Laptop connection

[Andybazyoung]

I have a canon 60d and would like to connect this to my laptop for a photo shoot so I can see my images as I progress through the session.
Any ideas would be most helpful
Andy

[Manfred M]

Andy - this is referred to as "tethered shooting"; you need two things; a cable to connect your camera to your laptop (attached in such a way that the cable is both long enough and does not pull out of your laptop or camera while shooting) and software that allows you to capture the images.

Your camera manual should cover off this functionality, assuming that your camera does have tethered shooting capabilities.

I don't know the Canon system that well. but if you have a recent copy of Lightroom it certainly supports tethered shooting, as this is what I use. There are also other third party applications that are more talented than Lightroom that can be used as well. I use USB cables and connectors from a company called Tether Tools; http://www.tethertools.com/

[JR1]

all the software needed is on the disk that came with the 60D, just get a long usb lead I use it all the time

[Shadowman]

Just recently discussing tethered shooting. As stated Canon offers the function for free, Nikon charges for it. It is available in Lightroom and there are other links to free programs.

Shooting Tethered

[JR1]

All needed is on the Canon DVD that came with the camera

[Andybazyoung]

Thanks everyone,
I can't find the tethering section in the manual but I think I have it. Jeremy thanks, I have all the DVD's & therefore should be able to sort it out. Ha! Not very confident at this moment in time.........

[Carl in Louisiana]

Hey Andy,
A couple of youtube videos. Hope this helps you out. I use my 60D tethered and it works fine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYqXhRDwoXo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4DbvyLSE8g

[dje]

Thanks everyone,
I can't find the tethering section in the manual but I think I have it. Jeremy thanks, I have all the DVD's & therefore should be able to sort it out. Ha! Not very confident at this moment in time.........

Andy the piece of software you need to use is one of the Canon Utilities on the disc supplied and it's called "EOS Utility". I don't think you'll find anything on this in your camera manual.

Or you can use Lightroom if you have it.

Dave

[Digital]

I just used tethered capture via Lightroom 5 on my laptop a couple of days ago.

If you have LR5, Julianne Kost (Adobe) has a tutorial on tethered capture.

Bruce

[chauncey]

Trust me...use the Canon Utility Software as it gives you total camera control from your keyboard, plus...it's free.

[loosecanon]

Or when out and about I use my Android tablet and DSLRcontroller - which now also downloads jpegs to the tablet as you shoot if wished (not raw due to transfer time).
I have a cheapish 7" tablet I carry as an alternative viewfinder - beats a tilting screen in live view any day.
Incidentally - if anyone downloads this app - you need to set the camera on auto - then all control is on the tablet.

[rpcrowe]

Although this video is about product photography (in this case a running shoe) it demonstrates effective use of a tethered camera...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VxOZ...1uUC1FAlUidBTg

Having the camera and the laptop on the same bar would prevent tripping over the connecting wires but, would also limit the mobility of the camera. However, for most small product photography the camera doesn't need to be particularly mobile...

This video shows the "nuts and bolts" (actually the wire and software connections) of using the Canon supplied software for tethering the camera to a computer. IMO, a computer with a larger screen is better than a cell phone or a small tablet for tethering. I would not know how to calibrate my tablet like I do my monitor...

http://www.prophotolife.com/episode-...photo-capture/

Actually, it is pretty easy to fabricate a computer table that fits on a tripod or a tripod bar (in this case). Pro Photo Life once had a tutorial on fabricating the computer table bur, no longer has it. Basically it is a flat piece of plywood (or some other such material) with a lip at the bottom to keep the computer from sliding off. It would attach to the tripod using a captive nut the size of the tripod attachment screw (usually 1/4" or 3/8").

A longer USB cable would be needed if you use a separate tripod for the computer. I have an ancient (40+ years old) Davis and Sanford tripod that would be excellent for this use. It could support a Volkswagen but, the darn thing is as heavy as the VW. However, I also have a tripod bar that I could use like in the first YouTube video.

[Colin Southern]

Although this video is about product photography (in this case a running shoe) it demonstrates effective use of a tethered camera...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VxOZ...1uUC1FAlUidBTg

Having the camera and the laptop on the same bar would prevent tripping over the connecting wires but, would also limit the mobility of the camera. However, for most small product photography the camera doesn't need to be particularly mobile...

This video shows the "nuts and bolts" (actually the wire and software connections) of using the Canon supplied software for tethering the camera to a computer. IMO, a computer with a larger screen is better than a cell phone or a small tablet for tethering. I would not know how to calibrate my tablet like I do my monitor...

Just thought I'd add that if anyone was wondering "why the light meter only got him in the ballpark", it's because of two reasons in this case:

1. He's using a 1.4x tele-extender which costs 1 stop, and

2. The TS-E lens can attenuate the light even more if the shift function is being used (which it wasn't in this case).

In most cases you can pretty much set the camera to what the light meter says, and "shoot with impunity" if there aren't any extenuating circumstances like tele-extenders.

[Andybazyoung]

Hi Colin, thanks v much this certainly hit the mark.

[Andybazyoung]

Richard, it seems to be the same people who give great advice! Many thanks.

[Colin Southern]

Richard, it seems to be the same people who give great advice! Many thanks.

You mean us crusty old b^astards who have been doing it for too many years!

[Donald]

You mean us crusty old b^astards who have been doing it for too many years!

Aahh, the crusty old b^astard has finally worked it out!!

[Colin Southern]

Aahh, the crusty old b^astard has finally worked it out!!

Meh - fire the lot of them I say ... we'll do it ourselves!

[TonyW]

I don't have a laptop but I would like to tether to my iPad, which seems to be more problematical. Are there any crusty old b^astards or brash young ones who could give me advice?

[shreds]

I don't know about COBs or BYOs, but Capture Pilot (requires Capture One software and app), Trigger Trap (requires their dongle and app), and Cam Ranger (requires dongle and app) are all apps that are on my iPad/iPhone.

They should all do wireless tethering.