Any Canon Mirrorless cameras support tethering?

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  1. Michael

    Michael New Member Site Supporter

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    Although I have a EOS50D that I tether with I'm also interested in these smaller mirrorless cameras. Does anyone know if any of the Canon ones will tether, preferable with a cable to something like Lightroom.

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    Phil Administrator Staff Member Site Supporter

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    Michael New Member Site Supporter

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    Thanks Phil. So much for mirrorless just now then. Still evolving I imagine.
     
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    I do believe they are the future, since they can provide the same quality picture and are more compact. There also isn't really a reason that limits why tethering isn't supported, it's just some software changes :p
     
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    Michael New Member Site Supporter

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    And tethering through cables is so 'yesterday'. :) (Probably why I still rely on it!!)
     
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    Stuart4444 New Member

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    I'm fairly new to Canon, and have an M50ii, bought mainly for macrophotography. I've bought Helicon Focus which comes with Helicon Remote. The software can connect to the camera using a USB cable which I've done a lot, and by wifi, which I've not done. When tethered, Remote has control of the exposure and exposure mode, plus of course the focus, when it can do focus brackets automatically.

    I guess other softwares must be able to tether in a similar way. Alas DPP4 doesn't seem to have the facility. I've got a Canon program called "EOS Utility" which definitely does connect the camera to a computer, although I've not used it.
     
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    Canon software has minimal overlap, DPP is simply the RAW file editor, EOS utility mages communication of file transfer and tether. From what I remember, while there capture on LR streamlines it a bit, the software should still rely on the canon drivers installed by eos utility to actually communicate with the camera. It has been ages since I played with tethering however.
     

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