Questions tagged [tethering]
shooting with a computer connected to the camera for control and/or instant transfer of images
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Does multiple day timelapse application for any camera exist?
I'm studying computer science and I'm looking for possible bachelor thesis topics. I was wondering if there is an application for making 24 hour or multiple day timelapses automatically, e.g. program ...
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How can I tether multiple Canon cameras over wifi to one computer?
We do event photography coverage also. so we have to do instant printing. normally we do removing camera's chips and copy pictures and print it. That is very difficult thing and time wasting.
So I ...
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Since I can buy a remote shutter release for my Fujifilm Finepix, why can't I also tether?
After reading a lot of information, it appears that it is not possible to tether capture with most Fujifilm Finepix cameras.
However, I have bought this device on Amazon and it allows me to remote ...
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Can I connect a SONY NEX-5 to a computer to take pictures?
I'd like to get into doing stop motion and have a SONY NEX-5 on my hands. For some reason computer connectability is something I just don't see discussed on the web. Does anyone know?
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Tethered Shooting and Monitor - Nikon 3DX
I am a newbie to DSLR and am using a friends Nikon 3DX. I'm successfully shooting tethered to a Windows laptop, capturing images to the SD and PC at the same time. I don't have any problem with this, ...
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Can I use Entangle for tethered shooting and only copy jpeg files to speed up transfers?
I'm currently trying to figure out if Entangle, a Linux--based tethered shooting application, can be restricted to only copy files of a specific type.
My goal is to download only JPGs while shooting ...
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Lightroom Tethered shooting not working
I'm using a Nikon D5100 and a Surface Pro 3 on windows 10.
I'm having issues with the tethered shooting in that 9 times out of 10 it doesn't detect a camera.
I can't for the life of me figure out ...
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How can I control a DSLR camera programmatically over Wi-Fi? [closed]
I'm a programmer and writing an application in C# (Windows 7) which should take pictures (and also download them) via Wi-Fi.
I can't use USB because the camera is about 50 meters away and mounted at a ...
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Is it possible to increase the maximum tethering sequence count in Darktable?
I'm using Darktable 1.4.2 on Ubuntu to take a sequence of photographs, but it seems the maximum count I can set is 500. Is there a way to change this?
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How can I use live view while tethering a Nikon D810 to LightRoom 5 CC?
My camera is a Nikon D810. I have the Adobe Creative Cloud suite and haven't updated it for a while, but my Lightroom version is 5.
My camera came with a cable, one side was a HDMI I think that I ...
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Is there any library other than gphoto2 to use remote capture in Canon G10?
I am using gphoto2 library to remote capture on my Canon G10.It does not take photos at the required frame rate.Currently i have not been able to achieve fastest the camera can achieve which is 1....
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How do I protect the connections between chained usb cables when tethering?
I'm doing tethered shooting with my DSLR and sometimes when i need extra movement range I have to chain multiple active USB extensions cords with signal amplifiers. The connection between the computer ...
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How can I connect multiple Canon dSLRs in parallel to a computer?
I want to connect a couple of Canon cameras with my computer in such a way that a single click both captures images and stores them on the computer.
I am trying the same in c#. Actually, I have ...
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Options for streaming shots back to laptop / ipad during shoot
I'm looking into the different options for streaming shots back to a laptop or iPad as they are shot on from a Canon D6.
So far the options I've come across are :
Cam ranger, seems quite expensive, ...
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Is it possible to tether a Panasonic Lumix G3 with Lightroom or a tablet?
I have a Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3. I purchased it because it was rated the best for non-flash, low light photography, which is mostly what I do at libraries, historical societies, etc.
I saw someone ...
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Live view from my laptop
I am an intermediate photographer and I want to shoot some models in a cityscape. I want to frame my shots on my laptop and then shoot the image. How can I do this. Do I need any specific software? ...
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How can I use tethering software together with a wireless trigger for my Nikon D5100?
I'm using a Nikon D5100 and I would like to know how to use USB tethering with live view and meanwhile to be able to take photos using a wireless remote trigger.
At the moment, once I open "Capture ...
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Is there a way to get image names from DSLR to a tethered tablet?
My implementation would be for high volume photography (sorting/post processing)....
If I can get the image name, as the picture is taken, to be sent to a tethered android tablet, I would be able to ...
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Multiple cameras tethering? [duplicate]
Sending photos from 3 camera to a laptop either IOS or windows, simultaneously wirelessly, is it even possible?
I have three cameras , a canon G11, a canon 7d and a canon 400d. They all have ...
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Solutions to Multiple 70D Connected to a single computer?
My situation is I have 3-6 70D Canon Cameras on the floor depending on the event and would like to utilise the WIFI connection on these cameras but I have tried to work out a way to have Multiple ...
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Is it possible to use the GoPro camera when it is connected to a pc/notebook with a USB Cable?
I have Hero3+ Black Edition.
For now I cannot shoot or even configure the camera when it is connected to a notebook with a USB Cable.
When I connect my camera to a notebook with a USB Cable, a ...
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How can I use a Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ1 as a camera attached to my computer?
I have the camera in the title but cannot attach and use the camera from a computer. I want a live feed of what the camera is seeing on the computer screen for clay stop-motion animation.
Is there ...
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how do I view my photos directly on laptop as I take them [closed]
I want to view my photos as I take them directly on my laptop. I have seen people do this but would like to know myself.
Also what programmes are out there for me to change and adjust my photos ie:- ...
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how can I capture images from two cameras simultaneously with a computer? [duplicate]
I would like to be able to preview and capture photos from two cameras simultaneously, and download them to my computer. Being able to keep track of which photos were from which camera is also a must.
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Shooting tethered to Lightroom 5.4 seemed quite slow
At the weekend I shot tethered for the first time ever. I shoot with a Canon 7D and was tethered to Lightroom 5.4 which was running on my laptop.
I did notice that the downloading of the images was ...
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Can I tether a Firewire only camera to a USB only computer?
Can I shoot tethered with a Hasselblad H3D (which is Firewire 800) and a computer (PC) that only has USB, via an adapter? Will Phocus / Lightroom recognise it?
A bit more detail:
I am going to be ...
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How to tether sony a7 to lightroom
I am trying to tether my Sony a7 to my mac using the USB cable with Lightroom 5.
But when I start a tethered capture I see a "No Camera Detected" error on the tether panel.
My camera LCD shows "USB ...
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How can I wake my Canon EOS 1100D up from computer?
I have a Canon EOS 1100D camera and control it by my C# program that use it's tethering feature with Canon EOS Utility dlls.
I have to shoot one photo every 30 minute all day long, but if I want to ...
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Best settings for exactly synchronizing shutters? (Nikon D7000)
I have two Nikon D7000 bodies and two 50mm f1.4 "D" lenses. I have both cameras mounted on one tripod and both in remote mode. A single remote is used to open both shutters. The problem I face is ...
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Is it possible to tether a D7000 to a smartphone?
Is it possible to shoot tethered (wired) with D7000 using a smartphone? if yes, which OS, what kind of features and apps are needed?
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Anyway to preview/delete photos on iPad without transferring them first (Canon 5D Mark III)?
I know there are a lot of solutions for wirelessly tethering or transferring files, but it's not clear if I can use any of these solutions to just preview and delete photos?
My use-case is after a ...
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How can I have the LiveView of my camera displayed on a TV or Laptop screen?
If I simply plug in my USB-HDMI cable to a TV or laptop from my camera is there a setting I need to turn On to switch my LCD screen to my TV or computer? My camera is a Nikon D600.
I don't want to ...
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Can I shoot tethered with a Fujifilm hs20?
I have a FUJI HS20 and I'd like to know if it's possible to take photos with the camera using a computer/laptop. Or if I can take photos and get them directly to the computer without using import "...
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Tethered Capture not working - Windows 8 - D800 - Lightroom5
I am shooting tethered to a Windows 8 laptop which worked great until this morning when the tethered capture stopped working. The computer itself can view the D800 under "Portable Devices" in the ...
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How to upload photos wirelessly on an old 5D?
Is it possible to wirelessly transfer my photos from my old Canon 5D (original) to my computer (macbook) over the internet? I have heard great things about magic SDs, but I only have a CF card slot. I ...
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How can I control a DSLR camera programmatically?
Is it possible to get the code (in any programming language) to give control over the features of a DSLR e.g shutter speed and exposure?
Canon and Nikon cameras come with a pre-included software that ...
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How can I tether a camera programmatically? [duplicate]
How can I tether a camera to my computer and issue it commands? What is the cheapest camera I could buy that would allow me this functionality? Is it possible to use java and/or a batch file to do so?
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How to shoot tethered using CHDK incompatible Canon Powershot S410?
I have an old Canon powershot S410 compact camera, which I want to use for a time-lapse project. For the project I will need to build an intervalometer to automatically shot photos (probably Arduino ...
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How do I shoot in tethered mode using own software to control the camera?
Is it possible to capture image from computer with Canon EOS camera and save it to computer? Can the EOS utility used for this?
I want to use my own software (written in Java) to control the camera ...
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How can I find a camera with remote viewfinder and shutter (via phone or tablet)?
Looking for an camera with the following features:
compact (smaller is better)
with image stabilization
has remote viewfinder via wifi (enough 10-12m) - so, have some application for phones or ...
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Is it possible to shoot tethered with Aperture using a Canon 5D mark i?
Google is swamped with walkthroughs for the canon 5D mark ii & iii. I am wondering if anyone has managed to get a tethered shoot setup working with the original 5D on a macbook. If so, how was it ...
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Lightroom Tethering and EOS Utility: How to get LR to accept sub-folders in auto-import?
I use EOS Utility when tethering, but all photos end up in Lightroom, and I like auto-importing into LR as I shoot. So I use auto-import in LR, combined with a Monitor Folder provided by EOS Utility. ...
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Is there a way to replicate Nikon D3100 live view on my laptop screen?
I own a Nikon D3100 and I need a way to see the live view of my camera on my laptop screen.
There must definitely be a way (I am not just aware of it). I have searched all around the web sites... I ...
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How can I capture images from two cameras simultaneously, directly to my Mac?
I am looking to use this feature for two purposes: scanning books (one camera pointed at each of a pair of pages), and for stereo 3D photography.
I would like to be able to preview and capture photos ...
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How to control a Canon 600D (Rebel T3i) and others from a computer?
Is there any way to remote control a Canon Rebel T3i 600D from the computer, for example to take shots like every x lapse or something like? I also need the software to do it, I'm looking for a good ...
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Tethered shooting with Sony a57 - impossible?
I have a Sony a57 and today I tried to set it up with a tethered capture in Lightroom. Lightroom couldn't even see the camera. Is there any way to get this working, or are they just not compatible?
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Upload photos from camera into social networks instantly?
I organize table tennis tournaments. During the day we take pictures of the matches and then upload them into Facebook albums.
What do you recommend me to upload photos right after each of them were ...
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Is there any SDK to build tethering plugins to import files into Lightroom?
Lightroom by default comes up with Canon Tether plugin. Does it provide any SDK, using which we can build our own tether plugin that selectively takes files from an external source (server/folder)?
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How can I view images on a PC as and when I am shooting? [duplicate]
I just bought a Nikon D7000. When shooting I would like to be able to see my picture on my laptop as soon as I shoot it when I am shooting portraits. What do I need to accomplish this? How do I ...
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Is it possible to remote control via USB a Sony DSC HX-200V?
I was wondering if there is a way to programmatically control a Sony DSC HX-200V camera via its USB port. I tried to find anything on Internet (Google, that is :)) but there seems to be nothing.
I do ...
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