Canon Digital Camera
Software Development Kit
Software
Developer’s
Guide
Copyright 2003 CANON INC.
Ver 6.1
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Revision History
Document
Version
Issued Updated Content
1.0 2002/03/29 First edition.
1.1 2002/05/08 Explanations of several functions have been added.
5.0 2002//11/29
• Supported camera models have been added.
• Supports Mac OS X (10.1).
• Each [WIN] function call convention has been
changed to stdcall. This allows CD-SDK to be used
even in Visual Basic 6.0.
• [Win] CDShowDeviceSelecting UI(),
CDShowDeviceSettingUI() have been removed.
• [Win] CDEnumDeviceReset() Kind parameter
specifications have been changed.
• CDGetPluggedDevice() has been removed.
• CDGetVolumeName() has been added.
• CDSetDevParam_PhotoEffect(),
CDSetDevParam_FalseResolutionFilter() have been
added.
• CDAFLock() has been added.
• The functions that enumerate the values that can be
set in each capture parameter within remote release
control mode have been added.
• Chapter 5 "Settings to operate CD-SDK" content has
been changed.
6.0 2003/05/30
• Supported camera models have been changed.
• CDGetPreviousDeviceInfo() has been removed.
• CDSetDevParam_ColorSpace() and
CDGetReleaseControlFaculty() have been added.
• The cdSourceInfo structure has been changed.
• Explanations of several functions have been added.
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Revision History
Document
Version
Issued Updated Content
6.1 2003/11/14
• Addition of supported camera models.
• Addition of CDFreeImageItem().
• Addition of explanations of several functions.
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Table of Contents
1 Getting Started....................................................................................... 1-1
1.1 Introduction ...............................................................................................1-2
Contents of the CD-SDK Package ........................................................................1-2
1.2 System Requirements...............................................................................1-2
Supported Cameras ..............................................................................................1-2
Development System Environment.......................................................................1-4
Target System Environment..................................................................................1-5
1.3 Installing the CD-SDK ............................................................................... 1-6
1.4 Setting Up a Project ..................................................................................1-6
CD-SDK Include Files ...........................................................................................1-7
Linking to Libraries ................................................................................................1-7
To connect to a camera:........................................................................................ 1-9
2 Overview of the Canon Digital Camera SDK ....................................... 2-1
2.1 Introduction ...............................................................................................2-2
2.2 Source Devices .........................................................................................2-3
Specifying the Source Device ...............................................................................2-3
Camera Properties ................................................................................................ 2-3
Camera Events......................................................................................................2-4
2.3 Image Items ..............................................................................................2-5
Collecting Image Items..........................................................................................2-5
Image Items...........................................................................................................2-5
Image Data ............................................................................................................ 2-6
Transferring Image Data .......................................................................................2-6
2.4 Remote Release Control...........................................................................2-7
2.5 CD-SDK Clients ........................................................................................2-7
3 Function Reference ............................................................................... 3-1
3.1 Basic Data Types ......................................................................................3-2
3.2 Errors ........................................................................................................3-3
3.3 Basic Functions.........................................................................................3-4
CDStartSDK..........................................................................................3-4
CDFinishSDK........................................................................................3-5
CDGetSDKVersion ...............................................................................3-5
CDGetFunctions ................................................................................... 3-6
CDIdle ...................................................................................................3-7
3.4 Source Control Functions..........................................................................3-7
Retrieving Device Information 1: Displaying the CD-SDK Dialog Box .................. 3-8
CDShowDeviceSelectingUI ..................................................................3-8
Retrieving Device Information 2: Enumerating Camera Types............................. 3-9
CDEnumDeviceReset...........................................................................3-9
CDEnumDeviceNext.............................................................................3-9
CDGetDeviceCount ............................................................................ 3-11
CDEnumDeviceRelease ..................................................................... 3-11
Opening and Closing the Device......................................................................... 3-12
CDOpenSource...................................................................................3-12
CDCloseSource ..................................................................................3-13
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