Sending Images to a Computer Using EOS Utility Ver.3.x (Wi-Fi Function) (EOS 6D Mark II)

You can save images from the camera to a computer via Wi-Fi using EOS Utility (EOS software).

This page describes how to connect the camera and a computer directly via Wi-Fi.

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Step 1. Prepare Necessary Items

1. Check your computer environment.

To check if your computer supports connection to a camera via Wi-Fi, refer to the "Related Information" section at the end of the page.

2. Make sure that EOS Utility is installed on the computer.

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Step 2. Configure Basic Settings for the Camera

Configure necessary settings before using the wireless LAN functions of the camera.

1. Set the camera's power switch to ⋖ON⋗.

2. Press the ⋖MENU⋗ button to display the menu screen.

3. Press the ⋖ ⋗ button, then select the [ ] tab.

4. Select [Wireless communication settings] under the [ ] tab, then press ⋖ ⋗.

5. Select [Wi-Fi settings].

6. Select [Wi-Fi].

7. Select [Enable].

8. When the screen below appears, press ⋖ ⋗.

9. 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, please refer to "Operation Reference: Virtual Keyboard Operation".

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10. When the following screen appears, select [OK], then press ⋖ ⋗.

Press the ⋖ MENU ⋗ button to return to the [Wireless communication settings] screen.

11. Select [Wi-Fi function].

12. The screen to select a device for connection is displayed.

This completes the basic settings of the camera.

Step 3. Connect the Camera and the Computer

1. [ ] Select [Remote control (EOS Utility)].

2. Select [Register a device for connection].

3. Check the SSID and password.

Check the SSID (network name) ( ) and password ( ) displayed on the camera’s LCD monitor.

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4. Select the SSID, then enter the password.

On the computer’s network setting screen, select the SSID checked in step 3 ( ).

For the password, enter the password checked in step 3 ( ).

5. Select [OK] and press ⋖ ⋗.

6. The following message is displayed.

"******" represents the last six digits of the MAC address of the camera to be connected.

7. Start EOS Utility.

For Windows 8.1, click [ ] on the bottom left side of the [Start] screen. On the [Apps] screen that is displayed, click [EOS Utility].

8. In EOS Utility, click [Pairing over Wi-Fi/LAN].

If a firewall-related message is displayed, select [Yes].

9. Select the camera to connect to, then click [Connect].

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10. When the camera detects the computer on which you clicked [Connect] in step 9, the screen below is displayed.

Select [OK], and then press ⋖ ⋗.

11. The [ Wi-Fi on] screen will appear.

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To reconnect the camera via Wi-Fi to a computer that you have connected to and registered connection settings for in the past, turn the camera’s power switch on, select [Wi-Fi function] on the [Wireless communication settings] screen, select the item to connect to via Wi-Fi from the displayed history, press ⋖ ⋗ and start EOS Utility on the computer.

If the camera screen auto-switches during EOS Utility operation procedures, display the menu by pressing the ⋖MENU⋗ button, then press the ⋖ ⋗ button to display the [ ] tab. Select [Wireless communication settings] under the [ ] tab, and then select [Wi-Fi function] to go back to the [ Wi-Fi on] screen.

Connecting the camera and the computer is now complete.

Step 4. Send Images to the Computer

1. After the main window of EOS Utility appears, click [Download Images to Computer].

2. When the following window appears, click either ( ) to [Start automatic download] or ( ) to [Select and download] images.

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3. If you have selected [Select and download] images in step 2, the viewer window appears and the images in the memory card are displayed in a list.

In the displayed list of images, checkmark the images to download and click [Download] (here, 4 images are selected).

If you have selected [Start automatic download], proceed to step 5.

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You can click the [ ] button to change the thumbnail order.

For movie files, the [ ] icon appears on the top left of the image.

You can click [ ] in the upper right of the window to sort the images with various conditions and choose images you want to download.

4. The [Download image] dialog box appears. To change the save destination, click [Destination Folder] and in the dialog box that appears, change the destination. Click [OK].

Displays the save destination on the computer

Specify the save destination

5. The images are downloaded to your computer.

6. When images have been downloaded, click [Quit] and close EOS Utility.

Downloading images is now complete.

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 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.