Your smartphone and tablet can be used as a remote controller for Cyber-shot to record photos and movies.
Smart Remote Control via Wi-Fi connection
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Turn on the camera. |
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Select [MENU] → [Ctrl with Smartphone]. |
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The SSID and the password are displayed. Now the camera is ready to be connected by a smartphone. |
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Start PlayMemories Mobile on the smartphone, and select the SSID (DIRECT-xxxx:DSC-xxx) displayed on the camera. |
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Enter the password displayed on the camera, and select [OK]. |
- This procedure is required the first time only.
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The smartphone can be used as a remote controller. Operate the smartphone as follows. |
- Command signals are transmitted via Wi-Fi connection.
Parts and Controls for shooting
A: To switch between photos and movies (Does not appear if movie is not available or not selectable with a smartphone)
B: Zoom button
C: Shutter button
D: To view images (Quick Viewer)
E: Settings
- Self-timer: Select [Off], [2sec] or [10sec].
- Flash: Select [Off] or [Auto].
- Review Image: Settings to display image after shooting. Select [On], [2sec], or [Off].
- Save Options: Settings to save review image to smartphone after shooting. Select [On] or [Off]. When [Off], image may not be saved anywhere if memory card is not inserted in shooting device.
- Saving Destination Setting: Select a saving destination for copied contents on PlayMemories Mobile. Check or uncheck on [Save to an external memory if available.]
Parts and Controls for viewing
F: To show thumbnails
G: To share images (Cancels the connection with the camera and starts an external application)
H: To go back to the shooting mode
Note:
- The size of an image saved on the smartphone will be [2M].
- Movies will not be saved on the smartphone.
- The buttons on the camera do not work while operating with a smartphone.
Smart Remote Control via one-touch functions (NFC)
Note:
- The operation described here is available only with a smartphone or a tablet working on Android OS Ver.4.0 or later and equipped with the one-touch functions (NFC = Near Field Communication)
- The one-touch functions cannot be used if your smartphone/tablet is in sleep mode or screen locking. Cancel them before use.
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Turn on [NFC] on the smartphone. |
- The procedures are different depending on the smartphone (e.g. [Settings] → [Wireless & networks] → [NFC]). Refer to the manual for your smartphone.
(N mark) will appear when the one-touch functions (NFC) are enabled. It may not appear depending on the smartphone you use.
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Turn on the camera. |
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Touch (N mark) on the bottom of the camera with (N mark) on the smartphone for one or two seconds until PlayMemories Mobile starts. |
- If there is no N mark on the smartphone, refer to the manual of the smartphone for the touch area.
- Make sure that
is displayed in the LCD screen on the camera.
- If PlayMemories Mobile does not start, shorten the distance between both N marks. If it still does not start, change the position of the smartphone by sliding or rotating it, or separate the devices for more than 10 seconds and try again.
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The smartphone can be used as a remote controller. Operate the smartphone as follows. |
- Command signals are transmitted via Wi-Fi connection.
Parts and Controls for shooting
A: To switch between photos and movies (Does not appear if movie is not available or not selectable with a smartphone)
B: Zoom button
C: Shutter button
D: To view images (Quick Viewer)
E: Settings
- Self-timer: Select [Off], [2sec] or [10sec].
- Flash: Select [Off] or [Auto].
- Review Image: Settings to display image after shooting. Select [On], [2sec], or [Off].
- Save Options: Settings to save review image to smartphone after shooting. Select [On] or [Off]. When [Off], image may not be saved anywhere if memory card is not inserted in shooting device.
- Saving Destination Setting: Select a saving destination for copied contents on PlayMemories Mobile. Check or uncheck on [Save to an external memory if available.]
Parts and Controls for viewing
F: To show thumbnails
G: To share images (Cancels the connection with the camera and starts an external application)
H: To go back to the shooting mode
Note:
- The size of an image saved on the smartphone will be [2M].
- Movies will not be saved on the smartphone.
- The buttons on the camera do not work while operating with a smartphone.