VMS-333 & VMS-Mobile User Guide
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7.0 Using an Android Device with the VMS-333 and DSLR
Cameras
When an Android device, such as a table or mobile phone, runs the VMS-Mobile application, you can
remotely control the VMS-333 (and in turn, a DSLR camera), no matter where you are. You can also
upload new firmware to VMS-333, load a map, mark features, control a DSLR camera, and more.
7.1 Connect the Android device to the VMS-333
1.
The most common way to connect the Android device to the VMS-333 is through wireless
technology—a Bluetooth connection. Make sure to turn on Bluetooth in the Android
Settings
screen.
2.
The VMS-333 is then connected directly to the Nikon DSLR or digital video recorder.
7.2 Optional: Connect the Android device directly to a Nikon DSLR camera
WARNING:
When using Bluetooth with the VMS-333, VMS-Mobile, or Blue2Can attachments, the
distance between these devices should not exceed 10 meters. If the distance does exceed 10 meters,
you may experience Bluetooth connection failures. Bluetooth connections will automatically be re-
established once the devices are within a 10-meter range.
1.
If you have a single Nikon DSLR with the Red Hen Blue2Can attachment, you can connect the camera
directly to the Android device. This eliminates the need to use the 10-pin wired connection from the
VMS-333 to the Nikon DSLR; instead, the Blue2Can connects to the DSLR using the same 10-pin
socket as the wired VMS-333.
2.
If you have multiple Nikon DLSRs, you can connect one to VMS-333 via the wired 10-pin cable, and
then connect the others to VMS-Mobile via Blue2Can attachments. In this situation, VMS-Mobile
monitors the Blue2Can-attached cameras and triggers their shutters when VMS-333 triggers the
wired DSLR shutter.
3.
There is a noticeable delay of about a half-second or more between the time the wired DSLR camera
is shuttered and when the additional Blue2Can-attached cameras are shuttered. This delay may not
suit your intended use. When using multiple DSLR cameras as described, the same GPS data stream
from the VMS-333 is also sent to each additional DLSR camera and is included in the photo EXIF
metadata.
Note:
The Blue2Can attachment is not supplied with the VMS-333 and must be purchased separately.