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Shooting Still Images while Connected to a Smartphone

Once you connect the camera to a smartphone, you can shoot images that used the smartphone application. (Connecting to a Smartphone)

  1. Press the power button on the camera to turn the power on

  2. Press the shooting mode button to select the still image capture mode

    • Still image icon lights up.
  3. Press the wireless button to turn the wireless function on

    • The wireless lamp flashes blue.
    • This does not need to be done if the wireless lamp flashes blue when the power is turned on.
  4. Select the SSID of the camera in the Wi-Fi settings of the smartphone
    • When the wireless connection is complete, the wireless lamp lights blue.
  5. Start the smartphone application
  6. Tap to shoot a video
    • Tap EV at the bottom of the screen, and use the displayed slider to correct the exposure. If you check a still image and feel that it is too bright or too dark, adjust the brightness and retake the photo to obtain the desired brightness. Move it to the right to brighten the photo or to the left to darken the photo.
    • In Still Image Shooting mode, you can set the ISO sensitivity, shutter speed, white balance, shooting method, image size, and turn live view and post view on or off to suit the shooting conditions.

Caution

  • If the Wi-Fi connection fails, check the Wi-Fi settings of the smartphone.
  • If the shutter speed is set slower than 1/8 second in manual mode, a sound is heard both at the start of and end of shooting.If images are shot with noise reduction set in auto mode, a sound is heard both at the start of and end of shooting.At this time, images are not saved if the power is turned off before shooting is complete.
  • When shooting in auto mode with the noise reduction or HDR rendering settings, fix the camera in place using a tripod when shooting to prevent camera shake.

Note

  • If a still image is taken while connected to a smartphone with a GPS function enabled, position information is recorded for the photo.
  • If [Transfer method] is set to [Move], still images are deleted from the internal memory of the camera after being transferred to the smartphone.
  • Photos can also be taken using the shutter button of the camera.However, these still images are not transferred to the smartphone.
  • The exposure compensation settings return to the default when the power is turned off.
  • If the shutter speed is set slower than 1/8 second in manual mode, all lamps turn off. If images are shot with noise reduction set in auto mode, all lamps may turn off.