Canon W-E1 WiFi Adapter For EOS-7D Mark II camera Coming

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I am back from my Alaska/Canada Wildlife Photo Tour. It was my annual shoot and this time I put the Canon EOS-1D X Mark II camera to more real world tests. In addition to the EOS-1D X Mark II, I brought the EOS-7D Mark II, EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II and EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II lens. You can see my equipment bag and more of my works on MichaelDanielHo.com.

Beginning to get back to my daily routine and keeping my readers up to date on the latest photography news while I was away. My readers know I have picked the Canon EOS-7D as the best value APS-C camera for sports and wildlife photography four years in a row. Now the EOS-7D Mark II has taken over that title for me. I have taken this camera on many global photo shoots and found it to be an excellent successor to the original body. Now Canon has announced a WiFi adapter, the W-E1 for the camera that will fit into the SD card slot. It is much less expensive than buying the WFT-E7A wireless file transmitter.

Specifications for the W-E1 Adapter

• Size: 24.0Mm x 32.0Mm x 2.1Mm
• Weight: about 2g
• Transmission scheme: IEEE 802.11B / G / N
• Transfer range: 10m/33ft
• Allows the camera to be remote controlled from a smartphone
• Wireless remote operation possible using EOS Utility

Canon EOS-7D Mark II Camera Studio Version

Canon announced a one-off, Studio Version of its EOS 7D camera in 2010. It enabled embedding of barcode details in the EXIF information of images taken with the camera via a specially modified WFT-E5A Wireless File Transmitter.

Apparently, Canon has also developed a Studio Version of the EOS 7D Mark II. The video below talks about its capabilities when paired with a WFT-E7A. Canon USA Technical Advisor Mike Gurley talks about the overview of the EOS 7D Mark II SV Studio Version with a barcode solution. He goes over key camera features and discusses how the camera can be used for different workflows in event photography. Mike also shows how to set up the camera to sync with a compatible barcode scanner. As you can see, the Studio Version has a identification label on the battery door.

My readers know I have picked the Canon EOS-7D as the best APS-C camera for wildlife photography four years in a row. The EOS-7D Mark II has been my favorite cropped frame body for wildlife photo shoots for over two years now and is an excellent value. I expect Canon to release a major firmware (perhaps late 2016) to counter the recently released Nikon D500 camera.