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SnapBridge: that was fun! Now what: USB Tethering? WiFi?
Ilkka Nissilä:
My Arca-Swiss L-bracket is modular and if I extend the vertical part far out it can give enough space for cables but I am a bit worried about using so much extension. The L-bracket is actually quite heavy but this is one of its advantages.
The USB-3.0 extension cable that I got is this (link to Finnish store):
https://www.verkkokauppa.com/fi/product/68633/qckdv/DeLOCK-3-m-USB-3-0-A-A-uros-naaras-jatkokaapeli-sininen?utm_source=productlink&utm_medium=orderemail&utm_campaign=order_gathered
I think you can probably find it in US online stores by googling. It is not the cheapest cable but itpassed my initial testing. I have contacted a reseller of Tethertools cables to discuss their products as well but for now I will continue with the extension cable I bought.
I still don't understand why you can't get Snapbridge wifi to work. I mean, knowing
the reputation of the app it shouldn't surprise me, but since we are using the same camera and app version the only difference should be the phone and operating system which are different. Also, I am not trying to switch to wifi from a bluetooth connection but have bluetooth off from the camera and the app set to wifi mode before establishing the connection.
David H. Hartman:
Getting SnapBridge to transfer JPG(s) from my D850 to my phone seems hopeless. I can use an "on the go" USB C to USB A adapter with a tiny USB 2 SDXC card reader so if I really need to get half sized JGP(s) from the D850 to my phone I can do it.
Transferring half size JPG(s) from the D850 with AirNEF is fast and not too fiddly. Transferring NEF(s) with AirNEF is possible but slow. The laptop I'm using has a built in SD card reader so transferring NEF(s) with the card reader isn't bad. Since I bought the D850 on a shoestring I don't have a CFExpress card yet. Once I do I'll have to either use a USB cable or carry a CFExpress card reader.
SnapBridge is quite easy to use to download GPS so I've got that. Maybe an upgrade to SnapBridge will fix the Bluetooth to Wi-Fi transition failure.
Thanks for all the help!
Dave
MFloyd:
The D6 has inherited (some parts) of the Z interface, which make inter alia exchanges more stable and easy. Indeed, as already mentioned, the D850 is another story. Maybe a software upgrade could fix this ?
Nikon D6
D6 « Z-like » interface. 4th column: upper row: Bluetooth interface; lower row: WiFi interface. Display is programmable. You also notice that the D6 has a GPS connection and a Bluetooth one.
Alaun:
I had similar problems -reconnecting WIFI with snap bridge- with my I-pads.
The solution was rather easy, and it might be a security feature.
Establishing a WIFI connection to a device (camera), there is a profile generated, which the I-pad remembers and tries to use on a reconnection.
This profile might get “outdated” , when you restart the device (camera).
To get a connection, you just have to delete the profile for that device on the I-pad (on the I-pad, that is done in the WIFI-part of the settings).
Something similar might be the case with Android (and Windows 10 also stores connection profiles)?
David H. Hartman:
--- Quote from: Alaun on December 28, 2020, 14:03:39 ---Something similar might be the case with Android (and Windows 10 also stores connection profiles)?
--- End quote ---
I've tried deleting the camera from SnapBridge. I'll have to try that with Android although I may have. Windows saves Profiles and I use one for my normal Wi-Fi router and one for the D850. I turn off Wi-Fi with the Windows 10 flyout on the task bar then turn it on. Sometimes it automatically connects to the D850. That only works for AirNEF.
Dave
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