Tethering: Looking for a way to tether wirelessly from my Nikon D4. It uses CF and XQD cards, so current Eye-Fi (just for SD cards) won't work. Also I have a straight monitor (no...

cschonwalder

Looking for a way to tether wirelessly from my Nikon D4. It uses CF and XQD cards, so current Eye-Fi (just for SD cards) won't work.

Also I have a straight monitor (no computer or tv attached) that I'd like to use for viewing.

Anyone out there worked through this?

dcampbell52 Loc: Clearwater Fl

cschonwalder wrote:

Looking for a way to tether wirelessly from my Nikon D4. It uses CF and XQD cards, so current Eye-Fi (just for SD cards) won't work.

Also I have a straight monitor (no computer or tv attached) that I'd like to use for viewing.

Anyone out there worked through this?

The only "Nikon" way is to use the wireless accessories in the attached link.
As for local TV / Monitor attached, I don't have an answer for that.
http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Nikon-Products/Photography-Accessories/DSLR-Camera-Accessories.page?#!/tag:7WA:Wireless Transmitters/product:25482:D4

There may be (probably are) 3rd party solutions that I am not aware of, but I know that these work well as I have used them. They also work for uploading pic directly or after the fact to your local network or work station *ad hoc*

cschonwalder

Thanks. I thought I saw a 3rd party device at WPPI and I'll research this further. The Nikon stuff doesn't seem to review well; and of course is mucho bucks!

DavidPine Loc: Fredericksburg, TX

Welcome to UHH. Check out the CamRanger. It's best to view videos on YouTube. I use it and like it very much.

cschonwalder wrote:

Looking for a way to tether wirelessly from my Nikon D4. It uses CF and XQD cards, so current Eye-Fi (just for SD cards) won't work.

Also I have a straight monitor (no computer or tv attached) that I'd like to use for viewing.

Anyone out there worked through this?

cschonwalder

Yup! Camranger is what I saw at WPPI. Thanks for the note!

oldtigger Loc: Roanoke Virginia-USA

cschonwalder wrote:

Looking for a way to tether wirelessly from my Nikon D4. It uses CF and XQD cards, so current Eye-Fi (just for SD cards) won't work.

Also I have a straight monitor (no computer or tv attached) that I'd like to use for viewing.

Anyone out there worked through this?

the picture of the d4 shows an hdmi port, why cant you just plug that into your monitor?

or did you want the monitor wireless also?

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

cschonwalder wrote:

Looking for a way to tether wirelessly from my Nikon D4. It uses CF and XQD cards, so current Eye-Fi (just for SD cards) won't work.

Also I have a straight monitor (no computer or tv attached) that I'd like to use for viewing.

Anyone out there worked through this?

CamRanger, or if you have an Android device, you can try this:

http://pixeldiarist.blogspot.com/

You can connect a display to a Samsung tablet that will show HD video with a wired interface.

You can also search for a solution to tether using a similar interface (TP-MR3040 or other portable router) to the ethernet port on the D4. I haven't tried that but I have seen some articles that show it working.

Capture48 Loc: Arizona

The CamRanger is a great tether tool, but you can't attach a TV to it directly. You need an App to receive the files from your camera. You could tether to a Tablet like an iPad, then go HDMI out of the iPad to a TV or monitor, but seems a little clumsy.

Is the tablet not big enough? The CamRanger has a client mode, so they can look at the photos but not change exposure or any camera settings. I've used that before it works great.

OviedoPhotos

I tether with my d700 regularly, with the d800 not again.

The file sizes at max res are too big. I now connect to a TV using a HDMI cable to check focus on the eyes.

I think wireless is a great idea when the file sizes are small.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

OviedoPhotos wrote:

I tether with my d700 regularly, with the d800 not again.

The file sizes at max res are too big. I now connect to a TV using a HDMI cable to check focus on the eyes.

I think wireless is a great idea when the file sizes are small.

You can tether for just camera control and leave the files in the camera, makes using a wireless solution usable with a D800. I do it all the time.

And here is a $44 solution for a D4:

http://nikonrumors.com/2012/04/10/another-alternative-44-wi-fi-solution-for-nikon-d4.aspx/

Capture48 Loc: Arizona

OviedoPhotos wrote:

I tether with my d700 regularly, with the d800 not again.

The file sizes at max res are too big. I now connect to a TV using a HDMI cable to check focus on the eyes.

I think wireless is a great idea when the file sizes are small.

The D800 has USB3 making wired tethering very fast, but when using my CamRanger, I shoot RAW, small JPEG.

RichieC Loc: Adirondacks

An invaluable web site for tethering is http://www.tethertools.com/ Note the extra long 15' high visibility orange cord for your camera you can get, and the anti pull-out/tripping safety arrangements and anything else you ever thought you'd need for tethering at this site.

Now what software to tether with.... I found PhaseOne's "CaptureOne" to be the best- even better then Nikons' for my D800e. PhaseOne makes premier digital backs for format cameras- 4x5's 2.25", etc. that are typically used for high-end portrait and product photography- which really benefits from tethering. These typically go for $40,000- so they know their stuff.

cschonwalder

OK; thanks everyone! Got a Camranger delivered today. NOW---I've heard that these work faster if you shoot RAW plus JPG and just tether the JPG. I shoot with a Nikon D4 which has one CF card and one XQD (bless Nikon's little heart). Should I be trying to put RAW on the CF card and JPG on the XQD? I think this can be done via the menu. Now how do I tell the Camranger to just transmit the JPEG and to where (my iPad)?

Thanks, techies! It's once to chat with people who understand!

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

cschonwalder wrote:

OK; thanks everyone! Got a Camranger delivered today. NOW---I've heard that these work faster if you shoot RAW plus JPG and just tether the JPG. I shoot with a Nikon D4 which has one CF card and one XQD (bless Nikon's little heart). Should I be trying to put RAW on the CF card and JPG on the XQD? I think this can be done via the menu. Now how do I tell the Camranger to just transmit the JPEG and to where (my iPad)?

Thanks, techies! It's once to chat with people who understand!

They work faster if you do not send images back to the tethering device. You can transmit just jpgs to the device, but that will slow it down and the jpg is still pretty large.

cschonwalder

Confused by this answer. I guess my issue was not clearly stated. Sorry...

I want to tether wirelessly to my iPad for viewing purposes. I will still load the CF Card (later) into my photo file manager directly, but just want to see the image larger that on the camera LCD. I'm not wanting to control the camera with the Camranger. So what is the fastest way to get this to happen? Do I shoot JPEG in addition to Raw (AW is my always mode) and how do I tell the Camranger which mode to transmit? I heard that jpeg is smaller so will be received by the iPad much faster than the RAW.