PoppieJ Loc: North Georgia

I have been considering attaching my tablet to my canon camera either by wifi or by usb cable. My intended purpose is to better be able to see my compositions and then to shoot remotely. I know I still will have to manipulate my camera. I shoot primarily landscapes and I find when I get home that I usually miss stuff "growing in" around the edges of the frame I thought that if the picture was bigger then it would be easier to see or harder to miss as the case might be.
questions are
1. will the feedback to the tablet be such that it is practical to shoot this way or will there be a huge time lag
2. does anyone here do this same thing

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

I'm sort of from the school that instructs, "just because you can, doesn't mean you should". Why are you trying to complicate the simple act of taking an exposure?
--Bob

Vince68 Loc: Wappingers Falls, NY

I do not shoot tethered, but I have thought about it. Here are a few links to articles on the subject that might answer some of your questions.

https://digital-photography-school.com/tutorial-shoot-tethered/

https://petapixel.com/2017/07/31/shooting-tethered-pays-off-guide-photographers/

https://photography.tutsplus.com/tutorials/tethering-a-dslr-camera-to-a-microsoft-surface-pro-tablet-with-a-usb-cable--photo-13525

https://www.aperturebuzz.com/shooting-tethered/

Hope these are useful and/or helpful.


Edit: Here is one that might also be helpful... the pro's and con's of shooting tethered. For all the pro's to do something there are always con's and drawbacks too.

https://fstoppers.com/education/pros-and-cons-shooting-tethered-326387

goldenyears Loc: Lake Osewgo

I have been doing this via cable using Canon's EOS software. It's very helpful to me because I'm a little shaky, can't easily put myself in odd shooting positions, have trouble with sun glare on the camera's screen, and can't using an eyepiece very well. What I like best about doing remote shooting is that the software can zoom the camera view on the tablet as much as 10X for very precise focusing. I clamp the tablet on the tripod most of the time. Be aware that what you can do with the Canon software is dependent on what camera features can be accessed remotely. It varies significantly by camera model. The more expensive and newer the model, the more you can do remotely.

goldenyears Loc: Lake Osewgo

Oh yes, I forgot... I like the fact that the camera images can be saved on the tablet instead of the SD card, if you want.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Canon Connect is the new SW that replaced EOS SW. if your camera has WiFi, then you can view, change settings, expose the image and transfer it to your camera via WFI. If your camera doesn’t support WIFi, you just use a USB cable (15’ max length for passive cables). It works great. If your camera doesn’t support WiFi and you still want to control the camera, view the image and transfer it remotely without a cable, then buy a CamRanger.

PoppieJ Loc: North Georgia

Not really trying to complicate anything, I am curious about the process and I can see some definite advantages. It is not something that I think that I would do all the time, but in the right situation who knows

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

I do this a lot. If you are tethered, it is faster.

I wrote a blog post about using it wireless a while ago, but I much prefer the wired solution.

http://pixeldiarist.blogspot.com/2014/05/diy-wireless-remote-control-for.html

george19

I’m blessed with a dozen great blue heron nests a short distance from my home. I find that I can compose the shot through the camera, on a tripod, and wirelessly tether to my phone, so when the birds move to a nice configuration I just take the shot.

There’s a slight lag, between 0.1 and 0.25 seconds, and I know I will have to crop.

Not that I plan it this way, but sometimes I have two nests in the frame, so double the pleasure.

Nikon D810, 200-500, CaseAir tether.

gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

Take more time composing your photo. Constrain yourself by using a tripod, compose first then attach to tripod. That way you have a better chance to get what you want instead of just what you see.

ecurb Loc: Metro Chicago Area

When I shoot from my Traveling Samson tripod with center column extension i can get my D600 nine feet high. I do this to shoot over fences or parked cars. I use the Nikon WMU adapter and my smartphone to view and shoot. Works great.

Powergroove75 Loc: Coeur d'Alene, ID

I shoot with a Canon EOS 90D and use the wifi connection to the app primarily for long exposure and shoot a lot of landscapes too. I connect with my phone usually but haven't tried with my tablet. I usually have the shot framed up pretty well and just use the phone as a remote for the most part.

I'd say give it a try and see how it works for you!

williejoha

I have been shooting in tethered mode. If I understand you correctly you are looking for LIFE view in tethered. I am not aware of anything that makes this happen but I am ready to learn.
WJH

Guthormsen Loc: Scottsdale

I use Cam Ranger. It allows me to adjust virtually everything from my phone (and presumably my iPad). I've had it for several years and am quite happy with it.

stangage

I use remote tethered shooting particularly for unique situations like bird shots where you'll never be able to get close, pictures of the moon and stars where the camera angle is inconvenient or impossible to get behind the eye piece, also in mirror up situation (no longer an issue with the Canon R5) etc. In some cases for example the moon) photos I can sharpen the focus better than the auto focus does. The other advantage is getting the exposure optimized to emphasize the shadows particularity with moon photos. The bigger image will show you things the view finder or screen just can't do justice to.
Also allows you to work from a still sitting position if you're waiting for a bird or other wild life to enter the scene(Crested Blue Jays are notoriously flighty.)

You have a number of options available for the control software at least for Canon.

The Canon EOS utility supports tethered as does Canon Digital Photo Professional.
Light Room also supports tethered
I use these with my laptop computer that has a UHD display and a 10' to 12' USB cable. I also have a 100' USB cable for when I need to be totally out of the scene e.g. sitting in my vehicle. Could probably use Wifi as well but it tends to be a battery hog.
The software replicates most of the key camera settings and gives "jog" control of the focus allowing sharp focus on the target subject which may be hard to get quickly when your target area may have other nuisance branches and twigs in the way.