Camera Connect & Control 4+

Good app, needs more work

I dropped my Canon 70D and broke the remote port. So I needed an app with LiveView and programmable remote shutter release. The traditional Canon apps offer LiveView but not the remote *with timer*. The Pro version of the app is relatively cheap compared to a piece of hardware and in my case the only way to have remote connectivity.
The interface is simple. This app does everything I need for remote shooting with a few annoyances: connection drops often, and it only seems to work in infrastructure mode (i.e. over an existing WiFi network). It seems to be easier to re-establish the connection by clearing the cache. Also, was not able to connect to camera in access point mode (i.e. when the camera itself is the access point), so at the moment not able to use the app outside of my home WiFi network. Please fix the access point mode so I can use the app outdoors. I’m into astrophotography and need to use the camera in the mountains, desert etc.

Developer Response ,

hi, access point mode works with my cameras (6D, 6D2, 1300D). also make sure to select "Eos Utility mode", if available (the icon that looks like a laptop). if you are on the go you can also use the "personal hotspot" of your phone. the app will show "no wifi" though but it will find the camera

Pls read if astrophotographing

I’m loving this app, I paid the $11 it’s so worth it, so I have the canon 4000d that I have been using for astrophotography, only problem is it doesn’t have a intervalometer, this app does on the bottom right hand side and it works for my camera too. I had a problem connecting to the camera but fixed it, if your camera is connected to the canon connect app it won’t connect to this app so what I had to do was go into my camera settings and reset the WiFi settings then manually connect the WiFi to the phone, once connected I go into this app and it connects within a few seconds, down side but not really a down side is once I do that I cannot go and use the canon connect app again, but considering that the live view does not lag out on me, I have a intervalometer inside the app and it works like a charm, and I can still download photos from the camera to the phone while still connected there is no need to have the canon connect app on the phone it’s pointless, love the app keep up the good work

It transfers images from my Canon to my iPhone

It transfers images from my Canon 4000D to my iPhone SE. I worked for hours with the Canon app before giving up on it. I had no problems connecting with the WiFi and working with the Canon & iPhone using this app. I was not trying to do a lot with it, no videos or live stuff. What I did was shoot pictures outside with the Canon, then I came back in the house and got on the Canon’s WiFi which was shown on my iPhone settings and I got on this app which is on my iPhone and viola! I selected the pics to save to the iPhone photo album. Don’t be sidetracked by “No internet connection” ignore that. So anyway I compared photos from the iPhone to the imports from the Canon and found the Canon pics were slightly better, despite having been sent through WiFi. I got the Canon 4000D expressly for astrophotography and I had to have WiFi capability. So a few minutes ago I got the $24 (I think it was) package. Because it works for me. Does what I need.