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Author:  cloaked_wolf [ Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:23 pm ]
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Can SLRs be controlled by computer?

Just thinking about the meteor shower. I wouldn't be able to tolerate sitting all night trying to take pics.

So....is there some way a camera could be connected to my laptop, and take a series of pics at specific intervals with different settings? eg every thirty seconds take a pic but with say shutter speed changed each time?

Or is still a long way away?
Author:  timark_uk [ Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:48 pm ]
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Tethered shooting is totally possible, but it depends on your camera model and the software you want to use.

Mark
Author:  cloaked_wolf [ Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:54 pm ]
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timark_uk wrote:
Tethered shooting is totally possible, but it depends on your camera model and the software you want to use.

Mark

Is that what it's called?

I don't have an SLR but am in the market for one and am looking at the kind of features I want.

Thanks for the help.
Author:  timark_uk [ Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:57 pm ]
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cloaked_wolf wrote:
Is that what it's called?
Yes. The proper term for controlling a digital camera from the computer is tethered shooting.
Once you have the model of camera you're interested in just do a search and see if it's possible to do. I'm not sure all makes/models do it, so if it's something you're serious about you may have to reconsider the camera choice.

Mark
Author:  cloaked_wolf [ Thu Aug 12, 2010 11:04 pm ]
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I've always used dpreview.com for my research before buying cameras. Except this time they don't have tethering as a search feature, which is annoying.
Author:  belchingmatt [ Fri Aug 13, 2010 2:10 am ]
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AFAIK Canon provide tethering software with their SLRs. Nikon charge for theirs but I think there is freeware available if you have a mac.

We had a similar thread about 6 months back.
Author:  veato [ Fri Aug 13, 2010 5:57 am ]
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Some camera can also take photos at timed intervals
Author:  belchingmatt [ Fri Aug 13, 2010 7:56 am ]
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veato wrote:
Some camera can also take photos at timed intervals


Not the D90 without an intervalometer or tether. :x
Author:  paulzolo [ Mon Aug 16, 2010 10:36 pm ]
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belchingmatt wrote:
AFAIK Canon provide tethering software with their SLRs


They do. For those who care, there are iPhone apps which let you connect to the tethered computer and control the camera that way too. The sooner I can Bluetooth or WiFi my iPhone directly to my DSLR the better.

FYI - it _may_ be possible to control the tethering software with AppleScript (if you are on a Mac) if it lets you. I do know that some remotes for cameras will let you do time lapse shooting without the need for extra software.
Author:  gavomatic57 [ Mon Aug 23, 2010 8:50 pm ]
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There's Sofortbild if you are a Nikon-shooting Mac user...
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