iphone 7 and nikon coolpix a300 snapbridge blue tooth paring problem...will not pair.

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iphone 7 and nikon coolpix a300 snapbridge blue tooth paring problem...will not pair.

I have a iphone7, with the latest software installed, and a coolpix a300 camera, latest firmware installed. Both are suppose to be Nikon Snapbridge compatible.

when going thru the sequence to pair these two items, everything looks fine, but I do not get a pairing code to complete the pairing, instead, I get an error msg informing me to make sure the camera is within distance and turned on.

I have reset my iphone7. I have reinstalled the firmware to the a300. I have contacted Nikon on the subject and followed their SOP procedure. they say contact Apple Support.

I have noticed on YouTube, others have experienced a similar problem with other Nikon cameras.

The principal is a nice idea and it would be better if it worked.

iPhone 7, iOS 11.3, Nikon Coolpix A300 firmware ver 1.2

Posted on Apr 14, 2018 5:27 AM

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vogelkers76 Author

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May 3, 2018 11:52 PM in response to vogelkers76

Contacted Nikon again they were very quick to reply with a procedure.

Clean a300 previous pairing attempts. Reinstall snapbridge and the carry out their procedure and it worked.

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vogelkers76 Author

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Apr 17, 2018 3:30 AM in response to vogelkers76

Hi Carolyn,

Further to my last msg...Nikon support have posted a very recent comment about iPhone software 11.3 being incompatible with Snapbridge and is under investigation.

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Apr 16, 2018 3:32 PM in response to vogelkers76

You might try YouTube > pair iphone 7 with nikon coolpix a300

Be aware, Apple is not responsible for Bluetooth connectivity with a third party product.

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Apr 17, 2018 2:54 AM in response to Carolyn Samit

Hi Carolyn,

Thankyou for your reply. However I have already looked at YouTube, it is always a good source of info. I have tried to pair the A300 to an ipad, with the same result. "Error msg make sure your camera is switched on and within distance." The next step should be a pairing code shown on each device.

Who ever generates the pairing code, whether it be the a300 camera, the Snapbridge software or the iPhone/iPad.... is not doing its job. I suspect its the camera not playing the game, but I am unable to prove that.

Others have the same problem with the same equipment.

Never mind, once again thankyou.

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iphone 7 and nikon coolpix a300 snapbridge blue tooth paring problem...will not pair.

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