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Confirming the OS version and installing Camera ConnectOperating the camera to send images
Operating the smartphone to send images
Use an Android (OS version 4.0 or later) smartphone’s NFC to simplify the process of installing Camera Connect and connecting to the camera.
Operation when devices are initially connected via NFC varies depending on the camera mode when the devices are touched together.
Caution
- If your Camera Connect version is 2.7.10 or later, check the Android OS version of your smartphone. If the version is 10.0 or later, you cannot connect to the camera using NFC functionality.
- Avoid strong impact between the camera and smartphone. This may damage the devices.
- Depending on the smartphone, the devices may not recognize each other immediately. In this case, try holding the devices together in slightly different positions. If connection is not established, keep the devices together until the camera screen is updated.
- If you try to connect while the camera is turned off, a message may be displayed on the smartphone screen asking for the camera to be turned on. Turn the camera on again, and then touch the devices together again.
- Do not place other objects between the camera and smartphone. Also, note that camera or smartphone covers or similar accessories may block communication.
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Confirming the OS version and installing Camera Connect
In order to connect an Android smartphone to the camera via NFC, Android™ OS version 4.0 or later and Camera Connect must be installed on the smartphone.
Caution
1. Check the smartphone’s specifications.
To confirm the Android™ OS version information, check the [Settings] menu ( )
[About device]
[ Android version ].
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2. Set [NFC] to [ON] in the smartphone’s [Settings] (
) menu.
3. Press the ⋖
⋗⋖
⋗ buttons to display [Wi-Fi Settings] from the [
] tab on the camera’s menu screen, and confirm that [NFC] is set to [On] (
). If [Off] is selected, press the ⋖
⋗⋖
⋗ buttons to change the setting to [On].
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4. After activating NFC on both devices, lightly touch the [
] mark on the camera to the [
] mark on the smartphone.
If Camera Connect is already installed on the smartphone, please proceed to [Operating the camera to send images], or [Operating the smartphone to send images].
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5. Google Play™ will start up automatically on the smartphone.
When the Camera Connect download screen is displayed, touch () to begin installation.
6. After installation of Camera Connect has finished, the icon shown in the example image below is displayed on the smartphone screen.
This completes the procedures for confirming the OS version and installing Camera Connect.
Operating the camera to send images
Procedures for selecting images with the camera and sending them to the smartphone are explained below.
In order to send images using this method, the camera must be set to playback mode.
Caution
1. Press the ⋖
⋗ button to turn the camera on.
2. lightly touch the camera’s [
] (N mark) to the [
] (N mark)of a smartphone with [Camear Connect] installed.
Caution
When Camera Connect is not installed, Google Play™ will start up and the Camera Connect download page will be displayed when you attempt to connect the camera and the smartphone via NFC. In this case, please download and install Camera Connect.
3. The camera display changes.
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4. Camera Connect starts up on the smartphone, and a connection between the smartphone and the camera is established automatically.
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During connection, the following screen appears on the camera.
5. When the connected smartphone is recognized by the camera, the smartphones nickname (
) will be shown for the ID when the screen below is displayed on the camera.
6. When a connection with the smartphone has been established, the image index screen will be displayed on the camera.
Caution
The smartphone cannot be operated while image selection and sending procedures are performed on the camera.
7. After you have finished selecting images, press the ⋖MENU⋗ button.
8. Press the ⋖
⋗⋖
⋗ to choose [OK] when the following screen is displayed, and then press the ⋖
⋗ button.
9. Press the ⋖
⋗⋖
⋗ to choose [Send], and then press the ⋖
⋗ button.
10. When image transfer is complete, [Transfer completed] will be displayed on the bottom of the screen.
This completes the explanation of the procedures for sending images from the camera.
Operating the smartphone to send images
Procedures for confirming camera images and saving them to a smartphone are explained below.
In order to save images by operating the smartphone, the camera must be set to shooting mode, or its power must be turned off.
Caution
1. Confirm that the camera’s power is off, or that the camera is set to shooting mode. Then, lightly touch the camera’s N mark (
) to the smartphone’s N mark (
).
Caution
When Camera Connect is not installed, Google Play™ will start up and the Camera Connect download page will be displayed when you attempt to connect the camera and the smartphone via NFC. In this case, please download and install Camera Connect.
2. The camera starts up automatically. (If the camera is set to shooting mode, the screen displayed changes.)
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3. Camera Connect starts up on the smartphone, and a connection between the smartphone and the camera is established automatically.
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During connection, the following screen appears on the camera.
4. When connecting for the first time, the following screen appears on the camera. In this case, press the ⋖
⋗⋖
⋗ buttons to choose [Yes], and then press the ⋖
⋗ button.
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5. The following screen appears.
6. Once you have connected to the smartphone, a screen like the one below will appear.
7. Touch [Images on camera ] in Camera Connect.
8. Tap the menu key appearing at the bottom of the screen.
9. 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.
10. After the images have been saved, touch the [Home] button to return to the menu screen.
11. To end the connection, touch the [
] icon displayed in the upper right of the screen, and then touch [Yes].
12. After the camera and smartphone have been disconnected, the following screen appears on the camera’s screen. Choose [OK], and then press the ⋖
⋗ button.
This concludes the explanation of the procedures for operating the smartphone to send images.
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