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IntroductionPreparation: Installing Camera Connect on a Smartphone
Step 1: Basic Camera Settings
Step 2-A: Connecting via Bluetooth
Step 2-B: Connecting via NFC
Step 2-C: Connecting with the Wi-Fi Button
Step 3-A: Sending Images to a Bluetooth-compatible Smartphone
Step 3-B: Viewing and Saving Images with the Smartphone
Operation Reference: Virtual Keyboard Operation
Introduction
You can save images from the camera to a smartphone using the following methods.
● Connecting via Bluetooth*
When you connect the camera to a Bluetooth-compatible smartphone via Bluetooth, you can establish a Wi-Fi connection by operating only the camera or the smartphone.
Note that pairing between the camera and smartphone is required to connect the camera to a smartphone via Bluetooth.
*This camera is Bluetooth 4.1 (Bluetooth low energy technology) compliant. To connect, your smartphone must be compatible with Bluetooth low energy technology.
● Connecting via NFC
NFC-compatible smartphones can be connected via Wi-Fi by touching them to the camera.
● Connecting with the ⋖ ⋗ button
This camera enables you to establish a Wi-Fi connection by displaying the Wi-Fi function menu with the ⋖ ⋗ button.
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Preparation: Installing Camera Connect on a Smartphone
To connect the camera to a smartphone, a smartphone on which Android or iOS is installed is necessary. In addition, the dedicated application Camera Connect (free of charge) must be installed on the smartphone.
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Step 1: Basic Camera Settings
Configure necessary settings before using the wireless LAN functions of the camera.
1. Turn on the camera.
2. Press the ⋖ ⋗ button.
3. Select [Wi-Fi settings].
4. Select [Wi-Fi].
5. Select [Enable].
6. When the screen below appears, press ⋖ ⋗.
7. Enter the nickname. You can enter any characters between 1 to 8 characters in length.
When you finish entering characters, press the ⋖MENU⋗ button.
*For more information on using the keyboard, refer to "Operation Reference: Virtual Keyboard Operation".
Caution
When making Wi-Fi settings for the first time, a screen will appear for you to register a nickname for the camera (for identification).
This nickname will be displayed on the screen of target devices when connecting to other devices via Wi-Fi. Be sure to set a nickname as otherwise you cannot go to the wireless LAN settings screen.
8. When the screen below appears, select [OK], then press ⋖ ⋗.
To go back to the screen that was displayed when you pressed ⋖ ⋗, press the ⋖MENU⋗ button.
9. The [Wireless communication settings] screen will appear.
This concludes the explanation for basic camera settings.
Depending on the connection method, choose one of the following and proceed to:
Step 2-A: Connecting via Bluetooth
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2-A-1. Select [Bluetooth function].
2-A-2. Select [Bluetooth function].
2-A-3. Select [Smartphone].
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⋖ ⋗ will appear on the camera’s LCD monitor.
2-A-4. Select [Pairing].
2-A-5. Select [Do not display].
Pairing will start.
2-A-6. Enable the Bluetooth function on the settings screen of the smartphone, then start Camera Connect.
2-A-7. Select the camera to pair with.
2-A-8. Select [OK].
: The device name set on Camera Connect
2-A-9. Press ⋖ ⋗.
Pairing will complete and the camera will be connected to the smartphone via Bluetooth.
Proceed to "Step 3-A: Sending Images to a Bluetooth-compatible Smartphone".
Step 2-B: Connecting via NFC
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NFC Function Cautions
2-B-1. Enable the NFC function on the camera and smartphone.
2-B-2. Touch a smartphone to the camera.
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When a message indicating the connection is being established is displayed on the camera’s LCD monitor, move the smartphone away from the camera.
Camera Connect starts on the smartphone and establishes a connection.
2-B-3. When a connection is established, the screen below will appear on the camera’s LCD monitor.
Select [OK] and press ⋖ ⋗.
: The device name set on Camera Connect
2-B-4. A message indicating that the connection has been established is displayed and the [ Wi-Fi on] screen is displayed.
Caution
If the camera screen switches during the smartphone operation procedures, press the ⋖ ⋗ button to return to the [ Wi-Fi on] screen.
Proceed to "Step 3-B: Viewing and Saving Images with a Smartphone".
Step 2-C: Connecting with the Wi-Fi Button
2-C-1. Select [Wi-Fi function].
2-C-2. Select [ ] (Connect to smartphone).
2-C-3. Select [Register a device for connection].
2-C-4. Select [Do not display].
2-C-5. Check the SSID and password.
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"_Canon0A" is displayed at the end of the SSID.
2-C-6. Operate the smartphone to establish a Wi-Fi connection.
2-C-7. When the [Waiting to connect] screen is displayed on the camera’s LCD monitor, start Camera Connect on the smartphone.
2-C-8. Select and tap on the camera to connect to via Wi-Fi from [Cameras] on Camera Connect.
2-C-9. When a connection is established, the screen below will appear on the camera’s LCD monitor.
Select [OK] and press ⋖ ⋗.
: The device name set on Camera Connect
2-C-10. A message indicating that the connection has been established is displayed and the [ Wi-Fi on] screen is displayed.
Caution
If the camera screen switches during the smartphone operation procedures, press the ⋖ ⋗ button to return to the [ Wi-Fi on] screen.
Proceed to "Step 3-B: Viewing and Saving Images with a Smartphone".
Step 3-A: Sending Images to a Bluetooth-compatible Smartphone
3-A-1. Touch [Images on camera] in Camera Connect.
3-A-2. The [ Wi-Fi on] screen will appear.
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If the camera screen switches during the smartphone operation procedures, press the ⋖ ⋗ button to return to the [ Wi-Fi on] screen.
3-A-3. Operate the smartphone to send images stored in the camera to the smartphone.
When a list of images in the camera appears on the smartphone, tap [Select] on the upper right of screen.
3-A-4. When the selection screen appears, choose the desired images ( ), then touch [Save] [ ] ( ). The selected images will be saved to the smartphone.
3-A-5. After the images have been sent, tap on [ ] on the upper right, then touch [ ] on the upper left of the screen to return to the menu.
3-A-6. To terminate the Wi-Fi connection, tap on [ ] on the upper right, then touch [Yes].
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- On the smartphone’s Camera Connect screen, tap on [ ].
- On the camera’s [ Wi-Fi on] screen, select [Disconnect, exit].
- Bluetooth connected
- Wi-Fi connected
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Step 3-B: Viewing and Saving Images with the Smartphone
3-B-1. Touch [Images on camera] in Camera Connect.
3-B-2. Use your smartphone to import images from the camera to the smartphone.
When a list of the images on the camera appears on the smartphone, tap [Select] on the upper right of the screen.
3-B-3. When the selection screen appears, choose the desired images ( ), and then touch [ ] ( ) on the bottom right of the screen. The selected images will be saved to the smartphone.
3-B-4. After the images have been saved, touch [ ] on the top right, and then touch [ ] on the upper left of the screen to return to the menu screen.
3-B-5. To end the connection, touch the [ ] icon on the upper right of the screen, and then tap [YES] when the confirmation screen appears.
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Operation Reference: Virtual Keyboard Operation
For details on keyboard operation when registering camera’s nickname, refer to the following.
You can change the nickname later on the [Wireless communication settings] screen.
Changing the entry area | Press the < > button to toggle between the top and bottom entry areas. |
Moving the cursor | Press the < > < > keys in the top area to move the cursor. |
Entering text | In the bottom area, press the < > < > or < > < > keys to select a character, then press < > to enter it. You can check how many characters you have entered and how many more can be entered by referring to [*/*] on the upper right of the screen. |
Changing the entry mode* | Select [ ] at the bottom right of the entry area. Each time you press < >, the entry mode will change as follows: Lower case → Numerals / Symbols 1 → Numerals / Symbols 2 → Upper case.
*When [Touch control: Disable] is set, you can enter all characters on one screen. |
Deleting a character | Press the < > button to delete one character. |
Finishing the text entry | Press the < MENU > button to confirm what you have entered and exit. If a confirmation dialog is displayed, select [OK] to exit. |
Canceling the text entry | Press the < INFO > button to cancel text entry and exit. If a confirmation dialog is displayed, select [OK] to exit. |