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Nikon camera FTP upload to FotoOwl with Beam.

Set up camera-to-cloud on your Nikon once — about ten minutes. After that, every photo uploads to your FotoOwl AI Gallery in about 5 seconds while you shoot. Tested on: Z9, Z8, Z6 III, Z5 II, Zf, ZR, D6, D5.

Protocol
SFTP (recommended) or FTP
Server
inftp.fotoowl.ai
Port
8022 for SFTP
Where
Network menu → Connect to FTP server

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Step 1 of 11 · Create a Beam login in your dashboard

11 steps

Step by step, screen by screen.

Menu names change slightly between models and firmware versions, but the order is the same. If you can't find an option, update your camera firmware first.

  1. Step 1

    Create a Beam login in your dashboard

    In the FotoOwl dashboard, open Beam and click Add Secure FTP User. Pick a username and password and link the event the photos should go to.

  2. Step 2

    Keep the server details open

    Beam now shows the SFTP server details: host inftp.fotoowl.ai, port 8022, plus your username and password. You'll type these into the camera.

  3. Step 3

    Open Connect to FTP server

    Press MENU, open the Network menu and choose Connect to FTP server → Network settings → Create profile → Connection wizard.

  4. Step 4

    Join the venue Wi-Fi

    Choose Search for Wi-Fi network, select the venue Wi-Fi or phone hotspot and enter its password.

  5. Step 5

    Get the IP address automatically

    When asked how the IP address is obtained, choose Obtain automatically.

  6. Step 6

    Choose SFTP

    For the FTP server type, pick SFTP.

  7. Step 7

    Enter the Beam address and port

    Type the server address inftp.fotoowl.ai, then the port 8022.

  8. Step 8

    Add your user ID and password

    Enter the Beam username as the user ID, then the password. Avoid special characters in usernames.

  9. Step 9

    Pick Home folder

    Choose Home folder as the destination and wait for the camera to connect.

  10. Step 10

    Turn on auto send and shoot

    Under Connect to FTP server → Options, turn Auto send on. Once connected, you're set — start shooting.

  11. Step 11

    Shoot — photos land in your event

    Every new JPEG uploads in about 5 seconds and appears in your event. Only you see it until you publish the event — then guests find their photos by selfie.

Watch it on a real Nikon.

How to use Beam with a Nikon camera — step by step

Tested Nikon cameras

  • Z9
  • Z8
  • Z6 III
  • Z5 II
  • Zf
  • ZR
  • D6
  • D5

Any Nikon body with built-in FTP should work. Check FTP support in your camera manual before buying a body for Beam.

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FAQ

Nikon troubleshooting

The wizard can't reach the server.

Check the server type is SFTP, the address is inftp.fotoowl.ai and the port is 8022. Make sure the Wi-Fi actually has internet.

My Nikon has no Connect to FTP server option.

Some bodies need a firmware update, and some (like older entry models) don't support FTP. Use a laptop FTP app or Nikon's phone app instead.

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