![]() ![]() Oh, then it should just appear - takes less than a second. I use lightroom 5 and I have capture one but I'm not very comfortable with that yet. Just like how you would normally check a picture if you weren't shooting tethered. If I want to look at my lcd on the camera and review the picture I just took or the previous picture. Its well worth having a look at some of this products, many will have a 30 day trial meaning you can test extensively without committing your hard earned money.I'm talking about after I take the shot. ![]() It can increase your productivity, give live feedback to clients and allow remote shooting. Tethering has many uses, both in the studio and to a certain extent in the field. Does it include HDR, intervalometer and other useful modes?.Is it fast, a slow transfer/write speed could hinder you in a fast moving studio environment?.Can it write both to card and computer simultaneously, useful for back ups?.Does the software provide a full range of exposure and focus controls?.Can you apply presets and metadata to imported images?.When choosing tethering software, work out what your needs are before purchasing, as not all products have all the same features. There are a number of other products out there that do the same thing – the ones listed above are perhaps the most popular. On1 DSLR remote iPhone app by John Biehler, on Flickr When shooting, you can save full res versions to the computer and low res previews to the iDevice. There is a misconception that it controls your camera directly, however, the camera still needs to be connected to a computer running the supplied server software. This is an app for iPhone or iPad and supports the new retina displays on iDevices. Lastly for this list is DSLR Camera Remote. It can capture directly to Aperture or iPhoto, allows interval timing and has an automatic HDR facility. This is a free, yet very powerful tethering program with features found on some high end software. One program of interest to Mac, Nikon users is Sofortbild. Nikon users, unfortunately have to pay for Nikon’s own software, Nikon Camera Control Pro 2, but it is very well featured, allowing you to upload your own customized picture controls back to your camera and allows for LiveView in certain Nikon cameras. Its is currently (Jan 2013) keenly priced at $24.99įor Canon shooters, the Canon EOS Utility that comes free with Canon DSLRs has an excellent range of features and works both on Mac and Windows. It is a Windows only product that features live histograms, automatic backup, bracketing and full raw capability. TetherPro is a full functioned remote for Nikon cameras only. Lighting painting – behind the scenes by fensterbme, on Flickr You may need to spend some time on their website as the layout can be a touch confusing, as can the product range. They also produce PSRemote which allows basic tethering facilities for some Canon Powershot series of cameras including the G series. Rather than produce a single program for Canon or Nikon they separate products, DSLR Remote Pro for Canon and available in Mac or Windows, NKRemote for recent Nikons on Windows only. The program itself allows you to apply multiple preset styles whilst shooting.Īnother supplier of tethering software is Breeze Systems. This allows you to provide instant feedback in remote locations away from the shoot. This program not only features full tethering capabilities but also has a free app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch called Capture Pilot which enables you to view, rate zoom and tag images either as RAW or JPGs whilst they are being shot. You can also apply certain metadata presets as the images are imported.Īnother high end option is the dedicated RAW program Capture One Pro 7 from Phase One. The obvious advantage of these two products are that as they are full image management programs, you can literally shoot directly into your catalogue, saving on organizational time. Anyone who uses Adobe’s Lightroom or Apple’s Aperture will already have tethering available to them. Although you may not know it, some of you may already have software for tethering your camera. Lets start by taking a look at some of the paid software. Tethering Setup by TylerIngram, on Flickr ![]()
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