Canon PowerShot G16 Support Question
Canon PowerShot G16 Support Question
Find answers below for this question about Canon PowerShot G16.Need a Canon PowerShot G16 manual? We have 1 online manual for this item!
Question posted by manhvu1504 on February 19th, 2015
Connect G16 To Smartphone Without Access Point
The person who posted this question about this Canon product did not include a detailed explanation. Please use the "Request More Information" button to the right if more details would help you to answer this question.
Current Answers
Answer #1: Posted by TechSupport101 on February 20th, 2015 4:01 AM
TechSupport101
Member since:
May 24th, 2013 Points: 12,171,305
Member since:
May 24th, 2013 Points: 12,171,305
Hi. You can only do so if your smartphone features "WIFI Direct" as the G 16 itself does not (but has the basic WIFI feature requiring an access point).
Related Canon PowerShot G16 Manual Pages
User Guide - Page 5
... to Share Images via Wi-Fi 126 Registering Web Services..........127
Installing CameraWindow on a Smartphone 130 Preparing to Register a Computer 131 Accessing the Wi-Fi Menu..........133 Connecting via an Access Point 134 Connecting without an Access Point 139 Connecting to Another Camera 141 Sending Images 142 Saving Images to a Computer....144 Sending Images Automatically (Image Sync...
User Guide - Page 124
... via Wi-Fi 133 After the Initial Wi-Fi Connection 134
Connecting via an Access Point 134 Confirming Access Point Compatibility 134 Connecting to WPS-Compatible Access Points... 135 Connecting to Access Points in the List 138
Connecting without an Access Point 139 Previous Access Points 140
Connecting to Another Camera 141
Sending Images 142 Sending Images Individually 142 Sending...
User Guide - Page 126
...,
e-mail
CANON iMAGE GATEWAY
Camera
Access point
Computer or smartphone browsers
Register Web services (=127) Connect via an access point (=134) Send images (=142)
Sending Images to Another Camera
Camera
Connect to a computer or Web service (=145).
Sending Images to a Smartphone
Internet
CameraWindow
Camera
Access point
Smartphone Tablet computer
Install CameraWindow on...
User Guide - Page 127
...) Save images to a computer (=144)
Printing Images Wirelessly
Camera
Access point
Printer
Connect directly (=139) or via an access point (=134) Print images (=176)
Registering Web Services
Use a smartphone or computer to add to the camera Web services that you desire to register.
• Separate ISP connection and access point fees may be applicable.
Sending Images to a Computer...
User Guide - Page 128
... camera and CANON iMAGE GATEWAY, add CANON iMAGE GATEWAY as a destination Web service on the camera after steps 3 - 8.
3 Access the Wi-Fi menu. zzFrom a computer or smartphone, access
...you will enter the authentication code displayed on the camera.
1 Log in to choose [ ], and then press the button.
5 Establish a connection with the
access point. zzPress the buttons or turn the dial to...
User Guide - Page 129
zzA six-digit confirmation number is connected to WPSCompatible Access Points" (=136). zzMake sure the confirmation number on
the camera matches the number on the smartphone or computer.
zzA message is displayed on the camera and go to [ ].
zzPress the buttons or turn the dial to indicate that this process is displayed.
9 Enter the authentication code.
zzPress the...
User Guide - Page 133
... detect each other devices via Wi-Fi
To start with, register a camera nickname. Check the settings of target devices when connecting to the access point.
zzClick in step 2. - This will be used. zzPress the buttons or turn the camera on the screen of your network
connection, refer to the computer user manual.
2 Configure the setting. zzThe...
User Guide - Page 134
....
• These settings are very important for you to access Web services or connect to a smartphone or printer wirelessly.
• To change the camera's nickname, choose [Wi-Fi Settings] on checking network settings, refer to the access point user manual.
• If system administrator status is needed to access the keyboard, and then enter a new nickname. You...
User Guide - Page 135
... for settings on a WPS supported device.
Connection methods vary depending on checking the
connection, refer to the device and access point user manuals.
2 Access the Wi-Fi menu
(= 133).
3 Choose the target device. A router that the target device is not required when connecting
to a smartphone, choose [ ]. Before Use Common Camera Operations Basic Guide
1 Confirm that contains an...
User Guide - Page 136
... the buttons or turn the dial to the access
point. zzIf you have selected a Web service in
step 3, devices connected to a smartphone or
printer: Choose [Switch Network]. zzThe camera will connect to choose [PBC Method], and then press the button.
8 Establish the connection. zzOn the access point, hold down the WPS connection button for a few seconds. Cover
Before Use Common...
User Guide - Page 137
... details, refer to a printer, you chose [PIN Method] in the access point. zzAfter driver installation is complete, and
the camera and computer connection is displayed. Nothing will be displayed on the computer, click [Control Panel], and then click [Add a device]. zzWhen the camera is connected to a smartphone or Web service, an image transfer screen is enabled, the...
User Guide - Page 138
...(= 135).
zzView the listed networks (access points) as the destination, see "Connecting to WPSCompatible Access Points", starting with step 9 (=136).
Previous Access Points
You can reconnect to any previous access points automatically by following step 4 in "Connecting to WPS-Compatible Access Points" (=136). • To reconnect to the access point, confirm that the target device is...
User Guide - Page 139
... camera.
5 For a smartphone connection:
Start CameraWindow on the camera. zzOnce the smartphone is used in camera-to the network identified on the camera.
6 Choose the target device. Connecting without an Access Point
When connecting to a smartphone, choose [ ].
zzTo connect to a smartphone or printer via Wi-Fi, you can use the camera as an access point (Camera Access Point mode...
User Guide - Page 140
... Images" (=176).
• All images in the camera can be viewed from the smartphone, choose [No] in step 7.
• To change from [Edit a Device] in "Connecting without an Access Point" (=139). • To use the smartphone to receive images sent from the camera, or to WPS-Compatible Access Points" from step 6 (= 136). 7 For a smartphone connection:
Adjust the privacy setting.
User Guide - Page 141
...to "Sending Images" (=142).
• To add multiple cameras, repeat the above procedures starting from the list.
To connect to a camera again, simply choose the camera name from step 1. • Once a camera is displayed on the screen in
step 3. You cannot connect to PowerShot SD430 DIGITAL ELPH WIRELESS/DIGITAL IXUS WIRELESS cameras with a Wi-Fi function can be displayed.
zzFollow...
User Guide - Page 146
...connected to choose [ ].
Sending Images
Images sent from the CANON iMAGE GATEWAY server, even if the computer is off , the images will be stored temporarily on the CANON iMAGE GATEWAY server.
Geotagging Images on the Camera
GPS data recorded on a smartphone... the camera. zzFollow the steps in [Time Zone] (=151), specify any images not sent to the computer via the access point instead of...
User Guide - Page 187
... application CameraWindow on your smartphone (=130).
• To add a computer, first install the CameraWindow application on your computer and Wi-Fi environment and settings (=131, 133, 134).
• Do not use the camera near sources of auto channel assignment, it (=21). Cannot connect to the access point. • Confirm that the access point channel is advisable to...
User Guide - Page 189
...Appendix
Index
189
In this error message may indicate camera damage. Cannot determine access point • The WPS buttons on the camera again. Cannot magnify!/Cannot play back this content ...] (=154), or format the memory card (=153). Wi-Fi
Connection failed • No access points were recognized. Check the access point settings (=134). • A device could not be recorded, because...
User Guide - Page 190
... devices that operate on the 2.4 GHz band.
• Bring the camera closer to the other device you are trying to connect to (such as the access point), and make sure there are no objects between the devices.
• Check the connected device to an access point manually, make sure that you have
been reached on the receiving...
User Guide - Page 207
... (shooting mode 99 Camera
Reset all 157 Camera access point mode 139
Camera shake 89 CameraWindow (computer 131 CameraWindow (smartphone 130 CANON iMAGE GATEWAY 125, 127, 128 Center (AF frame mode 81 Clock 27 Color (white balance 74 Compression ratio (image quality)........ 89 Connecting via an access point.......... 134 Connecting without an access point... 139 Continuous shooting 76...
Similar Questions
Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery Software Does Not See My Canon Camera
When I launch Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery software, does not see my Canon camera as a drive. How ...
When I launch Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery software, does not see my Canon camera as a drive. How ...
(Posted by gchruney 8 years ago)
Www.canon Digital Camera Powershot S200 User Mauel In English Can U Get Me ?
(Posted by mohangca 10 years ago)
Is There A Touchscreen Avalable On The Canon Powershot A4000 Is Digital Camera?
On the Canon PowerShot A4000 IS Digital Camera - Red (16.0 MP, 8x Optical Zoom) 3.0 inch LCD? Curry...
On the Canon PowerShot A4000 IS Digital Camera - Red (16.0 MP, 8x Optical Zoom) 3.0 inch LCD? Curry...
(Posted by masterwolf 11 years ago)