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First a quick summary – in short – at this stage don’t bother…

The WU-1b wirelessly connects your camera to iOS and Android devices. With this adapter, you can transfer photos directly to your smartphone and tablet or turn it into your camera’s remote control.

Currently this adapter supports the D600, Nikon 1 V2, Nikon 1 J3 and Nikon 1 S1 cameras. There is also a WU-1a adapter which currently supports the D3200 and D5200 cameras.

The key features of this device are:

– Easy Transfer: Images from the camera can be downloaded to a compatible smart device as they are taken, or existing images can be downloaded from the camera’s SD memory card.

– Wi-Fi Shooting: Images can be taken remotely using a compatible smart device using the camera’s Live View preview on the smart device to frame and compose the subject.
Note: Smart device is used to remotely fire the camera, maximum distance is up to 20m and the smart device can’t be used to adjust settings on the camera

The way it works is that the adapter creates an ah-hoc wireless network and you install an app (Nikon supplies the free WMAU app in the app store) which then connects to your adapter and controls your camera.

Pro’s:
– the adapter is surprisingly small – much smaller than I was expecting it to be
– relatively cheap – I purchased mine from B&H for under $60 (not including delivery – I was already buying other stuff)

Con’s:
– it’s flaky – it’s probably not the adapter but rather the software is flaky – it disconnects whenever it feels like it – which is often – this isn’t just limited to the IOS version I use but a friend also has one and gets the same result on Android. I hope it’s just the software and this gets fixed in future because this basically makes the device very unreliable and thus unusable
– it’s limited – I knew this to begin with but it would be nice (since the device plugs into the USB port on the camera instead of the remote trigger input) if it also supported other features like:
– intervalometer
– adjusting camera settings – Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO, WB, Metering, Focus Modes, Bracketing, etc
– exposure bracketing (virtually unlimited steps, stops, etc)
– control focus for focus stacking
– movie recording
– I guess it might be technically possible for third party apps in future to implement some or all of the above – I hope so

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