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lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on December 14, 2021 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Travel Tech Digital Cameras & Photography Tips for Mobile Photography
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Check the user guide to see whether your camera prints directly, has software for that purpose, or includes the PictBridge standard.Turn off the camera and connect it to the printer with a USB cable, or leave the camera turned on and connect to a network to print wirelessly.If your camera came with an AC adapter, plug it in. Printing drains a camera battery quickly. This article contains tips for printing directly from your camera without first downloading the images to a computer.
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Match Your Camera to the Printer
With some digital cameras, you must download photos to a computer before you can print them. However, newer cameras allow you to print directly from the camera, both wirelessly and through a USB cable.
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Some cameras require specific software to allow you to print directly, while others will only print directly to specific models of printers. Check your camera’s user guide to determine any limitations your camera has for direct printing.
Give PictBridge a Try
PictBridge is a common software package built into some cameras and is for printing directly from the camera.
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It gives you several options for adjusting the size or selecting the number of copies, for example. If your camera has PictBridge, it should display automatically on the LCD as soon as you connect to a printer.
Check the USB Cable Type
When connecting to the printer over a USB cable, be sure you have the correct type of cable.
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Many cameras make use of a smaller than normal USB connector, such as Mini-B (mini USB). As an added hassle of trying to print directly from the camera over a USB cable, fewer and fewer camera makers include USB cables as part of the camera kit. This means you'll either have to "borrow" a USB cable from an older camera or purchase a new USB cable separate from the camera kit.
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Start With the Camera Off
Before connecting the camera to the printer, be sure to power down the camera. Only turn the camera on after the USB cable is connected to both devices. Besides, it usually works best to connect the USB cable directly to the printer, rather than to a USB hub that connects to the printer.
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Keep the AC Adapter Handy
If you have an AC adapter available for your camera, you may want to run the camera from a wall outlet, rather than a battery, when printing. If you must print from a camera running on battery, make sure to have a fully charged battery before you begin the print job.
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Printing directly from the camera can quickly drain the camera battery, depending on the model of camera, and you don’t want the battery running out of power in the middle of a print job.
Making Use of Wi-Fi Is Handy
Printing directly from the camera is becoming easier with the inclusion of Wi-Fi capabilities in more and more cameras. The ability to join a wireless network and connect to a Wi-Fi printer without the need for a USB cable is handy.
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Printing over a Wi-Fi network directly from the camera follows a set of steps that are almost the same as when printing over a USB cable. As long as the printer is wirelessly connected to the same Wi-Fi network as the camera, you should be able to print directly from the camera.
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However, the rule from above that mentions using a fully charged battery applies again here. Nearly all cameras will suffer a faster than expected battery drain when making a connection to a Wi-Fi network, regardless of why you're using Wi-Fi.
Making Image Editing Changes
One downside to printing directly from the camera is that you don’t have the option of extensively editing the photo to fix problems.
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Some cameras do offer minor editing functions, so you may be able to fix the minor blemishes before you print. If you’re going to print photos directly from the camera, it’s usually best to print them fairly small.
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Save the large prints for photos on which you have time to do any significant image editing on a computer. Pascal Deloche / Godong / Getty Images Was this page helpful?
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