EN App for a Smartphone or Tablet Terminal EXILIM Connect 3.0 User’s Guide • This manual uses a typical CASIO camera and smartphone for explanations. Certain details (display contents, etc.) may differ on the device you are actually using. • Keep the User’s Guide in a safe place for future reference.
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Contents Read this first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 What you can do with EXILIM Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Getting Ready to Establish a Connection between a Smartphone and Your Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Installing the EXILIM Connect App on Your Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
What you can do with EXILIM Connect Installing EXILIM Connect on your smartphone and then establishing a connection with your camera enables the functions described below. For details about how to install EXILIM Connect, see the user documentation that comes with your digital camera. With this function: You can do this: See page: Auto Send Images can be automatically sent as they are shot to a smartphone that has been Bluetooth paired with the camera.
With this function: Quick Send Send to phone You can do this: See page: With some cameras that have a front shutter button, you can simply press the button to send a snapshot displayed in the PLAY mode to a smartphone. After sending a snapshot to a smartphone, you can then upload it to a social networking service. 23 You can select one or more snapshot and/or movie file in camera memory and send it to a smartphone.
Getting Ready to Establish a Connection between a Smartphone and Your Camera Installing the EXILIM Connect app on a smartphone makes it possible to get images shot by the camera with your smartphone and to use your smartphone as a remote controller for your camera. Search for the EXILIM Connect app on Google Play or App Store and install it on your smartphone. . App operation guarantees No guarantees are made concerning the ability to operate the EXILIM Connect app on any particular smartphone or tablet.
EXILIM Connect Top Screen Starting up EXILIM Connect will display the top screen shown below. Tap to view images stored in camera memory and copy them to the smartphone. Depending on the connected camera, you may also be able to delete and protect images stored in camera memory (page 13). Tap to pair with a camera (page 8). Tap to operate the camera from the smartphone (page 18).
Establishing a Wireless Connection for the First Time 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. There are two types of wireless connection: Bluetooth® wireless technology connection and wireless LAN connection. .
7. 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 (iOS) and there is no wireless 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. 8. On the smartphone, tap “OK”. • iPhone (iOS): Next, configure “Scene Link” settings.
. What to do if you are unable to establish a wireless LAN connection between the camera and a smartphone. This problem may be caused when the smartphone is already connected to one of the types of wireless LANs below. Re-establish the wireless LAN connection using the camera’s SSID and password. – Household wireless LAN – Public wireless LAN – Portable wireless LAN device . Unpairing the Camera from a Smartphone To use the camera with a different smartphone, first unpair it from the current smartphone.
Having the Camera Send Images to the Smartphone as They are Recorded (Auto Send) You can configure the app so images are sent from the paired camera to the smartphone as soon as they are shot. If there is no connection between the camera and smartphone when the images are shot, they will be sent as soon as a connection is established. • The camera operations you need to perform depend on the camera model. For full details, see the user documentation that comes with your camera. 1.
• Images shot while the camera’s Auto Send setting is “On” will be sent to the smartphone, even if the app’s Auto Send setting is changed to “Off” before the images are sent. • Depending on the connected camera, turning off the camera while there are unsent images in memory will cause an alert message to appear. If you want the images to be sent, leave the camera on until the send operation is complete. Pressing the camera’s [ON/OFF] (Power) again will turn off the camera.
Viewing Snapshots and Movies in Camera Memory on a Smartphone (View on Phone) You can use the procedures in this section to view snapshots stored in camera memory on a smartphone, and to copy snapshots and movies to the smartphone. Depending on the connected camera, you may also be able to use EXILIM Connect to delete and protect images stored in camera memory. Viewing Camera Images on the Smartphone .
. Cannot Connect with Bluetooth Wireless Technology • The camera operations you need to perform depend on the camera model. For full details, see the user documentation that comes with your camera. 1. On the camera, enter the wireless mode. • If your camera has a [W] (Wireless) button: Press [W] (Wireless). • If your camera does not have a [W] (Wireless) button: Press [MENU], select the “REC MENU” tab or “PLAY MENU” tab, select “Wireless Mode”, and then press [SET].
Displaying a Single Camera Image 1. Use the procedure under “Viewing Camera Images on the Smartphone” to display the image menu that includes the camera image you want on the smartphone. 2. Tap the image you want to display. This displays the image you tapped. • To return to the image menu, tap “ ” (Back). Displays a full-screen view of the displayed image. To exit the full-screen view, tap “ ”. Copies the displayed image to a smartphone. Deletes the displayed image.
Copying Camera Images to a Smartphone 1. Use the procedure under “Viewing Camera Images on the Smartphone” to display the image menu that includes the camera image you want on the smartphone. 2. On the smartphone, tap “Select”. 3. On the smartphone, tap the images you want to copy. There will be a check mark in the check box of all the images you select. • You can copy up to 100 images per copy operation. 4. After selecting all of the images you want to copy, tap “ Smartphone) on the smartphone.
Deleting Camera Images This function is available for some camera models. 1. Use the procedure under “Viewing Camera Images on the Smartphone” to display the image menu that includes the camera image you want on the smartphone. 2. On the smartphone, tap “Select”. 3. On the smartphone, tap the images you want to delete. There will be a check mark in the check box of all the images you select. 4. After selecting all of the images you want to delete, tap “ the smartphone. 5.
Using the Scene App (Share Album) Images send by a camera’s auto send function are automatically stored in the Scene app album when received by the phone. To use the Scene app, you need to install it. You need to use the Scene app to create the album for the images. For information about Scene app operations, contact Ripplex Inc. 1. On the smartphone, start up the EXILIM Connect app. 2. On the smartphone, tap “Share Album”. 3. On the smartphone, turn on “Share Album”. 4.
Or display the wireless mode screen. Touch the Show Icons icon. Touch the wireless mode icon. 2. On the smartphone, start up the EXILIM Connect app. • Check to make sure that the connection icon ( 3. ) on the top screen is pink. On the smartphone, tap “Remote Capture”. After a short while, the camera will start up in its wireless mode, ready to record images under remote control of the smartphone. 4. Compose the image on the smartphone’s screen as you shoot.
Cannot Connect with Bluetooth Wireless Technology Perform the procedure below to start Remote Capture. • The camera operations you need to perform depend on the camera model. For full details, see the user documentation that comes with your camera. 1. On the camera, enter the wireless mode. • If your camera has a [W] (Wireless) button: Press [W] (Wireless).
. Camera Limitations Depending on the model of the camera being used there may be limitations on shooting. Equipped functions depend on the camera model. • The Movie Quality is always STD (640x480) when shooting with Remote Capture. • “O Tracking” cannot be selected for the AF area setting while shooting with Remote Capture. If “O Tracking” is selected in another mode, selecting Remote Capture will cause the AF area setting to change to “U Spot”.
Controlling Your Camera with a Smartphone EXILIM Connect supports the Remote Capture operations listed below. This manual explains EXILIM Connect operations based on screens that appear using the iPhone (iOS) version. Some operations may differ depending on your smartphone and camera type. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Exits Remote Capture. Select this item to configure image recording settings. The settings you can configure depend on the camera’s recording mode.
Sending the Image Displayed on the Camera Monitor Screen to a Smartphone (Quick Send) With some camera models, you can use the procedure below to send an image displayed in the PLAY mode (including movies) to a smartphone by pressing the camera’s front shutter button. After sending an image to a smartphone, you can then upload it to a social networking service. To assign the Quick Send function to the front shutter button • The camera operations you need to perform depend on the camera model.
To send the image on the camera monitor screen to a smartphone . Bluetooth wireless technology connection If there is a Bluetooth wireless technology connection between the camera and smartphone, the connection icon ( ) on the EXILIM Connect top screen will be pink. • The camera operations you need to perform depend on the camera model. For full details, see the user documentation that comes with your camera. 1. On the camera, display the images you want to send to the smartphone.
3. For the smartphone’s Wi-Fi settings, select the SSID displayed on the camera and establish a wireless LAN connection between the camera and smartphone. 4. On the smartphone, start up the EXILIM Connect app. This will send the images you selected to the smartphone. • On the smartphone, tapping “ ” while images are being received displays the images. 5. After image send is complete, perform one of the operations described below on the smartphone.
Sending a Snapshot or Movie File from Camera Memory to a Smartphone (Send Selected Image) You can select one more snapshot and/or movie file in camera memory and send it to a smartphone. You can select files up to 500MB for a single send operation. The number of files per send operation depends on the connected camera model. After sending an image to a smartphone, you can then upload it to a social networking service.
4. Send the images to the smartphone. This will establish a connection between the smartphone and camera, and send the selected images to the smartphone. • If you are using an iPhone (iOS) and there is no wireless 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. • On the smartphone, tapping “ ” while images are being received displays the images.
Cannot Connect with Bluetooth Wireless Technology • The camera operations you need to perform depend on the camera model. For full details, see the user documentation that comes with your camera. 1. On the camera, enter the wireless mode. • If your camera has a [W] (Wireless) button: Press [W] (Wireless). • If your camera does not have a [W] (Wireless) button: Press [MENU], select the “REC MENU” tab or “PLAY MENU” tab, select “Wireless Mode”, and then press [SET].
Adding Location Information to Snapshots sent to the Smartphone Perform the steps below to add location information to snapshots sent to the smartphone. IMPORTANT! • Enabling location-based services causes the recording date, location information, and other personally identifiable information to be included in the snapshot data. Take care when sharing or publishing such images on web services, etc. • Never use this camera for navigation, surveying, etc.
Sharing Snapshots with an Unpaired Smartphone (One Time Share) With some camera models, you can share selected snapshots for viewing on smartphones that are not paired with the camera. First you send the snapshots you want to share to a smartphone that is paired with the camera, and then the smartphone uploads the snapshots to a Scene server. From there, image can be shared with other smartphones that are not paired with the camera, by connecting to the Scene server over the Internet.
Configuring Camera Settings With some camera models, the functions described in this section become available while there is a wireless LAN connection between the camera and a smartphone. Changing the Camera Password for Wireless LAN Connection (WLAN password) Use the procedure below to change the password you use when establishing a wireless LAN connection between the camera and a smartphone. 1. On the smartphone TOP screen (page 7), tap “ ”. 2. On the smartphone, tap “Setting up the camera”. 3.
Setting Up to Receive Images from the Camera as They are Recorded (Auto Send) 1. On the smartphone TOP screen (page 7), tap “ ”. 2. On the smartphone, tap “Setting up the camera”. 3. On the smartphone, turn on the “Auto Send” setting. Now the smartphone will be able to receive images that are automatically sent from the camera as they are recorded.
Troubleshooting The camera won’t send movies. * Auto Send for movies is limited to 100 MB per movie. You can select files up to 500MB for a single send operation. The number of files per send operation depends on the connected camera model. There is no limit when using EXILIM Connect’s “View on Phone” to receive movies from the camera (page 13). I can’t establish a wireless LAN connection between the camera and smartphone.
Remote Capture shooting is not performed when I tap “Remote Capture” on the smartphone. * To shoot with Remote Capture from a smartphone, you need to first pair the camera and smartphone, and then establish a Bluetooth wireless technology connection between them (page 8). Next, perform a “Remote Capture” operation (page 18). * If the camera is not paired with the smartphone, put the camera in its wireless mode, select “Shoot with phone”, and then select “Remote Start” or “Start”.
Copyrights Except for your own personal enjoyment, unauthorized use of snapshots or movies of images whose rights belong to others, without the permission of the right holder, is forbidden by copyright laws. In some cases, shooting of public performances, shows, exhibitions, etc. may be restricted entirely, even if it is for your own personal enjoyment.
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