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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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magicgenie

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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.

Sanpanza

Known Participant

Adobe understands the market better than photographers. There is not enough money in selling software to photographers but with the advent of AI they can ditch photographers as clients and begin to market to the public and businesses. They see a future where you can morph iPhone pictures into professional-looking headshots, architectural and still-life images shot with phones, so why would they prioritize photographers if many of us will be obsolete in 10 5-10 years?

This is a shot over the bow folks.

Adobe has had almost a year to come out with a version of Lightroom that is compatible with the Z-9 but has not done so. If this is not enough evidence that Adobe is no longer prioritizing photographers then I don't know what is.

They see the future but we don't. It is one with a lot fewer photographers.

AlexClaude

Known Participant

Has Adobe ever given an explicatino about why they do not support Sony Cameras for tethering???

I just changed from Canon to Sony, and I'm now realising I can't shoot tether ??? What the hell???

AlexClaude

Known Participant

I just changed my photography cameras system from Canon to Sony. I shoot a lot of corporate portraits and I aways shoot tethered to show right away the results to the clients.

And now I just realised that Lightroom does not suppor Sony cameras?!?! What the ??? Why would it not support Sony cameras?

I tried the "hack" usinf Sony's software Imaging Edge Remote and using the auto impot feature in lightroom...ok, yes it does "work"... But it's so slow compared to a real, direct, tethering session I used to do with the Canon cameras...it's just not a valid alternative for a professional photography session, with real clients.

With Sony getting more ang more market share what a dumb move from Adobe???

dj_paige

Legend

What the ??? Why would it not support Sony cameras?

Could be that Sony doesn't co-operate with Adobe on this matter.

magicgenie

Known Participant

Eagerly awaiting.

Last update June 14th. Any thoughts on, if the next update will be August 14th and if Z9 tether support will be there?

BerndBerlin

Participant

After the most recent updates (11.4.1) I thought I have a quick look and see if Tethered Capture is finally properly supported on the M1 Macs.

Guess what - it isn't.

As the M1 has hit the market more than one and a half years ago one can only assume that Adobe has no interest in supporting and developing the tether functionality any further. Rosetta is NOT a long term solution for pros who invest a lot of money to have fast and reliable hardware on a shoot.

This forces a large number of pros over to Capture One as tethered shooting is often a requirement.

Shame on you Adobe. I got tired of waiting.

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Damien23459377jjnn

Participant

Lightroom ne reconnait pas mon appareil photo sony A7 IV, jaimerais faire un shooting connecté mais impossible

JP Hess

Inspiring

If you are referring to tethered shooting support, Lightroom only supports that with specific models of Canon and Nikon cameras. There is no such support for any Sony cameras.

J

Justin25017342u7ck

Participant

Hi Adobe,

It would be really great to have Tethering available for the Canon EOS 90D in Lightroom Classic.

My ( very old! ) Canon EOS 600 D does it but I only use it as a backup and prefer the 90 D.

I noticed in the supported list the 80 D is on there.

Are there any plans to have the 90 D included?

Pretty please?? 🙂

Sanpanza

Known Participant

It has been over6 noinths since Nikon came out with th eZ9 but Adobe has failed to suppor tethered capture. Capture one supported tethered caputre withing2 months of the Z9's release, so what is the problem with Adobe?

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michaelk31020731

Participating Frequently

This is extremely frustrating. Seems like they just don't care. Unless they are just waiting until so many cameras need to be added they can do it all in one update. 🙄

Sanpanza

Known Participant

This is Adobe's way of telling photographers that we are no longer important because we are not their main profit center and because AI is meant to replace many of us. They are telegraphic their future aspirations of AI dominance.

I do think it Adobe wants to make a large section of photographers obsolete.

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