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Sony a7C to iPhone: the PC Remote settings that work on the street

November 1, 2026 · 5 min read

A thumb on the rear controls of a black mirrorless camera, its screen lit, held over a cafe table
Three menu items on the a7C, set once. After that every shot syncs to the phone as you take it.

The Sony a7C is tested with StreetKit. Set it up once and every shot syncs to your iPhone a second or two after you take it, while you keep shooting the way you always do. The whole set-up is a handful of items in the a7C's Network menu, and the one that matters most is PC Remote. This page is those items in order, what goes wrong when one is off, and how to tell.

Why PC Remote, and not the USB modes

A Sony can talk over USB in a few ways. In MTP or Mass Storage the camera hands its card to whatever it is plugged into and shows a "USB connected" screen. You cannot shoot in that state, so there is nothing new for the phone to catch. In PC Remote the camera keeps shooting as normal and passes each new shot down the cable as it is taken. That is the mode StreetKit uses.

The settings, in menu order

  1. MENU, Network, Ctrl w/ Smartphone, Ctrl w/ Smartphone: Off. Sony's own guide asks for this before PC Remote. Leave the Wi-Fi link to a phone app off while you use StreetKit.
  2. MENU, Network, PC Remote Function, PC Remote: On. This is the setting. With it off, the a7C falls back to its USB Connection mode (MTP or Mass Storage) and shows the "USB connected" screen.
  3. PC Remote Function, PC Remote Cnct Method: USB. The other choices are Wi-Fi Direct and Wi-Fi Access Point, which StreetKit does not use.
  4. PC Remote Function, Still Img. Save Dest.: PC+Camera. The phone gets each shot and the card keeps a copy too. PC Only sends the shot to the phone and writes nothing to the card, so if you want the card as your backup, do not leave it there.
  5. PC Remote Function, RAW+J PC Save Img: JPEG Only, if you shoot RAW & JPEG. The RAW stays on the card for the edit and the phone gets the JPEG, which is what it can show. Sony only offers this item when File Format is RAW & JPEG and the save destination is PC+Camera.
  6. PC Remote Function, PC Save Image Size: Original. The other choice, 2M, sends a small copy to the phone.

Keep a card in the camera. Sony's guide notes that with PC+Camera and no card inserted, the shutter will not release. With a card in, PC+Camera is the safe setting.

Connecting

Camera on, then the cable from the a7C's USB-C port to the iPhone (an iPhone with USB-C: iPhone 15 or later). Open StreetKit. iOS may ask to allow the accessory; allow it. The footer goes from Waiting for camera to Connecting to Getting ready, then a green dot. From there, shoot.

Focus and shutter work as normal while connected. Back-button AF keeps working: focus with whichever button you assigned to AF On, release with the shutter, and every shot syncs to the phone. Each one goes into the app's grid, into the group at the top, and into a Street album in Photos unless you turn that off.

The StreetKit groups screen: a group called Jordan with two shots and a group called Maya and Tom with twelve, each with a QR button
One group per person. New shots sync to the group at the top.

If nothing shows up on the phone

Things worth knowing

Other Sony bodies

The Sony ZV-E10 is tested too (Sony support was built on it) and uses the same menu as the a7C. Other Sony cameras with PC Remote use the same connection and are likely to work, though none is tested with StreetKit yet. Sony moves the setting between generations: on the a7C and ZV-E10 it is in the Network menu under PC Remote Function, on some older bodies PC Remote is a choice under Setup, USB Connection, and newer menus call it Remote Shooting. Whatever the name, you want the mode where the camera can still shoot while connected. The compatibility list says which bodies are tested. If you try another Sony, an email to support@streetkit.app with the model and firmware version moves it to a firmer answer for the next person.

Questions people ask

Does StreetKit work with the Sony a7C?

Yes. The a7C is tested with StreetKit in PC Remote. Set PC Remote to On with the connection method on USB, and every shot syncs to the iPhone as you take it.

Can I use MTP or Mass Storage instead of PC Remote?

No. In MTP or Mass Storage the a7C shows a "USB connected" screen and will not shoot while connected, so there is nothing new for the phone to catch.

Will the shots still be on my card?

Yes, if Still Img. Save Dest. is set to PC+Camera. On PC Only, shots go to the phone and nothing is written to the card.

Does back-button focus still work?

Yes. Focus with the button you assigned to AF On and release with the shutter, as you would without the phone.

What about the a7C II, a7 IV or other Sony bodies?

Sony bodies with PC Remote are likely to work, but only the a7C and the ZV-E10 are tested so far. The menu names differ by generation, so look for the mode that lets the camera keep shooting while connected.

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