Anyone using an ap to control a Canon

[Ben Egbert]

I ordered the 5R which has wi-fi and Bluetooth. Canon has an ap called Canon Connect, it gets terrible reviews. The worse is that it fails to connect or is hard to set up.

All I would want is basic control, like setting apertures, shutter speed etc and then see the same preview I get on the live view, snap an image and get a jpg upload.

Not interested in video or time lapse. A decent range is also important.

So the question is if anyone has used or knows of an ap that does this.

 

[Kyle Jones]

I've used Canon Connect. It (usually) works and does what you mentioned. The good news is that it is free.

 

[AlanLichty]

I have similar connectivity with my 5D Mk IV and did set it up to work through an app so I could see how it worked. It did work but it felt like a solution to a problem I am not having so I haven't really bothered doing anything with it. YMMV.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

I tried with SL2 I had and it seemed to work, though like Alan, I never felt the need to use it.

There are times I wish I had with low to the ground set up where the 5DsR doesn't have tilt on the rear screen to help with composition. The R5 would not have that problem.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Thanks guys. Just to have a remote that did not require a cord and could be used from in back of the camera would be great.