Caution
In the following explanation, smartphone setting procedures are indicated by the
icon, and camera setting procedures are indicated by the
icon.
In this article, iPhones and iPads are collectively referred to as 'smartphones'.
Caution
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.
Up to 50 images can be sent together at once. One movie up to five minutes (or one digest movie up to 13 minutes) can be sent. However, Web services may limit the number of images or length of movies you can send. For details, refer to the Web service you are using.
For movies that you do not compress, a separate, compressed file is sent instead of the original file. Note that this may delay transmission, and the file cannot be sent unless there is enough space for it on the memory card.
On the screen, wireless signal strength is indicated by the following icons.
-[ 
] high, [ 
] medium, [ 
] low, [ 
] weak
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.
The camera can connect via Wi-Fi to smartphones running the following operating systems:
iOS 6.0 / 6.1 / 7.0 / 7.1 / 8.0 / 8.1 (as of February 2015)
To check the iOS version information, touch [Settings] 
[General] [About].
Step 2: Installing Camera Connect on the smartphone
Caution
The example procedure is shown on an iPhone installed with iOS 6.0.
The example screen images from the iPhone are used to explain the setting procedures and may differ from the screens shown on other models.
1. Touch the [App Store] application on your smartphone to access the App Store.
Caution
The Camera Connect application is free, but separate connection charges for accessing the App Store may be applicable.
An Apple account is necessary to download Camera Connect.
Downloading the application via a cellular network may take longer than downloading via Wi-Fi.
2. Tap the search icon.
4. Choose [Camera Connect] from the displayed search results, and install it on the iPhone.
After installation has been completed, tap the [Home] button to return to the Home Screen.
5. Touch [Settings].
6. Confirm that the smartphone is not set to [Airplane mode].
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 model you use.
Procedures for using the two connection methods below are explained in the following sections.
Caution
Simply press the [ 
] button to connect the devices. This simplifies sending images to a smartphone.
Caution
You can connect the camera to a smartphone as you would connect it to a computer or other device. Multiple smartphones can be added.
A : Pressing the Mobile Device Connect button to connect with the smartphone, and saving images from the camera to the smartphone.
A-1. Press the camera’s ⋖ Mobile device connect ⋗ ( ) button.
(Hereafter referred to as the [ ] button.)
Caution
When making Wi-Fi settings for the first time, a screen will appear for you to register a nickname for the camera.
This nickname will be displayed on the screen of target devices when connecting to other devices via Wi-Fi.
Press the [ FUNC./SET ] (
) button to display the keyboard, and use it to enter a nickname for the camera.
A-3. The camera’s SSID is displayed on the screen.
Caution
When you are in the vicinity of an access point that you have previously connected to, the camera will automatically connect to it.
To change access points, select [Switch Network] from the screen that will be displayed when the connection is being established.
A-4. Choose the SSID (network name) displayed on the camera’s screen from the list of access points displayed on the smartphone.
Caution
After confirming that the iPhone and the camera are connected, touch the [Home Button] to return to the [Home Screen].
When the smartphone is recognized by the camera, a screen for selecting the device to connect with will be displayed on the camera.
A-7. After a connection is established with the smartphone, the smartphone’s name is displayed on the camera. (This screen will close in about one minute.)
A-8. Touch [Images on camera ] in Camera Connect.
Please proceed to Step 4: Sending images to the smartphone.
Caution
Once you have connected to a smartphone initially via Wi-Fi by pressing the [
] (Mobile device connection) button, you can simply press the [
] (Mobile device connection) button after that to connect again for viewing and saving camera images on connected devices.
One smartphone can be registered to the [
] (Mobile device connection) button.
Once a connection has been established with a smartphone, you can automatically reconnect to the registered device by simply pressing the [
] button, even if the camera has been turned off.
Caution
To clear smartphones registered to the camera, press the ⋖MENU⋗ button to choose
[Mobile Device Connect Button] on the [
] tab, and then touch
[OK] on the confirmation screen to complete the process.
If you wish to register a different smartphone to the [ ] button, clear the one currently registered first.
B : [ 
] Pressing the Wi-Fi button to connect with the smartphone, and saving images from the camera to the smartphone.
B-1. Press the ⋖ Playback ⋗ ( 
) button to turn the camera on.
B-2. Press the ⋖ Wi-Fi ⋗ ( ) button.
Caution
When making Wi-Fi settings for the first time, a screen will appear for you to register a nickname for the camera.
This nickname will be displayed on the screen of target devices when connecting to other devices via Wi-Fi.
Press the [ FUNC./SET ] () button to display the keyboard, and use it to enter a nickname for the camera.
B-5. The camera’s SSID is displayed on the screen.
B-6. Choose the SSID (network name) displayed on the camera’s screen from the list of access points displayed on the smartphone.
Caution
After confirming that the smartphone and the camera are connected, touch the [Home Button] to return to the [Home Screen].
When the smartphone is recognized by the camera, a screen for selecting the device to connect with will be displayed on the camera.
B-9. [Press the [ 
], [ 
] buttons to choose [Yes], and then press the [ FUNC./SET ] () button.
You can now use the smartphone to browse, import, or geotag images on the camera or shoot remotely.
Caution
You can change privacy settings for registered smartphones.
B-10. A screen like the one below will appear.
B-11. Once you have connected to the smartphone, a screen like the one below will appear.
Caution
You can connect to smartphones that you have already connected to by choosing them on the [Select a Device] screen in step B-4.
After you have accessed the Wi-Fi menu once, you can access it again by pressing the [
] button. The recent target device is listed first, so you can easily connect again by pressing the [
], [
] buttons to choose it. 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 smartphones, repeat the above procedures starting from step B-3.
B-12. Touch [Images on camera ] in Camera Connect.
Step 4: Sending images to the smartphone
1. 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].
3. After the images have been saved, touch the [Home] button to return to the menu screen.
When the connection is ended, the camera will automatically turn off.
Caution
To control the camera manually, either end the connection from the smartphone or restart the camera after pressing the power button to turn it off momentarily.
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.
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.
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