topic Re: Turning off Wifi in Point & Shoot Digital Cameras

Turning off Wi-Fi on PowerShot ELPH 360 HS

Fezman92 — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 13:13:18 GMT

I'm considering getting one of the point and shoot cameras and I'm just wondering if it's possible to turn off the wifi on them?

Thanks

David

Re: Turning off Wifi

rs-eos — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 11:47:48 GMT

You should be able to. Which specific models are you looking to purchase?

Re: Turning off Wifi

Fezman92 — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 11:49:32 GMT

The ELPH 360.

Re: Turning off Wifi

rs-eos — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 12:33:49 GMT

See the section on Wi-Fi features starting on page 87 of the User Manual.

Re: Turning off Wifi

Fezman92 — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 12:41:00 GMT

I looked, but I don't see anything specific about turning it off unless I'm missing something.

Re: Turning off Wifi

rs-eos — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 12:46:23 GMT

Agreed that this particular manual is not the best, but that chapter states how you can disable things like NFC. When it comes from the factory, there would be no settings in terms of what network, smartphone, etc. you'd be connecting to. So at worse, you'd need to reset the Wi-Fi settings back to defaults.

The manual does mention that power saving is not active when connected to a device (e.g. phone) or computer. So presumably there's a way to disconnect.

Re: Turning off Wifi

Fezman92 — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 12:49:18 GMT

Thanks

Re: Turning off Wifi

rs-eos — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 12:56:20 GMT

Page 98 does mention "To disconnect from the camera, turn off the camera.". From what I can tell, I think this is why there's no explicit "disable" or "disconnect" menu option. It appears that you'll be able to configure multiple devices for connecting to. And when you want to connect, you need to go into the Wi-Fi settings and reselect that device. But once the camera is powered off, it would sever that connection. Turning the camera back on should not re-connect.

Unless someone else here has this particular camera to confirm, your best best is to reach out to Canon support for clarification.