Using the CameraAccess plus app, you can view the image streamed from the camcorder on your iOS/Android device even when the camcorder is somewhere else. You can use your iOS/Android device as a remote control to start recording on the camcorder and, while using the Monitor from Home function, you can even record the streamed image locally on your iOS/Android device.
When using an NFC-compatible Android device, you can connect the camcorder and the device with a simple operation.
*The CameraAccess plus app, provided by PIXELA, is available as a free download from the App Store (iOS devices) and Google PlayTM (Android devices).
- Before you perform these procedures for the first time, download and install the latest version of the CameraAccess plus app on your iOS/Android device. The app can be downloaded for free from the following Web sites.
* Android devices compatible with NFC: When the app is not installed, you can touch the Android device to the camcorder to automatically open the Google PlayTM download page.
Streaming via Wi-Fi (Monitor from Home)
With this function, you can monitor the image streamed from the camcorder when it is in another location within Wi-Fi connection range, for example, in another room in the house. You can use your iOS/Android device to control the camcorder.
- Camcorder: Activate the [Monitor from Home] function.
- The camcorder's network name and password will appear.
- The camcorder will be ready to connect with the iOS/Android device.
- Android devices compatible with NFC: Please see article below for instructions on how to pair the camcorder to an NFC-compatible Android device:
iOS/Android devices not compatible with NFC: In the Wi-Fi settings screen, turn on Wi-Fi and select the network name that appears on the camcorder's screen (step 1). If necessary, enter the password that appears on the camcorder's screen.
- The camcorder's network name should appear in the list of networks/access points detected by the device.
- As long as you do not reset the camcorder's Wi-Fi password, you only need to enter the password the first time you connect the device.
- When the Wi-Fi connection is correctly established, [Connected] will appear on the camcorder's screen.
- iOS/Android device: Start the CameraAccess plus app.
- Use the app's onscreen controls to operate the camcorder while viewing the live image on the device.
When you are finished recording
- Camcorder: Touch [End] to end the wireless connection and turn off the camcorder.
- iOS/android device: Close the CameraAccess plus app.
