PlayMemories Camera Apps Help Guide

[Sync to Smartphone] is a camera application that automatically transfers still images that you have shot to your smartphone or tablet computer when the camera is turned off.
To use this application, install (PlayMemories Mobile) on your smartphone or tablet computer.

Required: Smartphone or tablet computer (Wi-Fi access point not required.)

Registering a smartphone or tablet computer on the camera and setting the automatic transfer feature

Install PlayMemories Mobile on your smartphone or tablet computer (hereinafter smartphone).
- To download PlayMemories Mobile, go to the following website.
  http://www.sony.net/pmm/
- If PlayMemories Mobile is already installed on your smartphone, update PlayMemories Mobile to the latest version before starting [Sync to Smartphone] for the first time.
On your camera, select MENU → [Application] → [Sync to Smartphone].
Select [Register].
- You can register only one smartphone on the camera.
- If a smartphone is already registered on the camera, [Change Regist.] will appear. To transfer images to another smartphone, select [Change Regist.] and then [Register].
- If a smartphone that you do not want to register on the camera is automatically connected to the camera via Wi-Fi, temporarily turn off the Wi-Fi function of the smartphone and then register your smartphone.
- When you select [Delete Regist.], the information for the smartphone registered on the camera is deleted.
When [SSID] and [Password] appear, perform the following procedure to connect the smartphone to the camera via Wi-Fi.
- If you have connected the camera and smartphone via Wi-Fi before, a Wi-Fi connection may be established automatically.
[For Android]
1. (1) Start PlayMemories Mobile on Android.
2. (2) Select the camera (DIRECT-xxxx:xxx-xxx) that is detected via Wi-Fi.
3. (3) Enter the password displayed on the camera into your smartphone.
  - The smartphone is connected to the camera.
4. (4) Register the camera for automatic transfer of images using PlayMemories Mobile.
[For iPhone/iPad]
1. (1) Select the camera (DIRECT-xxxx:xxx-xxx) that is detected via Wi-Fi on the Wi-Fi setting screen of the iPhone/iPad.
2. (2) Enter the password displayed on the camera into your iPhone/iPad.
  - The iPhone/iPad is connected to the camera.
3. (3) Start PlayMemories Mobile on your iPhone/iPad.
4. (4) Register the camera for automatic transfer of images using PlayMemories Mobile.
Note
- If a notification that PlayMemories Mobile requires access appears on your smartphone screen, select [OK].
When the smartphone is connected to the camera and information such as the name of your smartphone appears on the camera screen, select [OK].
- The information for the smartphone to which images will be automatically transferred is registered on the camera, and [Auto Transfer] is set to ON.
- When you exit this application according to the on-screen instructions, the shooting screen reappears.

Changing the settings

You can change the following settings on the main screen of the camera.

Auto Transfer

Set whether or not images are automatically transferred to your smartphone when the camera is turned off.

[Auto Transfer] is ON

While [Auto Transfer] is set to ON, the images you shoot are added to the transfer queue list. The camera automatically starts transferring the queued images to your smartphone when the camera is turned off.

[Auto Transfer] is OFF

While [Auto Transfer] is set to OFF, the images you shoot are not added to the transfer queue list. Even if you set [Auto Transfer] to ON after you finish shooting, the images are not added to the transfer queue list.

Change Regist.

Select [Option] to change [Transfer Image Size] and confirm [Disp. Transfer Status].

Transfer Image Size

Select the size of the images to be transferred to your smartphone.

[Original]: Transfers images in the original size to your smartphone.
[2M]: Transfers images to your smartphone after reducing the pixel size to approx. 2 mega pixels. If the images you shot already have a small pixel size, they may be transferred without a reduction in their size.
We recommend selecting [Original] when you want to save high-quality images and selecting [2M] to upload the images to a network service or attach the images to email messages.
When you select [Original], it will take longer to transfer images to the smartphone than the time required when [2M] is selected.

Disp. Transfer Status

Display the latest image transmission status.

If you perform [Reset transfer reservation], images in the queue at that time are removed and will no longer be transferred.

Shooting images and transferring images automatically

Shoot still images with your camera.
- When [Auto Transfer] is set to ON, the images you shoot are added to the transfer queue list on the camera. You can check the number of images remaining on the list on the main screen that is displayed when you start this application.
Make sure that the smartphone registered as the transfer destination is nearby.
Turn off the camera.
Start PlayMemories Mobile on your smartphone.

[For Android]

Start PlayMemories Mobile from the notification bar.
- If the smartphone is locked or in sleep state, PlayMemories Mobile starts transferring images automatically. While the images are being transferred, a notification will be displayed on your smartphone.
- If PlayMemories Mobile is started before you turn off the camera, go to step 5.
[For iPhone/iPad]
1. (1) Select the SSID displayed on the iPhone/iPad from the Wi-Fi setting screen and confirm that the camera and your iPhone/iPad are connected via Wi-Fi.
2. (2) Return to the home screen and start PlayMemories Mobile.
Either leave the camera and smartphone in close proximity or carry both devices with you.
- The camera starts transferring images added to the transfer queue list to your smartphone and the transmission status appears.
- When all images have been transferred or if there is a transmission error, a message will appear. Click [OK] or wait until the camera turns off automatically.
- To stop transferring images, press [Cancel] and select [Cancel] while images are being transferred. If you turn the camera off and on while images are being transferred, you can interrupt the transfer operation and use the camera for shooting or playback.
- If you interrupt the transfer of images, the camera will transfer images, including those which were not transferred in the previous transmission, the next time the camera is turned off.
- If a transmission error occurs, the transmission status dialog appears the next time you start up the application.

Notes

[Reset transfer reservation] is only effective for the memory card that is inserted in the camera at the time.
The images are added to the transfer queue list when [Sync to Smartphone] is started or when the camera is turned off. If you want to switch the memory card, we recommend turning the camera off once before starting this operation.
When the date and time setting of the camera is changed, some of the images may not be transferred. To adjust the camera clock to local standard time, change [Area Setting]. When you change the clock setting to Summer Time, use the [Daylight Savings] setting function of the camera.
You cannot automatically transfer movies using [Sync to Smartphone].
All illustrations in this guide are representative images.
Even if [Transfer Image Size] is set to [Original], RAW images are always transferred as JPEG images with the pixel size reduced to the same size as when [2M] is selected.
It may take a long time to transfer images or transmission errors may occur depending on the distance between the camera and smartphone, the reception conditions, the performance of your smartphone, etc.
It may take longer than usual for the lens to be retracted in some of the cameras after the camera is turned off. This difference, however, is not a malfunction.
For further information about functions and settings of cameras that are compatible with this application, see the following webpage.
PlayMemories Camera Apps > Sync to Smartphone > Specifications