Smartphone remote: Sony A850

[The Matt]

Hi there. I'm trying to set up my dad with a way to remotely control his Sony Alpha a850 via his android smartphone and/or tablet. I don't know a lot about his camera so I'm a little stuck. I hope someone here is doing something similar and can advise what I can do and what I need.

Preferably I'd like for him to be able to:
-control camera settings such as aperture, shutter speeds, autofocus, bracketing.
-use timer/interval functions: Bulb exposures of specified duration or taking photos at regular intervals.
-view images already taken.

I'd like it to be as wireless as possible, presumably through some sort of bluetooth or wifi transmitter plugged in to the camera. I don't have the skills to make such a transmitter myself so it'd have to be something I buy. If wireless isn't an option, I'd settle for some kind of cable option.

I hope someone can tell me how many of these things are possible, and what I would need to achieve this.

(I am still waiting to hear back on what kind of smartphone and tablet he has)

Thanks
Matt

 

[pingu666]

think there's a andriod app, but not sure what's controlable

 

[pingu666]

for tethering

 

[The Matt]

I don't understand how i would tether it. What would i plug where?

 

[pingu666]

usb?
the problem is the the a850 while a nice camera, is before the age of smartphone intergration, my a77 has nothing, and im not sure the a77 mk2 has all the features either
but you can teather the a850, so you might be able todo something with that

camranger might be a thing to lookup too