Connect to Other Cameras

G button U F network menu

Connect to other cameras for shutter or clock synchronization.

Synchronized Release

Select [ON] to synchronize the shutter release with those of cameras on the same network.

Network Settings

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

Create Profile

Create new network profiles (0Synchronized Release).

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.

Option	Description
[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.
[TCP/IP]	Adjust the TCP/IP settings. An IP address is required. If [ON] is selected for [Obtain automatically], 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.

Option

Description

[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.

[TCP/IP]

Adjust the TCP/IP settings. An IP address is required.

If [ON] is selected for [Obtain automatically], 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.

Copy to/from Card

Copy created network profiles to memory cards to share them with other cameras.

If two memory cards are inserted, the profiles will be copied to and from the card in the slot selected for [Primary slot selection] in the photo shooting menu.

Option	Description
[Copy profile from card]	Copy profiles from the root directory of the memory card to the camera profile list.
[Copy profile to card]	Copy profiles from the camera to the memory card. Highlight a profile and press J to copy it to the memory card. Password-protected profiles cannot be copied.

Option

Description

[Copy profile from card]

Copy profiles from the root directory of the memory card to the camera profile list.

[Copy profile to card]

Copy profiles from the camera to the memory card. Highlight a profile and press J to copy it to the memory card.

Password-protected profiles cannot be copied.

End Current Connection

End the connection to the current network.

Master/Remote

Choose a role for each camera from “master” and “remote”. Pressing the shutter-release button on the master camera releases the shutters on remote cameras.

Group Settings

Cameras can be grouped for synchronized release and remote cameras can be added to each group. Switching groups also switches the remote cameras that the master camera controls.

This item is available only when [Master camera] is selected for [Master/remote].

New

Create group settings.

If more than one group setting already exists, use the multi selector to choose a group and press J.
To edit an existing group setting, highlight it and press 2.

Option	Description
[Display name]	Enter the display name for the remote camera group.
[Group name]	Enter a group name for the synchronized cameras.
[Remote camera list]	View the remote camera status (0 Viewing Remote Camera Status).

Copy to/from Card

Copy group settings to memory cards to share them with other cameras.

If two memory cards are inserted, the group settings will be copied to and from the card in the slot selected for [Primary slot selection] in the photo shooting menu.

Option	Description
[Copy from card]	Add group settings to the camera from the memory card. Highlight a group and press J to add them to the camera.
[Copy to card]	Copy group settings from the camera to the memory card. Highlight a group and press 2 to display the destination list. Select a destination and press J to copy the group settings to the memory card.

Group Name

Enter a group name for the remote cameras. Matching the remote camera group name to the one set with [Group settings] > [Group name] for the master camera on the same network allows the master camera to release the shutters on remote cameras in the same group.

This item is available only when [Remote camera] is selected for [Master/remote].

Synchronize Date and Time

Set the clocks on the remote cameras to the date and time reported by the master camera (0 Synchronizing Camera Clocks).

Overwrite Copyright Info

Selecting this option overwrites the copyright information on any remote cameras currently connected with the copyright information stored on the master camera.