Nikon WU-1a User manual

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Wireless Mobile Adapter Utility User’s Manual
Install the Wireless Mobile Adapter Utility on your smart device
to download pictures from a camera or control cameras remote-
ly via a wireless mobile adapter.
Features
Use the adapter and Wireless Mobile Adapter Utility to:
Download Pictures
Download new photos as they are taken, or download existing pic-
tures from the camera memory card.
Take Photos Remotely
Tap the shutter icon to take a
picture and download it to your
smart device.
View/Share/Delete
Use your smart device to view
or delete pictures downloaded
from the camera, or use e-mail
or photo-sharing sites to share
pictures.
For information on inserting the adapter, see the manual pro-
vided with the device.

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Notices
No part of this manual may be reproduced, transmitted, tran-
scribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any lan-
guage in any form without Nikon’s prior written permission.
Nikon reserves the right to change the specications of the hard-
ware and software described in this manual at any time and with-
out prior notice. Nikon will not be held liable for damages that
may result from any mistakes that this manual may contain.
System Requirements
Before installing the Wireless Mobile Adapter Utility, conrm
that your smart device (smartphone or tablet) meets the follow-
ing system requirements:
OS
OS Smartphone: Android 2.3 series
Tablet: Android 3.xseries
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Wireless LAN
Wireless LAN 11b/g/n
DUsing This Application for the First Time
You must accept the terms and conditions of the End User Li-
cense Agreement (EULA) before connecting to the wireless mobile
adapter.
DThe Wireless Mobile Adapter
While the adapter is inserted, the camera exposure meters will not
turn o; monitor the camera battery level to ensure that the cam-
era does not power o unexpectedly. In addition, some camera
menu items may be grayed out and unavailable and the camera
can not be used for playback or live view. Movie recording and
bulb photography can not be used.
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Downloading Pictures
Download new photos to the smart device as they are taken, or
download existing pictures from the camera memory card.
Downloading Photos as They Are Taken
Downloading Photos as They Are Taken
Tap Use the camera to take pictures.
The dialog shown below at right will be displayed (
see note
see note
on following page).
Take photos.
Frame photos in the camera viewnder and shoot. Photos
are downloaded to the smart device after being saved to
the camera memory card.
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AThe Photo Capture Display
The photo capture display is shown below.
Mode selection: tap to select remote shoot-
ing mode (
page 8
page 8)
View downloaded pictures

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Downloading Existing Pictures
Downloading Existing Pictures
Tap Download pictures from the camera.
The pictures on the camera memory card will be displayed
as small“thumbnail”images (in some cases, a folder list may
be displayed; tap a folder to view the pictures it contains).
Select pictures for download.
Tap a thumbnail to display the picture
full frame. You can then swipe left or
right to display to the desired picture
and tap Select to select. Selected pic-
tures are indicated by a check mark in
the top right corner of the display; tap
Deselect to deselect or press the back
button on the smart device to return to
the thumbnail list.
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Alternatively, you can select multiple
pictures by touching and holding a
thumbnail until check boxes are dis-
played at the top right corner of each
picture and then tapping thumbnails
to select or deselect. You can also tap
Select all in the smart device menu to
select all images or Deselect all to de-
select all images.
Tap Download.
A conrmation dialog will be displayed; tap Yes to begin
download.
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AChoosing a Folder on the Camera
To display a list of the folders on the camera memory card, tap the
folder icon at the top of the display. Tap a folder to view its con-
tents, or touch and hold a folder to select all the images it contains
and then tap Download to download the images to the smart
device.
DDropped Connections
If the connection between the wireless mobile adapter and the
smart device is lost while a picture is being downloaded, the pic-
ture will not be saved to the smart device (connection loss may
occur if, for example, the camera turns o during download). Any
pictures downloaded before the connection was interrupted are
unaected.

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Remote Photography
Follow the steps below to take photos from the smart device.
Tap Take pictures remotely.
The camera viewnder will go dark and the smart device
will display the view through the camera lens.
Tap the shutter icon.
The shutter will be released after you
remove your nger from the icon and
the camera focuses (note that no photo
will be taken while you are touching
the icon or if the camera is unable to
focus); the resulting photo is rst saved
to the camera memory card and then
downloaded to the smart device. There
is no need to point the smart device at
the wireless mobile adapter.
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DRemote Photography
Remote photography ends automatically when the battery in the
camera or smart device runs low. Note that using remote pho-
tography for an extended period may cause the camera’s internal
temperature to rise; if necessary, remote photography will end au-
tomatically to minimize damage to camera circuits.
If the camera is in GUIDE mode with Auto or No ash selected for
Easy operation, tapping Take pictures remotely will return you
to the top menu without starting live view. Select another option
or rotate the mode dial to another setting.
The smart device can not be used to adjust camera settings; use
camera controls to adjust settings before starting Step 1. If the
camera mode dial is rotated to ior j, pictures will be taken in
mode P. Regardless of the release mode selected with the camera,
the self-timer can not be used and only one picture will be taken
each time you tap the shutter icon. In normal- and wide-area AF,
the camera focuses on the subject in the focus point selected with
the camera, while in face-priority AF, the camera detects and fo-
cuses on faces. Subject tracking is not available; if subject-tracking
AF is selected, the camera will focus using wide-area AF.

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AThe Remote Photography Display
The remote photography display is shown below (note that the
display may not update smoothly depending on the device and
network conditions).
Mode selection: tap to select photo capture
mode (
page 3
page 3)
View downloaded pictures
Camera settings (shutter speed, aperture, etc.)

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Viewing, Sharing, and Deleting Pictures
Use Share pictures to view, share, or delete pictures download-
ed using the Wireless Mobile Adapter Utility.
Viewing Pictures
Viewing Pictures
Tap Share pictures.
Pictures downloaded using the Wireless Mobile Adapter
Utility will be displayed as small “thumbnail” images.
View pictures.
Tap a thumbnail to display the picture
full frame. You can then swipe left or
right to view additional pictures.
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AThe Full-Frame Display
The full-frame display is shown below.
Tap picture to hide or
view icons
Return to shooting
mode (available only
if display was accessed
by tapping playback
icon in Use the cam-
era to take pictures
or Take pictures
remotely display) Zoom in or out
DMovies
Movies can not be viewed using the Wireless Mobile Adapter Utility,
but movies can be played back by tapping the movie or playback
icon to display a list of movie apps and choosing an app from the
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AFolders
Downloaded pictures are stored in folders with names consisting
of “C” (for images taken with Use the camera to take pictures or
Take pictures remotely) or “D” (for pictures downloaded using
Download pictures from the camera) followed by the date, an
underscore, and a 3-digit folder number. A new folder is created
each time you launch the Wireless Mobile Adapter Utility and ei-
ther capture new photos or download existing pictures. To view
pictures in other folders, tap the folder icon at the top of the display
and tap a folder to display its contents (note that folders created us-
ing Download pictures from the camera are accessible only from
the Share pictures display).
On the smart device, the path to folders created for Use the
camera to take pictures and Take pictures remotely is
“/sdcard/Nikon_WU/Capture”, while the path to those created for
Download pictures from the camera is“/sdcard/Nikon_WU/Card”.

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Sharing Pictures
Sharing Pictures
Downloaded images can be shared one at a time or in groups.
Sharing Pictures One at a Time
Display the smart device menu.
Display a picture full-frame and tap the
menu button on the smart device to
view menu options.
Tap Share.
Tap Share and choose from a list of pic-
ture-sharing apps and functions (the
specic contents of the list vary from
device to device).
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Sharing Multiple Pictures
Display check boxes.
In the thumbnail list, touch and hold
any of the pictures you want to share
until a check mark is displayed in the
top right corner and check boxes ap-
pear on the remaining images.
Select pictures.
Tap thumbnails to select or deselect.
You can also tap Select all in the smart
device menu to select all images or De-
select all to deselect all images.
Tap Share.
Tap Share and choose from a list of pic-
ture-sharing apps and functions (the
specic contents of the list vary from
device to device).
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ASharing Folders
To share all pictures in a folder, tap the folder
icon at the top of the display to view folders,
then touch and hold a folder to select all the
pictures it contains. Selected pictures are in-
dicated by check marks and can be shared by
tapping Share as described in Step 3.

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Deleting Pictures
Deleting Pictures
Downloaded pictures can be deleted from the smart device one
at a time or in groups. The Wireless Mobile Adapter Utility can
not be used to delete pictures from the camera memory card.
Deleting Pictures One at a Time
Display the smart device menu.
Display a picture full-frame and tap the
menu button on the smart device to
view menu options.
Tap Delete.
Tap Delete.
A conrmation dialog will be displayed;
tap Yes.
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Deleting Multiple Pictures
Display check boxes.
In the thumbnail list, touch and hold
any of the pictures you want to delete
until a check mark is displayed in the
top right corner and check boxes ap-
pear on the remaining images.
Select pictures.
Tap thumbnails to select or deselect.
You can also tap Select all in the smart
device menu to select all images or De-
select all to deselect all images.
Tap Delete.
A conrmation dialog will be displayed;
tap Yes.
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ADeleting Folders
To delete all pictures in a folder, tap the folder
icon at the top of the display to view folders,
then touch and hold a folder to select all the
pictures it contains. Selected pictures are in-
dicated by check marks and can be deleted
by tapping Delete as described in Step 3.

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Wireless Mobile Adapter Utility Options
The smart device menu for the Wireless
Mobile Adapter Utility home display can be
used to access the options listed below.
Settings
Settings
Option
Option
Description
Description
Synchronize clock
Synchronize clock Synchronize the camera clock with the smart device.
Battery options
Battery options
Remote photography will end automatically when the
camera or smart device battery reaches the selected
level.
Image size
Image size
Choose whether pictures are resized for download to
the smart device. Select Original to download images
at their original size.
Remote shooting
Remote shooting
auto download
auto download
Choose whether photos taken with Take pictures remote-
ly are automatically downloaded to the smart device.
Select OFF to disable auto download.
App auto launch
App auto launch
If ON is selected, the Wireless Mobile Adapter Utility will
launch automatically when the smart device detects a
signal from the wireless mobile adapter.