Shooting from the remote control
Before establishing a wireless connection between the camera and remote control, confirm that [OnL] is selected for [Bluetooth]. When set to [OnL], L appears in the display and the camera will be on standby for wireless communication with the remote control as soon as it is turned on.
Rotate the mode dial of the remote control to K or n.
Press the shutter button on the remote control to take pictures.
- Shutter button
- When the mode dial of the remote control is set to K (still photography mode): When you lightly press the shutter button of the remote control down to the first position (press the shutter button halfway), the AF confirmation mark (N) will be displayed, and a green frame (AF target) will be displayed in the focus location.
- When the mode dial of the remote control is set to n (movie recording mode): When you press the shutter button of the remote control, movie recording starts. Press the shutter button of the remote control again to stop movie recording.
Data transfer indicator of the remote control
| Lights once | Remote control operation is sent to the camera correctly. |
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| Flashes rapidly (1 second) | Remote control operation is not sent to the camera correctly. Shorten the distance between the camera and the remote control. If the problem is not solved, check the setting of the camera. |
| Flashes rapidly (3 seconds) | There is a problem regarding the pairing of the camera and remote control. Pair the devices again. |
| Does not light | This may occur in the following situations.
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Even if [Bluetooth] is set to [OnL], you can connect the camera to a smartphone by starting [Device Connection] on the camera.
However, you cannot control the camera from the remote control when it is connected to a smartphone.
- Pairing devices and remote shooting are not available when [Airplane Mode] is [On].
- The camera does not enter sleep mode when a remote control is connected wirelessly.
If you rotate the mode dial of the remote control to the 4 position, the camera enters sleep mode according to the setting of [Sleep].
The camera will not enter sleep mode when [OnL] is selected for [Bluetooth] unless the mode dial on the remote control is in the 4 position.
- If you operate the remote control while the camera is in sleep mode, it may take a longer time for the camera to resume operation.
- The camera cannot be controlled from the remote control while it is waking from sleep. Operate the remote control after the camera has resumed operation.
- Rotate the mode dial of the remote control to the 4 position when you have finished using the remote control.