- #NIKON WIRELESS MOBILE UTILITY NOT WORKING UPDATE#
- #NIKON WIRELESS MOBILE UTILITY NOT WORKING ANDROID#
You can still fire the shutter remotely, you'll just be doing it blind. At this point the Live View feed to your phone is disabled. We started our tests with a 40 percent charge, but after only a few photo transfers and about ten minutes of remote viewfinder usage the charge had dipped below 30 percent. The Take Photos mode also shows you the current battery level and the number of photos left on the memory card. There are a few options you can set in the app-you can activate a self-timer, which is useful for taking group shots when using the remote viewfinder, and you can tell the adapter to automatically transfer a photo to the connected device after it's captured. The settings you have selected prior to launching the remote shooting mode are locked in.
And I don't mean that you can't adjust them from the app-you can't adjust them from the camera either. The current shutter speed and aperture are displayed, but you won't be able to adjust them. The former turns your phone into a remote viewfinder that has the ability to fire the camera's shutter. When you launch the free Nikon Wireless Mobile Utility app you'll be presented with two options-Take Photos and View Photos.
#NIKON WIRELESS MOBILE UTILITY NOT WORKING UPDATE#
We tested the adapter and app using an iPhone 5, and Nikon has yet to update the application to provide full screen support for the larger 4-inch display. Once you've paired the adapter with your phone or tablet you'll have to reset it to use another device, which prevents unwanted users from snooping through your shots or taking control of your camera.
#NIKON WIRELESS MOBILE UTILITY NOT WORKING ANDROID#
There's no password, you just connect directly with your iOS or Android device from the network settings menu. Once you plug it in, a new Wi-Fi network is generated, identified as Nikon_WU and a string of numbers. It noticeably wiggles when touched it's not an accessory I'd recommend leaving attached at all times. When it's connected and enabled, you won't be able to review images on the camera's rear LCD, only on a connected smartphone, and Live View is disabled. On the D5200 the WU-1a sticks out like a bump on the left side, and requires you to leave the flap that normally covers the ports open during use.