What is it called when you have your digital camera when it is connected to the P...

Stezzle

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10 Jan 2011 - 11:33 PM

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You know what i mean? There are certain modes on certain cameras which allow you to choice between "mass storage devise" and "PC CAM"

Mass Storage Device obviously allows you to transfer pictures from your camera to your PC and visa versa. PC CAM allows you to have the camera connected to the PC and you can still look through the cameras LCD screen at what you are doing. Then in a program, you can see what is on your camera live and take pictures with a mouse click or button press, without touching the cameras shutter button.

I ask this because i would like to use a camera for stop motion animation and obviously if i am pressing the shutter button to take each picture frame the camera is bound to move slighty, which can throw the whole animation off. So it is much easier to use it through the computer.

Any idea what this feature is called? As i am looking for a camera to enable this. Unfortunately the camera i bought two days ago only has the feature of Mass Storage Device.

LensYews

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10 Jan 2011 - 11:39 PM

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All of my Canon EOS DSLRs can be connected to a computer via a USB lead, and one of the software applications, EOS Utility, that comes with the camera allows it to be used remotely.

It sounds like you could also you a tripod/and the timer function on your existing camera, or add a cable or radio release, if you don't need the image to go straight to the computer

lemmy

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11 Jan 2011 - 12:35 AM

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Most modern DSLRs are tetherable but not all come with software to use it.

If you read the specs in detail it will tell you somewhere but it's probably of little interest to the majority of buyers hence it may be buried away somewhere.

The name doesn't change when you are buying a camera, by the way. The facility is called 'tethering' and that's that

sitan1

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11 Jan 2011 - 8:12 AM

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Thanks for the link, really useful.

mad-dogs

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11 Jan 2011 - 9:29 AM

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Oops! Misread the question. A wired or wireless remote and a high capacity storage card would do unless you need to view on a larger screen in which case you need to shoot tethered as previously suggested.

There are some free programs for tethered shooting which have been mentioned previously on the forums - but they may not be updated for the latest digital cameras.