Canon WFT - E3A Wireless File
Transmitter For Canon EOS 40D and 50D-Introduction
Canon Corporation always produce new outstanding and brilliant products. Canon
is famous for bringing new standards into the market. Canon now introducing
special type of wireless file transmitter which is exclusively designed and
manufactured for
Canon EOS 40D Digital Camera and
Canon EOS 50D Digital Camera.
Canon WFT-E3A Wireless File Transmitter is
equipped with Wi-Fi capabilities which allow users to transfer images (files)
from their digital cameras to the computers wirelessly. One can also transfer
images directly to their websites or FTP servers using this master piece of
Canon WFR-E3A file transmitter. Now, its much easier to connect your digital
camera with computer using Wifi and you can control your camera remotely. Thus,
its easy to watch high performance videos and images on your monitor live.
Canon WFT-E3A includes USB port and wired
Ethernet port. This USB port lets the users to connect their digital cameras to
any external storage device. The Ethernet port is useful to connect to an
internet and share the photos with one's friends and relatives. The Canon
WFT-E3A looks like a battery grip which can be connected to the end of
Canon EOS 40D Digital Camera.
Canon WFT-E3A wireless file transmitter is
designed and manufactured according to the new standards sets by Canon. It
contains its own battery "BP-511A". WFT-E3A does not provides power to the Canon
EOS 40D Camera. So both the camera and WFT transmitter are powered by their own
batteries.
The Canon WFT-E3A is having height of 45 mm
(0.45cm) and weight equal to 340 grams with-out battery. There is also a small
LCD screen available on WFT-E3A file transmitter which shows
internal_battery_life, wireless_signal_strength, wired_LAN_Connectivity and
Image_quality_settings. Along with LCD, the two LEDs are present. These LEDs
indicates connectivity of Ethernet and USB.
The Canon WFT-E3A supports a wide variety of
protocols including standard 802.11b and G wireless networks. In the Connection
Method Option Menu of the Canon WFT-E3, there are three types of different
connection modes i.e Ad hoc 11b, Ad hoc 11g and Infrastructure Mode. The user
must have to select "infrastructure" mode if he is using wireless access point.
For direct connection means connecting WFT-E3A to a laptop, select "Ad-Hoc"
connection mode.
The
Canon WFT-E3A Wireless File Transmitter is
powered-On by pressing the main switch of the Canon EOS 40D camera. The start-up
main menu page contains different options including Auto power Off, File
Numbering, Auto Rotate, INFO button, WFT settings and Recording function + media
select. The WFT Settings option and Recording Function + Media select option are
new options. The "WFT setting" option is used to configure the camera along with
this transmitter for use on wireless network, while the "Recording function +
Media select" option allows to set preference for recording files to an
external_storage_device.
Finally, Canon WFT-E3A wireless file
transmitter is supplied with two cases. One case is for the Canon WFT-E3A while
the second case is for carrying an external storage device like portable hard
disk. The Kit contents also contains cap which is dust-proof that provides
better coverings to the USB port when USB is connected in rainy conditions.
Kit Contents
Canon WFT-E3A Wireless
File Transmitter for Canon EOS 40D/50D Cameras
Two Chunky Rubber Cases
Canon Cap for USB
Port
Instruction manual
