Connection Overview for Canon Digital Cameras

A Canon digital camera can communicate with a personal computer (PC) through a USB Port or a RS-232C Port.

To connect a PC and a Canon digital camera, you must use the Communication Settings Dialog to adjust some settings related to the USB Port or the RS-232C Port.

Once the connection has been established, you can view camera data and change some of the camera data settings with the Camera Settings Dialog.


Communication Settings Dialog

For the description of each item on the Communication Settings Dialog, click on the corresponding string below:

Port Type

Detected Camera Models

Communication Port Setting

Detect Button

Baud Rate Setting

OK Button

Cancel Button

Help Button


PopUp For Communication Settings Dialog Section


Port Type

Please select the type of port to which the camera is attached.


Detected Camera Models

The model name of the camera connected to the computer by the USB cable or the model name of the camera for which the driver for USB connection has been installed is currently being displayed. Please select the model name of the camera that you will use.


Communication Port Setting

Select the number of the RS-232C Port to which your camera is connected.


Detect Button

Automatically detects the RS-232C port to which your camera is connected. The Communication Port Setting ( if your camera is connected to PC via RS-232C cable ) is automatically set to the RS-232C port number detected.


Baud Rate Setting

Select a Baud Rate from 9600 bps (bits per second) to 115,200 bps to match your system.

115,200 bps is recommended and works well in most cases.

Please select a lower speed if you encounter communication errors.


OK Button

Closes the Communication Settings Dialog, saving current settings on the dialog.


Cancel Button

Closes the Communication Settings Dialog without saving current settings on the dialog.


Help Button

Opens the On-Screen Help for connecting to a Canon digital camera.


Camera Settings Dialog

For the description of each item on the Camera Settings Dialog, click on the corresponding string below:

Camera Model

Firmware Version

Owner's Name

Date and Time

From PC Button

Battery Status

CF card Info.

Format Button

Status

Free

Total

Parameters Button

OK Button

Cancel Button

Help Button


PopUp For Camera Settings Dialog Section


Camera Model

This read-only information displays the model name of the currently connected camera.


Firmware Version

This read-only information displays the Firmware version of the currently connected camera.


Owner's Name

Enter your name (or the camera owner's name) in the Owner's Name field.

The name will be transferred to the camera and associated with each image taken.


Date and Time

You can change the date and time on the camera, or synchronize it to your computer's current date and time setting, by clicking the From PC Button.


From PC Button

By clicking this button, you can synchronize the camera's time settings to the PC system time. If your computer's system time is correct, this is the recommended and easiest way to set the Date and Time.


Battery Status

This read-only information displays the status of the battery in your camera.

"OK" displays when the camera battery is fully charged.

"Low" displays when the charge on the camera battery is low.

"AC charger" displays when the camera is connected to an AC charger.


CF card Info.

These read-only fields display information about the camera's CF card(s) information, such as ...

Whether or not (a) CF card(s) is/are installed ( shown as Status );

The total size of the installed CF card memory ( shown as Total if the CF card has been installed );

The free memory of the installed CF card memory ( shown as Free if the CF card has been installed ).


Format Button

The CF card in the camera is about to be formatted. Formatting will erase all of the data on the CF card.


Status

This read-only information indicates whether or not a CF card is installed in your camera.

If no CF card is installed, the "Not Installed" message is displayed.

If a CF card is installed, the "Installed" message is displayed.


Total

This read-only information displays the total memory size of a CF card installed in the camera ( if one is installed ).


Free

This read-only information displays the free memory currently available on a CF card installed in the camera ( if one is installed ).


Parameters Button

Sets the creative zone parameter set.


OK Button

Closes the Camera Settings Dialog and applies the current settings to your camera.


Cancel Button

Closes the Camera Settings Dialog without applying the current settings on the dialog.


Help Button

Opens the On-Screen Help for connecting to a Canon digital camera.


Glossary  Section


Baud Rate

Baud Rate means the data transfer speed.

A higher Baud Rate will transfer image data from a camera to a PC faster.


RS-232C Port

A PC connector accepting RS-232C cables.

A PC with several RS-232C ports identifies the ports with the following convention: "COM+number"  ( i.e. COM1, COM2 … ).

A Canon digital camera can communicate with a PC via a RS-232C cable. Select the RS-232C port to which your camera is connected with the communication port setting on the Communication Settings Dialog.


USB Port

A PC connector accepting USB cables.

A Canon digital camera can communicate with a PC via a USB cable.

Please select the model name of the camera that you will use on the Communication Settings Dialog.


CF Card

CF card is an abbreviation for CompactFlash™ Memory Card.


Firmware

Software that is "burned into" a computer chip.


Context Help Section


Port Type Setting

Please select the type of port to which the camera is attached.


Detected Camera Models

The model name of the camera connected to the computer by the USB cable or the model name of the camera for which the driver for USB connection has been installed is currently being displayed. Please select the model name of the camera that you will use.


Communication Port Setting

Select the number of the RS-232C Port to which your camera is connected.


Detect Button

Automatically detects the RS-232C port to which your camera is connected. The Communication Port Setting ( if your camera is connected to PC via RS-232C cable ) is automatically set to the RS-232C port number that was detected.


Baud Rate Setting

Select a Baud Rate from 9600 bps (bits per second) to 115,200 bps to match your system.

115,200 bps is recommended and works well in most cases.

Please select a lower speed if you encounter communication errors.


OK Button

Closes the Communication Settings Dialog, saving current settings on the dialog.


Cancel Button

Closes the Communication Settings Dialog without saving current settings on the dialog.


Help Button

Opens the On-Screen Help for connecting to a Canon digital camera.


Camera Model

This read-only information displays the model name of the currently connected camera.


Firmware Version

This read-only information displays the firmware version of the currently connected camera.


Owner's Name

Enter your name (or the camera owner's name) in the Owner's Name field.

The name will be transferred to the camera and associated with each image taken.


Date and Time

Fill in correct date in the Date field and the correct time in the Time field. You can also set the date and time by clicking the From PC button ( if the date and time on your PC are correct ).


Date

Enter the date if it is not correct.


Time

Enter the time if it is not correct.


From PC Button

Click this button to synchronize the camera to the date and time on your PC.


CF card Info.

These read-only fields display CF card(s) information when (a) CF card(s) is/are installed in your camera.


Format Button

The CF card in the camera is about to be formatted. Formatting will erase all of the data on the CF card.


Status

This read-only information indicates whether or not a CF card is installed in your camera.

If no CF card is installed, the "Not Installed" message is displayed.

If a CF card is installed,  the "Installed" message is displayed.


Total

This read-only information displays the total memory size of a CF card installed in the camera ( if one is installed ).


Free

This read-only information displays the free memory of a CF card installed in the camera. ( if one is installed ).


Parameters Button

Closes the Camera Settings Dialog and applies the current settings to your camera.


OK Button

Closes the Camera Settings Dialog and applies the current settings to your camera.


Cancel Button

Closes the Camera Settings Dialog without applying the current settings on the dialog.


Help Button

Opens the On-Screen Help for connecting to a Canon digital camera.


Battery Status

This read-only information displays the status of the battery in your camera.

"OK" displays when the camera battery is fully charged.

"Low" displays when the charge on the camera battery is low.

"AC charger" displays when the camera is connected to an AC charger.


On-Screen Help for PS USB/RS-232C Models

Low Level Driver

Rev2.3	17th April 2000 K.Hatanaka

1) Add the Format and the Parameters section for PSDK3.3

Rev2.2	2nd Feb 2000 K.Hatanaka

1) Change “PowerShot camera” to “Canon digital camera” for 604E.

Rev2.1	2nd Feb 2000 K.Hatanaka

1) Change “PowerShot camera” to “Canon digital camera” for 604E.

Rev2.1	14th July 1999 K.Hatanaka

1) Modified to fit the translation result.

Rev2.0	31th June 1999 K.Hatanaka

1)Change neme for l2sps.hlp

2)Change to fit the PowerShot S10 and USB connection

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Rev1.6	5th Feb 1998 F.Takahashi

                          1) All text font had been changed to Arial Font.

      	2) Old text of dollar mark had been fixed.

Rev1.5	28th Jan 1998 F.Takahashi

1) FIX explanations for OK button and Cancel button of Communication Settings

               Dialog, because these explanation was wrong.

Rev1.4	27th Jan 1998 F.Takahashi

1) FIX some keywords which have old strings

Rev1.3	       27th Jan 1998 F.Takahashi

1) Now the explanation for Owner’s name context help is same as onwer’s name 	   help topic.

              2) remove some jump in context help.

Rev1.2        Modify from “Memory” to “CF card Info.”, and some text in CF card info.

              Because, this Help file is both for PS601, and 401 two slot camera.

              So, the word “CF card” should be “CF card(s)” in some portion.

Rev 1.1       Modified by CDS.

Rev 1.0 	F.Takahashi

First created on January 13, 1998

Revised on January 19, 1998 (Christian Cowley)