.Are you ready to start shooting tethered? Are you looking for the best software to use?
Tethering doesn’t have to be difficult. In this video, I am going to break down your options and look at why you might pick one over the other, and I’ll even explain how I create backups of my files as they are downloaded to my computer.
Nikon DSLR owners who want to control their cameras from their PCs have a few options available to them. Free Nikon DSLR Tethering Software for PCs, Tablets and Smartphones. After tethering. Nikon Transfer 2 to transfer images from camera to computer. Nikon Movie Editor for editing movies Details Free Download CaptureNX2 A poweful tool for quick and easy photo editing software lets you make intuitive photo enhancements which are immediately visible on your monitor. Details Download 60-day Trial Version Camera Control Pro 2.
Stay tuned!Hey gang! One of the first things you need to consider before you shoot with your camera tethered to your computer – is the software. Now if your not sure what all this tethering stuff is and how you do it – go back and so that your up to speed. Watch the VIDEO. Before we dig in – let be clear about one thing the ability to tether is an incredible asset if you are an advanced shooter and have reached a point in your development as a photographer where you have learned the true value of having a workflow and a consistency to your process. This is not a technique for beginners.There is also a philosophy held by many people that shooting tethered is difficult and an inconvenience.
That couldn’t be further from the truth. Yes – there is a learning curve, but we are living in an era where people expect images quickly if not immediately. Shooting tethered has allowed me to deliver finished images within hours of a shoot – without sacrificing any quality or compromising my workflow.Many of you are already using a piece of software that will allow you to shot tethered, but before we look at the software – let’s talk about some computer requirements. You are going to be downloading large raw files in real time to a computer while you shoot.
It goes without saying that a faster processor is desirable. However the most important spec is the RAM. This is where the real work happens and also where the bottleneck occurs if you don’t have enough. For laptops I would recommend at least 16gb of ram and you will want to use external hard drives since laptops generally don’t have lots of storage space available. Be sure that your external drives are 7200 RPM or faster. The higher the RPM – the faster your computer will be able to read and write the larger camera files.For Desktop computers, you want the same minimum specs, however it is even faster if you have an internal storage drive that is 7200 RPM or faster, or better yet a solid state drive. Solid state drives have no moving parts and are less likely to fail.Your backup hard drives don’t need to be as fast as the primary storage drives, because they won’t impact your ability to download files from the camera and process them quickly.
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Software Options “There are a lot of options for shooting tethered” “There are really only two choices for shooting tethered”I know – those two statements contradict each other right? Not really.Let’s start with the first statement. Depending on your needs, there is along list of options. Adobe Lightroom – which many of you already have, Capture One Pro, Darkroom Core, Smart Shooter, If your a Nikon photographer there is Nikon Camera Control Pro, for Canon shooters there is the Canon EOS Utility, Sony has the Sony Remote Camera Control, heck even Hassleblad has the Hasselblad Phocus and the list goes on You can even find some open source software like DigiCamControl if you are ok with the adventure that comes along with Open Source.
I don't need to run them at the same time. Just want to get the setup straight forboth of them.I've been reading up on Nikon Camera Control for tethering and everybody says it'sEXtremely slow.Has this problem been solved??I've seen plenty of other cameras generate previews very quickly. Someone said it'staking Camera Control on a d300 something 15 to 20 seconds to get a file up.??There has to be a smooth process for this, i can't believe Nikon would cripple thisaspect of their upper end cameras.I've heard Bibble, Capture One etc all work good. If all your looking for is a preview your best bet might be a small monitor connectedto your video out. It's the fastest way. Look for a LCD with a composite video in.
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I did aquick search on newegg and found a 15' for $199, you can probably do better, portableDVD players also sometimes have video in ports.For image capture to work for you, you really need to do some automator or applescripting. Otherwise you have to keep hitting download on the machine. Shoot, yousaid 10.4.11 didnt you, this is a leopard only thing i think. I wanted to know exactly this and couldn't find a free way so I wrote my own script to shoot tethered for my d40, and now I have a d300 and it works fine for that too. You can get if from my blog if you are still interested. It's here: is for Windows PC and you need XP SP2 at least for the Microsoft WIA library to work. I only got it working a few weeks ago and haven't had much chance to play with it as I've been so busy but so far I'm finding it fun to shoot tethered.Oh yeah, and my script is NOT a subsitute for Nikon CameraContol Pro - it's just a quick hack for hobby fun.My hardest problem was finding a long enough usb cable!
In the end I used an extender - but I bought several before I got one that worked properly, the cheap ones didn't work with a camera even though they were ok for something like a mouse. Raymond, I'm actually looking for the software that does control multiple cameras simultaneouslyKind of like Breeze systems for Canons.but I need it for my six Nikon D40x.I need to control my D40x's simultaneously to take photos (manual mode), and hopefully to download/label the images taken to PC.This is for a simpler version of the bullet-time rig I'm making.I wonder, maybe you can give me some pointers on how to DIY the multiple camera control/image management? Or maybe you already have something like that?Thanks.