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Is there any software, app, or any way that I can script a series of photo shooting with Canon camera with different aperture and focal length?

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Things I tried DSLR Controller App https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.dslrcontroller This doesn't seem to have any scripting system

EOS Utility and DigiCamControll They don't let me change the focal length by script

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You can't change the focal length by script because AFAIK there are no DSLR lenses wit an electric zoom, so the camera itself cannot control the zoom. You would need an external rig with a motor to rotate the zoom ring on the lens, and control that motor from the same script that controls the other parameters.

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  • \$\begingroup\$ It seems canon has an 18-135mm lens that comes with just such an optional accessory.... \$\endgroup\$
    – rackandboneman
    Oct 24, 2019 at 22:31
  • \$\begingroup\$ I have a lens with autofocus, which allows DigiCamControll Software to change the focal length by clicking. So I'm sure there is a way to control it, but I don't know how to script it. \$\endgroup\$
    – MMM
    Oct 25, 2019 at 8:05
  • \$\begingroup\$ Autofocus!=Focal length, Focal length=zoom. \$\endgroup\$
    – xenoid
    Oct 25, 2019 at 8:12

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