Connect to FTP server

  1. G button
  2. a network menu

Connect to FTP servers via wireless LAN.

Network settings

Add camera network profiles. This item can also be used to choose from existing network profiles.

Create profile

Create new network profiles (Connecting to FTP servers via wireless LAN).

  • If more than one profile already exists, you can press J to choose a profile and connect to the selected network.
  • To edit an existing profile, highlight it and press 2.
OptionDescription
[General]
  • [Profile name]: Rename the profile.
  • [Password protection]: Select [On] to require that a password be entered before the profile can be changed. To change the password, highlight [On] and press 2.
[Wireless]Display connection settings for connection to wireless networks.
  • Wi-Fi station mode: Adjust settings for connection to a network via a router.
    • [SSID]: Enter the network SSID.
    • [Channel]: Selected automatically.
    • [Authentication/encryption]: Select the type of encryption used on the wireless network.
    • [Password]: Enter the network password.
  • Wi-Fi access point mode: Adjust settings for direct wireless connection to the camera.
    • [SSID]: Choose the camera SSID.
    • [Channel]: Choose [Auto] or [Manual].
    • [Authentication/encryption]: Select the type of encryption used on the wireless network.
    • [Password]: If an option other than [OPEN] is selected for [Authentication/encryption], this item can be used to change the camera password.
[TCP/IP]Adjust the TCP/IP settings for the Wi-Fi station mode network profiles. An IP address is required.
  • [Obtain automatically]: If [ON] is selected, the IP address and sub-net mask will be acquired via a DHCP server or automatic IP addressing. Select [OFF] to enter the IP address ([Address]) and sub-net mask ([Mask]) manually.
  • [Gateway]: Enter the network’s default gateway address, if required.
  • [Domain Name Server (DNS)]: If a DNS is present on the same network as the FTP server, enter its address.
[FTP]
  • [Server type]: Choose the FTP server type and enter the URL or IP address, destination folder, and port number. An IP address is required.
  • [PASV mode]: Select [ON] to enable PASV mode.
  • [Anonymous login]: Select [ON] for anonymous login. This option can only be used with servers that are configured for anonymous login. Select [OFF] to supply a user ID and password.
  • [Proxy server]: Enable this option as required.

Copy to/from card

Share network profiles.

OptionDescription
[Copy profile from card]Copy profiles from a memory card to the camera profile list.
Highlight a profile and press J to copy it to the camera profile list.
[Copy profile to card]Copy profiles from the camera to the memory card.
Highlight a profile and press 2 to display the [Choose destination] screen. Highlight a destination and press J to copy the profile to the memory card.
  • Password-protected profiles cannot be copied.

End current connection

End the connection to the current network.

Options

Adjust upload settings.

Auto upload

Select [ON] to mark new photos for upload as they are taken.

  • Upload begins only after the photo has been recorded to the memory card. Be sure a memory card is inserted in the camera.
  • Videos are not uploaded automatically. They must instead be uploaded from the playback display (Selecting pictures for upload).

Delete after upload

Select [ON] to delete photographs from the camera memory card automatically once upload is complete.

  • Files marked for transfer before you selected [ON] are not deleted.
  • Deletion may be suspended during some camera operations.

Upload RAW + JPEG as

When uploading RAW + JPEG pictures, choose whether to upload both the NEF (RAW) and JPEG files or only the NEF (RAW) or JPEG copy.

Upload RAW + HEIF as

When uploading RAW + HEIF pictures, choose whether to upload both the NEF (RAW) and HEIF files or only the NEF (RAW) or HEIF copy.

Overwrite if same name

Choose [ON] to overwrite files with duplicate names during upload. Choose [OFF] to add numbers to the names of newly uploaded files as necessary to prevent existing files being overwritten.

Protect if marked for upload

Select [ON] to automatically protect files marked for upload. Protection is removed as the files are uploaded.

Upload marking

Select [ON] to add a timestamp to the pictures on the camera memory card giving the time of upload.

Upload folder

Mark all photos in a selected folder for upload. Marking will be applied to all photos, regardless of whether they have been uploaded previously.

  • Videos will not be marked for upload. They must instead be uploaded from the playback display.

Deselect all?

Remove upload marking from all pictures. Upload of images with an “uploading” icon will immediately be terminated.

Keep connection

Select [ON] to perform network connection processing after about 15 seconds when a wireless error, TCP/IP error, or FTP error occurs and prevents a network connection. Connection processing repeats until the camera connects to the network.

  • If [ON] is selected, the standby timer will not expire regardless of the option selected for Custom Setting c3 [Power off delay] > [Standby timer]. This increases drain on the battery.

Manage root certificate

Load or manage root certificates used for connection to FTPS servers.

  • Contact the network administrator for the FTPS server in question for information on acquiring root certificates.
OptionDescription
[Import root certificate]Import a root certificate to the camera from a memory card.
  • The certificate must be in the card’s root (top) directory.
  • The camera can import root certificate files named “ROOT.CER”, “ROOT.CRT”, or “ROOT.PEM”.
  • Only one root certificate can be stored on the camera at a time. The existing certificate is overwritten when a new certificate is imported.
  • Connections established using self-signed root certificates may not be trustworthy.
[Delete root certificate]Delete the current root certificate from the camera.
[View root certificate]View the camera’s current root certificate.
[Connect if authentication fails]Select [ON] to ignore certain authentication errors.