camera and then try to specify a print order. The print order may 
not work or may be overwritten. Also, depending on the image type, the 
print order may not be possible.
 Print ordering will not work with RAW images.
  With [Index ] prints, both the [ Date] and [ File No. ] cannot be set to [ On] 
at the same time.
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Digital Print Order Format (DPOF)
 Sel.Image
Select and order images one by one.
Press the  button to display the 
three-image view. To return to the single-
image display, press the < u> button.
After completing the print order, press 
the < M > button to save the print 
order to the card.
[Standard] [Both]
Press < 0> and a print order for 1 copy 
of the displayed image will be placed. 
Then turn the < 5> dial to set the 
number of copies (up to 99) to be printed 
for that image. 
[Index]
Press < 0>, and the displayed image 
will be included in the index print. The 
< X> icon will also appear on the upper 
left.
  Byn
Select [ Byn ] and select the folder. A print order for 1 copy of all the 
images in the folder will be placed. If you select Clear all and a 
folder, the print order for all the images in the folder will be canceled.
  All image
A print order for 1 copy of all the images in the card will be placed. If 
you select Clear all, the print order for all the images in the card will 
be canceled.
Print Ordering
Quantity
Total images selected
Index icon
Check mark
 
Note that RAW images will not be included in the print order even if you 
set “All image.”
 
When using a PictBridge printer, print no more than 400 images for one print 
order. If you specify more than this, all the images might not be printed.
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With a PictBridge printer, you can easily 
print images with DPOF.
1Preparing to print.
 See page 154.Follow the “Connecting the Camera to a Printer” procedure up to step 5.
2Under the [3] tab, select [Print order].
3Select [Print].
 [Print ] will be displayed only if th e camera is connected to the 
printer and printing is possible.
4Set the [Paper settings]. (p.156)
  Set the printing effects (p.158) if necessary.
5Select [OK].
Direct Printing with DPOF
  Before printing, be sure to set the paper size.
  Certain printers cannot imprint the file No.
  If [Bordered ] is set, the date might be imprinted on the border, 
depending on the printer.
  Depending on the printer, the date might look light if it is imprinted on a 
bright background or on the border.
 Under [ Adjust levels ], [Manual ] cannot be selected.
  If you stopped the printing and want to resume printing the remaining 
images, select [ Resume]. Note that printing will not resume if you stop 
the printing and any of the following occurs:
•
Before resuming, you changed the print order or erased any images selected for the 
print order. For index printing, you changed the paper settings before resuming the 
printing. Or the card’s remaining capacity was low when the printing was stopped.
  If a problem occurs during printing, see page 162.
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By connecting the camera to a personal computer, you can transfer 
images from the camera’s card by operating the camera. This feature is 
called direct image transfer.Before connecting the camera to a personal computer, be sure 
to install the provided software (EOS DIGITAL Solution Disk 
on CD-ROM) in the personal computer.
For instructions to install the provided software, see the separate 
sheet, CD-ROM Guide.
1Connect the camera to the 
personal computer.
 Turn off the camera’s power switch 
before connecting it.
  Use the interface cable that came 
with the camera.
  When connecting the cable plug to 
the camera’s < D> terminal, the 
cable plug’s < D> icon must face the 
front side of the camera.
  Connect the plug on other end of the 
cable to the personal computer’s 
USB port.
2Set the camera’s power switch to 
.
 When the program selection screen 
appears on the personal computer, 
select [EOS Utility ].
X The [ EOS Utility ] screen will appear 
on the computer, and the direct image 
transfer screen will appear on the 
camera’s LCD monitor.
d  Transferring Images to a Personal Computer
Preparation for Image Transfer
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d Transferring Images to a Personal Computer
The images sent to the personal computer will be saved in the [ My 
Pictures ] folder or [Pictures ] folder in subfolders organized according 
to shooting date.
 All images
This is to transfer all the images in the 
card to the personal computer.
 Select [ All Images ], then press the 
< l> button.
X The < l> button’s blue lamp will 
blink and the image transfer will start.
X When the image transfer is 
completed, the lamp will stay on.
Transferring Images to a Personal Computer
Shooting will be disabled while the direct transfer screen is displayed.
  If the [ EOS Utility ] screen does not appear, see Software Instruction 
Manual in the CD-ROM.
  Before disconnecting the cable, turn  off the camera. Pull out the cable by 
grasping the plug (instead of the cord).
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d Transferring Images to a Personal Computer
Options other than [ All Images] are explained below. To start the image 
transfer, press the < l> button.
  New images
Images which have not yet been transferred to the personal 
computer will be selected by the camera automatically and 
transferred.
  Transfer order images
You select the images and they are transferred to the personal 
computer in a batch. To select the images, see page 170.
  Select & transfer
You select the images individually to be 
transferred. To exit, press the < M> 
button.
  Wallpaper
The image you select and transfer will appear as the personal 
computer’s wallpaper. To exit, press the < M> button.
 If you press  instead of the < l> button, a confirmation dialog 
will appear. Select [ OK], then press  to start the transfer.
  RAW images cannot be transferred as wallpaper.
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d Transferring Images to a Personal Computer
Under the [ 3] tab, you can use 
[Transfer order ] to select the images to 
be transferred to a personal computer.
When you select [ Transfer order 
images] on page 169, you can transfer 
the images set by the transfer order.
  Sel.Image
Select and order images one by one. Press 
<
0> to include the displayed image in the 
transfer order. The  icon will also appear 
on the upper left. After completing the 
transfer order, press the <
M> button to 
save the transfer order to the card.
  Byn
Select [Byn ] and select the folder. All the  images in the folder will then 
be included in the transfer order. If you select Clear all and a folder, the 
transfer order for all the images in the folder will be canceled.
  All image
When you select All image, all the images in the card will be 
included in the transfer order. If you select Clear all, the transfer 
order for all the images in the card will be canceled.
3  Selecting the Images to be Transferred
Do not put into the camera any images whose transfer order was set by a 
different camera and then try to specify another transfer order. The images 
in the transfer order might all be overwritten. Also, depending on the image 
type, the transfer order may not be possible.
 For the transfer order, if you select an image captured in the RAW+JPEG 
mode, it will be counted as one image. During the direct image transfer, both 
the RAW and JPEG images will be transferred to the personal computer.
 If you want to transfer more than 999 images in one batch, select [ All 
images ] on the direct transfer screen (p.168).
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