Tethering a 5D2 to a tablet (iPad or Android)

[Hodders]

I have also posted this in Computers and Websites and other technology as it does genuinely seem to be a cross over question.

[Mod comment: please do not cross post threads, it's against the rules]

My laptop battery has died and a new OEM one is over £140, I have heard horror stories about 3rd party batteries. The laptop is over 5 years old so I don't really want to spend the money on a laptop that is end of life.

So I am in the market for a tablet of some kind.

I need it to be able to show portfolios and also control my 5D2 over USB or WiFi (either via EyeFi card or Canon wireless adaptor)

But - and this is key the tablet must have:

A large screen - the Samsung 10.1 seems ideal.
A good screen - IPS would be nice
Able to remote control the 5D2 - i.e. I look at the tablet and control the camera.

Has anybody managed this reliably if so details of your setup would be fab....

 

[Rod.F]

Not too sure which thread to reply to, but you might be better off with a Windows 7 tablet and using Canon's tethering software.

 

[Cistron]

http://fstoppers.com/ipad

You'd need an SD-CF adapter though. I suspect it would work with all tablet with tethering capability.

edit: ow, never mind, you won't be able to control the Camera that way.

 

[Hodders]

Just to confirm that the Samsung 10.1 the OEM usb host connector and the 5d2 work fine with the dslrcontroller software available on the android market.

 

[amtaylor]

I too am interested in a tablet that can control the 5d2. I would like one that also accepts a full sized sim so I can it take out of my phone and one that can accept memory cards as storage.