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Not sure which category to put this in as its more Talk: Techniques but here goes:-

I want to shoot vertically with the camera low to the ground to get the shot as wide as possible and get as much in the frame. Because of this I can't then see the view finder or screen (it doesn't tilt 180 to face looking backwards) to compose. Essentially I need some sort of additional "off camera" screen to act as the proxy viewfinder. Any suggestions of equipment to do this?
 
Not sure what make your camera is, but a lot of them have an app you can connect to which will offer a live view. Failing that, if your camera has a mini HDMI port you could get a cable to connect to your phone or a tablet?
 
skullfunkerry said:
Not sure what make your camera is, but a lot of them have an app you can connect to which will offer a live view. Failing that, if your camera has a mini HDMI port you could get a cable to connect to your phone or a tablet?
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can that be done if I have USB-C on tablet/phone and camera? what sort of apps would be needed to read the camera screen this way as its essentially shooting tethered?
 
If all the high tech solutions fail you could simply use a mirror to view the rear screen.
Another option that I used before I had a camera with live view, was to simply frame by guesswork (often cropping slightly afterwards). I can remember having half a dozen attempts to get big ben in frame shooting IR blind on an old DSLR.
 
When I did that, I wore an old overcoat or a one piece coverall, got down on the ground and looked through the viewfinder.

Bit more messy if it was raining, of course.
 
DemiLion said:
Time to get off your bum and do some research James.

Edit: FYI it took me 5 seconds.
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thats what a forum is, to share experience, views and opinions. Especially in the "talk" sections. Going and finding youtube videos that claim to be able to do so is often just theoretical and often contains a lot of misinformation or misleading. Funny how some are willing to help whereas some just need their dose of feeling smug
 
Petrochemist said:
If all the high tech solutions fail you could simply use a mirror to view the rear screen.
Another option that I used before I had a camera with live view, was to simply frame by guesswork (often cropping slightly afterwards). I can remember having half a dozen attempts to get big ben in frame shooting IR blind on an old DSLR.
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I was hoping that a simple solution involving a basic USB C to USB C cable would be available as both devices have that interface port however on the camera it is called the "USB Data Connector" port so I suspect its more for transferring files than able to broadcast whats on the viewfinder. Maybe only the HDMI port can relay the viewfinder so that would mean a HDMI to USB - C cable.

Lots of videos seem to claim that various Apps can do it, but in reality none have worked.
 
I use Snapbridge with an old D5600
It can be a bit flaky and I have to reinstall it on my android phone sometimes to get it to work
When it is working it is great for remote control and downloading photos
 
Suvv said:
I use Snapbridge with an old D5600
It can be a bit flaky and I have to reinstall it on my android phone sometimes to get it to work
When it is working it is great for remote control and downloading photos
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agreed can be a pain to setup with the right communications protocol as it offers both bluetooth and wifi. It more the camera end as Nikon have made the network setting setup process quite techincal
 
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