Remote Operation Via the Wi-Fi Remote Application

You can operate the camcorder remotely via Wi-Fi Remote, a Web browser application that can be accessed using the Web browser*1 of devices compatible with Wi-Fi networks*2. The Wi-Fi Remote application lets you monitor the image through live view, start and stop recording, and remotely control the shooting mode, exposure, white balance, aperture, gain, shutter speed, focus and zoom.

*1 A Web browser that has JavaScript and cookies enabled is required.

*2 For details about compatible devices, operating systems, Web browsers, etc. please visit your local Canon Web site.

Setting the Camcorder's Password

For Wi-Fi functions that require a smartphone or tablet device, you will need to set the camcorder's password. After you enter the password once, you will not need to enter it again (unless you reset or overwrite the camcorder's settings).

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1. Set the power switch to ⋖CAMERA⋗.

2. Touch [ ].

3. Touch [ ].

4. Touch [ ].

5. Drag your finger up and down bring [　Wi-Fi　] into the orange selection bar, and then touch the button.

6. Touch [Smartphone Connection].

7. Touch the camcorder's password.

8. Enter an 8-character password and touch [OK].

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9.　Touch [ ] and then touch [ ].

Operating the Camcorder Remotely

1. Camcorder: Touch [ ].

2. Camcorder: Touch [ Wi-Fi Remote ].

3.　Camcorder: Touch [ ON ].

4.　The camcorder’s SSID (network name) and the URL to be entered in the Web browser will appear and the camcorder will be ready to connect with the device.

5. Connect the camcorder with the device.

5-1. iOS/Android device: Activate Wi-Fi in the settings screen.

- The network names of detected access points will appear.

5-2. iOS/Android device: Touch the access point with the same SSID displayed in step 4.

5-3. iOS/Android device: Enter the camcorder’s password set previously.

- If you have performed this procedure before and you have not changed the camcorder's password, the connection will be established automatically.

6. iOS/Android device: Open the web browser and connect with the camcorder.

- The Wi-Fi Remote screen will appear.

- As long as you do not change the port settings, the URL is always the same so you may find it convenient to bookmark it.

7. Camcorder: Touch [ ] to close the screen.

- When the connection has been established, [ ] appears on the camcorder’s screen. If an iOS or Android device is not connected, the icon will appear in yellow.

8. iOS/Android device: Operate the controls on the screen while viewing the image from the camcorder.

9.Camcorder: Touch [FUNC.] ⋗ [Wi-Fi Remote] and then touch [Off] when finished.

Wi-Fi Remote Onscreen Controls and Displays

The Wi-Fi Remote application features advanced controls for devices with larger screens and basic controls for devices with smaller screens. For more details on each of the functions, refer to the camcorder's instruction manual.

Advanced controls

When the recording program is set to [AV Aperture-Pri. AE]:

1	Screen selection tab: Switch between advanced controls and basic controls.	12	Exposure compensation value button
2	Recording program	13	White balance mode and setting buttons
3	Time code	14	Aperture button
4	Wi-Fi Remote connection status	15	Shutter speed
5	Operation	16	Gain
6	[ ] (key lock): Press to lock all the controls on the application's screens. When pressed, the icon turns orange and the entire screen becomes grayed out.	17	START/STOP button
7	Remaining battery level	18	LIVE VIEW ON/OFF button
8	Memory card status/Remaining recording time: The currently selected memory card slot will be indicated with a [ ] mark above it.	19	ZOOM (zoom adjustment) buttons
9	SLOT SELECT (memory card slot selection) button	20	IRIS (aperture adjustment) buttons
10	Exposure mode button	21	FOCUS (focus adjustment) buttons
11	MF (manual focus) button	22	Live view image area

Basic controls

Use the basic controls when using the application on devices with smaller screens. With the basic controls, the following functions are available: turning live view on and off, starting and stopping recording, zoom and [ ] (key lock).

Remote Operation Using Wi-Fi Remote

・Recording movies
・Selecting the recording program
・Adjusting the exposure compensation value
・Adjusting the white balance
・Adjusting the aperture
・Adjusting the gain
・Adjusting the shutter speed
・Adjusting the focus
・Adjusting the zoom

Recording movies

Press [LIVE VIEW ON/OFF] to show the camcorder’s live view image on the Wi-Fi Remote screen.

Press [START/STOP] to begin recording.

The recording operation indicator changes from [STBY] to [ REC], the center of the START/STOP button [ ] lights up in red

Press [START/STOP] again to pause the recording.

Selecting the recording program

Press the recording program button.

Select the desired recording program.

Adjusting the exposure compensation value

Touch .

Press the exposure compensation value button.

Select the desired exposure compensation value.

Adjusting the white balance

Press the white balance mode button.

If you selected [ K ]:

Press the color temperature and then select the desired value from the list.

If you selected [ 1 ] or [ 2 ]:

Point the camcorder at a white object so that it fills the whole screen.

Press [ ].

If a custom white balance has not yet been stored, [ ] will flash slowly.

During the procedure, [ ] will flash quickly. When it stops flashing, the procedure is completed and the setting will be applied to the camcorder.

Adjusting the aperture

　Press the aperture button.

Select the desired aperture value.

Making aperture adjustments with the IRIS button:]

[ - ] button: close the aperture in 1/4-stop increments.

[ + ] button: open the aperture in 1/4-stop increments.

Adjusting the gain

Press the gain button.

Select the desired gain value.

Adjusting the shutter speed

Press the shutter speed button.

Select the desired shutter speed value.

Adjusting the focus

Touch MF.

Press one of the focus controls to adjust the focus as necessary.

Press one of the controls on the [NEAR] side [ ], [ ], [ ] to focus closer, or one of the controls on the [FAR] side [ ], [ ], [ ] to focus farther away.

There are three levels of adjustment - [ ] / [ ] is the smallest, [ ] / [ ] is medium, and [ ] / [ ] is the largest.

Adjusting the zoom

Press one of the zoom controls to adjust the zoom position as necessary.

Press one of the controls on the [WIDE] side [ ], [ ], [ ] to zoom out, or one of the controls on the [TELE] side [ ], [ ], [ ] to zoom in.

There are three levels of adjustment - [ ] / [ ] is the slowest, [ ] / [ ] is medium, and [ ] / [ ] is the fastest.

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