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4 Set-upwizard
Agridof optionswillappearandtheapp
set-upwizardwillinstructyoutoselect
smartphone (identifi ed by the phone icon).
6 Chooseyourmode
Withyourmobiledeviceandcameranow
pairedandconnected,youcanselectwhich
featureormodeyou would like to use directly
from the app.5 Completetheconnection
NavigatetotheShootingMenuandthenselect
theWirelesscommunicationoption,whichwill
thenattempttoconnectyourcameraand
smartphonetogethersothattheLiveView and
Image Transfer modes can be used.MANYphotographersthesedayshave
multiplecamerasin theirbackpack.Perhaps
you’vegota smallandlightweightmirrorless
forthetimeswhenyoudon’twanttolug
abouttheheavierDSLR?Well,thegood
newsis thatwhenyouhavetheCanon
CameraConnectApp,youcanuseit with
multiplecameras.Allyouhavetodois
switchbetweenthecamerathatis selected
ontheappinterfacetocontroleachdevice.
Thisfeaturewouldprovehighlyusefulif you
havesetupa multi-camerarigthatneedsto
becontrolledremotely.A goodexampleof
whenthiscouldbeusedwouldbesettingup
multiplecamerastoshoota birdlandingon
a riggedperch.Movingthecamerasto
adjustthemcomeswitha riskof scaringoff
thesubject.Havingtheoptiontopickand
choosewhichcamerayou’dliketocontrol
can be very useful in some scenarios.Multiplecameras?No problemImagetransfer
WhiletheRemoteLiveViewShootingfeatures
willhelpyoucaptureimages,theImage
Transfermodewillenableyouto– you
guessedit – sendthecontentfromyour
Canoncameratoa smartdevice,allowingyou
touploadtosocialmediaorsendimagesto
clientswithoutneedinga computer.What’s
reallycleverabouttheappis thewayyoucan
quicklysortandfilterimagestofindtheshots
you’reafter.Forexample,youcanfilterimages
bydate,specific foldersorevenbytherating
attachedtotheindividualfiles.
Imagetransfertimesaredecent;sendinga
full-sizerawfile (transferringintoJPEG)from
the32-million-pixel90DI testedtheappwith
took 28 seconds.However,theappdoesoffer
anoptiontosendthephotowitha reducedfile
sizeandwhenI selectedthisoption,the
transfertimedroppeddramaticallyto3.5
seconds.In reality,foruploadingtoplatforms
suchasInstagramorFacebook,the5MB
reduced fi le should be more than enough
resolution.Bulktransfersarealsoa fairlyeasy
endeavourasmultiplefilescanbeselected
quickly;withanorange‘tick’iconconfirming
theselection.Theappwillofferusersthe
optionof keepingtheGPSdataattachedto
thephoto,whichwillbeof interesttolandscape
photographerswhomaywanttologthis
informationtorevisitlocationsat a laterdate.
Ofcourse,likeanyconnectivityapp,heavy
usedoesimpactonbatterylife,thoughthiscan
beeasilymonitoredontheappinterfaceand
boththeappandcamerawillfallinto‘sleep’
modeif youhaven’ttouchedthemfora period
of timesothiswillhelppreventyourunningout
of juice.Lastly,onefinalcoolfeatureof noteis
thattheCanonCameraConnectappwilllet
youtransferJPEGscapturedonothercameras
toyourphone.So,sayyou’vebeenona
cameracluboutingandhaveusedyour
memorycardtotryouta fewof yourfriend’s
cameras?Well,justpopthecardbackinto
yourCanon,fireuptheappandtransfer
over the images. It’s as easy as that.Theappletsyoupick
andchoosetheimages
you’dliketotransfer
wirelessly to your phone