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    Sending images from a camera to an iPhone (PowerShot N2)

    26-May-2016
    8202295400

    Solution

    IMPORTANT
    • In the following explanation, smartphone setting procedures are indicated by the icon, and camera setting procedures are indicated by the icon.
    • For convenience, iPhones, iPads, and other compatible devices are collectively referred to as "smartphones" in the text below.
    NOTE
    • Keep your fingers or other objects off the Wi-Fi antenna area. Covering this may decrease the speed of your image transfers.
    • 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.
    • Up to 50 images can be sent together at once. One movie up to five minutes (or one digest movie up to 13 minutes) can be sent.
    • On the screen, wireless signal strength is indicated by the following icons.
    -[ ] high, [ ] medium, [ ] low, [ ] weak

    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 Wi-Fi function to send images from a camera to an iPhone is explained in the following four steps. Proceed in order from Step 1.

    Step 1: Confirming the iOS version
    Step 2: Installing Camera Connect on the smartphone
    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
    • The camera can connect via Wi-Fi to smartphones running the following operating systems :
    iOS 7.0-7.1 / 8.0-8.4 / 9.0-9.2 (as of March 2016)

    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 iPhone, please proceed to
    Step 3: Connecting the camera to the smartphone.

    NOTE
    • The example procedure is shown on an iPhone installed with iOS 8.1.
    • The example screen images from the iPhone 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 the Instruction manual for your iPhone.

    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.



    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 iPhone.
    After installation has been completed, tap the [Home] button to return to the Home Screen.

    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].




    Step 3: Connecting the camera to the smartphone



    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 the screen of target devices when connecting to other devices via Wi-Fi.
    Touch within the frame and then enter a nickname (up to 16 letters and numbers) with the displayed keyboard. Press the [OK] button when finished.　
    ([My Camera] has been entered in the example image above.)

    2. Confirm the details, and touch [ ].




    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.

    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 require password input on the screen by touching [FUNC.], accessing [MENU] and choosing [ ] tab > [Wi-Fi Settings] > [Password] > [On]. In this case, in the password field on the smartphone, enter the password displayed on the camera.

    • After confirming that the smartphone and the camera are connected, touch the [Home Button] to return to the [Home Screen].

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



    6. Once the smartphone is recognized on the camera, its nickname will be displayed on the camera as shown in the image below. Drag up or down to display the desired smartphone's nickname, and touch to choose it.



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



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


    REFERENCE
    • Once you have connected to a smartphone initially by pressing the <> button, you can simply press the <> button after that to connect again for viewing and saving camera images on connected devices.
    • Connections require that a memory card be in the camera.
    • The image quality level for movies that can be sent may differ depending on the iPhone. Refer to the instruction manual for your iPhone for details.
    • One smartphone can be registered to the <> button. To assign a different one, first clear the current one in MENU > [ ] tab > [Mobile Device Connect Button].
    • To assign a different smartphone to the <> button, clear the current assignment. Touch [FUNC.] and then [MENU], and on the [ ] tab, choose [Mobile Device Connect Button]. After the confirmation message, touch [OK], and then assign the new smartphone to the button.

    Step 4: Sending images to the smartphone



    1. Use the smartphone to import images from the camera to the smartphone.
    When the camera is connected to the smartphone, a list of the images on the camera will appear in [Camera Connect].



    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].







    When the connection is ended, the camera will automatically turn off.
    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.


    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. Touch the [Wi-Fi] ( ) button.

    3. A list of settings registered to the camera will be displayed. Touch the [ ], [ ] buttons to display the [Select a Device] screen.



    4. Touch [ ].



    5. Touch [Edit a Device].



    6. Touch the name of the smartphone you installed the CameraWindow app on.



    7. Touch [Erase Connection Info].



    8. Touch [OK].



    9. When the [Select a Device] screen is displayed, touch the [Add a Device].


    10. Perform the procedures explained from step 3 in Step 3: Connecting the camera to the smartphone to complete the settings.

    NOTE
    When you have registered multiple smartphones to the camera, the [Edit a Device] screen will be displayed if connection settings are erased. In this case, touch the button to display the [Select a Device] screen, touch [Add a Device].