A: Registering to the <Mobile device connect> ( ) button and connecting.

IMPORTANT

• In the following explanation, smartphone setting procedures are indicated by the icon, and camera setting procedures are indicated by the icon.
• In this article, iPhones and iPads are collectively referred to as 'smartphones'.

NOTE

• Keep your fingers or other objects off the Wi-Fi antenna area. Covering this may decrease the speed of your image transfers.
• Connections require that a memory card be in the camera.
• Depending on the condition of the network you are using, it may take a long time to send movies. Be sure to keep an eye on the camera battery level.
• When sending movies to smartphones, note that the supported image quality varies depending on the smartphone. For details, refer to the smartphone user manual.
• On the screen, wireless signal strength is indicated by the following icons.

-[ ] high, [ ] medium, [ ] low, [ ] weak

Step 1: Confirming the iOS version

Step 2: Installing Camera　Connect on the smartphone and setting Wi-Fi to On.

Step 3: Connecting the camera to the smartphone

Step 4: Sending images to the smartphone.

Step 1: Confirming the iOS version

1. Check the smartphone’s specifications.

To check the iOS version information, touch [Settings] [General] [About].

IMPORTANT

Please refer to the related information for details on the smartphones which can be connected with a camera wirelessly.

Step 2: Installing Camera Connect on the smartphone and setting Wi-Fi to ON

NOTE

• The example procedure is shown in iOS 8.1.
• The example screen images from the smartphone are used to explain the setting procedures and may differ from the screens shown on other models. For more information on the model you are using, refer to your smartphone’s instruction manual.
• 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.

1. Touch the [App Store] application on your smartphone to access the App Store.

IMPORTANT

• The Camera Connect application is free, but separate connection charges for accessing the App Store may be applicable.
• An Apple account is necessary to download Camera Connect.
• Downloading the application via a cellular network may take longer than downloading via Wi-Fi.

2. Tap the search icon on the bottom of the screen.

3. Enter [Camera Connect] in the search field, and then tap [Search].

4. Choose [Camera Connect] from the displayed search results, and install it on the smartphone.

5. Touch [Settings].

6. Confirm the smartphone settings.

: Make sure that [Airplane mode] is not set.

: Touch [Wi-Fi].

: Set the [Wi-Fi] switch to [ON].

Step 3: Connecting the camera to the smartphone

A: Registering the smartphone to the <> button and connecting.

NOTE

Press the <> button to connect the devices. This simplifies sending images to a smartphone.

NOTE

You can connect the camera to a smartphone as you would connect it to a computer or other device. Multiple smartphones can be added.

A: Pressing the Mobile Device Connect button to connect with the smartphone, and saving images from the camera to the smartphone.

A-1. Press the camera’s [ Mobile device connect ] ( ) button.

(Hereafter referred to as the <> button.)

NOTE

• When setting up Wi-Fi for the first time, the camera nickname registration screen will be displayed.

　

• This nickname will be displayed on [Select a Device] screen when connecting to other devices via Wi-Fi.
• If the [Device Nickname] screen is displayed, choose [OK]. (The camera model name (G9 X) is set as the nickname by default.)
• To change the camera’s nickname, touch the [Nickname] field and enter the desired nickname using the keyboard displayed. After you have finished entering the nickname, press the <MENU> button, and then touch [OK].

A-2. Touch [ ] when the screen below is displayed.

A-3. The camera’s SSID is displayed on the screen.

REFERENCE

• When you are in the vicinity of an access point that you have previously connected to, the camera will automatically connect to it.
• To change access points, select [Switch Network] from the screen that will be displayed when the connection is being established.

A-4. Choose the SSID (network name) displayed on the camera’s screen from the list of access points displayed on the smartphone.

NOTE

For better security, you can display a password on the screen by accessing MENU and choosing [ ] tab > [Wi-Fi Settings] > [Password] > [On]. In this case, enter the password displayed on the camera in the password field on the smartphone when it is displayed.

A-5. Tap the [Canon Connect] () application icon on the smartphone to start [Camera Connect].

A-6. Choose the smartphone you want to connect with, and then press the <> button.

A-7. After a connection is established with the smartphone, the smartphone’s name is displayed on the camera. (This screen will close in about one minute.)

A-8. Touch [Images on camera ] in Camera Connect.

REFERENCE

• Once you have connected to a smartphone initially via Wi-Fi by pressing the <> (Mobile device connection) button, you can simply press the <> (Mobile device connection) button after that to connect again for viewing and saving camera images on connected devices.
• One smartphone can be registered to the <> (Mobile device connection) button.
• Once a connection has been established with a smartphone, you can automatically reconnect to the registered device by simply pressing the <> button, even if the camera has been turned off.

NOTE

• To clear smartphones registered to the camera, display the menu screen, choose [Mobile Device Connect Button] on the [ ] tab, and then touch [OK] on the confirmation screen to complete the process.

If you wish to register a different smartphone to the <> button, clear the one currently registered first.

B : Pressing the Wi-Fi ( ) button to connect with the smartphone, and saving images from the camera to the smartphone.

B-1. Press the <Playback> () button to turn the camera on.

B-2. Press the < > button, display the menu screen, and choose [Wi-Fi] located on the right side of the screen.

NOTE

• When setting up Wi-Fi for the first time, the camera nickname registration screen will be displayed.

　

• This nickname will be displayed on [Select a Device] screen when connecting to other devices via Wi-Fi.
• If the [Device Nickname] screen is displayed, choose [OK]. (The camera model name (G9 X) is set as the nickname by default.)
• To change the camera’s nickname, touch the [Nickname] field and enter the desired nickname using the keyboard displayed. After you have finished entering the nickname, press the <MENU> button, and then touch [OK].

B-3. Touch [ ] when the following screen is displayed.

B-4. Touch [Add a device].

B-5. The camera’s SSID is displayed on the screen.

B-6. Choose the SSID (network name) displayed on the camera’s screen from the list of access points displayed on the smartphone.

NOTE

For better security, you can display a password on the screen by accessing MENU and choosing [ ] tab > [Wi-Fi Settings] > [Password] > [On]. In this case, enter the password displayed on the camera in the password field on the smartphone when it is displayed.

B-7. Tap the [Canon Connect] ( ) application icon on the smartphone to start [Camera Connect].

B-8. Choose the smartphone you want to connect with, and then press the <> button.

B-9. When connecting to a smartphone for the first time, the following screen will be displayed on the camera. In this case, please touch [Yes].

REFERENCE

• You can change privacy settings for registered smartphones.

B-10. The following screen appears.

B-11. Once you have connected to the smartphone, a screen like the one below will appear.

NOTE

• You can connect to smartphones that you have already connected to by choosing them on the [Select a Device] screen in step B-4.
• • After you have accessed the Wi-Fi menu once, you can access it again by pressing the <> button. The recent target device is listed first, so you can easily connect again by selecting it. To add a new device, display the device selection screen, and then configure the setting. If you prefer not to display recent target devices, chose the [ ] tab from the menu screen, choose [Wi-Fi Settings] [Target History] [Off].
• To add multiple smartphones, repeat the above procedures starting from step B-3.

B-12. Touch [Images on camera ] in Camera Connect.

Please proceed to Step 4: Sending images to the smartphone.

Step 4: Sending images to the smartphone

1. Use the smartphone to import images from the camera to the smartphone.

2. After the screen refreshes, choose the desired images, and then touch [Save] on the bottom right of the screen. The selected images will be saved to the smartphone.

3. After the images have been saved, touch the [Home] button to return to the menu screen.

4. To end the connection, touch the [ ] icon displayed in the upper right of the screen, and then touch [Yes].

NOTE

• To control the camera manually, either end the connection from the smartphone or restart the camera after pressing the power button to turn it off momentarily.