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How to Make Your Own WiFi Camera

March 31, 2015
By: Marshal M. Rosenthal
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Digital cameras are convenient because they do not have to have their pictures developed. You can turn any digital camera that uses an SD memory card into a Wi-Fi camera that will never need to be connected to a computer. You will need a SD Wi-Fi memory card, of which there are a few available for purchase in varying storage sizes at computer and electronic stores. A home network is also required in order to be able to use the Wi-Fi camera you will have made.

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A Wi-Fi SD card turns any digital camera into a Wi-Fi camera.

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Open the SD memory compartment door on the digital camera. Insert a Wi-Fi SD card, for example, the Eye-Fi Wi-Fi SD card, into the SD memory compartment slot. Close the SD memory compartment door.

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Turn on the digital camera. Press the "Menu" button. Select "Format" from the menu choices on the LCD screen.

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Select "Yes" in the confirmation window that appears on the LCD screen. Wait until the Format progress bar disappears. Press the "Menu" button. Turn off the digital camera.

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Go to the Wi-Fi SD card's website. Click on the Mac or PC download link to download the Wi-Fi program.

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Double-click on the file once it has downloaded. Follow the menu commands to install the program onto the computer's desktop. Restart a PC after the installation is complete.

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Right-click on the desktop. Select "New Folder" from the pop-up menu. Name the folder "Wi-Fi pics."

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Double-click on the Wi-Fi program on the desktop to launch it.

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Select the name of your home network from the "Network" drop-down menu at the top of the screen. Enter the password for your home network into the "Password" text column.

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Select the "Save to" or "Save" button on the Wi-Fi program's main screen. Navigate in the window that appears to the desktop.

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Click once on the "Wi-Fi pics" folder with the mouse. Click the "Open" button at the bottom of the window.

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Turn on the digital camera and take several pictures.

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Go to the computer that is running the Wi-Fi program. Double-click on the "Wi-Fi pics" folder to open its window. View, archive or delete any of the pictures that were shot on the Wi-Fi camera that are now inside of the folder.

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