Solution
You can send images from the camera to smartphones and tablets with Wi-Fi functions.
This article explains [how to send images from the camera by pressing the Wi-Fi button and connecting to a smartphpne].
IMPORTANT
- In the following explanation, smartphone setting procedures are indicated by the icon, and camera setting procedures are indicated by the icon.
- In this article, Android™ smartphones and tablets are collectively referred to as 'smartphones'.
NOTE
- Keep your fingers or other objects off the Wi-Fi antenna area. Covering this may decrease the speed of your image transfers.
- Connections require that a memory card be in the camera.
- Depending on the condition of the network you are using, it may take a long time to send movies. Be sure to keep an eye on the camera battery level.
- When sending movies to smartphones, note that the supported image quality varies depending on the smartphone. For details, refer to the smartphone user manual.
- On the screen, wireless signal strength is indicated by the following icons.
- [
]: high, [
]: medium, [
] :low, [
]: weak
- The procedure for using the Wi-Fi function to send images from a camera to a smartphone is explained in the following four steps. Proceed in order from Step 1.
: Confirming the smartphone's OS version
: Installing Camera Connect on the smartphone and setting Wi-Fi to ON
: Connecting the camera to the smartphone
: Sending images to the smartphone
Step 1: Confirming the Smartphone's OS Version
1. Check the smartphone’s specifications.
To confirm the Android™ OS version information, check the [Settings] menu (
) > [About device] > [Android version].
IMPORTANT
Please refer to the related information for details on the smartphones which can be connected with a camera wirelessly.
NOTE
- Turning off the sleep function of the smartphone is recommended.
- The setting procedures and items may differ depending on the Android™ OS version installed on your smartphone.
Step 2: Installing Camera Connect on the Smartphone and Setting Wi-Fi to ON
NOTE
- The example procedure is shown in Android™ OS 4.0.
- The example screen images from the smartphone are used to explain the setting procedures and may differ from the screens shown on other models. For more information on the model you are using, refer to your smartphone’s instruction manual.
1. Touch the [Play Store] application on your smartphone to access Google Play™.
IMPORTANT
- The Camera Connect application is free, but separate connection charges for accessing Google Play™ may be applicable.
- A Google account is necessary to download Camera Connect.
- It is not possible to download Camera Connect to smartphones not equipped with GooglePlay™.
- Downloading the application via a cellular network may take longer than downloading via Wi-Fi.
2. Touch the search icon.
3.
Enter [Camera Connect] in the search field, and then
touch [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.
5. Touch the menu key, and then touch [Settings] (
).
6. Confirm that the smartphone is not set to [Airplane mode].
7. Set the [Wi-Fi] switch to [ON].
Step 3: Connecting the Camera to the Smartphone
1. Press the [
] button.
NOTE
- If the [Device Nickname] screen is displayed, press the [ ], [ ] buttons to choose [OK], and then press the [ ] button.
- With the default settings, the device name is displayed.
- This nickname will be displayed on [Select a Device] screen when connecting to other devices via Wi-Fi.
- To change the camera’s nickname, press the [ ], [ ] buttons to choose the input field, press the [ ] button to display the keyboard, and then enter the desired nickname. After you have finished entering the nickname, press the [MENU] button to return to the registration screen, press the [ ] button, choose [OK], and then press the [ ] button.
2. Press the [
], [
], [
], [
] buttons to choose [
], and then press the [
] button.
3. Press the [
], [
] buttons to choose [Add a device], and then press the [
] button.
4. The camera’s SSID is displayed on the screen.
5. Choose the SSID (network name) displayed on the camera’s screen from the list of access points displayed on the smartphone.
NOTE
If you open the [
] tab on the MENU screen, select [Wireless settings] > [Wi-Fi Settings] > [Password], and change the setting to [On], the SSID and the password will appear on the screen and you can improve the security. 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].
6. Tap the [Camera Connect] (
) application icon on the smartphone to start [Camera Connect].
7. On the camera selection screen displayed on the smartphone, choose the camera to begin pairing.
8. When connecting to a smartphone for the first time, the following screen will be displayed on the camera. In this case, press the [
], [
] buttons to choose [Yes], and then press the [
] button.
REFERENCE
- You can now use the smartphone for remote live view shooting, or to browse, transfer, or geotag images on the camera.
- You can change privacy settings for registered smartphones.
9. The following screen appears.
Step 4: Sending Images to the Smartphone
1. Touch [Images on camera] in Camera Connect.
2. 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]. Tap [Select] appearing in the upper right of the screen.
3. After the screen refreshes,
choose the desired images, and then
touch [
] on the bottom right of the screen. The selected images will be saved to the smartphone.
4. After the images have been saved, touch [
] appearing in the upper right of the screen, and then touch [
] in the upper left of the screen to return to the menu screen.
5. To end the connection, touch the [
] icon displayed in the upper right of the screen, and then touch [YES].
6. 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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