The most useful feature is the Disable/Enable function ( above left). This is likely to be a feature of future EOS models which accept SDHC media cards. There are currently four EOS cameras that offer menu items for Eye-Fi cards – the EOS 5D Mark III, 60D, 600D and 1100D. Selected EOS models have menu items for enhanced Eye-Fi card use. Canon will repair the camera free of charge – but very few cameras are affected and Canon UK says it has yet to see one.
#WHAT IS EYE FI UPDATE#
The following range of EOS cameras accept an SDHC card in one of their two media slots (the other slot accepts CF cards): EOS 1D Mark II (requires firmware update 1.2.6 or later) 1D Mark II N (requires firmware update 1.1.2 or later) 1D Mark III, 1D Mark V, 1Ds Mark II (requires firmware update 1.1.6 or later), 1Ds Mark III, 5D Mark III.Įye-Fi and Canon have identified an issue where the camera appears to not power on when the card is inserted. And we had no problems setting it up, despite the fact that there's no instructions supplied with the card itself.Įye-Fi cards can be used in any camera that accepts SDHC cards. Then you follow a series of simple steps to pair to card to your computer and/or device. First you need to set up a password-protected account using a computer.
#WHAT IS EYE FI SOFTWARE#
The software you’ll need to get started is loaded on the card. The Eye-Fi card comes with its own USB reader. You can set up your Eye-Fi card so that it creates its own wi-fi network if it cannot find another one within range. When your camera is within range of a specified network, your photographs and videos will transfer to your specified computer or device.īut, in fact – and this is the really clever part – you don’t even have to be within range of a wi-fi network for the system to work. Up to 32 networks can be added for your card to use. When you set up the system you can specify which wireless networks the Eye-Fi card uses to transfer your media.
#WHAT IS EYE FI ANDROID#
On top of that, the Eye-Fi card has built-in Wi-Fi that transfers photos and videos to your iPhone, iPad, Android device or computer without the need for a cable connection or card reader. It captures and stores the JPEG and RAW images created by the camera. We have tried the cards and they work remarkably well.Īn Eye-Fi card fits into cameras just like a regular SDHC card. This is an amazing feat of engineering and manufacturing. In fact, the transmitter is buried inside an SD card. However, rather than making accessories which attach to the camera, Eye-Fi transmitters fit inside the camera. The Eye-Fi company was founded in 2005 and has also introduced a range of wireless file transmitters. There are now six different Canon wireless file transmitters compatible with top-end EOS models.Ībove Canon Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E4, compatible with EOS 5D Mark II Wireless file transfer first came to EOS cameras in the form of the Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E1, introduced with the EOS 1Ds Mark II in 2004. You don’t even have to be within range of a wi-fi network. Wireless file transfer, as the name suggests, allows you to move image files from your camera to another device without the need for cable connections.
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