- PictBridge
PictBridge is an
industry standard from theCamera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) for direct printing. It allows images to be printed directly fromdigital camera s to a printer, without having to connect the camera to a computer. Its formal name is "Standard of Camera & Imaging Products Association CIPA DC-001 — 2003 Digital Solutions for Imaging Devices". [http://www.cipa.jp/english/pictbridge/FAQ_E_05122003.pdf]PictBridge is typically implemented using
Universal Serial Bus ports and the USB protocol. PictBridge-capable printers typically have a USB Type A receptacle which is then connected by cable to the USB port of a PictBridge-capable digital camera (typically a Type Mini-B). The user then uses the camera to select the pictures to print, which the printer then retrieves from the camera and prints.PictBridge is sometimes described as an
open standard , whereas in fact the specification can only be obtained from CIPA after agreement not to disclose any information from the specification to others (section 2.2 of the [http://www.cipa.jp/pictbridge/documents_e/ObtainingStandard_E.pdf agreement] ).For example, this probably means that PictBridge cannot be implemented byfree software oropen source software other than by reverse-engineering the protocol(perhaps aided by the [http://www.cipa.jp/pictbridge/documents_e/WhitePaperE_Rev.2.0.pdf white paper] that CIPA provides),if publishing source code of an implementation of the PictBridge standard counts as “disclosing information” from the specification.A printer may implement much the same function as a PictBridge printer without the non-disclosure agreement by treating the camera's memory as a USB mass storage device.olution For Mobile
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EG-PhotoViewer this software supports PictBridge direct printing from camera-attached mobile terminals (like cellular phone).External links
* [http://www.cipa.jp/english/pictbridge/ CIPA PictBridge Standard Website]
* [http://www.allion.co.jp/Pictbridge/intro.html" PictBridge Certification Center" Website - Japanese]
* [http://www.allion.com/Pictbridge/intro.html" PictBridge Certification Center" Website - English]
* [http://www.allion.com.tw/Pictbridge/intro.html" PictBridge Certification Center" Website - Chinese]
* [http://pictbridge.ssct.co.jp "PictBridge Certification Center" Website]
* [http://www.canon.com.au/about/press_room/story_830.html Explanation on Canon's website]
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