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02/05/2004 03:12:29 PM · #1 |
sup all... first post
I was wondering if there was away to connect a camera to a laptop, and use the laptop as a Ă¢€˜control panelĂ¢€™ instead of the actual buttons/lcd screen on the camera itself.
e.g.- (simple)
snap a photo and have it appear instantly on the laptop, and use the laptop to save the photo or delete it.
e.g.- (complex)
control: shutter speed, zoom, scene, and so on...
Am I wondering in the future, or is this available now?
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02/05/2004 03:13:45 PM · #2 |
My G3 does this...just connect it through the USB cord and open the software. |
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02/05/2004 03:15:00 PM · #3 |
what kind of software are you using? |
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02/05/2004 03:22:08 PM · #4 |
The majority of newer Canon cameras come with it bundled. |
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02/05/2004 03:30:14 PM · #5 |
its been available for several years, at least for the canon cameras.
There are a variety of sources, and canon will send you a software dev kit to write your own too, if you ask them. I had one for the powershot G2 a while back and it was cool writing scripts to take pictures...
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02/05/2004 03:31:26 PM · #6 |
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02/05/2004 03:39:46 PM · #7 |
Sony have a fairly well deserved reputation for not 'playing well with others' (memory stick et al) I had a quickly look and couldn't find any mention of remote capture software or tethered control of the camera. I'd be really surprised if sony had made a publically available SDK.
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02/05/2004 03:45:26 PM · #8 |
you may want to check out the Sony Talk forum at Dpreview.com
Sony Talk
try searching the forms as I remember this was discussed over there alot, but not sure if something was ever made to work with the Sony 7x7 and a PC for camera control
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02/05/2004 05:49:10 PM · #9 |
from the link it says that sony dose not support the software need for remote cap'
time to throw this sony piece of shit in the trash!
anyone know of a good canon? |
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02/05/2004 06:16:04 PM · #10 |
My Minolta DiMAGE A1 can be operated from a computer but I haven't purchased the optional software to do it so I can't say how well it works. Seems like a great idea for studio photography. |
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