The first time you establish a wireless connection between the camera and a smartphone, you need to use the procedure below to configure wireless connection settings.
Using a Smartphone that Supports Bluetooth Smart
There are two types of wireless connection: Bluetooth wireless technology connection and wireless LAN connection. With a smartphone that supports Bluetooth Smart, wireless connection settings can be configured by simply establishing a Bluetooth wireless technology connection between the camera and smartphone.
IMPORTANT!
• Some smartphone models may not be compatible with this camera.
Camera Operation
1. On the camera, Press [MENU]. “REC MENU tab” or “PLAY MENU tab” Wireless Mode.
This will display the wireless mode screen.
2. On the camera, use the <up>, <down>, <left>, and <right> keys to select “Pairing” and then press [SET].
3. On the camera, use the <up> and <down> keys toselect “Start” and then press [SET].
Phone Operation
4. On the smartphone, start up the EXILIM Connect app.
• If this is the first time you are starting up EXILIM Connect, a Software End User License Agreement will appear.
Tap “Agree”. This will display a screen that explains app functions.
On the screen, tap “Next” to continue to the text screen. Tapping “Done” at the end will display the top screen.
5. On the smartphone, tap “Pairing”.
The smartphone will display the names of nearby cameras that are available for pairing.
6. On the smartphone, tap the name of the camera you want to pair with. This completes pairing of the camera and
smartphone, and establishes a Bluetooth wireless technology connection.
• In the case of an Android terminal, wireless LAN connection settings are also configured automatically.
In this case, advance to step 10 of this procedure.
• In the case of an iPhone, you need to configure wireless LAN settings (install a profile) next.
Advance to step 7 of this procedure.
7. On the smartphone, tap “Install”.
Follow the instructions that appear on the smartphone to install the profile required for wireless LAN setup.
• On some smartphone models, the passcode input screen may appear.
If this happens, input your smartphone’s passcode.
8. After installation of the profile is complete, tap “Done” on the smartphone.
9. On the smartphone screen, tap the EXILIM Connect icon.
This establishes a wireless LAN connection between the camera and smartphone.
• If you are using an iPhone and there is no LAN connection between the camera and smartphone, use the smartphone’s Wi-Fi settings to select the camera’s SSID to establish a wireless LAN connection between the camera and smartphone.
10. On the smartphone, tap “OK”.
Camera Operation
11. On the camera, press [SET].
12. Select "Enable." if you want to send images to the smartphone as they are recorded on the camera, or "Do not enable." if you do not. Next, press [SET].
NOTE
• If you are unable to establish a Bluetooth wireless technology connection, turn the camera off and then back on again. Next, perform the above procedure from step 1 again.
• Any of the events below will cause a change (between connected and disconnected) in a Bluetooth Smart wireless connection, which is indicated by the camera's LED lighting for about 10 seconds.
- Moving the camera or smartphone further away from or closer to each other
- Starting up or exiting EXILIM Connect
- Enabling or disabling the smartphone's Bluetooth
- Entering or exiting the smartphone's airplane mode
- Turning the smartphone off
• Even after you turn off the camera, its LED may continue to flash green for a while, indicating that wireless power saving mode settings are being configured.
Using a Smartphone that does not Support Bluetooth Smart
If your smartphone does not support Bluetooth Smart, you need to configure smartphone wireless LAN connection settings by inputting the camera’s SSID and password.
Camera Operation
1. On the camera, Press [MENU]. “REC MENU tab” or “PLAY MENU tab” Wireless Mode.
This will display the wireless mode screen.
2. Use the <up>, <down>, <left>, and <right> keys to select “Shoot with phone” and then press [SET].
3. Use the <up> and <down> keys to select “Remote Start” and then press [SET].
This will enable connection with a smartphone and display an SSID and password on the camera.
Phone Operation
4. On the smartphone's Wi-Fi settings screen, input the camera's SSID and password.
When the message "Start up the phone app." appears on the camera's monitor screen, it means that the smartphone has established a wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) connection with the camera.
・The procedure for configuring wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) connection settings depends on the type of smartphone you are using. For details, see the user documentation that comes with your smartphone.
NOTE
• If you are unable to establish a wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) connection between the smartphone and camera,
it may mean there is already one of the wireless connections below.
Re-establish the wireless LAN connection using the camera’s SSID and password.
- Household wireless LAN
- Public wireless LAN
- Portable wireless LAN device
“REC MENU tab” or “PLAY MENU tab”