Using an iPhone to control the camera during remote shooting (PowerShot G7 X Mark II)
Article ID: ART165607 | | | Date published: 04/27/2016 | | | Date last updated: 06/09/2017 |
Description
Using an iPhone to control the camera during remote shooting (PowerShot G7 X Mark II)
Solution
Solution |
You can check the shooting screen and shoot remotely using your smartphone.
The procedure for using a smartphone to control the camera during remote shooting via Wi-Fi is explained in the following four steps. Proceed in order from Step 1.
Step 1: Confirming the OS version
Step 2: Installing Camera Connect on the smartphone
Step 3: Connecting the camera to the smartphone
Step 4: Using the smartphone to control the camera during remote shooting
Step 1: Confirming the OS version
1. Check the smartphone's specifications.
en information, touch [Settings] [General] [About].
Step 2: Installing Camera Connect on the smartphone
Download Camera Connect from the App Store and install it on the smartphone.
If Camera Connect is already installed on the smartphone, please proceed to Step 3: Connecting the camera to the smartphone.
1. Touch the [App Store] application on your smartphone to access the App Store.
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.
5. Touch [Settings].
6. Confirm the smartphone's settings.
: Make sure that [Airplane mode] is not set.
: Touch [Wi-Fi].
: Set the [Wi-Fi] switch to [ON].
7. Set the mode dial to [ P ], [ Tv ], [ Av ], [ M ], or [ C ].
8. Secure the camera.
Step 3: Connecting the camera to the smartphone
1. Press the [ ] button.
2. Press the [ ] , [ ] , [ ] , [ ] buttons to choose [ ], and then press the [ ] button.
3. Press the [ ] , [ ] buttons to choose [Add a device], and then press the [ ] button.
4. The camera's SSID is displayed on the screen.
5. Choose the SSID (network name) displayed on the camera's screen from the list of access points displayed on the smartphone.
6. Touch the [Canon Connect]( ) application icon on the smartphone to start [Camera Connect].
7. On the camera selection screen displayed on the smartphone, choose the camera to begin pairing.
8. When connecting to a smartphone for the first time, the following screen will be displayed on the camera. In this case, press the [ ] , [ ] buttons to choose [Yes], and then press the [ ] button.
9. The following screen appears.
10. Once you have connected to the smartphone, a screen like the one below will appear.
Step 4: Using the 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.
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Related Info | Smartphone (Device) Specifications and System Requirements for a Wireless Connection with a Camera (Canon Camera Connect) |
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