topic Re: Canon T6 in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

Canon T6

Waddizzle — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 17:13:18 GMT

I have just noticed that Canon has a new Rebel in their lineup, the T6. At first glance, it seems to be a T5 with the addition of Wi-iFi. I've noticed that Canon literature has become more explicit about the Wi-Fi feature, too.

People should not be misled into thinking the camera can connect to a home LAN like a printer, or a scanning device.

Re: Canon T6

RobertTheFat — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 21:40:19 GMT

@Waddizzle wrote:
I have just noticed that Canon has a new Rebel in their lineup, the T6. At first glance, it seems to be a T5 with the addition of Wi-iFi. I've noticed that Canon literature has become more explicit about the Wi-Fi feature, too.

People should not be misled into thinking the camera can connect to a home LAN like a printer, or a scanning device.

I think this is the first time I've seen the term "Near Field Communication". Is that a pompous way of saying "Bluetooth"?

Re: Canon T6

kvbarkley — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 23:45:53 GMT

No, it is short range wifi, not bluetooth. For this you just "tap" the devices together and it establishes a connection.

Re: Canon T6

Waddizzle — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 14:38:22 GMT

"I think this is the first time I've seen the term "Near Field Communication". Is that a pompous way of saying "Bluetooth"?"

In a way, I'd say that NFC is similar to Bluetooth, because it is not your conventional wireless communication protocol to a LAN. Many people get confused when they see the word "wireless." They seem to conclude that "wireless" equates to networkable, which NFC is not.

The NFC protocol is not all that new. Many smartphones have had it for a few years. You simply bring two phones within close proximity of one another, and the users can exchange pictures, music, and other types of files.

Re: Canon T6

RobertTheFat — Sat, 12 Mar 2016 15:47:17 GMT

@Waddizzle wrote:
"I think this is the first time I've seen the term "Near Field Communication". Is that a pompous way of saying "Bluetooth"?"

In a way, I'd say that NFC is similar to Bluetooth, because it is not your conventional wireless communication protocol to a LAN. Many people get confused when they see the word "wireless." They seem to conclude that "wireless" equates to networkable, which NFC is not.

The NFC protocol is not all that new. Many smartphones have had it for a few years. You simply bring two phones within close proximity of one another, and the users can exchange pictures, music, and other types of files.

I'd heard of the smartphone feature. My son-in-law, a computer software consultant, demonstrated it for me once. But I assumed it was based on Bluetooth. Thanks for the clarification.