topic EOS R7 - Trying to use Camera Connect API - Connected once, can't anymore in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

EOS R7 - Trying to use Camera Connect API - Connected once, can't anymore

RayN — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 20:01:38 GMT

Hi! I've tried to read everywhere and anywhere about this but I can't find a solution.

My boss sent me a new Canon EOS r7 for work. I want to take pictures and upload them to our server.

I set up using the Camera Control API connection tool and that went fine. Then I set up a connection and was able to access the camera with both, a small Ruby/Rails program I wrote and Postman. After about 2 hours of fooling around the connection went away and I haven't been able to reconnect since. (This was Sunday and I've been trying Monday and Tuesday.)

I have read all about the problems with the R5 because my problem is the same. I get to the 'Search for access points' screen and it just stays at 'Searching...'. I've tried all the solutions. shutdown my mesh network completely, only has my main nodes of my mesh network up, walked around the neighborhood looking for any access points, drove around doing the same, but no luck. Still 'Searching'.

Is there any way I can do a hard reset on my camera? When I did a reset it still left the Connection tool. I was thinking maybe I could get back to the start.

I re flashed the latest firmware. v1.3.1. No joy.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance for the help.

RayN

Re: EOS R7 - Trying to use Camera Connect API - Connected once, can't anymore

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 20:22:52 GMT

Can't you delete the connection in the camera Wi-Fi settings and start fresh?

Re: EOS R7 - Trying to use Camera Connect API - Connected once, can't anymore

RayN — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 20:30:31 GMT

Thanks Bob! I tried but now I can't add a new connection because it needs to search for the access point and can't.

Re: EOS R7 - Trying to use Camera Connect API - Connected once, can't anymore

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 20:44:24 GMT

I would suggest downloading the manual for the camera and start at page 656 that explains setting up Wi-Fi communications. Here is the manual download:

https://cam.start.canon/en/C005/manual/c005.pdf

Page 762 shows deleting all communications settings.

Re: EOS R7 - Trying to use Camera Connect API - Connected once, can't anymore

RayN — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 23:19:42 GMT

Thanks, but even though I can't connect there, the problem is the same, I'm trying to connect with the Camera Connect option which is under WiFi settings.

But as I said, I have the same error trying to connect there also. My camera can no longer find an access point.

Re: EOS R7 - Trying to use Camera Connect API - Connected once, can't anymore

Waddizzle — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 05:07:56 GMT

If you are experiencing issues with the Canon SDK, then you are in the wrong forum. This forum is for end users, not software developers.