Tethering - Tethered photography is when you connect your camera to your computer with a Firewire or USB cable. You can use your laptop or desktop. After you create your image, it bypasses the camera and is saved directly to a folder setup on your computer. The tethering software then displays the image and you can clearly see the results on a large computer screen as you shoot.
So I’ve always wanted to try tethering my D90 to my laptop for shooting products and small macro items but never wanted to spend the $130 bucks for Nikons
Camera Control Pro 2. Especially since Nikon is the only manufacturer that does not offer this software for free like all the rest.
So I did a little googling and found a free software solution I thought I would share here.
First is
DiyphotoBits, it’s free and worked great on both my Windows XP laptop and my Windows 7 desktop….I downloaded the software and started shooting within 5 minutes and its very cool. You can even control the shutter and other commands from your computer. Did I mention It’s Free!
For Mac users this free software seems to be the most popular. It’s called
Sofortbild
Other Free Tethering software I found but have not tried.
gPhoto2
Loligo Tether
PhotoRemote
Studio Tether (donation requested)
Have Fun!
