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Sending images to a Smartphone (Wireless Connection)

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Solution

Preparation: Installing Camera Connect on a Smartphone
Step 1: Connecting the Camera to the Smartphone (Basic Settings)
Step 2-A: Connecting the Camera and a Smartphone using the NFC Function
Step 2-B: Using Camera Access Point Mode to Establish a Connection between the Camera and the Smartphone
Step 3: Viewing and Saving Images with the Smartphone
Additional Information: Using the Virtual Keyboard

Preparation: Installing Camera Connect on a Smartphone

To communicate with a smartphone, the dedicated smartphone application Camera Connect (free of charge) is necessary.

Camera Connect can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play. Install Camera Connect on the smartphone and then perform the procedures to establish the connection.

To use Camera Connect, a smartphone on which iOS or Android installed is necessary. For information on supported operating systems, refer to the download site of Camera Connect.

When an NFC-enabled smartphone on which Camera Connect is not installed is touched to the camera, the download screen of Camera Connect will be displayed on the smartphone.

Caution

Please refer to the "Related information" section at the bottom of this page for specifications and system requirements of the smartphones which can be connected wirelessly.

Interface or functions of Camera Connect are subject to change, for application improvement or update. In such a case, features of Camera Connect may differ from sample screens or operation instructions in this explanation.

Step 1: Connecting the Camera to the Smartphone (Basic Settings)

Caution

The position and shape of the operation buttons may differ depending on the model you use.

1. Turn the camera and the smartphone on.

2. Press the camera’s [MENU] button to display the menu screen.

Caution

When the Auto Power Off setting is activated, the camera may turn off automatically when connected to other devices via a wireless LAN (Wi-Fi). As connections will be ended if the camera turns off, setting [ ] tab ⋗ Auto Power Off to [Disable] is recommended.

3. Press the [ ], [ ] keys to select the [ ] tab.

4. Press the [ ], [ ] keys to select [Wi-Fi/NFC], then press [ ].

5. Press the [ ] key to select [Enable], then press [ ].

For smartphones equipped with NFC features, press the [INFO] button to add [ ] to [Allow NFC connections].

Caution

When using an Android smartphone (OS version 4.0 or later), check if it is NFC-enabled.

Smartphones labeled with the mark are NFC-enabled. Some smartphones are not labeled with the mark even if they are NFC-enabled; if you do not know whether your smartphone is NFC-enabled, contact the manufacturer of the smartphone.

* For more information on using the keyboard, please refer to Additional Information: Using the Virtual Keyboard.

Caution

Before setting up a connection, set the camera’s nickname (for identification).

When the camera is connected to another device via a wireless LAN, the nickname will be displayed on the device. Be sure to set a nickname as otherwise you cannot go to the wireless LAN settings screen.

Select [OK], then enter the nickname. You can Enter any characters between 1 to 14 characters in length.

When you are finished, press the [MENU] button.

Select [OK] on the confirmation dialog and press [ ] to return to the menu screen.

This concludes the explanation of the basic setting procedures.

Please proceed to one of the sections below based on the desired connection method.

To connect with smartphones equipped with NFC, please proceed to Step 2-A: Connect the Camera and a Smartphone using the NFC Function.

To connect with smartphones that are not equipped with NFC, please proceed to Step 2-B: Using Camera Access Point Mode to Establish a Connection between the Camera and the Smarphone.

Step 2-A: Connecting the Camera and a Smartphone using the NFC Function

EOS REBEL T6i/EOS 750D

If your Camera Connect version is 2.7.10 or later, check the Android OS version of your smartphone. If the version is 10.0 or later, the camera firmware must be up to date to take advantage of NFC functionality. You can download the latest firmware from the Canon website.

EOS REBEL T6S/EOS 760D

If your Camera Connect version is 2.7.10 or later, check the Android OS version of your smartphone. If the version is 10.0 or later, you cannnot connect to the camera using NFC functionality.

1. Touch the smartphone to the camera.

Touch the

mark on the smartphone to that on the camera.

If an image is being played back on the camera, end the playback.

Camera Connect starts on the smartphone and establishes a connection.

When a message indicating the connection is displayed on the camera’s LCD monitor, communication can be established even if the smartphone is moved away from the camera.

When the connection has been established, the screen shown below will be displayed on the camera’s monitor.*

: The device name set on Camera Connect.

* When connection settings are already saved, this screen will not appear and the LCD monitor will turn off.

2. Save the connection settings.

Press the [ ] key to select [OK], then press [ ].

After a message is displayed, the camera’s LCD monitor will turn off.

When the operation on the camera is completed in step 2, the Camera Connect Main window will appear.

Caution

[When touching the smartphone to the camera, be careful not to drop the camera or smartphone.

Do not touch the smartphone to the camera with too much force. Doing so can scratch the camera or smartphone.

Just holding the smartphone close to the mark may not establish a connection. Be sure to touch the mark with the smartphone so that they come into contact with each other.

Recognition may be difficult depending on the smartphone. Touch slowly while changing the position or angle.

Another application on the smartphone may start depending on how you touch

. Check the position of the

mark, then touch again.

A connection cannot be established via the NFC function while shooting　with the camera, when the power switch is set to [

], when there is no card, or when the LCD monitor is closed with the screen facing inward.

When touching the smartphone to the camera, do not leave anything between the camera and smartphone. In addition, when a case is attached to the camera or smartphone, communication may not be possible via NFC function.

When Battery Grip BG-E18 (sold separately) is attached, a connection cannot be established via the NFC function.

With this camera, you cannot connect to other NFC-enabled cameras or printers using the NFC function.

Caution

The camera cannot be connected to two or more smartphones at the same time.

By default, the connection settings via the NFC function are saved as the fourth setting (a setting dedicated to NFC connection) under the name [SET4(NFC)]. When you connect the camera to another smartphone via NFC, [SET4(NFC)] will be overwritten.

NFC-enabled smartphones can also be connected in camera access point mode or infrastructure mode.

You can check or change the device name on the setting screen of Camera Connect.

This concludes the procedure for making connection settings. Please proceed to Step 3: Viewing and Saving Images with the Smartphone.

Step 2-B: Using Camera Access Point Mode to Establish a Connection between the Camera and the Smartphone

1. Press the [ ], [ ] keys to select [Wi-Fi function] on the [ ] tab, then press [ ].

2. Press the [ ], [ ] or [ ], [ ] keys to select [ ] (Connect to smartphone), then press [ ].

3. Press the [ ], [ ] keys to select [Camera access point mode], then press [ ].

Select [OK] and press [ ] to go to the next screen.

4. Press the [ ], [ ] keys to select [Easy connection], then press [ ].

Select [OK] and press [ ] to go to the next screen.

5. Operate the smartphone and connect it to the camera.

Activate the smartphone’s Wi-Fi function, then select the SSID (network name) (

) displayed on the camera’s LCD monitor.

For the password, enter the encryption key (

) displayed on the camera’s LCD monitor.

Caution

When connected by selecting [Easy connection] in camera access point mode, "_Canon0A" is appended to the SSID of the camera.

6. When the screen below appears, start Camera Connect on the smartphone.

7. Select and touch the camera to connect to from [Cameras] on Camera Connect to establish a connection.

When a connection is established, the screen on the left will appear on the camera’s LCD monitor.

: The device name set on Camera Connect

8. Press the [ ] key to select [OK], then press [ ].

After a message is displayed, the camera’s LCD monitor will turn off.

When the operation on the camera is completed in step 2, the Camera Connect Main window will appear.

This concludes the procedure for making connection settings. Please proceed to Step 3: Viewing and Saving Images with the Smartphone.

Step 3: Viewing and Saving Images with the Smartphone

1. Select [Images on camera] from the Camera Connect main window on the smartphone.

2. Save images from the camera to the smartphone.

When the connection has been established, the images stored in the camera will be displayed in [Camera Connect] as shown in the example image below.

Tap the [ ] button appearing at the bottom of the screen.

3. When the selection screen is displayed, choose the desired images (), and then tap [Save] ().

The selected images will be saved to the smartphone.

4. After the images have been saved, tap the home button in the top left of the screen to return to the menu.

5. To end the connection, tap the [ ] icon in the upper right of the screen, then tap [Yes] when the confirmation screen appears.

This concludes the procedure for sending images to a smartphone via a wireless LAN.

*Android™, and Google Play™ are trademarks of Google Inc.

Caution

When viewable images are specified, functions of Camera Connect will be limited.

While connected, a picture cannot be taken even if the camera’s shutter button is pressed.

Depending on the connection status, image display or shutter release may become slower than usual.

Caution

The connection will also be terminated if you set the power switch to [

], turn the Mode Dial, or open the card slot/battery compartment cover.

When saving RAW images to a smartphone, they are saved as JPEG images.

While connected, disabling the smartphone’s power saving function is recommended.

Additional Information: Using the Virtual Keyboard

The following section describes how to set the camera’s nickname (for identification).

The nickname can be changed later from the [General sett.] 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 bottom 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.

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