Comments on: DIYPhotobits.com Camera Control 2.0 : Embarrassment

By: raymond

raymond — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:18:33 +0000

@John, glad it works for you. That counter is counting off the half seconds since you started tethering. I should remove it as it was just for debugging purposes.

@NikonJedi, great to here it works. But really this is NOT a Pro level piece of software, please don’t rely upon it for anything too serious!

By: NikonJedi

NikonJedi — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:06:27 +0000

Raymond,

I must admit, I was a bit nervous until I touched a few buttons and voila….it’s up and running. I have shot some test shots but will really put it to the test this weekend. My partner and I are shooting an event. If this goes off without a hitch as I expect it to….

Thanks a heap.

NHJ

By: John Kulczycki

John Kulczycki — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:48:17 +0000

I just tried it and it works great on Vista Business and a D40. This is a pretty neat solution!

Just one question, what is that counter doing at the mid left half of the screen?

Thanks John

By: raymond

raymond — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:13:49 +0000

@Eddie, that’s very kind of you to say and I’m glad it works for you! The problems you note I do know about and have to fix.

@Lloyd, RAW viewing isn’t really on my todo list because it would probably mean me having to bring in a lot more code. And everybody who shoots RAW has some kind of viewer already I suppose. As far as pushing other apps; I think it should be possible to push anything that takes keypresses. I’ll check it out with Windows RAW viewer and see if I can make that work. That’s for your kind words.

By: Lloyd

Lloyd — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:44:35 +0000

Great program. A couple questions: will it ever support RAW previews, or is this the same issue as Windows Explorer filmstrip mode? And what external applications will it push? It moves the selection in Windows Explorer, but there is no preview only thumbnail. Doesn’t seem to push RAW Viewer. Any other options besides CSx and Bridge?

Very impressive work so far, thanks.

By: Eddie Barksdale

Eddie Barksdale — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:48:25 +0000

Downloaded this last night, used it to take some pictures for a school dance that was tonight with my D40. Really nice setup when matched with Lightroom, very smooth with only a few hiccups. The only thing I didn’t care for was how it didn’t memorize my settings when I had to restart the program after disconnecting my camera. Otherwise, this beats the hell out of Camera Control Pro!

By: raymond

raymond — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:11:54 +0000

If you could run the diagnostics tool I posted at http://www.diyphotobits.com/2008/10/27/troubleshooting-wia-connections/ perhaps I can find the problem.

By: jono

jono — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:04:17 +0000

Hi, great program, however whenever i plug in my D40x, it says ‘this does not support taking new images’ how do i make it work?
thanks

By: raymond

raymond — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:00:44 +0000

@marks, good work on finding those, hope they can help someone.

@Liz, files are saved to camera *and* computer. Yes you can control (some) camera functions from the computer. I think it can do what you need.

By: Liz

Liz — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:01:57 +0000

I have not tried this software yet but am very interested in it. I plan to give it a go soon. I have a couple of quick questions. Does this save the file to the camera or computer? Can you over-ride the camera functions by just using the camera? Basically I’m looking for something I can have the camera plugged into the computer and the images show on on the larger screen but shoot from where I am. Then be able to burn a cd right there from the computer. Thanks for your help!