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Print from camera?

Started 9 months ago | Discussions thread
OP stevet1 Senior Member • Posts: 1,300
Re: Print from camera?

Len Philpot wrote:

Yeah, raw files have to be processed into an image first. I've had very little success with WiFi on my T8i. It behaves really weirdly, at least with the Canon Camera Connect app (which IMO is rather poor).

Len,

I use an app called Camera Connect and Control for my tablet, and Canon's Camera Connect for my cellphone. I like the CCC app better. I think the focus works better for one thing.

When I first set up the connection for my tablet in the wireless settings on my T8i camera, I told it to connect to a computer, rather than a smartphone, and it worked like a charm.

I think adding a printer device (I have a wireless printer) to the wireless settings in the camera will probably work just as smoothly. I was just a little nervous about possibly screwing something up.

With Canon's wireless connection to a smartphone, you spend half your time with your fingers crossed, hoping the wireless connection works. I hardly, if ever, use it anymore.

It seems like all these apps are slightly limited in what they can control on your camera, but I can still control things on my device like picture quality, white balance, exposure compensation, etc. I still physically have to set some things on my camera like Manual vs. aperture priority vs. Tv, or raising my flash, etc.

Steve Thomas

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