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November 7, 2017
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This post is applicable to Lightroom Classic.

ETAs for tethered support for specific cameras are not available.

Tethered Capture is a feature of Lightroom Classic that allows the direct connection of your camera to the Lightroom desktop environment. Images are imported into your Lightroom catalog as they are captured via the connected camera.

New camera support for reading the raw files is generally added quickly after a camera is released by its manufacturer. New camera support can be verified here: https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/kb/camera-raw-plug-supported-cameras.html.

Tethered support for a particular camera model normally follows a version or two after the raw file support. Adobe relies on the manufacturer’s (Nikon & Canon) SDK (Software Development Kit) to facilitate the tethering of your camera to Lightroom. The timing of the release of a manufacturer’s support via their SDK greatly affects the time to release for tethered support. In addition, Adobe goes through a rigorous process of integrating the functionality of the SDK and tests tethering before support is announced.

To see if your camera is supported for tethering on your version of Lightroom, refer to this document: https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/kb/tethered-camera-support.html

If your camera is listed, but your Lightroom version is too old, you may need to update or upgrade to enable tethering.

If your camera is not listed, and your camera’s raw file isn't supported, you would need to check with the camera’s manufacturer to see if they support tethering via their SDK.

Note: Not all camera manufacturers or models will necessarily receive tether support.

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Jean_R

Participant

hi, The Nikon Z9 has been out for about a year and has only recently gotten tethering abilities under MAC. Is there any news about tethering finally coming to the Windows Platform?

Frank P. Schmel

Participant

Hello Jean,
Lightroom Classic Version 12.4 in conjunction with Camera Raw 15.4 finally supports the Nikon Z 9 under Windows 10 and 11, but only up to firmware 3.10, it no longer works with firmware 4.00 😞 I use the cables from Tethertools.
Regards, Frank

jürgens67133063

Participant

Nachdem Sony in den letzten Jahren die Inovationen des Cameramarkts vorrangetrieben hat, ist mir unverständlich das Adobe nach so vielen Jahren tethering von Sony Kameras immer noch nicht unterstützt.

Ich wäre schon längst zu Capture one (wie viele meiner professionel arbeitenden Freunde)gewechselt, bin nur zu faul meine 300000 Bilder umzuziehen (Stichwörter etc.) Ausserdem hatte ich die Hoffnung das Adobe mit dem Abomodell sinnvolle Erweiterungen auf den Markt bringt. ier bin ich enttäuscht.

Bitte kümmert euch um eine einfache Intrgration in LR Classik.

PS: Tethering mit Hilfe anderer Programme ist mir bekannt.

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

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Rafal28426844fzst

Participant

Hi Adobe Team,

When is planned tethering support for Nikon Z FC camera ?

reagards

Rafal

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Florian30358209vwe0

Participant

Hi!

It's seems it's not possible to connect lightroom with an canon R8 for shooting in direct mode.

Why?

do i have to wait an uptdate ?because it's a new camera, or it's going to be forever ?

graynoise

Participant

I normally shoot on a Nikon D850 which tethers reliably in Lightroom Classic on my M1 Mac, albeit in Rosetta mode. I'm eagerly awaiting tethered support for the new Nikon Z8. It's essentially a Z9 which is already supported so hopefully it's coming in the next release. Meanwhile, I've started using CaptureOne which already has Nikon Z8 tethered support, but my trial runs out in 29 days, no pressure 😉 ... oh and if you can make it work without having to switch to Rosetta mode all-the-better 🙂

KR Seals

Community Expert

Your post doesn't mention, did you try the Z8 with the M1 to see if it works?

Ken Seals - Nikon Z 9, Z 8, 14mm-800mm. Computer Win 11 Pro, I7-14700K, 64GB, RTX3070TI. Travel machine: 2021 MacBook Pro M1 MAX 64GB. All Adobe apps.

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VREEMT

Participant

Please add tethering support for the R6 Mark II! I,ve been waiting so long now..

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Frans1977

Participant

I know shooting tethered with the nikon Z9 is possible on a Mac, but I use a windows computer. I'm also going to use the Nikon Z8 soon and would love to use noth of them tethered on my windows computer in Lightoom classic.

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stylish_mindset15A7

Participating Frequently

I am complaining about Not having Z 9 support on windows for over a year now. Some days ago I frustratedly plugged the camera without any expectation. Guess what? The camera flawlessly tethers. It looks Adobe silently added it without updating the tethered camera list which is still in state of February 2023.

I would be curious If this works for you too. Try it and let me know! Otherwise, I learnt to appreciate nx tether which really works flawlessly and which has the advantage that the pictures taken will be transferred to the camera AND are stored on the CFexpress card in the camera.

AndrewButlerPhotographer

Participating Frequently

A similar thing happened with my D850 and Mac setup, the tethering had faltered followiing a Mac OS update. Tethering reappepeared following a subsequent Lightroom update but it's nowhere near as solid as it was previously. I have eventually stopped carrying two Macs to jobs though!

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defaultm3hrvfpob275

Participant

When will you fix direct tehering to Lightroom for Canon R6 mark II? I don't want to concider Capture One. And yes I know about the import from a folder function, but that's not what I wondering about.

Bob Somrak

Legend

Agree. The R6 Mk2 has been out long enough for Adobe to provide tether capability.

M4 Pro Mac Mini. 48GB

simond40411623

Participant

Lightroom Classic not detecting terthered fuji XT 4, using Mac book pro

Jim Wilde

Community Expert

According to the official Adobe web-site, that camera is not supported for tethering: https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/lightroom-classic/kb/tethered-camera-support.html

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dcoz

Participant

I still cant get tethering from the R6M2 directly to LRC to work - running the latest versions of software and firmware on the camera, LRC and EOS Utility on a new Windows 11 laptop. LRC doesnt recognise the camera and the camera screen shows an icon of the battery with the occaisonal flicker of an image. If I use the EOS Utility to autotransfer files directly to a folder on the laptop and then get LRC to autoimport any new files in that same folder, the files eventually show up in the LRC library - but it's slow and clunky.

I dont see the R6M2 on the supported list for tethering so I guess that's confirmation that the functionality isnt there yet but is this capability something that WILL come in time? It would be great in the LR compatibility tables for new releases if there was a column that said what version of LR supports tethering - with a 'not yet supported' if that is the case.

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