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Anybody tried Canon Camera Connect on an Amazon HD tablet ?

mangurian — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 01:30:03 GMT

I would like to get the 10.1 Amazon, but I need to run Camera Connect.

Thanks

Re: Anybody tried Canon Camera Connect on an Amazon HD tablet ?

Waddizzle — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 17:00:45 GMT

@mangurian wrote:
I would like to get the 10.1 Amazon, but I need to run Camera Connect.
Thanks

I doubt it Camera Connect is only available through the App Store and Google Play.

Re: Anybody tried Canon Camera Connect on an Amazon HD tablet ?

mangurian — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 17:18:19 GMT

I can certainly sideload it. Amazon's tablets run their version of Android and many apps from Googles store do run. It will come down to the wifi and Bluetooth details as to whether it can control the cameras - I think.

Re: Anybody tried Canon Camera Connect on an Amazon HD tablet ?

Waddizzle — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 17:57:23 GMT

@mangurian wrote:
I can certainly sideload it. Amazon's tablets run their version of Android and many apps from Googles store do run. It will come down to the wifi and Bluetooth details as to whether it can control the cameras - I think.

Okay, but I still doubt it. You are talking about an application that interacts with the device's I/O hardware.

Re: Anybody tried Canon Camera Connect on an Amazon HD tablet ?

Tim — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 19:46:58 GMT

Hello mangurian,

With regards to Camera Connect, there are specific compatible devices, which we will list below. If your device does not appear in the listing, it is not supported.

iOS compatible devices:

Bluetooth®* 4.0 or later-equipped devices (above iPhone 4s, iPad 3rd, iPod touch 5th), smartphones and tablets compatible with iOS® 9.3/10.3/11.2**

Android compatible devices:

Bluetooth®* 4.0-equipped devices, smartphones and tablets compatible with Android™ 5.0/5.1/6.0/7.0/7.1/8.0/8.1**

Larn more about Camera Connect, here.

Re: Anybody tried Canon Camera Connect on an Amazon HD tablet ?

mangurian — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 20:13:39 GMT

Too many different flavors of each Android version for such a blanket statement such as - works with Android 8.
Canon should probably say: "Should work with...."

Google's Android because it is free is the most popular operating system, by far, for tablets and smartphones. Unfortunately, each phone/tablet maker modifies Android to suit theit own purposes. Only Google's own devices are pristine Android.

(That is why it takes so long to get your device update whenever Google issues a new version.)

Re: Anybody tried Canon Camera Connect on an Amazon HD tablet ?

mangurian — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 22:33:37 GMT

I have it on the fire 10 inch -it works great.

Re: Anybody tried Canon Camera Connect on an Amazon HD tablet ?

FloridaDrafter — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 23:15:42 GMT

@mangurian wrote:
I have it on the fire 10 inch -it works great.

It indeed runs and does its job, and on the older Fire HDX 9" as well. My problem was finding a way to sidestep the Google Play Store (Amazon and Google don't mix), and I didn't want to install a 3rd party Google Play interface. I installed it as a curiosity and didn't much care for it mainly because I like to use USB with the EOS Utility or Helicon Remote, which responds quicker than CC does on my tablet. Just shooting still life would be OK, but when I do shoot remote, it's usually birds at the feeder just outside my window, so response has to be pretty fast.