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EOS R7 switches from Bluetooth to Wi-Fi

drdbanderson
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I have had zero success getting the WiFi to connect to the camera to transfer photos. It automatically switches from Bluetooth to WiFi and just stays in that mode for up to 30 minutes before I shut it down. I have read past posts about it and see that nobody seems to have success.  Canon needs to update the software or figure out a real solution. My camera is a EOS R7. 
love the camera and absolutely am disgusted by the support. 

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jrhoffman75
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@drdbanderson wrote:

I have had zero success getting the WiFi to connect to the camera to transfer photos. It automatically switches from Bluetooth to WiFi and just stays in that mode for up to 30 minutes before I shut it down. I have read past posts about it and see that nobody seems to have success.  Canon needs to update the software or figure out a real solution. My camera is a EOS R7. 
love the camera and absolutely am disgusted by the support. 


Is this the process you are following?

https://cam.start.canon/en/C005/manual/html/UG-07_Network_0050.html

John Hoffman
Conway, NH

R6 Mark III, M200 (converted to infrared), RF lenses, Pixma PRO-100, Pixma TR8620a, Lr Classic

shadowsports
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Greetings @drdbanderson 

The steps provided by my colleague work perfectly for connection to a computer. The R7 has the older Wi-Fi connection standard "wireless settings" which I prefer to the newer "connection settings" menu found on later R series models.

Your camera supports infrastructure mode and access point mode.  You have to make a choice or the transition from Bluetooth will not be seamless. 

If you're using the EOS utility and have access to a wireless network, then all you need to do is connect your camera to the same wireless network that your computer's on and your camera and computer will be able to see one another. 

If you want to use access point mode, for example with the Canon Connect app. Then you need to review the camera's broadcasting SSID and password.  

You're able to toggle between the two modes once you enable Wi-Fi on the camera.  After a successful connection is made, the camera will use that mode next time, unless you tell it otherwise.  This is typically where people get tangled up.

I don't think you mentioned whether you're connecting to a computer or mobile device and which mode you're using, but hopefully these additional details will help you get there.  

If you have more questions, just reply and we'll do our best to assist you.

 

~Rick
Bay Area - CA


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