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Sending Images to a Smartphone (Wireless Connection) (EOS 6D)

Content Id: 8201713100

Solution

Step 1: Connect the smartphone to the wireless LAN
Step 2: Viewing and Saving Images with the Smartphone
The camera cannot be connected via Wi-Fi using Camera Connect

Step 1: Connect the smartphone to the wireless LAN

Caution

Please refer to the "Related information" section at the bottom of this page for specifications and system requirements of the smartphones which can be connected wirelessly.

To communicate with a smartphone, the camera needs to be connected to the smartphone using the dedicated application Camera Connect.

Camera Connect can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play. Install Camera Connect on the smartphone and then perform the procedures to establish the connection.

Interface or functions of Camera Connect are subject to change, for application improvement or update. In such a case, features of Camera Connect may differ from sample screens or operation instructions in this explanation.

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.

1. Set the power switch to ⋖ON⋗.

2. Press the ⋖MENU⋗ button to display the menu screen.

3. Under the [ ] tab, select [Wi-Fi], then press ⋖SET⋗.

4. Press the ⋖Multi-controller⋗ to select [Enable], then press ⋖SET⋗.

[Wi-Fi function] is now selectable.

5. Under the [ ] tab, select [Wi-Fi function], then press ⋖SET⋗.

Caution

When you first use this setting, a screen appears prompting you to register a nickname for your camera.

When the camera is connected to another device via a wireless LAN, the nickname will be displayed on the device. Be sure to set a nickname for your camera.

Select [OK], then enter a nickname. (Up to 16 characters can be entered.)

When you are finished, press the ⋖MENU⋗ button.

Select [OK] on the confirmation screen, then press ⋖SET⋗.

The nickname is registered, and [Wi-Fi function] screen will appear.

Caution

Virtual Keyboard Operation

Switching to other input areas

To switch between top and bottom input areas, press the ⋖Q⋗ button.

Moving the cursor

To move the cursor, press the ⋖Multi-controller⋗ in the top area.

Entering text

In the bottom input area, press the ⋖Multi-controller⋗ to select characters and press ⋖SET⋗ to enter them.

You can check how many characters you have entered, and how many more can be entered, by referring to [*/*] on the upper right of the screen.

Deleting text

If you make a mistake, press the ⋖⋗ button to erase it.

Finishing text entry

Press the ⋖MENU⋗ button to confirm what you have entered and exit. If a confirmation screen is displayed, select [OK] to exit.

Canceling text entry

Press the ⋖INFO.⋗ button to cancel text entry and exit. If a confirmation screen is displayed, select [OK] to exit.

6. Select [ ] (Connect to smartphone) and press ⋖SET⋗.

7. Press the ⋖Multi-controller⋗ to select [Camera access point mode], then press ⋖SET⋗.

Select [OK] and press ⋖SET⋗ to go to the next screen.

8. Press the ⋖Multi-controller⋗ to select [Easy connection], then press ⋖SET⋗.

Select [OK] and press ⋖SET⋗ to go to the screen in step 9.

Caution

When [Manual connection] Is Selected

Set [SSID], [Channel setting], and [Encryption settings] on each screen displayed.

Enter an SSID.

Enter any character using the virtual keyboard.

When you are finished, press the ⋖MENU⋗ button.

Select [Auto setting] and press ⋖SET⋗.

Select [OK] and press ⋖SET⋗ to go to the next screen.

To select manually, select [Manual setting] and turn the ⋖Main Dial⋗.

Select [None] and press ⋖SET⋗.

Select [OK] and press ⋖SET⋗ to go to the screen in step 9.

For encryption, select [AES], then enter any encryption key using the virtual keyboard.

9. Connect the smartphone to the camera.

On the Wi-Fi settings menu of the smartphone, select the SSID (network name) displayed on the camera’s LCD monitor.

For the password, enter the encryption key displayed on the camera’s LCD monitor.

-⋗ The next screen may be automatically displayed even when the operation on the smartphone is not completed.

Do not press [Cancel] until you have completed the setting.

10. Start Camera Connect on the smartphone. Do not press [Cancel] until you have completed the setting.

11. Select and touch the camera to connect to from [Cameras] on Camera Connect to establish a connection.

12. Connect to the camera.

Press the ⋖Multi-controller⋗ to select [OK], then press ⋖SET⋗.

13. Perform further settings.

To finish settings in this stage, press the ⋖Multi-controller⋗ to select [OK], then press ⋖SET⋗.

14. Select [OK] and press ⋖SET⋗ to save the settings.

15. The [ Connection] screen will be displayed.

The settings for communicating with a smartphone are now complete.

Step 2: Viewing and Saving Images with the Smartphone

1. Select [Images on camera] from the Camera Connect main window on the smartphone.

2. Save images from the camera to the smartphone.

When the connection has been established, the images stored in the camera will be displayed in [Camera Connect] as shown in the example image below.

Tap the [ ] button appearing at the bottom of the screen.

3. When the selection screen is displayed, choose the desired images (), and then tap [Save] ().

The selected images will be saved to the smartphone.

4. After the images have been saved, tap the home button in the top left of the screen to return to the menu.

5. To end the connection, tap the [ ] icon in the upper right of the screen, then tap [Yes] when the confirmation screen appears.

This concludes the procedure for sending images to a smartphone via a wireless LAN.

Caution

When viewable images are specified, functions of Camera Connect will be limited.

While connected, a picture cannot be taken even if the camera’s shutter button is pressed.

Depending on the connection status, image display or shutter release may become slower than usual.

Caution

The connection will also be terminated if you set the power switch to [

], turn the Mode Dial, or open the card slot/battery compartment cover.

When saving RAW images to a smartphone, they are saved as JPEG images.

While connected, disabling the smartphone’s power saving function is recommended.

The camera cannot be connected via Wi-Fi using Camera Connect

The information registered to the smartphone for EOS Remote 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 ⋖MENU⋗ button to display the menu screen.

2. Under the [ ] tab, select [Wi-Fi function], then press ⋖SET⋗.

3. Select [ ] (Connect to smartphone) and press ⋖SET⋗.

4. In [Choose set.] on the [Connect to smartphone] screen, select the settings to be used when connecting with EOS Remote.

5. Select [Review/change settings] and press ⋖SET⋗.

6. On the [Review/change settings] screen, select [Change set.] and press ⋖SET⋗.

7. When the [Connect'n method] screen is displayed, perform the procedures explained from 7 in Step 1: Connect the smartphone to the wireless LAN to complete the settings.

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