Images on your PC

ace2109 · 14 Apr 2008 at 21:36

is there a way to view your images on your PC as you take them instead of the camera screen?

ace

EnglishMack · 14 Apr 2008 at 21:47

You can do with EOS viewer and EOS capture and a fire wire cable, depends what camera you have though.

ace2109 · 14 Apr 2008 at 21:52

can you not do it with a usb cable???

Memphis · 14 Apr 2008 at 22:58

Yes, but you still haven't said what camera you have.

InvaderGIR · 15 Apr 2008 at 10:14

Memphis said:
Yes, but you still haven't said what camera you have.

Don't know what he has, but I didn't think it was possible with Nikons? Not really tried, but would be quite handy if I could do it.

InvG

A.N.Other · 15 Apr 2008 at 10:21

It is possible with Nikons, but being a Canon person, I can't think of the name of the app.

With Canons, EOS Capture (which comes on the install CD with the body) and a USB cable will allow you to do this. It's a really useful app.

33L · 15 Apr 2008 at 11:09

A.N.Other said:
It is possible with Nikons, but being a Canon person, I can't think of the name of the app.

With Canons, EOS Capture (which comes on the install CD with the body) and a USB cable will allow you to do this. It's a really useful app.

I use it a lot when doing portraits so i can check focus etc as the screen is too small on the 400D to make sure.

InvaderGIR · 15 Apr 2008 at 11:15

33L said:
I use it a lot when doing portraits so i can check focus etc as the screen is too small on the 400D to make sure.

This is the reason I asked if Nikons can do it...would make doing portraits much easier.

InvG

robmiller · 15 Apr 2008 at 11:15

The Nikon program is Nikon Capture NX, although if you're just wanting to view them (not use the PC to actually control the camera) then you can use anything with a regular RCA video-in---a TV, a PC with a TV card, a little portable DVD player, etc.

InvaderGIR · 15 Apr 2008 at 11:24

Never thought about the video cable connection.

I'll be shooting in the room with the PC, so using a PC controller/viewer would be handy.

Cheers.

InvG

Ukadder · 15 Apr 2008 at 12:22

I'm currently stuck with the same question! I've got a Olympus E500 and wanting to either view the image I'm looking at on a PC (or TV) or have the image display on the PC as I've taken it rather than the LCD viewer. Any idea if Olympus have a way to do it?

monkeyspank · 15 Apr 2008 at 12:25

I've been messing about with this recently with my 350D, and like it. It's not free but there is a trial version
http://www.breezesys.com/DSLRRemotePro/index.htm

robmiller said:
The Nikon program is Nikon Capture NX, although if you're just wanting to view them (not use the PC to actually control the camera) then you can use anything with a regular RCA video-in---a TV, a PC with a TV card, a little portable DVD player, etc.

The low resolution of the screen might negate any reason for doing it. A laptop or LCD would be loads better.

Helium_Junkie · 15 Apr 2008 at 12:40

So for a Nikon you need capture NX for instantly viewing photos?

robmiller · 15 Apr 2008 at 12:49

Helium_Junkie said:
So for a Nikon you need capture NX for instantly viewing photos?

For shooting tethered to a PC, yeah.

Messiah Khan · 15 Apr 2008 at 13:17

robmiller said:
For shooting tethered to a PC, yeah.

Nope. You can also use Capture Control Pro (and Capture Control Pro 2), and possibly Phase One Capture One. I use Capture Control Pro 2 and it works great. Also allows me to change the camera setting directly from the computer, and can even view the liveview image on the computer screen. Ive yet to try it, but it should work sweet with my eeepc. I also want to try replacing the USB cables (I use 2x5m active ones) with a bluetooth dongle and shoot wirelessly(No idea if this would work though).