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    Sending Images from a Camera to an iPhone (PowerShot SX430 IS)

    01-May-2017
    8203306900

    Solution

    You can send images from the camera to smartphones and tablets with Wi-Fi functions.
    This article explains [how to connect to a smartphone by pressing the Wi-Fi button to print the images in the camera].
    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".
    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

    • The procedure for using the Wi-Fi function to send images from a camera to a smartphone is explained in the following four steps. Proceed in order from Step 1.
    : Confirming the smartphone's OS version
    : Installing Camera Connect on the smartphone and setting Wi-Fi to ON
    : Connecting the camera to the smartphone
    : Sending images to the smartphone



    Step 1: Confirming the smartphone's OS 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



    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.

    NOTE
    • The example procedure is shown on an iPhone installed with iOS 8.1.
    • The example screen images from the smartphone are used to explain the setting procedures and may differ from the screens shown in other iOS versions.

    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. Touch the search icon.



    3. Enter "Camera Connect" as the keyword in the search field and then touch the search icon .



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


    NOTE
    • With the default settings, the device name is displayed.　
    • To change the camera’s nickname, press the [ ], [ ] buttons to choose the input field, press the [ ] button to display the keyboard, and then enter the desired nickname. After you have finished entering the nickname, press the [ MENU ] button to return to the registration screen, press the [ ], [ ] buttons, choose [OK], and then press the [ ] button.
    • This nickname will be displayed on [Select a Device] screen when connecting to other devices via Wi-Fi.

    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 and password are displayed.



    5. In the smartphone’s Wi-Fi setting menu, choose the SSID (network name) displayed on the camera to establish a connection. In the password field, 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].

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



    • On the camera selection screen displayed on the smartphone, choose the camera to begin pairing.



    7. Press the [ ], [ ] buttons to select [Yes], and then press the [ ] button.


    REFERENCE
    • You can now use the smartphone for remote live view shooting, or to browse, transfer, or geotag images on the camera.
    • You can change privacy settings for registered smartphones.

    8. 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 3.
    • When you press the [ ] button to open the Wi-Fi menu after the first time, recent destinations will be listed first when you access the Wi-Fi menu. You can easily connect again by pressing the [ ] , [ ] buttons to choose the device and then pressing the button [ ]. To add a new device, display the device selection screen by pressing the [ ] , [ ] buttons and configure the setting. If you prefer not to display recent target devices, choose [MENU] -> [ ] tab -> [Wireless settings] -> [Wi-Fi Settings] -> [Target History] -> [Off].
    • To add multiple smartphones, repeat the procedures starting from "Step 2: Installing Camera Connect on the Smartphone and Setting Wi-Fi to ON".


    Step 4: Sending images to the smartphone



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



    2. Use the smartphone to import images from the camera to the smartphone.
    When the camera and smartphone are connected, a list of images in the camera appears in "Camera Connect". Tap [Select] appearing in the upper right of the screen.



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



    4. After the images have been saved, touch [ ] appearing in the upper right of the screen, and then touch [ ] in the upper left of the screen to return to the menu screen.







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







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