Tethered Shooting

Stezzle

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9 Jan 2011 - 1:28 PM

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Hey Guys.

I am looking for a camera that is compatible to do tethered shooting. Its for stop motion animation mainly but will also be used for photographic purposes too.

I wondered if anyone could give me some cameras that are able to do this feature. I am having trouble getting any definite answers from camera shop workers and with the amount of money on the line i want to make sure i am making the right purchase.

Hope you are all well.

Happy Clicking

Steph xxx

Stezzle

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9 Jan 2011 - 1:57 PM

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Thank you so much, Gives me a more clear idea. Thank you again.

LeftForum

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9 Jan 2011 - 2:24 PM

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I thought that virtually any modern dSLR by any of the major manufacturers, that had a USB connection (and that is most of them) could be used for tethered shooting and that, in virtually all cases, the manufacturer provided any necessary software as standard with the camera.

cameracat (e2 Member)

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9 Jan 2011 - 9:18 PM

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Quote: I thought that virtually any modern dSLR by any of the major manufacturers, that had a USB connection

Well you know what they say about thought.....


Quote: and that, in virtually all cases, the manufacturer provided any necessary software as standard with the camera.

Have any of your recent camera purchases come with a software capable of tethered shooting.....?

Sure Nikon will sell you some software, But unless it has been the subject of a special offer their Tethered/Wireless software has always been extra ( Around £130 quid ).

Even so the Nikons Camera Control Pro does not support all Nikon DSLR models, Despite the USB port theory.....

You can't rely on the third party options either, They are compatible with many cameras, But not all, Lightroom 3 for example a very short list of compatible models, Same goes for the other softwares.

That said you do stand a better chance of your camera model being supported by whatever software, If its one of the more popular brands/models.

Having said all that..... When you get down to specifics, Not all " Tethered Shooting " capability is the same in whats on offer in the way of camera control, Take Lightroom 3 for example, All that can manage is to fire the shutter......!!!

Not a whole lot of good if you want to set up a " Time Lapse " sequence over a 24 hour period......

NikLG

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11 Jan 2011 - 9:41 AM

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Quote: IIRC the Corpse Bride (Tim Burton film) was shot entirely on Canon 1DMkII's

...and they used Nikon lenses on them.....

( original article is no longer around so I can't link to it.. )

atomicsupergeek

12 Jun 2011 - 3:16 PM

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If you are shooting with a Nikon and want to do tethered shooting then you want to check out the sofortbild at http://www.sofortbildapp.com/ for a free solution. It is really good. I have been using it with my D80 and it works great. Oh it is only available for the Mac though.