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Lightroom Help / 

Tethered camera support | Lightroom 4, 3

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Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 and 3 support tethered capture for the cameras listed in this document. Adobe recommends USB2 for optimal performance, unless otherwise designated.

Note: For instructions on using tethered capture, see Import photos from a tethered camera in Lightroom 4 or 3 Community Help. For troubleshooting issues with tethered capture, see Troubleshoot tethered capture | Lightroom 4, 3.

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Canon cameras supported with tethered shooting

Also see the notes section, located below the camera list.

 

  • EOS 5D Mark II
  • EOS 1D Mark III
  • EOS 1Ds Mark III
  • EOS 1D Mark IV
  • EOS 5D Mark III *
  • EOS 550D (Digital RebelT2i/EOS Kiss X4 Digital)
  • EOS 500D (Rebel T1I(EOS /Kiss X3 Digital)
  • EOS 450D (Rebel XSI/EOS Kiss X2)
  • EOS 1000D (Rebel XS/EOS Kiss F)
  • EOS 600D (Rebel T3I/EOS Kiss X5)
  • EOS 1100D (Rebel T3/EOS Kiss X50)
  • EOS 7D
  • EOS 40D
  • EOS 50D *
  • EOS 60D *
  • EOS 1D X *
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Canon cameras not supported with tethered shooting in Lightroom 4.2

  • EOS 5D
  • EOS 1D Mark II
  • EOS 1Ds Mark II
  • EOS 350D (Rebel XT/EOS Kiss Digital N)
  • EOS 400D (Rebel XTi/EOS Kiss Digital X)
  • EOS 20D
  • EOS 30D

Notes on Canon cameras which are supported with tethered shooting

  • Using the 50D in Windows, images can fail to come into the computer if the compact flash card is inserted or removed during the session.
  • For the 60D, 5D Mark III, and 1Dx, it's necessary that a card is in the camera for tethering to work properly.
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Nikon

Also see the notes section, located below the camera list.

  • D3
  • D3s
  • D3x *
  • D4
  • D90 *
  • D300
  • D300s
  • D700
  • D800
  • D800E
  • D5000 *
  • D7000

Notes on Nikon cameras

  • If you trigger the shutter with the tether bar capture button, the image must finish downloading before another photo can be captured. Triggering a capture with the shutter release button on the camera does not have this limitation.
  • Images do not save to the compact flash card. They are only downloaded to the computer.
  • Only one Nikon camera can be attached at a time.
  • Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Mac OS X 10.6 are not officially supported for the D3x, D90, and D5000, but they can still work.
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Other supported cameras

  • Leica S2 (Lightroom 3.2). Not supported on Windows XP.

 

See Also

  • Troubleshoot tethered capture
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