Shooting Remotely using an Android Smartphone (PowerShot SX60 HS / PowerShot G7 X)
Article ID: ART116252 | | | Date published: 05/12/2015 | | | Date last updated: 06/21/2016 |
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Shooting Remotely using an Android Smartphone (PowerShot SX60 HS / PowerShot G7 X)
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You can check the shooting screen and shoot remotely using your Android smartphone.
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. Getting Started The procedure for using the Android smartphone to control the camera during remote shooting 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
Step 4: Using the Android smartphone to control the camera during remote shooting
Step 1: Confirming the Android OS version
1. Check the smartphoneâs specifications.
Step 2: Installing Camera Connect on the Android smartphone
Download and install Camera Connect from Google Playâ¢.
If Camera Connect is already installed on the smartphone, please proceed toStep 3: Connecting the camera to the Android smartphone.
1. Touch the [Play Store] application on your smartphone to access Google Playâ¢.
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 smartphone is not set to [Airplane mode].
3. Set the [Wi-Fi] switch to [ON], and then touch [Wi-Fi].
4. Secure the camera.
ã»Once remote shooting begins, the camera lens will come out. Lens motion from zooming may also move the camera out of position. Keep the camera still by mounting it on a tripod or taking other measures.
5. Press the <Playback> () button to turn the camera on.
6. Press the <Wi-Fi> () button.
7. Press the <><><><> buttons to choose [ ], and then press the [ FUNC./SET ] ( ) button.
8. Press the <><> buttons to choose [Add a Device], and then press the [ FUNC./SET ] ( ) button.
9. The cameraâs SSID is displayed on the screen.
10. Choose the SSID (network name) displayed on the cameraâs screen from the list of detected access points displayed on the smartphone.
11. Tap the [Canon CC] application icon () on the Android smartphone to start Camera Connect.
12. Press the [ ], [ ] buttons to choose the Android smartphone's nickname, and then press the [ FUNC./SET ] ( ) button.
13. Press the [ ], [ ] buttons to choose [Yes], and then press the [ FUNC./SET ] ( ) button.
14. The following screen appears.
15. Once you have connected to the Android smartphone, a screen like the one below will appear.
Step 4: Using the Android smartphone to control the camera during remote shooting
1. In Camera Connect on the smartphone, choose [Remote shooting].
2. Once the camera is ready for remote shooting, a live image from the camera will be displayed on the smartphone. At this time, a message is displayed on the camera, and all operations except pressing the power button are disabled.
3. Use the smartphone to control the camera. Press the button to shoot.
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 Camera Window 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 8 in Step 3: Connecting the camera to the Android smartphone to complete the settings.
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