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Using an Android Smartphone to control the camera during
remote shooting (PowerShot G3 X)
You can check the shooting screen and shoot remotely using your smartphone.
IMPORTANT
•In the following explanation, smartphone setting procedures are indicated by the icon, and
camera setting procedures are indicated by the icon.
•The camera works in [ ] mode during remote shooting. However, some FUNC. and MENU
settings you have configured in advance may be changed automatically.
•Movie recording is not possible.
•For convenience, Android smartphones, tablets and other compatible devices are collectively
referred to as "smartphones".
•In camera settings, the smartphone must be allowed to view camera images.
•In order to use a smartphone to control the camera remotely, the Camera Connect application
must be installed on the smartphone.
Getting Started
The procedure for using a smartphone to control the camera during remote shooting is explained in the
following four steps. Proceed in order from Step 1.
Step 1: Confirming the OS version
Step 2: Installing Camera Connect on the smartphone
Step 3: Connecting the camera to the smartphone
Step 4: Using the smartphone to control the camera during remote shooting
Step 1: Confirming the OS version
1. Check the smartphones specifications.
The camera can connect via Wi-Fi to smartphones running the following operating systems:
•Android OS ( Smartphones/Tablets ) 2.3.3-2.3.7 / 4.0 / 4.1 / 4.2 / 4.3 / 4.4 / 5.0 (as of February,
2015)
To confirm the Android OS version information, check the [Settings] menu ( ) [About device].
NOTE
•Turning off the sleep function of the smartphone is recommended.
•The setting procedures and items may differ depending on the Android OS version installed on
your smartphone.
Step 2: Installing Camera Connect on the smartphone
Download and install Camera Connect from Google Play.
If CameraConnect is already installed on the smartphone, please proceed to
Step 3: Connecting the camera to the smartphone.
NOTE
•The example procedure is shown on an Android smartphone installed with Android OS 4.0.
•The example screen images from the smartphone are used to explain the setting procedures
and may differ from the screens shown on other models. For more information on the model
you are using, refer to your smartphones instruction manual.
REFERENCE
•For an NFC-compatible Android smartphone (OS version 4.0 or later), activating NFC and
touching the smartphone against the cameras N-Mark ( ) will start Google Play on the
smartphone.
1. Touch the [Play Store] application on your smartphone to access Google Play.
IMPORTANT
The Camera Connect application is free, but separate connection charges for accessing Google Play may
be applicable.
A Google account is necessary to download Camera Connect.
It is not possible to download Camera Connect to smartphones not equipped with GooglePlay.
Downloading the application via a cellular network may take longer than downloading via Wi-Fi.
2. Touch the search icon.
3. Enter [Camera Connect] in the search field, and then touch [Search].
4. Choose [Camera Connect] from the displayed search results, and install it on the smartphone.
After installation has been completed, tap the [Home] button to return to the Home Screen.
Step 3: Connecting the camera to the smartphone
1. Touch the menu key, and then touch [Settings] ( ).
2. Confirm that the smartphone is not set to [Airplane mode].
3. Set the [Wi-Fi] switch to [ON], and then touch [Wi-Fi].
REFERENCE
Android OS 2.3:
1. Touch the menu key, and then touch [Settings].
2. Touch [Wireless and networks], and then append [Wi-Fi] with a check.
3. Touch [Wi-Fi settings].
4. Secure the camera.
Once remote shooting begins, the camera lens will come out. Lens motion from zooming may also move
the camera out of position. Keep the camera still by mounting it on a tripod or taking other measures.
5. Press the [Playback] ( ) button to turn the camera on.
6. Press the [Wi-Fi] ( ) button.
NOTE
•When setting up Wi-Fi for the first time, the camera nickname registration screen will be
displayed.
This nickname will be displayed on [Select a Device] screen when connecting to other devices via Wi-Fi.
If the [Device Nickname] screen is displayed, press the [ ], [ ] buttons to choose [OK], and then press
the [ ] button.
You can change the device nickname (display name) that is displayed on the camera. To change the
nickname, press the [ ], [ ] buttons to choose [Change Device Nickname] and press the [ ]
button. Then, select the input field and press the [ ] button. Use the keyboard displayed to enter a
new nickname.
7. Press the [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] buttons to choose [ ], and then press the [ ] button.
8. Press the [ ], [ ] buttons to choose [Add a Device], and then press the [ ] button.
9. The cameras SSID is displayed on the screen.
10. Choose the SSID (network name) displayed on the cameras screen from the list of detected
access points displayed on the smartphone.
NOTE
For better security, you can require password input by accessing MENU and choosing [ 4] tab
[Wi-Fi Settings] [Password] [On]. In this case, enter the password displayed on the camera in
the password field on the smartphone when it is displayed.
•After confirming that the smartphone and the camera are connected, touch the [Home Button]
to return to the [Home Screen].
11. Tap the [Canon CC] application icon ( ) on the smartphone to start Camera Connect.
12. Press the [ ], [ ] buttons to choose the smartphone 's nickname, and then press the [ ]
button.
13. Press the [ ], [ ] buttons to choose [Yes], and then press the [ ] button.