Canon camera wifi connect

‎Canon Camera Connect on the App Store

Description

Canon Camera Connect is an application to transfer images shot with compatible Canon cameras to smartphone/tablet.

By connecting to a camera with Wi-Fi (direct connection or via wireless router), this application provides the following features:
・Transfer and save camera images to a smartphone.
・Remote shoot with live view imaging of the camera from a smartphone.

This application also provides the following features for compatible cameras.
・Acquire location information from a smartphone and add it to the images on the camera.
・Switch to a Wi-Fi connection from pairing status with a Bluetooth enabled camera.
・Remote release of the camera shutter with a Bluetooth connection.

*For compatible models and features, please refer to the following website.

https://global.canon/icc/

-Operating System
iOS 14.8 / 15.5
iPadOS 14.8 / 15. 5

-Bluetooth System Requirement
For Bluetooth connection, the camera needs to have a Bluetooth function, and your device needs to have Bluetooth 4.0 or later (supports Bluetooth Low energy technology).

-Compatible File Types
JPEG, MP4, MOV, CR3, CR2
・RAW (CR3/CR2) images can be imported as RAW format by selecting [RAW image save format] > [RAW format] from the [Images on camera] setting while connected to a compatible model (iOS 12.1 or later for CR3).
・ Importing RAW (.CR2) format is possible with wireless compatible EOS models and some PowerShot models (G1 X Mark III / G9 X Mark II / G7 X Mark II).
・RAW (CR2/CR3) images are resized and imported into JPEG by selecting [RAW image save format] > [JPEG format].
・RAW burst files cannot be imported to smart devices. Extract the CR3 images from the RAW burst file in advance on the camera side, and then import them to the smart device.
・HEIF (10 bit) files shot with compatible cameras and RAW images shot with [HDR PQ settings] enabled cannot be imported. (They can be saved between apps using the linked mode with the Canon image editing app Canon DPP Express.)
・MOV files and 8K movie files shot with EOS cameras cannot be saved.
・RAW movie files shot with compatible cameras cannot be saved.
・AVCHD files shot with Camcorder cannot be saved.

-Important Notes
・If application does not operate properly, try again after shutting down the application.
・Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
・In the case of using Power Zoom Adapter, please set the Live View function to ON.
・The images may include your personal information such as GPS data. Be careful when posting images online where many others can view them.

・Visit your local Canon Web pages for more details.

Oct 4, 2022

Version 2.9.22

Minor bug fixes

Ratings and Reviews

5. 4K Ratings

Bugged at best

Awesome WHEN it works. Buggy the rest of the time. The Smart Connect tutorial is a joke.
Use this app to connect to a Canon Powershot SXE530HS. Just an amateur photo guy but love the ability to grab the shot and shoot it straight to my iPhone 13 pro max to run it through touch-ups before posting to social media for work. Awesome concept especially when shooting product shots on the fly without running back to a desktop. But it almost never works unless I pull the phone off Wi-Fi and connect to the cameras Wi-Fi instead of seeing it on our network. So out in the field, literally in the woods I can connect to it since I am not accessing Wi-Fi but most of my reason is to use in my work environment. If you delete the access point between the phone and the camera while on your network it will work three out of four times. But why? Why must it be deleted and added back each time to POSSIBLY be able to make a connection with its own app. Granted my camera is about three years old but I know guys using five year old Nikons with no problems. At this point looking into memory cards with Wi-Fi capabilities instead of this headache Canon created.

Good but not perfect

I’ve been using the app for a couple months now and overall I’m happy with its functionality when it works. As others have mentioned the camera seems to connect and drop randomly. I found turning off the camera and waiting about 2 seconds and then turning it back on seems to fix that issue and it connects right away.
I’m currently using this on an iPhone 7+ with a canon 80D. I’m not sure if anyone else has noticed this but when I download my photos from the camera they’re in JPEG even though I’m shooting in raw. When I open the app to view photos I see that they are raw files. I select the pictures I want and download them but when I move them from iPhoto to Lightroom mobile they are all JPEG. Not sure if this is an iPhone optimizing issue or not. I did test my theory using a third party camera app for iPhone that lets you shoot raw photos using the phones camera and imported those into Lightroom mobile and those remained in their raw format. I wish I could download the files to a folder vs only having the option to download to iPhoto to get around this issue.
Other than that everything else seems fine. I like using the app as a remote shutter when shooting at night.

Very Useful, but don’t expect perfection

This app is great if you don’t expect great things out of it. It is great at allowing you to quickly access and manage your photos through connecting with the camera. This feature helps me frequently when I want to quickly access the pictures I took at that time. You can download your pictures, even raw pictures, to your device and do with them as you please. I found that videos are typically unable to be played in this app which can be upsetting, but remember, keep expectations modest. Lastly, the live view photo feature is useful and can be nice as a remote trigger for tripod use and pictures that require stability. Not great for fast tracking or professional use though as it is finicky and not perfect in some ways. Overall, the app is great for light to moderate use and for those who like to immediately or conveniently access their pictures on their device without needing to take out the card from the camera. I’d give the app 4 to 4.5 stars, but it’s current ratings aren’t accurate so 5 it is. :)

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Information

Seller: Canon Inc.
Size: 50.6 MB
Category: Photo & Video
Age Rating: 4+
Location: This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease battery life.
Copyright: © Copyright CANON INC. 2022 All Rights Reserved.
Price: Free

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Manual for connecting cameras via Wi-Fi to the program

Manual for connecting cameras via Wi-Fi to the program - Helicon Remote

All versions of Helicon Remote - for Android, iOS, Windows and Mac OS - provide a wireless connection to your camera. App version for iOS only supports Wi-Fi connection , you can't connect camera via USB cable if you use Helicon Remote on iOS device.

To be able to connect via Wi-Fi, the camera must have built-in Wi-Fi module . If it is not there, Wi-Fi connection will only be possible from external wireless adapter such as Wu-1a, WT-4a, WT-5A for Nikon cameras and WFT-4A, WFT-5A, WFT-6A/B, WFT-E7A, WFT-E8A for Canon cameras.

A complete list of compatible Wi-Fi cameras, both with built-in device and with external wireless adapter, can be found on our website.

Connecting a Canon Camera with Built-in Wi-Fi

Connecting a Nikon camera with built-in Wi-Fi or Wu-1 external module

Connecting a Canon camera with WFT module

Connecting a Nikon camera with the WT

module

Usage example: Connecting Canon 6D

Connecting a Canon Camera with Built-in Wi-Fi

Make sure no other camera-related applications are running, especially Canon Connect. You may need to remove it if you have it (in some cases there is no other way to prevent the camera from "hijacking").
Start Helicon Remote.
Clear the Wi-Fi settings on the camera, then turn Wi-Fi back on. Select smartphone mode.
Make sure the camera is turned on and Wi-Fi is active (look for the Wi-Fi icon on the camera screen).
Connect your computer or mobile device to the Wi-Fi network created by the camera.
Go back to Helicon Remote and click "Select camera". You should see "Canon camera auto-detect". Click once to pair.

Connecting a Nikon camera with built-in Wi-Fi or Wu-1 external module

Make sure no other camera-related applications are running.
Start Helicon Remote.
Clear the camera's Wi-Fi settings: "Setup Menu / Wi-Fi / Network Settings / Reset Network Settings" menu. Then activate Wi-Fi (the same menu "Network connection: enabled").
Make sure the camera is turned on and Wi-Fi is active (look for the Wi-Fi icon on the camera screen).
Connect your computer or mobile device to the Wi-Fi network created by the camera.
Go back to Helicon Remote and click "Select camera". You should see "Nikon camera auto-detect". Click once to pair.

Canon camera connection with WFT module

1. Set up the Wi-Fi module and connect the camera to the network.

For WFT-4A Wi-Fi module:

Open the camera menu "Settings"
WFT settings
Connection wizard
EOS Utility (this is the only mode Helicon Remote will work with)
Select network media type
Click "Contact Connection Wizard"
If it is a wireless network, select the network name from the list. Please note that the WFT module may not detect networks that occupy a wireless channel above 7
Select "Enter 8-63 ASCII characters", press OK
Enter the network access key (password), press MENU to confirm
Connect to the network. Automatic options will most likely work; if not, contact your network administrator.

Nikon camera connection with WT module

1. Create a profile to connect the camera to your network if you don't have one. To do this, you will need the Nikon Wireless Transmitter Utility:

Connect camera to computer with USB cable, turn on camera
Run the Wireless Transmitter Utility, click Next
Select the type of your Wi-Fi module (WT-4 or WT-5), click "Next"
Select Add/Edit Profiles, click Next
The utility will take some time to connect to the camera. A new "Select a profile" screen will be shown after the connection is established. Select "Add a new profile" in the list and click "Next"
Enter a password if one has already been set. Otherwise, leave the password field blank or check the "Reset password" box and set the desired password
Enter profile name, set connection type to "Computer" and interface type to "Wireless and Ethernet", click "Next"
Select "Manual setup", click "Next"
Fill in the Wi-Fi connection settings. SSID is the name of the network you are connecting to. Communication mode - "Infrastructure" to connect to a Wi-Fi router / hotspot, "Ad-hoc" to connect directly to the Wi-Fi adapter of a computer or laptop. Authentication - type of authentication in the target network, most likely - WPA2. Encryption - also according to the network settings, most likely AES. The encryption key is a symbolic network access password. Click "Next" after filling in all the fields.
Enter the IP address of the network gateway or check the "Obtain automatically" box (you will most likely need to select the second option)
Make sure all information is correct and click "Next"
Select Finish Wizard, click Next

A more detailed setup guide can be found on the Nikon support website.
Select your operating system, "Transfer Mode" and your network type (most likely "Infrastructure").

2. Connect the camera to a PC or Android device using a USB cable. Turn on the camera. Launch Helicon Remote and open the network camera setup tool ("Tools / Network Cameras"), then open the profile management tool by clicking the "Nikon Profiles" button. Click "Receive from Camera" and enter the password you provided in the Wireless Transmitter Utility (may be empty). A list of profiles saved on the camera should appear.

3. Select from the list the profile for the network you will connect to and press "Select" or double-click on the profile in the list (on Android, long press - "Make Active").

If you are using Helicon Remote on an Android device that does not have a USB host, do the following:

Connect the camera to a PC and get the list of profiles as described in point 2 above
Write down the profile ID for the required profile
Launch Helicon Remote on Android device, go to "Tools / Network Cameras / Nikon Profiles"
Click Add, enter the ID you received earlier, then click OK
Select this profile as active (long press - "Make active")

4. Connect the camera to the WT using a standard USB cable.

5. Enter the camera body menu "Settings / Wireless Transmitter / Mode".

6. Select PC Mode. A list of profiles will appear. Select a profile for the network you are connecting to (the same profile you selected in Helicon Remote).

7. Turn on the WT unit, wait until it completes the network connection. You can monitor the connection progress in the camera menu "Settings / Wireless Transmitter".

8. Add the camera to the network camera list in Helicon Remote. This step is only required on Windows, the camera will be automatically detected on Mac OS X:

Open network camera settings window ("Tools / Network cameras" menu)
Click "Add"
Enter the name of the camera (it will be displayed in the list of available cameras)
Enter an IP address. It can be found in the control panel of your wireless router, in the list of connected devices. Ask your network administrator if this is not a private network
Set type for Canon WFT
Click "Save"
Close the network cameras window. The added camera should appear in the list of available cameras ("Select camera" button)

9. Connect to the camera by left-clicking on its name in the list of available cameras ("Camera selection" window).

10. If the connection was successful, the icon will change from gray to blue in the camera list and a blue checkmark will appear.

Usage example: Connecting Canon 6D

Open the camera menu "Settings"
Wi-Fi - Enable
Enter the Wi-Fi function menu
If there is an "Exit" option - select it and press OK, then re-enter the Wi-Fi function
Select "Remote control (EOS Utility)" mode
View / change settings
Change settings
Find network
Select your network from the list, press OK. Please note that the Wi-Fi module may not detect networks that occupy a wireless channel above 7
Select "Enter 8-63 ASCII characters", press OK
Enter the network access key (password), press MENU to confirm
Select "Auto setup" and press OK. If an error message is displayed, either you entered the wrong network access key, or you need to enter the network settings manually (in this case, contact your network administrator)

2. The message “Starting Pairing Devices” will be displayed if the camera has established a network connection successfully. Click OK.

3. Start Helicon Remote. It should detect the camera in a couple of seconds. The "Select camera" button will become available, clicking on it will open a list of available cameras. The automatically detected camera will be called "Network Camera".
If the camera was not automatically detected, add it manually:

Open network camera settings window ("Tools / Network cameras" menu)
Click "Add"
Enter the name of the camera (it will be displayed in the list of available cameras)
Enter an IP address. It can be found in the control panel of your wireless router, in the list of connected devices. Ask your network administrator if this is not a private network
Set type to Canon WFT and click Save
Make sure the new entry appears in the list
Close the network cameras window. The added camera should appear in the list of available cameras ("Select camera" button)

4. Connect to the camera by left-clicking on its name in the list of available cameras (“Camera Selection” window)

5. The camera's LCD will display a new dialog "PC localhost found. Connecting to PC". Press OK

6. A dialog box appears to save the connection profile, select the profile number (or set the profile name on new cameras) for this computer and click OK to save. Saving a profile allows you to establish a connection with this computer without going through all the settings in the future.

If the connection was successful, the camera icon will change from gray to blue in the camera list in Helicon Remote and a blue check mark will appear

Note 1 : If the camera has previously connected with EOS Utility and the profile has been saved, the camera will not connect to Helicon Remote with the same profile (an error message will be displayed) without re-entering all network settings and updating the profile.