Solution
Getting StartedStep 1: Confirming the Android™ OS version
Step 2: Installing Camera Connect on the Android™ smartphone
Step 3: Connecting the camera to the Android™ smartphone
Step 4: Sending images to the Android™ smartphone
The camera cannot be connected via Wi-Fi using Camera Connect
If a Wi-Fi connection to the camera cannot be made using Camera Connect, please refer to The camera cannot be connected via Wi-Fi using Camera Connect
Caution
In the following explanation, Android™ smartphone setting procedures are indicated by the icon, and camera setting procedures are indicated by the icon.
Getting Started
The procedure for using the Wi-Fi function to send images from a camera to an Android™ smartphone is explained in the following four steps. Proceed in order from Step 1.
Step 1: Confirming the Android™ OS version
Step 2: Installing Camera Connect on the Android™ smartphone
Step 3: Connecting the camera to the Android™ smartphone
Sending images to the Android™ smartphone
Step 1: Confirming the Android™ OS version
1. Check the smartphone’s specifications.
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Device | Supported OS version |
Smartphone / Tablet | 4.0-4.4 / 5.0-5.1 / 6.0 |
Step 2: Installing Camera Connect on the Android™ smartphone
Download and install Camera Connect from Google Play™.
If Camera Connect is already installed on the Android™ device, please proceed to Step 3: Connecting the camera to the Android™ smartphone.
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1. Touch the [Play Store] application on your Android™ smartphone to access Google Play™.
Caution
・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.
Step 3: Connecting the camera to the Android™ smartphone
1. Touch the menu key, and then touch [Settings] ().
2. Confirm that the Android™ smartphone is not set to [Airplane mode].
3. Set the [Wi-Fi] switch to [ON], and then touch [Wi-Fi].
4. Press the ⋖Playback⋗ () button to turn the camera on.
5. Press the ⋖Wi-Fi⋗ () button.
Caution
When setting up Wi-Fi for the first time, the camera nickname registration screen will be displayed.
This nickname will be displayed on the screen of target devices when connecting to other devices via Wi-Fi. Touch within the frame and then enter a nickname (up to 16 letters and numbers) with the displayed keyboard.
([my camera] has been entered in the example image above.)
6. Press the ⋖⋗⋖⋗⋖⋗⋖⋗ buttons to choose [ ], and then press the ⋖FUNC./SET⋗ () button.
7. Press the ⋖⋗⋖⋗ buttons to choose [Add a Device], and then press the ⋖FUNC./SET⋗ () button.
The camera’s SSID and encryption key are displayed on the screen.
8. Choose the SSID (network name) displayed on the camera’s screen from the list of access points displayed on the Android™ smartphone.
9. Enter the encryption key displayed on the camera screen into the password field on the smartphone, and then touch [Connect].
After confirming that the Android™ smartphone and the camera are connected, touch the [Home Button] to return to the [Home Screen].
10. Tap the [Canon CC] ( ) application icon on the Android™ smartphone to start [Camera Connect].
Once the Android™ smartphone is recognized on the camera, its nickname will be displayed on the camera as shown in the image below.
11. Press the ⋖⋗⋖⋗ buttons to choose the Android™ smartphone's nickname, and then press the ⋖FUNC./SET⋗ () button.
12. Press the ⋖⋗⋖⋗ buttons to choose [No], and then press the ⋖FUNC./SET⋗ () button.
Choose [Yes] to use an Android™ smartphone to send images from the camera to the Android™ smartphone.
13. The following screen appears.
14. Once you have connected to the Android™ smartphone, a screen like the one below will appear.
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Step 4: Sending images to the Android™ smartphone
1. Press the ⋖⋗⋖⋗ buttons to choose [Select and send], and then press the ⋖FUNC./SET⋗ () button.
2. The following screen appears.
3. The following screen appears.
Press the ⋖⋗⋖⋗⋖⋗⋖⋗ buttons to choose [Send] and then press the ⋖FUNC./SET⋗ ().
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4. To disconnect from the camera, press the ⋖ MENU⋗ button, and after the confirmation message, press the ⋖ ⋗⋖ ⋗ buttons to choose [OK], and then press the ⋖FUNC./SET⋗ () button.
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.
3. A list of settings registered to the camera will be displayed. Press the [ ], [ ] buttons to display the [Select a Device] screen.
4. Press the[ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] buttons to choose [ ], and then press the ⋖FUNC./SET⋗ () button.
5. Press the [ ], [ ] buttons to choose [Edit a Device], and then press the ⋖FUNC./SET⋗ () button.
6. Choose the name of the smartphone you installed the CameraWindow app on, and then press the ⋖FUNC./SET⋗ () button.
7. Choose [Erase Connection Info], and then press the ⋖FUNC./SET⋗ () button.
8. Choose [OK], and then press the ⋖FUNC./SET⋗ () button.
9. When the [Select a Device] screen is displayed, perform the procedures explained from step 7 in Step 3: Connecting the camera to the Android™ smartphone to complete the settings.
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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