Adobe Photoshop CS5 for Photographers - Martin Evening [75]
Which transfer protocol?
Nikon and Canon systems both offer FTP and PTP transfer protocols. Make sure you select the right one, as failure to do so can result in an inability to get tethered shooting to work. This information can be found in the camera manufacturer's manual for your camera model.
Tethered shooting via Canon EOS Utility
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To begin with, make sure the camera is tethered to the computer correctly and is switched on, then launch EOS utility and click the Preferences button (circled) to open the Preferences dialog shown in Step 2 below.
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In the Destination Folder section, click on the Browse… button and select a destination folder that the camera captures are to be downloaded to. This could be an existing folder, or a new folder, such as the ‘Watched folder’ selected here. Meanwhile, in the Linked Software section, set the ‘Software to link’ as ‘None’.
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You will also need to set up a file renaming scheme. You could carry out the file renaming in Bridge afterwards, but establishing this beforehand can save time and helps reduce the risk of error when it's applied automatically as the files are captured. In this example, I selected the Shooting Date+Prefix+Number file naming scheme and set the start count number to ‘1’.
Lightroom conflicts
If you are also running Lightroom, the one thing to watch out for here is that the watched folder you select in Step 2 does not conflict with any watched folder that might currently be monitored by Lightroom. If this is the case, you will need to disable the auto-import feature in Lightroom first before using it to import photos that can be viewed via Bridge.
Auto-renumbering
When you select a numbering option in the File Name section, the numbering will keep on auto-updating until such time as you change the file prefix name. This is useful to know because it means that if you were to lose a camera connection or switch the camera off between shoots, the EOS Utility program knows to continue the file renaming of the import files from the last number used.
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I clicked OK to the Camera Settings in Step 3 and then clicked on the ‘Camera settings/ Remote shooting’ option that the cursor is pointing to in Step 1. This opened the Camera control window shown here, where you can configure the camera settings remotely. As soon as this window appears you are ready to start shooting.
Remote shooting controls
As soon as the Camera control window appears you know that you have succeeded in establishing a tethered connection and are ready to start shooting. This can be done by pressing the shutter on the camera, or alternatively, you can use the EOS Capture utility to capture the photos remotely from the computer by clicking on the large round button (circled in Step 4). You can also use this window to adjust the camera settings by selecting any of the status items in the window and using the left/right keyboard arrow keys to navigate between the various mode options, and using the up/down keys to decrease or increase the individual settings.
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As you start shooting, the EOS utility enables the import of the camera files directly into the watched folder you established in Step 1 and renames them (as configured in Step 2). All you need to do now is point Bridge at the same watched folder as was configured in the EOS Utility preferences and you'll see the pictures appear in Bridge directly. Of course, if you are shooting continuously in the studio or location with a setup like this, then you will most likely wish to see