Step 1: Connect the smartphone to the wireless LAN

IMPORTANT

• 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.
• To communicate with a smartphone, the camera needs to be connected to the smartphone using the dedicated application Camera Connect.
• 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.
• 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.

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.

3. Press the < > buttons to select [Wi-Fi] under the [ ] tab, then press <>.

4. Select [Enable], then press <>.

IMPORTANT

If necessary, set [Auto power off] under the [ ] tab to [Disable].

• If the cameraâs auto power off is activated during the wireless LAN connection, the wireless LAN function will turn off. Wireless LAN connection is restored when the camera wakes up from auto power off.

5. Select [Wi-Fi] under the [ ], then press <>.

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When you first use this setting, a screen appears prompting you to register a nickname for your camera.

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 for your camera.

Select [OK], then enter a nickname. (Up to 16 characters can be entered.)

When you are finished, press the < > button.

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Select [OK] on the confirmation screen, then press <>.

 

The nickname is registered, and the [Wi- Fi function] screen will appear.

NOTE

Virtual Keyboard Operation

• Switching to other input areas

To switch between top and bottom input areas, press the <> button.

• Moving the cursor

To move the cursor, press the <> key in the top area.

 

• Entering text

In the bottom input area, press the <> or <> key to select characters and press <> to enter them.

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.

• Switching to other input modes*

Select [ ] at the lower right of the bottom area. Each time you press <>, the input mode changes. The input mode changes in the following order: lower-case characters > numbers/symbols > numbers/symbols > upper-case characters.

* When [Touch control: Disable] is set, you can enter all characters on one screen.

• Deleting text

Press the <> button to erase one character.

• Finishing text entry

Press the <> button to confirm what you have entered and exit. If a confirmation screen is displayed, select [OK] to exit.

• Canceling text entry

Press the <> button to cancel text entry and exit. If a confirmation screen is displayed, select [OK] to exit.

6. Select [ ] (Connect to smartphone) and press <>.

7. Press the <> key to select [Camera access point mode], then press <>.

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

8. Press the <> key to select [Easy connection], then press <>.

Select [OK] and press <> to go to the screen shown in step 9.

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When [Manual connection] Is Selected

If you have selected [Manual connection] , set [SSID], [Channel setting], and [Encryption settings] on each screen displayed.

• Enter an SSID.

Enter any character using the virtual keyboard.

When you are finished, press the <> button.

 

• Select [Auto setting] and press <>.

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

To select manually, select [Manual setting] and turn the <> dial.

 

• Select [None] and press <>.

Select [OK] and press <>. The screen shown in step 9 will appear.

For encryption, select [ ], then enter any encryption key using the virtual keyboard .

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

To finish settings in this stage, press the <> key to select [OK], then press <>.

14. Select [OK] and press <> to save the settings.

15. The [ Connection] screen will be displayed.

To return to the menu, press the <> button.

Step 2: Viewing and Saving Images with the Smartphone

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] ().

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

IMPORTANT

• When viewable images are specified, functions of Camera Connect will be limited.
• While connected, a picture cannot be taken even if the cameraâs shutter button is pressed.
• Depending on the connection status, image display or shutter release may become slower than usual.

NOTE

• 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.

The camera cannot be connected via Wi-Fi using Camera Connect

2. Under the [ ] tab, select [Wi-Fi function], then press <>.

3. Select [ ] (Connect to smartphone) and press <>.

5. Select [Review/change settings] and press <>.

6. On the [Review/change settings] screen, select [Change set.] and press <>.

7. When the [Connect'n method] screen is displayed, perform the procedures explained from 7 in Step 1: Connect the smartphone to the wireless LAN to complete the settings.