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P: Tethering support requests and information

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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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채정26388385jkz9

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니콘 Zfc, Z9 라이트룸 테더링지원 업데이트는 언제 될 예정입니까 ?

카메라가 출시된지 꽤나 오랜시간이 지났는데 아직까지 라이트룸 테더링지원이 안됩니다.

빠른 업데이트 원합니다.

johnrellis

Legend

Google translation: "Nikon Zfc, Z9 Lightroom tethering support update. When will the Nikon Zfc, Z9 Lightroom tethering support update be released? It's been quite a while since the camera was released, but Lightroom tethering is still not supported. I want a quick update. "

The official Adobe thread about tethering says: "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."

LR first supported the Z 9 in LR 11.0 (October 2021). But Nikon's Camera SDK (which LR uses) didn't add tethering support until June 2022:

https://sdk.nikonimaging.com/apply/

There have now been two releases of LR since Nikon added support for tethering the Z 9. We might expect the third release, LR 12.1, sometime in December. Maybe that will include Z 9 tether support.

Re the Z fc, the Nikon SDK doesn't support tethering for it, so LR won't support it either.

johnrellis

Legend

Moderators, @Rikk Flohr: Photography, please merge with the tethering thread:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/p-tethering-support-requests-and-information/m-p/12354788

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KevinBlanc

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Dear @Rikk Flohr: Photography Thanks for having added R5C Raw Files to LR, but we're still missing the Tether Function... to fully use this great hybrid camera, we would love to have that back. (And of course.. Native M1 Tethering would be most welcome) Thank you very much, Kevin

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defaultf4kcvbpoowyx

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Is ther any updates on this?

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determined_mindset157F

Known Participant

Hi Adobe

When will tethering be possible with Canon EOS R5 C? I'm surprised that it is still not possible with the new update.

Christian

DdeGannes

Community Expert

Additional info, Adobe provides tethered support in Lightroom Classic for approximately, 50 Canon and 37 Nikon, Camera models at the present. Considering the number of Digital Cameras on the market this is a relatively small persentage.

I expect Canon and Nikon provide tether capture software for the Cameras they manufacture and sell.

Judging from the number of posts in the Adobe forum the with respect to tether capture the magority of Canon and Nikon are not satisfied with the software from the Camera manufacturer.

I use an Olympus Camera and I am fully satisfied with the software supplied by Olympus.

Regards, Denis: Laptop Win 11, ver 24H2, LrC 15.4 PS 27.8;

mtdm45649256

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Hi guys

i use lightroom 11.5 on my mac

but it cant seem to find my canon r7 when i start a tethering session

im a doing something wrong

or is it just not supported yet?

Hope to hear from anyone

Thanks!

[moving from bugs to discussions - Mod.]

F. McLion

Community Expert

The R7 seems not yet to be supported.

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/kb/tethered-camera-support.html

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mtdm45649256

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this is a old article it says Last updated on Jun 14, 2022

so this is not about version 12 of lightroom classic

so wil it work under v12 or not?

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actual colour

Participant

Z9 tether in LR????

magicgenie

Known Participant

I am using the tether workaround (auto import) with NX Tether software. It actually works better than the old clunky LR way of tethering, in my opinion. So nice to be able to tether successfully finally with the Z9. I'm also looking at Capture, as the Capture users rave no end about it's tethering ability.

Sanpanza

Known Participant

Yup, same here. I bought Capture one and am thinking of ditching LR altogether. They just are not supporting photographers like they use to. This is a prelude to their coming AI market where photographers in many genres will be replaced by secretaries and assistants because AI will do the work of the photographer. It is already happening to lower end photographers.

Their clients are using iPhones for company headshots and AI software cleans up the shirt iPhone picture and replaces the background and shapes the light.

This is where Adobe is going.

magicgenie

Known Participant

Interesting. Tell me about your Capture learning journey and tether experience?

magicgenie

Known Participant

Any news this week with the update on Z9 tether?

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stylish_mindset15A7

Participating Frequently

Dears, we eagerly await Z 9 tethering. I wonder how I can be forced into a subscription model, when just I have to do my job, means pay, and you just decide not to maintain the product? Is there any plan to do so, 10 Months after the release of this camera?
I am s studio pro, dumb enough to switch my proven D850 bodies for Z 9 ones just to understand Adobe is not supporting the flagship.

Any help / hint would be highly appreciated. I really feel urged to swap the ecosystem, as your competitor can do without problem.

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