Linda S.

I need to take a video of myself. The last time I did this the camera was on a tripod and I had someone working the shutter button to start the video and then to end it. A person might not be available now, so I am trying to figure out how to do it for myself. Canon has a software connect program. I looked on YouTube for couple of the videos, they didn't seem directly on point.

Has anybody use Canon connect to stop and start videos from their smartphone? If so, could you point me to any URL that helps explain the process?

Or if it's not doable, than please tell me to stop banging my head against the wall. Thank you so much I appreciate this Linda Stevenson

Dave327 Loc: Duluth, GA. USA

Canon Connect will not do what you want. However, there are any number of radio frequency wireless switches which are meant to control the shutter. You can also do it with a wired remote switch which I have done up to 25’ . Canon Connect can wirelessly connect to say an iPad and has software to control the camera.

h0grider Loc: Western MD

If you have Canon's Camera Connect app installed on your smartphone (available at the Google Play Store for Android, and Apple's equivalent for Apple, devices), then you should be able to connect to your Canon camera with the app (assuming your camera has wifi or bluetooth capability, as you did not mention a Canon model, with the same being true for your smartphone). The camera must have its mode dial set for movie to record movies. Once connected via the app to your camera, your smartphone will have control over focusing modes, exposure adjustment, frame rates, whether to record sound or not, and a big button to start and stop the recording.

I can't help with any tutorials, but with the Canon Camera Connect app installed on your smartphone it is pretty straightforward on how to proceed to make the connection to the camera using the "Easy Connection Guide" button displayed prominently by the app's software once started (which you'll run each time you want to make a connection). I have Canon Camera Connect installed on 3 different types of devices (smartphone, laptop and tablet) and it works flawlessly on all three.

Linda S.

Drat! Apologies...sloppy of me Canon 5DM4. Will download on my Samsung Note Ultra 20.

Many thanks! Linda

Linda S.

I do have a Canon wired remote...it just isn't long enough.

I am taking singing lessons at Eastman Community Music School. Need to create a video for my virtual recital.

Thank you for your response!

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

I dont know if any of the remote shutter triggers or software will work on video simply because if I remember correctly you dont press the shutter button to start/stop video, you press the button in the middle of the video/liveview switch. Although you may be able to program the shutter button to start or stop video. I have not tried.

IHH61 Loc: Homestead Fl

Canon Connect will definitely do this with a 5DM4. You might want to use an external mic for better sound quality.

Hugh

twosummers Loc: Melbourne Australia or Lincolnshire England

You could also start your camera - take your seat (or whatever), do your stuff and then switch your camera off. Use a standard video editing program to remove the bits at the beginning and end that you don't want to share. It's easier than you might think - even I can do this (but not much more). Good luck

goldstar46 Loc: Tampa, Fl

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Linda...

That is a functionality which, I tested just two days ago on my Canon EOS R5, and it did work. The viewfinder works, you have live view, and the button on your phone screen is a on off video button which does activate video to turn it on and it activates the video to turn it off.

The connection was done by Wi-Fi, and not Bluetooth and I was using a Android, Galaxy Note 9.

You first activate the Wi-Fi on your camera. Then you go to your phone and open your Wi-Fi connection on your phone and look for the access point signal being generated by your camera. At that point with your cell phone you make it a point to select the signal coming from your camera and connect to that device after the connection is made, then you open the Canon connect software and continue the actual connection with the software.

By the way, I know that with my EOS R5, that functionality works with either form of communications. However, I chose Wi-Fi to do the test because it is the faster form of the transmission...

I also checked my 5D Mark 4, and that camera does have Wi-Fi functionality which can be found in the setup menu under the wrench. Although I did not test it, there is no reason why the same functionality should not work on that camera also.

I hope that information does help you

Cheers
George Veazey
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sb Loc: Florida's East Coast

Another option - if you have a smart phone, you can buy a BlueTooth switch to turn video on and off very cheaply. You have not mentioned what you are doing for audio - if you are recording yourself singing, you might find that the audio from the microphone in the camera (or iPhone) is not very adequate for the task...

gessman Loc: Colorado

I like this answer best - nothing to buy, nothing to learn, no wi-fi, no tension, no timing malfunctions when recording, which is the important part. Editing the head and tail off and using a fade in and out will give a much more professional results equal to and yet enhancing the quality of the recording and you can edit off ten minutes off both ends just as easily as you can ten seconds. It's like a haircut - it's not what you cut off, but about what you leave on. You can forget about precision start and stop and achieve that with the editing. It's quite simple to edit video and unless you do something to destroy your original footage, you can experiment 'til you're too tired on different presentations, with titling for yourself and the piece, if desired, credits for accompaniment, copyright notice. etc., and effects such as the "Ken Burns" effects. but keep it simple matching the cadence of the music whether ballad or "Broadway hootenanny." To really dress it up. a multiple camera setup is handy, two, maybe three, different distances, different angles. close up with one, pick your best angle and splice it together in segments with a "dissolve" effect where one segment fades into another with no picture loss. It may sound tricky but it really isn't and there are several free and inexpensive software programs out there that will do all that.

Bubbee Loc: Aventura, Florida

Me, too! I make videos of myself reading stories for children. I use my Samsung Galaxy S10 cell. I set it in a holder and turn it on before starting. I use Premiere Elements to trim the ends, but there are many other softwares that do the same. I think Google for one. Good luck...I shared your frustration in the beginning! (I've made 80 so far and they're available for needy kids.)

JohnH3 Loc: Auburn, AL

I use my iPhone/iPad all the time with the Canon Connect App to control the camera in both still and video mode. Just connect and it is very self explanatory.

goldstar46 Loc: Tampa, Fl

John

Do you use a wired connection or do you use a Wi-Fi connection?

If you are using a wired connection, can you please tell me the brand name, make and model of the cable connection that you're using. If you're able to find it on Amazon I would merely be very appreciative of your information.

Cheers
Geo Vz
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JBRIII

In case you find the range of the camera wifi to be a problem use a wifi booster. I have a telescope which uses a cell phone for control and had a range issue. The small wifi booster can really help.
Jim