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June 18, 2026
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P: Canon tethering stopped working after updating to Lightroom Classic v15.4

Installed this and my tethered camera setup no longer works.  It appears to work as before, but no images are transferred.  Canon R1, Windows 11.  Anyone else having tethering issues?

    Pinned Reply By Rikk Flohr-Retired

    See ​@Matulaitis  post:  

     for a workaround to get your tether functioning again. 

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    Participant
    June 25, 2026

    on canon r6mii after the update i now receive a PC Full error on the camera when shooting tethered. Have never had this happen before

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    Yessica Duque
    Participant
    June 25, 2026

    I tried with the SKD protocole and doesn't work. (canon R6M3 user)

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    That Rob Wicks
    Participating Frequently
    June 29, 2026

    Same 
    SKD option solves the issue with my older EOS R camera 
    But with brand new R6Miii it makes no difference 
    When tethered, no photos are reaching Lightroom whatever I do

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    Yessica Duque
    Participant
    June 25, 2026

    I have issues with my new canon r6m3 - after the latest update it doesn't work. I’m already exhausted….

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    paolo27841868xngk
    Participant
    June 24, 2026

    UPDATE: after ticking the box “Use Canon SDK for Tethering” in the general preferences, tethering with Canon Powershot V1 is working again. 

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    Xarlo99
    Participant
    June 24, 2026

    Just tried Canon eos R6 Mark III and it is not working. I will try with Canon SDK…..

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    That Rob Wicks
    Participating Frequently
    June 23, 2026

    Tethering R6 Mark iii (listed as supported from this update) not working in Lightroom Classic 15.4.1 for Mac

    Lightroom sees the camera correctly 
    It fires the shutter 
    But no photo arrives in Lightroom 

    The shutter then won’t fire remotely any more 
    It will still operate using the shutter button on the camera
    But still no images reach lightroom 

    NB: I Have tried with and without “Canon SDK” option in the preferences General menu
    Still no success 

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    kind_Hero1587
    Participating Frequently
    June 22, 2026

    Seems to work without problem for me. Lr 15.4.1 & Mac Studio M3 Ultra

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    That Rob Wicks
    Participating Frequently
    June 25, 2026

    Thanks
    I’m wondering if the firmware upgrade might be a factor?
    Have you installed firmware update 1.0.2 ? 
    https://www.canon-europe.com/support/consumer/products/cameras/eos-r/eos-r6-mark-iii.html?type=firmware 

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    Participant
    June 21, 2026

    라이트룸 클래식최신 버전 사용, 애플 맥북 m1max, 64gb, tahoe 사용중이며,

    카메라는 canon r3 사용중입니다.

     

    테더링 촬영시 라이브 옵션을 사용할경우 카메라측에서 5~10번 정도 af와 셔터촬영을 했을경우,

    af를 잡지 못하고 셔터촬영이 되지 않습니다

    맥북상의 라이브화면에서만 af와 촬영이 가능합니다

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    paolo27841868xngk
    Participant
    June 20, 2026

    Direct Capture in LR Classic 15.4 on Mac OS Tahoe 26.5,1 does not recognize Canon Powershot V1 anymore. It was working perfectly (and quickly) on the previous versions with Canon Powershot V1. Now it does not connect to the camera. Works as expected with Canon EOS R5 but I need it to work with the V1. I understand with release 15.4 LR is using the camera's native tethering capabilities and the V1 might not have one. Would it be possibile to add a legacy direct capture function for those of us with the same issue?

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    Rikk Flohr-Retired
    Adobe Employee
    June 19, 2026

    See ​@Matulaitis  post:  

     for a workaround to get your tether functioning again. 

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    Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org