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dacdidac007
Participating Frequently
June 6, 2012
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[Consolidation-Locked] Nikon D800 - No Camera Detected

  • June 6, 2012
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Im trialing Lightroom 4 with my new Nikon D800 with the possiblility of purchasing this software if this its going to work. When I connect my D800 it says "no camera detected". Is there a patch or something missing from the software? Can't believe a new Camera like this has an isse. Or is it just me 😉

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Correct answer Brett N

Tethered shooting with the Nikon D800 is now supported with Lightroom 4.2.

Please see http://forums.adobe.com/message/4431233

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Brett N
Adobe Employee
Brett NCorrect answer
Adobe Employee
October 18, 2012

Tethered shooting with the Nikon D800 is now supported with Lightroom 4.2.

Please see http://forums.adobe.com/message/4431233

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barryseidman
Participant
August 7, 2012

I have given up on waiting for lightroom, I am now using Capture One Pro and loving it.

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Nikonuser35
Participant
June 12, 2012

Quite right about Lightroom not having D800 functionality, It was always touch and go as to whether it would work in LR3 and a D3 ( I gave up after a few embarising moments in front of clients) I have tried several tethering software programs,  and will continue to use PS and Lightroom for as long as I'm able, however download CameraRC (free 30 day trial) and be very pleasantly suprised, as this piece of software will do all you want with your D800/D4 (and other Nikon cameras) and more,- from changing white balance to ISO and everything in between, purchase through Paypal or card and is not expensive, I have no affiliation with the software company I'm just a bog standard user, but it works and works well, its a pity I have to go down this road to achieve what LR can,t.

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dacdidac007Author
Participating Frequently
June 13, 2012

Thank you. Does it run on a Mac?

Its amazing that these small software companies can make it work and Adobe doesn't have an update for the D800 and D4 yet.

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Nikonuser35
Participant
June 13, 2012
  • Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista, or  Windows 7.
  • Apple Mac Running Windows in Boot Camp or a Virtual Machine.
  • Recommended Monitor Resolution 1152X864.
  • 1 Gbyte Ram.

These are the specs as listed at www.camerarc.com/

give it a try...........

.......as a professional photographer and shooting on location I need to have a way for my clients to see the images on something other than the back of a camera, I tried a 7inch DVD player but that wasn't the way forward. Lightroom promised to to be the tethering software I needed.  I use photoshop  CS6, and at nearly £1000.00, I cannot justify another piece of software that will do the same job! I bought Lightroom just for the tethering functionality, CameraRC has,some drawbacks one in particular is that only a maximum of 20 thumbnails can be displayed before the last one drops off, which means if a client wants to go back beyond 20 thumbnails I have to open the destination folder  it does save to hard disc as well as camera card which LR3 couldnt do as far as I could tell, so there is no safety issue here. Hey, nothings perfect........

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Lee Jay
Inspiring
June 6, 2012

Tethering, right?

It isn't supported, and it isn't claimed to be supported (yet).

http://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/kb/tethered-camera-support-lightroom-4.html

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dacdidac007Author
Participating Frequently
June 6, 2012

Thank you for your reply. Yes Tethering, do you know why its not supported and the D700 is? Will it be an update or something? If so, how long does that sort of thing take to make it work? I did manage to tether the pics across into lightroom through this third party (freeware)  http://www.mountainstorm.co.uk but I really did want to just keep it simple and just use Lightroom 4

JP Hess
JP Hess
Inspiring
June 6, 2012

First of all, the D800 is a new camera, and information about that camera isn't in the Nikon software development kit (SDK) yet. Until it is, Adobe cannot add tethering to Lightroom. None of us here would know when/if tethering support will be provided for that camera. The few that know are under a nondisclosure agreement. So, you will get tethering support when it comes.

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