Nikon Snapbridge (Page 2): I use Bluetooth on my D850 and Z50 to download GPS coordinates from my iPhone. It works extremely well and I haven’t noticed any excessive battery drain on...

skibumpkin Loc: Lakes Region, Maine

I use Bluetooth on my D850 and Z50 to download GPS coordinates from my iPhone. It works extremely well and I haven’t noticed any excessive battery drain on the cameras or phone. I have no need for the wireless features and have never used them.

Polock

when i gave up on Snapbridge the problem was the chip in the phone.
if you have a Intel chip in your phone, just forget it. maybe things are different now but i don't care to find out

drexcamp Loc: Brownsburg, IN

I use it on my D7500 and my Samsung Note9 and have had no issues.

CamB Loc: Juneau, Alaska

avemal wrote:

I gave up on this 6 months ago on my D500.
Has anyone use this recently? Please update. Thanks

My daughter makes it work on her D7500 but I can't get it to work at all on mine. I gave up trying about a year ago.
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IDguy Loc: Idaho

avemal wrote:

I gave up on this 6 months ago on my D500.
Has anyone use this recently? Please update. Thanks

Works great on my D5600 and Z6.

Their manual on how to start it up is hosed. Once you have it set up and use it right it is great.

smf85 Loc: Freeport, IL

Its not so much that Snapbridge is not reliable as much as it is the fact that the camera has several different communications modes that are incompatible with each other. Snapbridge uses Bluetooth 2.1 to initiate the connection then switches to peer-to-peer 2.4Ghz 802.11 networking for picture download and/or remote photography. So the user needs to be within Bluetooth distance to initiate the connection but can then utilize the greater range of 802.11 When it does that the app also switches to peer network disabling your tablet for anything else and its not particularly fast (hence the image size limitation). The 2.4Ghz band is crowded, WLan's, Bluetooth, portable phones, scientific instruments, etc. all use it - so there is a significant possibility that there is to much interference from all the other 2.4Ghz devices for the system to operate reliably.

Sans interference it works pretty well.

CamB Loc: Juneau, Alaska

smf85 wrote:

Its not so much that Snapbridge is not reliable as... (show quote)

I can barely follow this explanation, which is the problem with the Nikon system for me. Bluetooth and WiFi are all mashed together. My phone grabs WiFi when it’s around and one touch connects to my Bluetooth choice. That’s what I need my camera to do.
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TerryVS

Joexx wrote:

https://nikonimglib.com/snbr/onlinehelp/en/09_information_01.html

Does it really work with a D750? The 750 is not listed as compatible. I tried a few years ago and it did not work. Thanks

WMU for the 750, Snap bridge for the 850. Both work well for me.

smf85 Loc: Freeport, IL

CamB wrote:

... which is the problem with the Nikon system for me. Bluetooth and WiFi are all mashed together.
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Thats the problem. Its a 'professional' system in that it works with nothing other than the tablet and camera anywhere (top of mount Everest even) with no setup. The downside is that it works in one specific way and either you're workflow is compatible with it or it isn't.

CamB Loc: Juneau, Alaska

smf85 wrote:

Thats the problem. Its a 'professional' system in that it works with nothing other than the tablet and camera anywhere (top of mount Everest even) with no setup. The downside is that it works in one specific way and either you're workflow is compatible with it or it isn't.

This would be OK except I heard the other day that Mount Everest is closed because of the virus. I'll have to wait until next year to get my camera to work.
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SeaBrat Loc: St Petersburg, FL

I love SnapBridge for changing time zones and setting lat/long corrdinates into my pics in my D850 and Z6. I also download a few pics when traveling to send to Facebook. I had a few hiccups but for the most part it works for me.

gnadeau80 Loc: Rowley,MA

avemal wrote:

I gave up on this 6 months ago on my D500.
Has anyone use this recently? Please update. Thanks

I use it all the time with no issues with my D500.

ronpier Loc: Poland Ohio

rgrenaderphoto wrote:

Snapbridge, IMHO, is a total waste of time. Connection drops with the camera then the WiFi/Bluetooth goes nuts trying to re-establish the connection while your battery drains.

All my Nikons with external communications have been in Airplane mode since they came out of the box.

Tried it the first day with my D3400. Didn’t work and I am a lot happier not using it.

IDguy Loc: Idaho

ronpier wrote:

Tried it the first day with my D3400. Didn’t work and I am a lot happier not using it.

How would you know that?

IDguy Loc: Idaho

smf85 wrote:

Thats the problem. Its a 'professional' system in that it works with nothing other than the tablet and camera anywhere (top of mount Everest even) with no setup. The downside is that it works in one specific way and either you're workflow is compatible with it or it isn't.

Isn’t that true for everything?