Tethered Capture

pastopasto

New member
Hi, I own a D810. I have the following issue; since Lightroom doesn't have tethered capture for this model yet, what are my options?


I will have a photo booth during a convention this upcoming week and I want to upload the photos directly to the company's Facebook page.


You may say: Why don't you take out the sd card, plug it in the computer and upload the pictures? The thing is that it's gonna be a contest, so at the end we will select one name and that person will take the prize. For that reason, it has to be on real time, so the person can browse on Facebook, find his/her photo and share it.


I've done this in the past with a D5100, but my main issue with my newer model is the lack of support from Lightroom.


Thank you.
 

Squaredoch

Senior Member
Hi, I too want to try tethered capture. Can anybody tell me how long a usb cable can be? I want to set up on a tripod outside and tether to a windows laptop inside, probably 15 to 20 feet.
Thanks,
mike
 

SteveH

Senior Member
I use DSLRDashboard, a free Android app - You can connect either using wireless (If your camera has it, or an adapter) or using a USB "On the go" cable. You can then remotely control the camera & settings from your phone / tablet and have the images transferred to your mobile device after they have been taken.

With the USB connection, make sure you use the right on-the-go cable, as this has the pins connected to allow the phone to act as USB-host.
 

SteveH

Senior Member
Hi, I too want to try tethered capture. Can anybody tell me how long a usb cable can be? I want to set up on a tripod outside and tether to a windows laptop inside, probably 15 to 20 feet.
Thanks,
mike

I don't know exactly how long a USB cable can be, but I think at that length it would be unreliable if it worked at all - A wireless adapter may work better, although my WU-1a seems easily defeated by things like Windows.
 

marce

Senior Member
The active cables have circuitry in them to buffer the data and drive the line, but the data rates do drop so may be too slow for decent use. Hard wired Ethernet I best but not available so I would suggest wi-fi is going to be possibly the best solution, if you can get the reception and bandwidth.
 

aroy

Senior Member
In case nothing else works, use a small laptop near the camera, and setup a "Remote Desktop" on a laptop/desktop in your booth. Connect both the computers with ethernet. Most laptops today support Gigabit Ethernet and with just two computers you may not even need a hub/switch.

With Remote Desktop, you run the computer next to the camera from your booth.
 

marce

Senior Member
Good idea, you can use a Ethernet crossover cable to link the two devises, much more reliable over distance than USB
 
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