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
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.
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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.
Caution
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 smartphone, 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. Touch 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 smartphone.
After installation has been completed, tap the [Home] button to return to the Home Screen.
Step 3: Connecting the camera to the smartphone
Caution
The position and shape of the operation buttons, screens displayed, and setting items may differ according to the camera model you use.
1. Touch [Settings].
2. Confirm the smartphone’s settings.
: Make sure that [Airplane mode] is not set.
: Touch [Wi-Fi].
: Set the [Wi-Fi] switch to [ON].
3. Press the ⋖Playback⋗ (
) button to turn the camera on.
4. Press the ⋖Wi-Fi⋗ (
) button.
Caution
When setting up Wi-Fi for the first time, the camera nickname registration screen will be displayed.
This nickname will be displayed on the screen of target devices when connecting to other devices via Wi-Fi. Touch within the frame and then enter a nickname (up to 16 letters and numbers) with the displayed keyboard.
([my camera] has been entered in the example image above.)
5. Press the ⋖
⋗⋖
⋗⋖
⋗⋖
⋗ buttons to choose [
], and then press the ⋖FUNC./SET⋗ (
) button.
6. Press the ⋖
⋗⋖
⋗ buttons to choose [Add a Device], and then press the ⋖FUNC./SET⋗ (
) button.
The camera’s SSID is displayed on the screen.
7. 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.
After confirming that the smartphone and the camera are connected, touch the [Home Button] to return to the [Home Screen].
8. Tap the [Camera Connect] (
) application icon on the smartphone to start [Camera Connect].
Once the smartphone is recognized on the camera, its nickname will be displayed on the camera as shown in the image below.
9. Press the ⋖
⋗⋖
⋗ buttons to choose the smartphone's nickname, and then press the ⋖FUNC./SET⋗ (
) button.
A screen like the one shown below will be displayed.
10. Press the ⋖
⋗⋖
⋗ buttons to choose [No], and then press the ⋖FUNC./SET⋗ (
) button.
Choose [Yes] to use the smartphone to send images from the camera to the smartphone.
12. The following screen appears.
11. Once you have connected to the smartphone, a screen like the one below will appear.
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Step 4: Sending images to the smartphone
1. Press the ⋖
⋗⋖
⋗ buttons to choose [Select and send], and then press the ⋖FUNC./SET⋗ (
) button.
2. The following screen appears.
3. The following screen appears.
Press the ⋖⋗⋖
⋗⋖
⋗⋖
⋗ buttons to choose [Send] and then press the ⋖FUNC./SET⋗ (
) button.
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4. To disconnect from the camera, press the ⋖ MENU⋗ button, and after the confirmation message, press the ⋖
⋗⋖
⋗ buttons to choose [OK], and then press the ⋖FUNC./SET⋗ (
) button.
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 CameraWindow 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 7 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.