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Canon Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E3(A)
The Canon Wireless File Transmitter E3(A), or WFT-E3(A) for short, equips the EOS 40D digital SLR with Wifi capabilities, allowing you to transfer images wirelessly to a computer or even direct to a website or ftp server. The Wifi also lets you wirelessly remote control the camera, including a live preview of the scene on your computer monitor. You can even remote-trigger the camera from a website.
If you’re after higher performance, the WFT-E3(A) also includes a wired Ethernet port, giving you close to the speed of the camera’s supplied USB cable, but over much longer distances. There’s additionally a full-size USB port which lets you connect external storage devices for backing-up images, or recording files as you take them. This port can alternatively be used to connect a compatible GPS unit to store your exact co-ordinates in the image header.
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All these features are packed into a handy portrait-grip which screws onto the bottom of the EOS 40D, allowing you to hold it more comfortably when shooting in the portrait orientation. It’s one of the most feature-packed accessories we’ve ever tested at Camera Labs and in our Canon WFT-E3(A) review we’ll put each aspect to the test. As always, we also have a demonstration in our Canon WFT-E3(A) video tour.
Note: The Wireless File Transmitter is available in two versions depending on your region. Both are identical other than their number of wireless radio channels: the WFT-E3 supports 13 channels, while the WFT-E3(A) supports 11 to comply with regulations in the USA and Canada, just like other wireless networking devices. Since this is the only difference, we’ll refer to both as the WFT-E3 for clarity from this point on. Our WFT-E3 was running firmware 1.0.0, while the EOS 40D ran 1.0.3. At the time of writing, the WFT-E3 was only compatible with the EOS 40D, although the WFT-E2 transmitter for the 1Ds Mark III offers the same features in a different package.
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