Connection Overview for PowerShot Cameras

A PowerShot camera can communicate with a personal computer (PC) through a Serial Port.

To connect a PC and a PowerShot camera, you must use the Communication Settings Dialog to adjust some settings related to the Serial 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:

Communication Port Setting

Baud Rate Setting

OK Button

Cancel Button

Help Button


PopUp For Communication Settings Dialog Section


Communication Port Setting

Select the number of the Serial Port to which your camera is connected.


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 PowerShot 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

CF card Info.

Status

Free

Total

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.


CF card Info.

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

Whether or not a CF card is 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 ).


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 ).


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 PowerShot 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.


Serial Port

A PC connector accepting RS-232C cables.

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

A PowerShot camera can communicate with a PC via a serial cable. Select the serial port to which your camera is connected with the communication port setting on the Communication Settings Dialog.


CF Card

CF card is an abbreviation for CompactFlashÔ Memory Card.


Firmware

Software that is "burned into" a computer chip.


Context Help Section


Communication Port Setting

Select the number of the Serial Port to which your camera is connected.


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 PowerShot 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 information when a CF card is installed in your camera.


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 ).


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 PowerShot camera.


On-Screen Help for PS350

Low Level Driver

Rev1.9	5th Feb 1998 F.Takahashi

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

2) 	Fix dollar mark's old text.

Rev1.8	28th Jan 1998 F.Takahashi

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

               Dialog, because these explanation was wrong.

Rev1.7	27th Jan 1998 F.Takahashi

Fix some keyword strings which have old keyword strings

Rev1.6	27th Jan 1998 F.Takahashi

PS601 On-Screen Help rev1.3 Reflected.

Rev1.5	26th Jan 1998 F.Takahashi

        1) Made from PS601/401 On-Screen Help

Rev1.4 	7th  Jan 1998 F.Takahashi

1)	1)	Remove all bit maps.

2) minor change according to native speaker's check.

Rev1.3	14th Nov 1997 F.Takahashi

1)	1)	Change many places according to Ms.Nakanishi's and Mr.Suga's suggestion

Rev1.2     	13rd Nov 1997 F.Takahashi

1)	1)	replaced with new text checked by Mr.Kuramoto in CDS company

2)	2)	Change term from "PowerShot Profile" to Camera Settings

Rev 1.1	7th  Nov 1997	F.Takahashi

1) Add OK button, Cancel Button, Help Button Popup explanation of each dialog

2) Change term from "camera Settings" to "PowerShot Profile"

3) Update bitmaps of both dialogs

Rev 1.0 	F.Takahashi

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