User GuideIM C300/C300F/C300FLT/C400F/C400SRF/C400FLT

Printing Photos from a Digital Camera Directly without Using a Computer (PictBridge)

PictBridge is a transmission standard used to connect a digital camera and printer for printing. When the PictBridge card is attached to the machine, you can connect a PictBridge-compatible digital camera to the machine and print photographs taken using the digital camera.

Important

Printing Images Using the PictBridge Function

1Check that the power of the machine and digital camera are turned on.

2Connect the machine and digital camera using a USB cable.

Connecting a USB Cable

Use the USB cable provided with your digital camera.

3On the digital camera, select the images to print and specify the print settings.

  • See the users manual of the digital camera for details about operations of the digital camera. Manual settings must be configured for some digital cameras to use PictBridge.

  • See Print Functions and Settings for the print settings of the machine usable for PictBridge.

4Send the print settings configured in the digital camera to the machine, and then execute printing.

Note

  • To exit PictBridge, press [Printer] on the Home screen to check that “Ready” is displayed, and then disconnect the USB cable.

  • You can send up to 999 images in one print transaction. If you send 1,000 or more images, printing is canceled.

Print Functions and Settings

The machine supports the following print functions and settings using PictBridge:

Single image printing

Prints an image.

Selected image printing

Prints multiple images.

All image printing

Prints all images.

Index printing

Prints a list of the images.

The number of thumbnail images printed on a page differs depending on the paper size.

Pager size

Horizontal images × vertical images

Paper orientation

A4

8 × 12

Portrait

12 × 8

Landscape

A5

5 × 8

Portrait

8 × 5

Landscape

81/2 × 11

8 × 10

Portrait

10 × 8

Landscape

Combine

Prints multiple images on a sheet.

You can specify the number of images from 2 to 32 depending on the paper size.

Trimming

Prints only the inside of the trimming area.

Date or file name

Print the date or file name under the image.

Paper size

Prints an image on the paper of the specified size.

You can specify the following paper sizes:

  • Standard size

    81/2 × 11, A4, A5, A6, B5, B6

  • Custom size

    2L (5 × 7): 178 × 127 mm, 100 × 150 mm, 4 × 6 (152.4 × 101.6 mm), 8 × 10 (254 × 203.2 mm)

Image print size

Prints an image in the specified horizontal and vertical length. An error occurs when the specified size is larger than the paper size.

2-sided printing

Prints images on both sides of a sheet. The printed pages will open to the left. You cannot change the opening direction.

Print quality

Prints an image at the specified resolution.

When you select [Default] or [Normal], the machine prints at 600 × 600 dpi (2 bit). When you select [Fine], the machine pints at 600 × 600 dpi (4 bit).

Color matching

Prints images in optimized colors.

When you select [Default] or [OFF], the machine prioritizes gradation to create a natural and smooth image. When you select [ON], the machine prioritizes saturation to create a brilliant image.

Paper type

This function sends the machine's paper type information to the digital camera.

When you specify Slip Sheet, the 2 sided, Book, or Sort, Staple function is canceled.

When normal or recycled paper is loaded in the paper tray, [Plain Paper] is displayed. When paper other than the normal or recycled paper is loaded in the paper tray, [Default] is displayed.

Form printing

Prints images in a predetermined layout format.

Toner saving

Saves the toner by specifying the print density.

Specification on the digital camera

Print density

Default/OFF

100%

Slightly light

75%

Light

50%

Camera memo printing

Prints text data together with an image if it is attached to the image.

Note

  • The machine does not support the following functions:

    • DPOF printing

    • Margin-less printing

    • In Index printing and Combine, a page break may be inserted while printing depending on the digital camera being used.