just been down my local shopping centre.....

[archangel]

just been down my local shopping centre and there was one of them kids photographers (you know the type! free sitting and a fortune for the prints). he was using his laptop to monitor the images as he took them. has anyone else got this setup, if so how do you get it up and running. i would love to be able to have this facility....have a good day all!

 

[chris_f]

Its live view (Canon speak) and some of the better models have it.
http://www.canon.co.uk/for_home/pro..._slr/technologies_features/live_view_mode.asp

there may be other manufacturers that offer it, but i'm a canon man....

 

[susie]

if he was looking at the images on his laptop he will have been shooting tethered.
You just put the lead from the camera to the laptop and the software that came with the camera should have the option somewhere so that you can set it up.
If you google tethered shooting for whatever make you are using something should come up.

 

[chris_f]

Canon cameras can also do that wirelessly with an optional adapter.

 

[Canonite]

What they all said, its part of the bundled software. The program basically allows you to control your cameras functions using LiveView from your computer. It's something i have used before to play with but never in a professional capacity.

 

[archangel]

Thanks all for the info

 

[Daryl]

ID-Link is another good one. Made by Halse Systems down in Surrey. It can back up and save in multi lacations and is also great for nurseries and schools. you shoot to meta data with a barcode system.
keeps all your client details in Metadata too... If you want it that is.....

 

[davekiddle]

Freebie program for Nikon here : http://www.diyphotobits.com/download-diyphotobitscom-camera-control/

 

[JDholic]

You beat me to it Dave.

 

[Blue Eagle]

My 450D can do it using a USB cable and the software it comes with. You can view a feed from the camera, and fire the shutter from the software.

Its probably handy for viewing the shots after taking them but i dont think people would want to just stand in front of a camera and pose, without someone there guiding them.