Connecting to Smartphones (Bluetooth)
Connect the camera with a smartphone via Bluetooth® to copy pictures to the smartphone or control the camera remotely while previewing the view through the lens in the smartphone display.
The camera automatically switches to a wireless LAN connection when copying pictures to the smartphone.
Installing Smartphone Apps
Before establishing a connection between the smartphone and camera, you will need to install at least one dedicated smartphone app. Visit the following website and install the desired apps on your phone.
aUsing Your Camera with Smartphones, Tablets, and Computers
The apps available vary with the smartphone operating system.
Connecting to a Smartphone
Pair the camera with the smartphone and connect via Bluetooth®.
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Press DISP/BACK while shooting information is displayed.
You can also proceed directly to Step 3 by holding the DISP/BACK button during playback.
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Highlight Bluetooth and press MENU/OK.
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Highlight PAIRING and press MENU/OK.
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Launch the app on the smartphone and pair the smartphone with the camera.
More information is available at the following website:
aUsing Your Camera with Smartphones, Tablets, and Computers
When pairing is complete, the camera and smartphone will automatically connect via Bluetooth. A smartphone icon and a white Bluetooth icon will appear in the camera display when a connection is established.
Once the devices have been paired, the smartphone will automatically connect to the camera when the app is launched.
Disabling Bluetooth when the camera is not connected to a smartphone reduces the drain on the battery.
Using the Smartphone App
Before launching the smartphone app, choose 1: UNIVERSAL SETTING for SELECT CONNECTION SETTING.
Before proceeding, select ON for Bluetooth/SMARTPHONE SETTING > Bluetooth ON/OFF.
Selecting and Downloading Pictures Using the Smartphone App
You can download selected pictures to a smartphone using the smartphone app.
More information is available from the following website:
Uploading Pictures as They Are Taken
Pictures taken with ON selected for Bluetooth/SMARTPHONE SETTING > AUTO IMAGE TRANSFER ORDER in the network/USB setting menu will automatically be uploaded to the paired device.
If ON is selected for both IMAGE TRANSFER WHILE POWER OFF and Bluetooth/SMARTPHONE SETTING > Bluetooth ON/OFF in the network/USB settings menu, upload to the paired device will continue even while the camera is off.
Selecting ON for Bluetooth/SMARTPHONE SETTING > RESIZE IMAGE FOR SMARTPHONE in the network/USB setting menu enables compression, reducing file size for upload (aRESIZE IMAGE FOR SMARTPHONE).
Pictures are uploaded in the format chosen for Bluetooth/SMARTPHONE SETTING > SELECT FILE TYPE in the network/USB setting menu.
Selecting Pictures for Upload in the Playback Menu
Use TRANSFER IMAGE TO SMARTPHONE > SELECT IMAGE & TRANSFER to select pictures for upload to a paired smartphone or tablet via Bluetooth®.
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Select TRANSFER IMAGE TO SMARTPHONE > SELECT IMAGE & TRANSFER.
Select RESET ORDER to remove “upload to smartphone” marking from all pictures before proceeding.
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Mark pictures for upload.
Highlight pictures and press MENU/OK to mark them for upload.
- To switch to the memory card in the other slot or display only pictures that meet selected criteria, press DISP/BACK before marking begins.
- To select all pictures, press the Q button.
- Selecting any two pictures with the AEL button also selects all pictures between them.
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Press DISP/BACK and select START TRANSFER.
The selected pictures will be uploaded.
Filtering Pictures/Choosing a Slot
To switch to the memory card in the other slot or display only pictures that meet selected criteria, press DISP/BACK in the picture-selection dialog.
- To display only pictures that meet selected criteria, choose FILTERING.
- To switch to the memory card in the other slot, choose SWITCH MEMORY CARD SLOT.
Switching slots or changing the filter criteria removes any existing upload marking.
Image transfer orders can contain a maximum of 999 pictures.
The following cannot be selected for upload:
- Protected pictures
- Movies
- RAW images
- “Gift” pictures (pictures taken with other cameras)
If ON is selected for both IMAGE TRANSFER WHILE POWER OFF and Bluetooth/SMARTPHONE SETTING > Bluetooth ON/OFF in the network/USB settings menu, upload to the paired device will continue even while the camera is off.
When dSELECT & SMARTPHONE TRANSFER ORDER is selected for DBUTTON/DIAL SETTING > aFn1 BUTTON SETTING, the picture-selection dialog can be displayed by pressing the Fn1 button.