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I wrote an iOS app like that, for Nikon cameras, many moons ago. It was a real pain, but I did get it working. The biggest issue, is the streaming video. If they use PTP-IP, you can do quite a bit.
I wrote an iOS app like that, for Nikon cameras, many moons ago. It was a real pain, but I did get it working. The biggest issue, is the streaming video. If they use PTP-IP, you can do quite a bit.
as someone whos been interested in this myself and I own a nikon. what resources did you use to figure out how to do it?
someone make this for Sony Alpha please... It is ridiculous that such simple functionality is locked up.
Instead, I have a shutter release pedal, connected via a 50 foot audio extension cable, to the wired remote port on the camera. It's not compact or elegant, but it's easy, fast and reliable.
someone make this for Sony Alpha please... It is ridiculous that such simple functionality is locked up.
I use their IEM app to dump a few photos at a time directly to my phone but it’s very slow and limited. I’d love for it to be a proper remote control, with direct upload and other obvious things like that.
This is kinda cool, but it's similar in function to the canon connect app which feels a little superfluous. Maybe it connects better - I have a 70d and the connection process is annoying. Iirc it's WiFi direct but you have to connect and manage it yourself, and your phone will get cross there's no internet and disconnect you every so often. My main camera now is a 90d which uses Bluetooth to connect first and then se…
I looked at the canon app on ios, and they have continually eroded all your privacy.
At first, you could give it limited privileges to add photos from your camera to your camera roll.
But updates changed the app, so it refuse to work unless you give full access to every photo on your phone.
this is why we need alternatives.
The camera control API (free, but requires registration) that canon offers obviates the need for reverse engineering in my opinion. I wrote something very similar to this using the API, but with added features like those from Magic Lantern (false color, AI autofocus, etc) hope to open source it soon if there's interest.
This is kinda cool, but it's similar in function to the canon connect app which feels a little superfluous. Maybe it connects better - I have a 70d and the connection process is annoying. Iirc it's WiFi direct but you have to connect and manage it yourself, and your phone will get cross there's no internet and disconnect you every so often. My main camera now is a 90d which uses Bluetooth to connect first and then se…
Your "superfluous" comparison is kind of apples vs oranges. I looked at the canon app on ios, and they have continually eroded all your privacy. At first, you could give it limited privileges to add photos from your camera to your camera roll. But updates changed the app, so it refuse to work unless you give full access to every photo on your phone. this is why we need alternatives.