topic Re: Canon 70D - trouble with Wifi in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

Canon 70D - trouble with Wifi

PhilParkinson — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 03:24:56 GMT

I have a Canon 70D about a year old. I am struggling to connect to my Mac using Wifi.

I follow the steps up to the point where it says "start pairing" - I click OK. My computer tells me "EOS Camera detected, on network, click here." - I click connect. Then nothing happens.

The camea LCD message just hangs, saying "XXXXX - XXXXX pairing in progress. Start pairing software on computer if it's not already running"

Can anyone offer me advice on how to resolute this issue?

Thank you,

Phil

PS - I'm using the latest version of Mac OS Sierra. I have EOS Utility 2 installed.

Re: Canon 70D - trouble with Wifi

RobertTheFat — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 03:58:46 GMT

Have you tried using EOSU 3 instead?

Re: Canon 70D - trouble with Wifi

PhilParkinson — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 11:30:40 GMT

Just checking online, according to my researches, the latest EOS for Canon 70D for Mac OS is EOS 2.14.31 - Is there an EOS 3 available?

Could you send me a download link please?

Re: Canon 70D - trouble with Wifi

Waddizzle — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 13:26:14 GMT

@PhilParkinson wrote:
Just checking online, according to my researches, the latest EOS for Canon 70D for Mac OS is EOS 2.14.31 - Is there an EOS 3 available?

Could you send me a download link please?

Any version of EOSU 3 is probalby not compatible with your camera. Find the Canon support page for your camera.

https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/support/

There is a link to a few videos about wireless help.

Re: Canon 70D - trouble with Wifi

Mr_Fusion — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 18:01:49 GMT

Canon is not known for their WiFi connectivity. Yes, it can be done, but it is slow, cranky, and not totally reliable. While I am sure that there are those that are very happy with Canon's WiFi, I have yet to meet any of them.

I use Windows Explorer to network my cameras. I gave up trying to pair them with my Android or wife's Apple phones. (Besides, our phones already have decent cameras on them if I'm desperate enough.) D/L through WiFi is very slow when the file is a few mb. Using the USB cable to the computer is 10X faster.

Good luck.

Re: Canon 70D - trouble with Wifi

Tim — Fri, 03 Nov 2017 23:50:40 GMT

Hello PhilParkinson,

The version EOS Utility 2.14 is the latest version available for the EOS 70D under Sierra.

Check to verify the camera is not connected via USB.

Re: Canon 70D - trouble with Wifi

John_SD — Sat, 04 Nov 2017 15:58:37 GMT

@Mr_Fusion wrote:
Canon is not known for their WiFi connectivity. Yes, it can be done, but it is slow, cranky, and not totally reliable. While I am sure that there are those that are very happy with Canon's WiFi, I have yet to meet any of them.

I have had no problems whatsoever with Canon's Wifi connectivity. As Waddizzle noted above, the user should reference the appropriate support pages online and follow the instructions. That's what I did and I have had no issues.

Re: Canon 70D - trouble with Wifi

John_SD — Sat, 04 Nov 2017 16:01:08 GMT

@PhilParkinson wrote:
Just checking online, according to my researches, the latest EOS for Canon 70D for Mac OS is EOS 2.14.31 - Is there an EOS 3 available?

Could you send me a download link please?