Wireless EOS R tethered, Camera not recognised, Win10

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June 1, 2020
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Hi
i have my Canon EOS R connected wireless (wlan/wifi) with my laptop. Whatever I do, the camera is not recognised by Lightroom. Would apperciate hints, what the problem could be.
- OS: win10
- lightroom: did not work in 8.3 so i updated to the newest version 9.2.1
- via EOS-Utility the camera is recognised and i can take images remotely (so no problem here, working fine)
thanks

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Correct answer Rob_Cullen

Can you Enable [aktivieren] Auto-Import if you first use the Settings [Einstellungen] menu?

The work-around for Auto-Import:
1) Use EOS Utility to 'Save' the images to a folder in the PC
2) Set up Lightroom to use Auto-Import.

The Auto-Import setup will have the "Watched Folder" set to the folder where EOS Utility places the files. (I have my watched folder on the desktop)
The "Destination Folder" for the Auto-Import will be the one you have visible on the monitor- seeing the images in Lightroom, with the "Destination Folder" selected, and set the sort to 'Added Order', Loupe view.
So the process is-
Shoot > file > Watched Folder > Destination Folder > on Lr screen.
Note: the Watched folder needs to be empty of files when you set up Auto-Import.

Rob_Cullen

Community Expert

I think I need to re-state that I do not believe that the EOS Utility allows 'Tethering' (in the Lightroom definition of "tethering").

I cannot find any reference that suggests the EOS-R will 'Tether' with Lightroom, except by a direct usb cable connection!.

https://support.usa.canon.com/kb/index?page=content&id=ART171802

The EOS Utility, with the EOS-R, will download files to your computer, but you would need to use the 'Auto Import' in Lightroom to automatically see your photos in the catalog.

i can't activate "auto-import" (as advised), as this option is greyed out.

Can you show a screen-clip of this, or explain further. 'Auto Import' should work in any and every install of Lightroom-Classic (without any camera connections!)

Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .

R

retop69557053Author

Inspiring

thank you.

indeed, the more i read i also think, wireless/tether in lightroom is not supported
i have to confirm, that auto-import is generally greyed-out on my system (tried a few things, especially of course starting system and apps new at first). s.screenshot

Rob_Cullen

Correct answer

Community Expert

Can you Enable [aktivieren] Auto-Import if you first use the Settings [Einstellungen] menu?

The work-around for Auto-Import:
1) Use EOS Utility to 'Save' the images to a folder in the PC
2) Set up Lightroom to use Auto-Import.

The Auto-Import setup will have the "Watched Folder" set to the folder where EOS Utility places the files. (I have my watched folder on the desktop)
The "Destination Folder" for the Auto-Import will be the one you have visible on the monitor- seeing the images in Lightroom, with the "Destination Folder" selected, and set the sort to 'Added Order', Loupe view.
So the process is-
Shoot > file > Watched Folder > Destination Folder > on Lr screen.
Note: the Watched folder needs to be empty of files when you set up Auto-Import.

Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .

R

retop69557053Author

Inspiring

thanks for your hints.

it seems to me, that i do as instructed in those tutorials
- connect the camera via wifi-option of the camera-menu with the laptop (camera recognised and paired via eos-utility)
- within eos-utility i can take a test-photo
- in lightroom: if i start tethering i get an error "camera not recognised; and: i can't activate "auto-import" (as advised), as this option is greyed out

so still stuck without it working.