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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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shermanphoto17383501

Participant

I'd really like to know when will LR Classic support Nikon z9 tethered capture ???

dj_paige

Legend

Adobe never tells us in advance. We don't know

But the delay is almost always because Nikon has not supplied the proper software to Adobe to allow tethering. Please read this: https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/when-will-tethering-be-available-for-the-canon-eos-r5/m-p/11441211#M204356

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nimin42744777

Participating Frequently

Anyone knows whether the new version of LRC has Z9 tethering enabled?

KR Seals

Community Expert

Have a look at this Adobe page which has a description of what's new in LrC 11.3

Here is another page that list the cameras that will tether to LrC.

Each time there is a LrC update, the announcement at the top of this Lightroom Classic forum has links to what is new and what bugs have been fixed.

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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nimin42744777

Participating Frequently

How about a Yes or a No?

The camera list hasnt been updated for the latest LRC update, looks like it's ca. 2020 and the artical is marketing gibberish.

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michaelk31020731

Participating Frequently

Hello!

After todays most recent LR Classic update I thought for sure they would finally have tethering capability with the Canon R3. Its been almost 6 months since its release and still nothing. Are there plans to add the R3 to the list? Will it ever happen? I'm starting to get really frustrated as it affects my studio workflow quite a bit. I know Capture One already supports it and am now seriously thinking of switching... I'll give it one more month.

Any updates?

Thanks.

frantisek.petko

Participant

Hello Adobe,

When can I except tethering support for Nikon Zfc in Lightroom Classic? I hope it will come asap 🙂

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stevem22694025

Participating Frequently

Hi

Does anyone know when Lightroom classic support the Nikon Z9 for tethered use?

KR Seals

Community Expert

There may be participants in this forum that know exactly when, but they are prohibited by Adobe from disclosing that information. We all will know when the version of LrC with Z9 tethered support is released and not before.

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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MontyJSweets

Participating Frequently

still waiting for the elusive Z9 tethered support on PC!

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지훈5E58

Participant

i'm using Canon 90D

but Light room doesn't still provide the tethering shooting

when could i use it ?

Abambo

Community Expert

Nobody here has insight of when, what feature gets supported with which camera. However, as your camera is not brand new, and the last update for tethered cameras is from October 2020, there is a possibility that your camera will not be supported.

Check with Canon if DPP supports tethering. Adobe uses, if I'm right, a canon program to connect and communicate with the camera.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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nimin42744777

Participating Frequently

Timeline for thethering the Nikon Z9? Thanks

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pschefz

Inspiring

I am trying to shoot tethered into LR Classic and both Hasselblad and Fuji tether plug ins require restart into Rosetta? I am on latest LRC 11.2 M1max OS 12.2.1. When will this be updated? LRC is great overall, snappy but tethering in rosetta is slow and overall performance takes a hit.

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nancyn6894092

Participant

I have a Nikon z6ll, it is supported by Lightroom for tethering. I have updated firmware to 1.30 and running current version of Lightroom. I still can't get Lightroom to find the camera for tethering. I have done everything suggested, restart computer, restart lightroom and turn camera on an off. Nothing works. Can anyone help? Thank you.