Bluetooth connectivity
TO ACTIVATE Bluetooth connectivity, enter the camera’s connection settings via the main menu, select ‘Bluetooth settings’, then click on ‘pairing registration’. From here you’re prompted to load Fujifilm’s Camera Remote app on your mobile device and select the pairing registration option. After selecting X- E3 on your device, the camera will ask if you’d like to set the date/time from the smartphone. Confirm this and the Bluetooth set-up process is complete.
From now on, each time the Camera Remote app is loaded, the camera and mobile device automatically connect (provided Bluetooth on both is turned on). It takes about five seconds for the remote control, receive, browse camera and geotagging options to become active. These functions require a Wi- Fi connection to work, but the good thing about Bluetooth is it initiates the Wi- Fi connection faster, provided your device isn’t already connected to a Wi- Fi network. If it is, you’ll need to go into the Wi- Fi settings on the phone to change the wireless network the phone is connected to.
As well customising the X- E3’s function buttons to turn Bluetooth on and off, there’s the option to turn Auto Image Transfer on, which sends the last batch of images to the mobile device the next time a connection is established. As on other Fujifilm X-series cameras, a 3MP resize option can be selected to keep file transfers quick while not filling up memory space too quickly.