Canon Camera Connect ٤+

This is my first ever “real” camera. A canon EOS r100 (which I love) and being able to do everything this app allows me to do with both taking pictures (using it as a remote and changing camera settings which is the best when dealing with astrophotography) as well as being able to import and/or delete things from the memory card without it ever leaving the camera AND save to my phone for super easy sharing; is just absolutely amazing and makes this amateur photographer (who’s not actually great at getting pics off the device they were taken with (they typically just stay there) these features are perfect. Love it

I was hoping to use this app to turn an iPad into a dedicated high-res viewfinder to inspect shots immediately after shooting them, to verify focus, and check for any little details, which often go unnoticed on the small screen on the back of the camera. Unfortunately, this app fails to meet this need in a most frustrating and ridiculous way… Of course, the live view image is significantly reduced in size. This is expected. What surprises me is that after taking the shot, the app insists on displaying a low resolution version of the image and sticking it in this tiny window that cannot be expanded,. And when I click to download the full resolution image, it doesn’t display it! Instead, it offers to open it in another app, or download it to my iPhone Photos. And if I do that, it bounces me away from the Camera Connect app, and when I switch back to the Camera Connect app, it has disconnected from my camera! And so I must renegotiate the camera connection after viewing the full resolution image in another app. This is totally unworkable. This app assumes that I am some kind of social media influencer, not a professional photographer doing critical work. Very unfortunate. I’ll have to stick with desktop based solutions.

I had used this app successfully for years and thoroughly enjoyed how simple it was to transfer images from my Canon PowerShot G9X Mark II to my iPhone 11 (now running iOS 17.5.1).

Starting, I believe sometime in 2023, the app just abruptly stopped connecting via WiFi, and based on the forums it looks like this issue is pretty widespread. The Bluetooth functions like remote shooting still work fine, so this just appears to be a WiFi connection issue. Perhaps it’s a compatibility issue with iOS operating systems more recent than 17.4, since 17.4 is the compatibility listed in the app summary? I can’t get a straight answer, which has been extremely frustrating.

I’ve tinkered with it for hours, scoured the Canon online forums, and nothing seems to work anymore. I’ve tried it all at this point. Having a camera that doesn’t reliably transfer images to a phone really limits the usefulness of the camera, so I suppose it may be time to look for another brand of camera (or for Canon to fix a substantial problem that’s been plaguing its user community for a long time). Wouldn’t recommend the app or Canon cameras until Canon resolves this issue.