Tethered - what are the advantages?

[John_N]

Hi all,

I had a quick play in LR3 beta, but as it seems just like its an alternate way to take the picture so I don't really get it.

What is is used for as it doesn't seem to be able to adjust the settings?

Cheers.

[DC Fan]

Tethered photography, where a digital camera is connected to a computer and the images are saved directly to a hard drive, is used by photographers on studio and location shoots who want to save the time needed to copy files from a memory card to a hard drive.

The Canon EOS Utility software bundled with Canon DSLR's allows full remote control of the camera. Other third party software, such as DSLR Remote Pro from Breeze Systems, (http://breezesys.com/DSLRRemotePro/index.htm) can be used with the live view functions in some Canon cameras.

Tethered shooting isn't much good when you have to be very mobile. But when you're in a fixed position, it can be a great help.

[John_N]

Ah, I didn't realise that about the Canon util, much more useful than the one from lightroom.

I'll have to try that out later.

Cheers.

[IanW]

I used tethered shooting at a nursery charity fête. It was great for being able to instantly review the shots with the customer and then allow them to choose.

Ian.

[c_boogie]

I had to set up a tethered shoot a month or two ago. I had a large, flat object that I needed to shoot and had limited space. I wound up mounting the camera on a boom suspended over the object tethered to the computer. Every time I'd touch the camera it would bob up and down a little so there was no other way to shoot.

It's handy for in-studio product photography...

[SYS]

If you're shooting kids a lot, it's a huge advantage in that it keeps them interested in the process and you'll find them a lot more cooperative. More so than adults, kids like things instantaneous.

[pspwa]

....It's handy for in-studio product photography...

It's great for Table Top Product shoots...gives far better feedback on the monitor whenever there are slight changes to the set....than on the LCD or having to pull cards all the time

8)
Cheers