Overview

This chapter outlines features that can among other things be used to upload pictures to, or control the camera and take pictures remotely from, a smartphone or computer.

Supported Features

This camera supports the following features:

Feature	Description
Connecting to the smartphone app	Connect to smartphones via Bluetooth^® or a USB cable to upload pictures or control the camera remotely while the smartphone displays the view through the lens. aConnecting to Smartphones (Bluetooth)
USB card readers	Connect a card reader to a computer or smartphone via USB and copy pictures from memory cards. aConnecting to Smartphones (USB)
Web camera	Connect the camera to a computer via USB for use as a webcam. aUsing the Camera as a Webcam
instax printers	Print pictures on connected instax printers. ainstax SHARE Printers
Tethered photography	Take pictures from a computer to which the camera is connected (“tethered”) via wireless LAN or USB. aTethered Photography
Upload to Frame.io	Upload files to Frame.io. aUploading Files to Frame.io
RAW processing	Harness the power of the camera’s image processing engine when processing RAW pictures on a computer. aRAW Processing
Saving and Loading Settings	Save camera settings to, or load existing from, a computer. aSaving and Loading Settings

For tethered photography, when the camera is connected to a compatible device such as a gimbal or drone, the camera can be controlled from the gimbal or drone.

Camera indicator lamp display

The camera indicator lamp shows the status of its connection to computers, Frame.io, and the like.

Indicator lamp	Connection status
Blinks red	No network connection.
Glows red	No network connection; pictures awaiting upload.
Blinks orange	Connected to network but not to computer tethered photography software or Frame.io.
Blinks orange and red	Connected to network but not to computer tethered photography software or Frame.io; pictures awaiting upload.
Blinks green	Ready for tethered photography or upload to Frame.io.
Blinks green and red	Ready for tethered photography or upload to Frame.io; pictures awaiting upload.

The LCD Displays

The status of the connection to computers and the like is also shown by an icon in the LCD monitor.

Icon	Connection status
	No network connection.
	Connected to network but not to computer tethered photography software.
	Ready for tethered photography.