Sending still images and movies between two Canon-brand cameras (Wi-Fi function) (PowerShot G16)

You can connect two cameras via Wi-Fi and send images between them as follows.

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Connecting the cameras wirelessly

Perform the following operations on both of the cameras to be connected.

1. Press the ⋖Playback⋗ () button on the camera.

2. Press the ⋖Wi-Fi⋗ () button.

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3. Press the ⋖⋗⋖⋗⋖⋗⋖⋗ buttons to choose (), and then press the ⋖FUNC./SET⋗ () button.

4. Press the ⋖⋗⋖⋗ buttons to choose [Add a Device], and then press the ⋖FUNC./SET⋗ () button.

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5.The following screen appears.

Follow steps 1 – 4 on the target camera too.

Camera connection information will be added when [Start connection on target camera] is displayed on both camera screens.

Once the other camera is registered, the screen for sending images will appear. Please see step 7 and later steps for instructions on how to send images.

6. Once both cameras are connected, a screen like the one below will appear.

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Once you have connected to devices via Wi-Fi, recent destinations will　be listed first when you access the Wi-Fi menu by pressing the ⋖ ⋗　button. You can easily connect again by pressing the ⋖ ⋗⋖ ⋗ buttons to choose the device name. To add a new device, display the device selection screen by pressing the ⋖ ⋗⋖⋗ buttons, and then configure the setting. If you prefer not to display recent target devices, press the ⋖MENU ⋗ button, and on the [ ] tab, choose [Wi-Fi Settings] ⋗ [Target History] ⋗ [Off].

To add multiple cameras, repeat the above procedures starting from step 2.

Sending Images to a Camera Individually

7. Press the ⋖⋗⋖⋗ buttons to choose [Send this image], and then press the ⋖FUNC./SET⋗ () button.

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You can choose the resolution (size) of images to send by pressing the ⋖⋗⋖⋗ buttons.

Movies cannot be resized.

8. The following screen appears.

After sending images to the target camera, [Transfer completed] will be displayed, and the camera returns to the screen shown in step 7.

Sending Multiple Images to a Camera

9. Press the ⋖⋗⋖⋗ buttons to choose [Select and send], and then press the ⋖FUNC./SET⋗ () button.

10. The following screen appears.

Press the ⋖⋗⋖⋗⋖⋗⋖ ⋗ buttons to choose an image to send, and then press the ⋖FUNC./SET⋗ () buttons.() will be displayed.

To cancel selection, press the ⋖FUNC./SET⋗ () button again. () is no longer displayed.

You can also choose images in step 2 by moving the zoom lever twice toward () to access single-image display and then pressing the ⋖ ⋗⋖⋗ buttons.

After you finish choosing images, press the ⋖MENU⋗ button.

11. The following screen appears.

Press the ⋖ ⋗⋖⋗ buttons to choose [Send], and then press the ⋖FUNC./SET⋗ () button.

After [Transfer completed] is displayed, the camera returns to the screen shown in step 7.

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You can choose the resolution (size) of images to send by pressing the ⋖⋗⋖⋗ buttons.