Canon Connection Guide

Welcome to the Canon connection guide! The process of connecting Cascable Transfer to your camera is usually very simple. This guide will walk you through the steps.

Contents

Before We Start

  1. Make sure your camera is supported by Cascable Transfer.
  2. Check that your camera’s firmware is up-to-date.
  3. Check that Cascable Transfer is up-to-date.

How It Should Work: The First Connection

Note: Typically, you will choose whether to connect your camera to an existing network – such as your home network – or create a new network generated by the camera.

If your camera has separate options for connecting to a desktop computer or a smartphone, choose whichever one is best for you – Cascable Transfer supports either.

  1. Enable your camera’s WiFi connection as you’d like to use it – follow the instructions in your camera’s user guide.

  2. Your camera will instruct you to launch the app to connect to it.

  3. On your Mac, use the click the WiFi Wi-Fi indicator in the menu bar and ensure that your Mac is connected to the same network as your camera, then launch Cascable Transfer.

  4. Cascable Transfer should find your camera after a few moments and start connecting to it.

  5. For the first connection, your camera needs to be paired with the connecting app. If this is the case, Cascable Transfer will show this dialog:


    Cascable Transfer’s pairing dialog.

  6. To continue, look at your camera’s screen and follow the instructions. Canon cameras will ask you to confirm which images are available to the connecting app.

  7. Once you’ve made your choice, Cascable Transfer will dismiss the dialog and continue connecting.

That’s it – you’re connected!

How It Should Work: Subsequent Connections

After your camera has been set up and paired, subsequent connections are much simpler!

  1. First, turn on your camera and switch on WiFi. Depending on your camera model, you can have WiFi turn on automatically with the camera if you wish.

  2. Ensure your Mac is connected to the same WiFi network as your camera, then launch Cascable Transfer.

  3. Cascable Transfer should find your camera afer a few moments and connect to it.

That’s it – you’re connected!

Stuck?

If you’re struggling to get Cascable Transfer connected to your camera, check out our troubleshooting guide.