Wireless LAN Functions
- Q11
- Are you operating the camera from a remote location?
(Remote Capture) - A11
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You can use the procedure below to shoot a self-portrait by operating the camera from a slightly remote location.
Images are recorded using Premium Auto Pro when shooting with Remote Capture. Shooting with Remote Capture is not supported using BEST SHOT or other recording modes.
Procedure
1. In the REC mode, touch the [Remote Capture] icon.
2. On your smartphone, start up the EXILIM Remote app.
This will establish a connection between the smartphone and your camera, which will cause the camera's back lamp to light green.
• About 60 seconds after your camera establishes a connection with the smartphone, the camera's monitor screen will go blank.
• If the message "Connect your phone to the access point below." remains on the camera's monitor screen, change the smartphone's Wi-Fi settings so your camera is selected for connection.
3. Compose the image on your smartphone's screen as you shoot.
• After you are finished using Remote Capture, exit the app on your smartphone.
NOTE
• To use any of these functions, you need to install the EXILIM Remote Version 3.0 app on your smartphone.
• The Movie Quality is always STD (640x480) when shooting with Remote Capture.
• With some smartphones, you may not be able to send images from the camera if images were recorded with Remote Capture without use of position information enabled.
• You can specify the size of the image sent to the smartphone using "Resize before send".3M Images are converted to 3M size before being sent.
• If an original image is 3M size or smaller, it is sent without resizing.
• If an original image size is 3:2 or 16:9, its aspect ratio becomes 4:3.Original (Off) Images are sent in the pixels size they were originally recorded.
EXILIM Remote supports the remote capture operations listed below.
• Configuring the self-timer for snapshot shooting
The Remote Capture self-timer countdown time is 10 seconds (fixed).
• Configuring the LED light on/off setting for shooting
The Auto setting cannot be selected.
• Checking the shooting range
• Changing the zoom factor
• Switching between snapshot and movie shooting
• Sending a snapshot that was just recorded to a smartphone. Sending movies is not supported.
IMPORTANT!
• Auto Power Off is disabled while a Remote Capture operation is in progress.
Take care to make sure the battery is sufficiently charged.
• Though the camera's monitor screen will go blank a short while after you start a Remote Capture operation, the Remote Capture operation continues.
• Note that the LED flash operation for the Self-time countdown operation cannot be disabled.
• Simultaneous Remote Capture with the same camera by multiple smartphones is not supported.
• Simultaneous Remote Capture with multiple cameras operated by the same smartphone is not supported.