Solution
Getting StartedStep 1: Confirming the iOS version
Step 2: Installing Camera Connect on the smartphone
Step 3: Connecting the camera to the smartphone
Step 4: Sending images to the smartphone
The camera cannot be connected via Wi-Fi using Camera Connect
Caution
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-[ ] high, [
] medium, [
] low, [
] weak
If a Wi-Fi connection to the camera cannot be made using Camera Connect, please refer to The camera cannot be connected via Wi-Fi using Camera Connect.
Getting Started
The procedure for using the Wi-Fi function to send images from a camera to an smartphone is explained in the following four steps. Proceed in order from Step 1.
Step 1: Confirming the iOS version
Step 2: Installing Camera Connect on the smartphone
Step 3: Connecting the camera to the smartphone
Step 4: Sending images to the smartphone.
Step 1: Confirming the iOS version
1. Check the smartphone’s specifications.
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iOS 7.0-7.1 / 8.0-8.4 / 9.0-9.2 (as of March 2016)
Step 2: Installing Camera Connect on the smartphone
Download Camera Connect from the App Store and install it on the smartphone.
If Camera Connect is already installed on the iPhone, please proceed to Step 3: Connecting the camera to the smartphone.
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1. Touch the [App Store] application on your smartphone to access the App Store.
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2. Tap the search icon.
3.
Enter [Camera Connect] in the search field, and then
tap [Search].
4. Choose [Camera Connect] from the displayed search results, and install it on the iPhone.
After installation has been completed, tap the [Home] button to return to the Home Screen.
5. Touch [Settings].
6. Confirm the smartphone’s settings.
: Make sure that [Airplane mode] is not set.
: Touch [Wi-Fi].
: Set the [Wi-Fi] switch to [ON].
Step 3: Connecting the camera to the smartphone
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The position and shape of the operation buttons, screens displayed, and setting items may differ according to the model you use.
A : Registering the smartphone to the [ ] button and connecting.
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Simply press the [ ] button to connect the devices. This simplifies sending images to a smartphone.
B : Connecting via Wi-Fi.
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You can connect the camera to a smartphone as you would connect it to a computer or other device. Multiple smartphones can be added.
A : Pressing the Mobile Device Connect button to connect with the smartphone, and saving images from the camera to the smartphone.
A-1. Press the camera’s ⋖ Mobile device connect ⋗ (
) button.
(Hereafter referred to as the [ ] button.)
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This nickname will be displayed on the screen of target devices when connecting to other devices via Wi-Fi.
Press the [ FUNC./SET ] () button to display the keyboard, and use it to enter a nickname for the camera.
A-2. Press the [
], [
] buttons to choose [
], and then press the [ FUNC./SET ] (
) button.
A-3. The camera’s SSID is displayed on the screen.
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A-4. Choose the SSID (network name) displayed on the camera’s screen from the list of access points displayed on the smartphone.
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For better security, you can require password input by accessing MENU and choosing [
] tab
[Wi-Fi Settings]
[Password]
[On]. In this case, enter the password displayed on the camera in the password field on the smartphone when it is displayed.
A-5. Tap the [Camera Connect] (
) application icon on the iPhone to start [Camera Connect].
A-6. Press the [
], [
] buttons to choose the smartphone you want to connect with, and then press the [ FUNC./SET ] (
) button.
A-7. After a connection is established with the smartphone, the smartphone’s name is displayed on the camera. (This screen will close in about one minute.)
A-8. Touch [Images on camera ] in Camera Connect.
Please proceed to Step 4: Sending images to the smartphone.
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If you wish to register a different smartphone to the [ ] button, clear the one currently registered first.
B : [ ] Pressing the Wi-Fi button to connect with the smartphone, and saving images from the camera to the smartphone.
B-1. Press the ⋖ Playback ⋗ (
) button to turn the camera on.
B-2. Press the ⋖ Wi-Fi ⋗ (
) button.
Caution
This nickname will be displayed on the screen of target devices when connecting to other devices via Wi-Fi.
Press the [ FUNC./SET ] () button to display the keyboard, and use it to enter a nickname for the camera.
B-3. Press the [
], [
], [
], [
] buttons to choose [
], and then press the [ FUNC./SET ] (
) button.
B-4. Press the [
], [
] buttons to choose [Add a Device], and then press the [ FUNC./SET ] (
) button.
B-5. The camera’s SSID is displayed on the screen.
B-6. Choose the SSID (network name) displayed on the camera’s screen from the list of access points displayed on the smartphone.
Caution
For better security, you can require password input by accessing MENU and choosing [
] tab
[Wi-Fi Settings]
[Password]
[On]. In this case, enter the password displayed on the camera in the password field on the smartphone when it is displayed.
B-7. Tap the [Camera Connect] (
) application icon on the iPhone to start[Camera Connect].
B-8. Press the [
], [
] buttons to choose the smartphone you want to connect with, and then press the [ FUNC./SET ] (
) button.
B-9. [Press the [
], [
] buttons to choose [Yes], and then press the [ FUNC./SET ] (
) button.
You can now use the smartphone to browse, import, or geotag images on the camera or shoot remotely.
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B-10. A screen like the one below will appear.
B-11. Once you have connected to the smartphone, a screen like the one below will appear.
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B-12. Touch [Images on camera] in Camera Connect.
Step 4: Sending images to the smartphone
1. Use the smartphone to import images from the camera to the smartphone.
When the camera is connected to the smartphone, a list of the images on the camera will appear in [Camera Connect].
2. After the screen refreshes,
choose the desired images, and then
touch [Save] on the bottom right of the screen. The selected images will be saved to the smartphone.
3. After the images have been saved, touch the [Home] button to return to the menu screen.
4. To end the connection, touch the [
] icon displayed in the upper right of the screen, and then touch [Yes].
When the connection is ended, the camera will automatically turn off.
Caution
The camera cannot be connected via Wi-Fi using Camera Connect
The information registered to the smartphone for CameraWindow cannot be used for Camera Connect. Therefore, it will be necessary to re-register connection information for Camera Connect.
The procedures for making connections with Camera Connect are explained below.
1. Press the [Playback] (
) button.
2. Press the [Wi-Fi] (
) button.
3. A list of settings registered to the camera will be displayed. Press the [
], [
] buttons to display the [Select a Device] screen.
4. Press the[
] [
] [
] [
] buttons to choose [
], and then press the [ FUNC./SET ] (
) button.
5. Press the [
], [
] buttons to choose [Edit a Device], and then press the [ FUNC./SET ] (
) button.
6. Choose the name of the smartphone you installed the Camera Window app on, and then press the [FUNC./SET] (
)button.
7. Choose [Erase Connection Info], and then press the [FUNC./SET] (
)button.
8. Choose [OK], and then press the [FUNC./SET] (
)button.
9. When the [Select a Device] screen is displayed, perform the procedures explained from step B-4 in Step 3: Connecting the camera to the smartphone to complete the settings.
Caution
When you have registered multiple smartphones to the camera, the [Edit a Device] screen will be displayed if connection settings are erased. In this case, press the [MENU] button to display the [Select a Device] screen, choose [Add a Device], and then press the [FUNC./SET]() button.