vikasmg Posted June 12, 2015 Share #1 Posted June 12, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Does anyone know if the Leica Q link to the iPhone app works without having WiFi in the room - that is direct camera to iPhone link? - Vikas Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mjh Posted June 12, 2015 Share #2 Posted June 12, 2015 Does anyone know if the Leica Q link to the iPhone app works without having WiFi in the room - that is direct camera to iPhone link? Only infrastructure-mode is supported, i.e. you need an existing WiFi network. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Ash Posted June 12, 2015 Share #3 Posted June 12, 2015 seriously? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjh Posted June 12, 2015 Share #4 Posted June 12, 2015 (edited) Leica seems to have set a trend here; recent models from Fuji, Nikon, and Panasonic are also relying on infrastructure mode. Edited June 12, 2015 by mjh Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 12, 2015 Share #5 Posted June 12, 2015 I think I know the answer to this but if you connect it to an iPhone's WiFi hotspot will that work? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjh Posted June 12, 2015 Share #6 Posted June 12, 2015 I haven’t tried it but setting up a personal hotspot should work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernie.lcf Posted June 12, 2015 Share #7 Posted June 12, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) On the T (which supposedly is the more or less the same app), the personal hotspot was fine. I have tried and used it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 12, 2015 Share #8 Posted June 12, 2015 Cool, that wasn't the answer I was expecting. (I know it's no good for those who can't use a hotspot with their service provider, but luckily I can.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomi1 Posted June 12, 2015 Share #9 Posted June 12, 2015 Usw the Q als the host. You Need no WiFi and no Hotspot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreddington Posted June 12, 2015 Share #10 Posted June 12, 2015 (edited) Only infrastructure-mode is supported, i.e. you need an existing WiFi network. Really? With the new D-Lux, activating WiFi makes the camera discoverable as a WiFi host and I can transfer files directly without any other WiFi connection. Thomi got there just before me ... Edited June 12, 2015 by mreddington Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikasmg Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share #11 Posted June 12, 2015 (edited) Only infrastructure-mode is supported, i.e. you need an existing WiFi network. Actually that is not correct. After making posting that the local Leica store told me they has the Q available. It works as a host OR via your existing WiFi Lan. I tried the host and it's not too hard to do. In fact at present I have the first few shots copied onto my iPhone. Awesome camera by the way. If a fixed focal length is OK with you you will not be disappointed. I have yet to get images on to my computer to look at them at any scale but using this camera is so intuitive. I opened the manual briefly but everything was so easy to figure out I needn't have bothered. It doesn't quite have the rock solid feel of the M but it's better than anything else I've ever tried. Including the recent "hewn from a block of aluminium" one - which IS saying a lot. Edited June 12, 2015 by vikasmg Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjh Posted June 12, 2015 Share #12 Posted June 12, 2015 (edited) It works as a host OR via your existing WiFi Lan. Interesting. The spec sheet only mentions support for infrastructure mode and my iPhone didn’t recognise any of the cameras in the vicinity. Probably a setting issue. Edited June 12, 2015 by mjh Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikasmg Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share #13 Posted June 12, 2015 You need to change the setting on your phone from your regular WiFi to that broadcast by the camera... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Ash Posted June 12, 2015 Share #14 Posted June 12, 2015 (edited) You need to change the setting on your phone from your regular WiFi to that broadcast by the camera...That is right. The same as with the Panasonic of my daughter Edited June 12, 2015 by Steve Ash Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted June 12, 2015 Share #15 Posted June 12, 2015 I haven’t tried it but setting up a personal hotspot should work. It does. The iPhone is the wifi in the room. That's the nice part of selecting Apple instead of Android as the base. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfarkas Posted June 12, 2015 Share #16 Posted June 12, 2015 I can confirm that it did work in host mode when scanning the QR code off the camera's screen. The network link gets auto-configured between the camera and the Q app. Very easy and quick setup. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0c0m0 Posted July 7, 2015 Share #17 Posted July 7, 2015 Interesting. The spec sheet only mentions support for infrastructure mode and my iPhone didn’t recognise any of the cameras in the vicinity. Probably a setting issue. Check out Thortsen Overgaard's Leica Q Review. He provided instructions about the iPhone setup with Q App using Q as host and remote connection with iPhone... Very simple steps; I successfully established the connection in the first attempt. Thorsten, thanks for the instruction. This setting does not need wifi. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuke Posted July 11, 2015 Share #18 Posted July 11, 2015 The Leica Q wifi is a complete joke for sending images to the phone. Only 26 images at a time!!? I mean come on, they need to introduce an option to import all for the day, like Sony. Also it is very slow. Probably my only gripe with this camera, love everything else! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photon42 Posted July 12, 2015 Share #19 Posted July 12, 2015 (edited) Interesting. The spec sheet only mentions support for infrastructure mode and my iPhone didn’t recognise any of the cameras in the vicinity. Probably a setting issue. I am using "host" mode and "remote control", in the WLAN tab when asked to create a connection. That creates a Q Hotspot. Then, I connect to the new WLAN (may need to enter the PW first or scan the code) and thereafter launch the Q app on my iPhone. The "remote control" setup also lets you transfer images. I have not tried bulk transfers. My normal use case here is just to share the odd image. Edited July 12, 2015 by Photon42 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted July 12, 2015 Share #20 Posted July 12, 2015 Page 230 of the instructions explains it very well. Interesting that it also supports NFC. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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