Nikon D90 - tethered backup

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Hi all..

Does anyone know if it's possible to tether a Nikon D90 to a laptop for the purpose of obtaining a live backup of image files at when the camera stores them on the SD cards on location ???

Many thanks for any help offered !!! :D

Brian
 
You can tether most Nikon cameras using DIYPhotobits.com Camera Control. I've used it with a D200 in the past, and it worked well. :)

I think that the camera saved the image as well as sending the image to the computer, but it is a few years since I used it.

I just used it to see if it would work, and it did, it's not something I need to use though. :)
 
afaik with nikons it stores on one or t'other (this may be the settings my nikon using friend has) which with usb makes it way less reliable than shooting to card
 
Using Photobits Camera control 5.2 that redhed17 linked to above with my D90, it stores the photo on the camera and on the PC when tethered.
 
omegabri said:
Hi all..

Does anyone know if it's possible to tether a Nikon D90 to a laptop for the purpose of obtaining a live backup of image files at when the camera stores them on the SD cards on location ???

Many thanks for any help offered !!! :D

Brian
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Another option is an eye-fi card and then you can operate wirelessly :thumbs:

However, I have never personally tired one and they are a little priccy IMHO.
 
TG. said:
Really :eek: how so, i always thought you had to have expensive software for this, how is it done ?
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Just go to the link in redhed17's post above, download the latest version and install it. Then link the camera to the PC with the USB cable and shoot. You can control the camera from the PC, change settings, and shoot, but shooting in NEF it did not display the shot on the PC's screen, just downloaded the file from the camera.

Nikon's own tethering software is Camera Control 2. It is not cheap, but you can download it from Nikon and try it for 30 days for free.
 
I'm not sure, but if shooting RAW and have software which registers new images being added to a folder, and obviously can read a RAW file, you may be have the RAW display after it transfers.

I have done it, but not sure whether it was Adobe Bridge or Lightroom. As I said earlier, it was a while since I did it. :shrug: But I think it is possible to get the RAW file to display. :) Thinking about it, if you have the Window$ plugin that can read RAW files, it may work just the same as a Jpeg being added. I didn't like the Win Plugin when I tried it, but that was a 3-4 years ago, and it has probably got better.

I've just had a look and the Micro$oft RAW viewer was only XP compatible, but this software called FastStone Image Viewer looks like it may allow the viewing of RAW files. :) Worth a go, as again, it's FREE. :D
 
redhed17 said:
I have done it, but not sure whether it was Adobe Bridge or Lightroom. As I said earlier, it was a while since I did it. :shrug: But I think it is possible to get the RAW file to display. :) Thinking about it, if you have the Window$ plugin that can read RAW files, it may work just the same as a Jpeg being added. I didn't like the Win Plugin when I tried it, but that was a 3-4 years ago, and it has probably got better.
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diyphotobits software dump into one folder

lightroom active import scans that folder, moves the image to another folder once it's imported

lightroom displays the most recently imported photo.

works fine. Lightroom 3 has tethering support natively so you don't need to use the slightly dodge diyphotobits software :)
 
I reckon I'll go down the route of buying a nice portable 10" Netbook and putting the Photobits Camera Control on it. I only want it to be used to backup when I'm on location, and maybe the little 10" to view images easier than in the camera LCD

.....It'll be a cheaper option than an Epson P-6000 !!!!! :D:D
 
Just downloaded the DIYPhotobits.com Camera Control software and it works a treat with my D90. I've been thinking about doing this for a while and didn't realise it was a simple as this and free as well. Thanks for the thread.
 
DavidMartin said:
Just downloaded the DIYPhotobits.com Camera Control software and it works a treat with my D90. I've been thinking about doing this for a while and didn't realise it was a simple as this and free as well. Thanks for the thread.
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Ditto! I've used Nikon's Camera Control Pro 2 in the past but it's a memory hog and virtually stops my (elderly) laptop in its steps. The DIYPhotobits software is much easier to use and hardly slows the laptop at all :)

Cheers to Dave for the heads-up :clap:
 
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