Connecting a 5D2 to a tablet (andoird or ipad)

Hodders · 15 Sep 2011 at 10:40

My laptop battery has died and a new OEM one is over £140, I have heard horror stories about 3rd party batteries. The laptop is over 5 years old so I don't really want to spend the money on a laptop that is end of life.

So I am in the market for a tablet of some kind.

I need it to be able to show portfolios and also control my 5D2 over USB or WiFi (either via EyeFi card or Canon wireless adaptor)

But - and this is key the tablet must have:

A large screen - the Samsung 10.1 seems ideal.
A good screen - IPS would be nice
Able to remote control the 5D2 - i.e. I look at the tablet and control the camera.

Has anybody managed this reliably if so details of your setup would be fab....

Hodders · 15 Sep 2011 at 15:37

neil_g said:
i thought you could tether direct using an eye-fi card?

You can (allegedly) but I want to control the camera and get live view/focus control from the tablet.

Hodders · 15 Sep 2011 at 18:50

My searching leads my to believe that a galaxy tab 10.1 plus a usb dangle will work with a standard usb cable. I may well find out as that would be perfect.

Hodders · 8 Oct 2011 at 18:09

Just to confirm that the Samsung 10.1 the OEM usb host connector and the 5d2 work fine with the dslrcontroller software available on the android market.

Hodders · 9 Oct 2011 at 23:20

What I get now is live view on the tab plus the ability to focus, adjust exposure, look at the settings and activate the shutter - it's Fab!