Nikon SnapBridge User guide

Brand: Nikon

Model: SnapBridge

Type: User guide

Nikon SnapBridge is a wireless connection between your Nikon camera and your smart device. It allows you to automatically upload still images to your smart device as you shoot, or to remotely control your camera and capture still images. You can also use SnapBridge to download still images and movies from your camera to your smart device, or to obtain location data and synchronize the date and time.

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Table of Contents

Preparing a Smart Device......................................................................................................... 2

Pairing the Camera and a Smart Device ............................................................................. 2

Image Upload...............................................................................................................................5

Tips on Pairing.............................................................................................................................. 7

This document uses Version 1.3 of the SnapBridge app as an example

for explanations.

You can do the following when you establish a wireless connection

(continuous connection via Bluetooth® low energy technology,

hereinafter referred to as “pairing”) between a SnapBridge-supported

camera and a smartphone/tablet (hereinafter referred to as “smart device”) with

SnapBridge installed.

Image Upload

You can upload still images and movies* captured with the camera to the smart

device, or display the shooting screen on the smart device and capture still images

remotely. See “Image Upload” (page 5) for more information.

* AVI format movies (COOLPIX A300 movies) cannot be uploaded.

Other Features

• Obtaining location data and synchronizing the date and time

• Imprinting information on images such as shooting date and time and comments

C SnapBridge

• For an overview, you can also visit the dedicated Nikon website.

http://snapbridge.nikon.com

• See the online help for details on how to use SnapBridge (after pairing, you can refer to

the Other tab M Info/settings M Instructions in SnapBridge).

http://nikonimglib.com/snbr/onlinehelp/en/index.html

• Use the latest version of SnapBridge. Operation of SnapBridge may vary depending on the

app version.

Connection Guide (for COOLPIX)

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1 Install the SnapBridge app.

• iOS: Apple App Store® Android™: Google Play™

You can check the OS versions that SnapBridge supports by visiting the download

sites above.

• Input the search keyword “snapbridge.” When multiple apps are displayed in the

search results, select “SnapBridge.” “SnapBridge 360/170” cannot be used with

COOLPIX.

• Do not launch SnapBridge until you start pairing, even when the

installation is finished.

2 Enable Bluetooth and Wi-Fi on the smart device.

• Refer to the documentation provided with the smart device for information on how

to operate it.

• Pairing is performed on SnapBridge. Pairing cannot be performed from the

Bluetooth settings screen on the smart device.

• Use a sufficiently charged battery so that the camera does not turn off during the

procedure.

• Insert a memory card with sufficient free space into the camera.

• See the documentation provided with the camera for details on how to use it.

1 Turn on the camera.

• If the camera is turned on for the first time: A language selection screen will be

displayed. When you confirm the language, the camera displays the screen in step 2.

• If you did not pair with a smart device when the

camera was turned on for the first time: Select

Network menu M Connect to smart device in

the camera and press the k button to display the

screen in step 2.

Preparing a Smart Device

Pairing the Camera and a Smart Device

Airplane mode

Connect to smart device

Send while shooting

Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

Restore default settings

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2 Press the k button when the dialog on

the right is displayed on the camera.

3 Launch SnapBridge on the smart device

when the dialog on the right is

displayed on the camera.

• Place the smart device close to the camera.

• If you are pairing after unpairing (page 7), launch

SnapBridge and then tap w in the y Connect

tab.

4 When the name of the camera you

want to pair with is displayed in the

smart device, tap it.

• For iOS:

If you are pairing for the first time, a dialog

explaining the procedure is displayed. Confirm the

details and tap Understood (If Understood is not

displayed, scroll down the screen.).

Tap the camera name again when the accessory

selection screen is displayed (it may take some time for the camera name to be

displayed.).

• If the camera name is not displayed even after waiting for a while, close SnapBridge

completely and perform pairing again from step 3.

5 Confirm that the camera and smart

device display the same authentication

code (six digits).

• The authentication code may not be displayed in

some versions of iOS. Proceed to step 6 even in

such cases.

Use SnapBridge to send photos to your

smart device and share them online.

To skip this screen and set SnapBridge

later from the Network menu, press

MENU.

Later

Set

App

SnapBridge

Camera

On your smart device, go to the app

store and search for SnapBridge. After

installing, open the SnapBridge app.

Cancel

Connect to Camera

Camera name

Auth. code

000000

Confirm that the same authentication

code is displayed on the smart device

and press OK.

Cancel OK

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6 Tap Pair on the smart device, and then press the k button on

the camera.

• If you pressed the k button on the camera first, continue and tap Pair on the smart

device.

• The button name Pair varies depending on the smart device model.

7 Press the k button when the dialog on

the right is displayed.

• If the camera displays Could not connect., press

the k button to perform pairing again from step 3.

To cancel pairing, press the d button and set the

time zone, date, and time.

8 Follow the on-screen instructions in the camera to complete the

setup process.

• To record location data with photographs, select Yes when prompted and enable

the location data features both in SnapBridge and on the smart device itself (for

more information, see the documentation provided with the smart device).

• You can also synchronize the camera clock to the time reported by the smart device

by selecting Yes when prompted and enabling the clock synchronization function

in SnapBridge. If you select No, follow the on-screen instructions and set the camera

clock.

• You can change the location data settings in the camera setup menu or location

data options, and the synchronization of date and time settings in the camera setup

menu.

9 Press the shutter-release button to shoot when the camera

switches to the shooting screen.

• If the camera is paired with a smart device, the captured still image is automatically

uploaded to the smart device.

Your camera and smart device are

connected!

SnapBridge will send your photos to

your smart device as they are taken.

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Use any of the following methods to upload captured images to a smart device.

When Network menu M Bluetooth M Send while off in the camera is set to On,

images are uploaded to the smart device even when the camera is turned off.

AVI format movies (COOLPIX A300 movies) cannot be uploaded.

The images that can be uploaded vary depending on the type of wireless connection.

The image size uploaded is restricted to 2 megapixels.

Follow the instructions in SnapBridge to switch to a Wi-Fi connection. For iOS, see

“Switching to a Wi-Fi Connection (for iOS)” (page 6).

B Notes About When in a Wi-Fi Connection

If you switch to another tab from the x Camera tab in SnapBridge or switch from

SnapBridge to another app, the Wi-Fi connection will be disconnected.

Image Upload

Image upload Description Setting method

Send while shooting

Automatically upload still images to

the smart device every time they are

captured.

Network menu in

the camera

Mark for upload

Select still images in the camera and

upload them to the smart device.

Playback menu in

the camera

Remote photography

Release the camera shutter using the

smart device.

Captured still images are automatically

downloaded to the smart device.

x Camera tab in

SnapBridge

Download selected

pictures

Select still images and movies

in the

camera from the smart device and

download them to the smart device.

x Camera tab in

SnapBridge

Image upload

Bluetooth Wi-Fi

Still images Movies Still images Movies

Send while shooting w

–––

Mark for upload w

–––

Remote photography ––w

–

Download selected pictures w

– w

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Switching to a Wi-Fi Connection (for iOS)

When using Remote photography or Download selected pictures, a dialog

prompting to switch to a Wi-Fi connection is displayed. For iOS, use the following

procedure to switch.

1 Write down the camera SSID (camera name at

default) and password displayed on the dialog

in the smart device, and then tap Go.

2 Tap Settings M Wi-Fi, and select the SSID you wrote down in

step 1 from the list of connections.

3 If this is your first time connecting, input the password you

wrote down in step 1.

• Take note of uppercase and lowercase characters.

• The Wi-Fi connection is established when the SSID is displayed in the list of

connections.

B Changing the SSID and Password

You can change the SSID or password by using Network menu M Wi-Fi M Network

settings in the camera. To protect your privacy, we recommend that you change the

password regularly.

Close Go

The device will connect to the

camera via Wi-Fi. Select

“Camera name_XXXXXXXX” for

“Wi-Fi” in the iOS “Settings”

display and enter the password

“XXXXXXXXX” to enable remote

photography.

Tap “Go” to go to “Settings” >

“SnapBridge”.

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Disconnecting and Reconnecting the Pairing

Use any of the following methods to temporarily disconnect and reconnect the

pairing.

• Switch the setting in Network menu M Airplane mode in the camera.

You can set it to On to turn off all communication functions in places where

wireless communication is prohibited.

• Switch the setting in Network menu M Bluetooth M Connection in the

camera.

• Switch the setting in the y Connect tab M Auto link in SnapBridge.

You can reduce battery consumption of the smart device by disabling this setting.

Unpairing

• To pair with another SnapBridge-supported camera, use SnapBridge to remove the

registration of a paired camera in advance.

• If you have problems transferring images to a smart device, such as long transfer

times, you may be able to fix them by unpairing and then re-pairing.

1 In SnapBridge, tap z in

the y Connect tab, and

then tap End pairing M

Yes on the dialog that is

displayed.

• The camera and smart device

are unpaired.

2 For iOS, remove the registration of the device (registered as the

camera name).

• If you do not remove the registration of the device, you cannot re-pair.

Tips on Pairing

Connect

Connection options

End pairing

Allow Wi-Fi access

Select camera

Connect

Go to “Settings” > “Bluetooth”

in iOS and unpair (“Forget”) this

device. You will not be able to

pair with the device again until

you have unpaired the device.

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3 To re-pair, select Network menu M Connect to smart device in

the camera and press the k button.

• Follow the instructions in “Pairing the Camera and a Smart Device” from step 2 (page 3).

Removing the Registration of a Device (for iOS)

If pairing fails, use the following procedure to check the registration status of the

device and delete it if the camera name remains before pairing again.

1 Launch the iOS settings app.

2 Remove the registration of the device (registered as the camera

name).

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• The camera and smart device screens shown in this manual may differ from

those of the actual products.

• Trade names mentioned in this manual or documentation provided with your

Nikon product are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective

holders. See the documentation provided with the camera for details.

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