The macOS client isn’t very Mac-like, but it’s relatively straightforward to use. A Remote Control tab shows computers in your account set, and you can select one and use it in a variety of ways. Control your iPod, iPhone or Mac with this Apple remote. On your iPod or iPhone, the Apple remote lets you connect your device to speakers and then control the sound and select different tracks. When you use this Apple remote with your Mac, easily skip through DVDs and shuffle songs from a distance. On your camera you can find 'Wi-Fi function' in menu, select 'View images on DLNA devices', follow the camera screen step to choose the wireless network which your Mac is connected and connect, after your camera is connected to your local WiFi network, your Mac will find the camera in a few seconds.

Sony’s Remote Camera Control application allows you to control your Sony A7/A7R/A7S and to record images to your computer via the micro USB cable supplied with your camera. You can also use it to change camera settings from your computer, or perform interval-timed shooting.

You can download Remote Camera Control for Windows at: www.sony.co.jp/imsoft/Win/
You can download Remote Camera Control for Mac at: www.sony.co.jp/imsoft/Mac/

(Please Note: Remote Camera Control works the same with any Sony camera that supports tethering including a99, a77II, a5000, a6000, a58, a900, a850 and a700 – Just make certain you have version 3.3 or later to tether Sony A7S or A77II)

Setting your camera up for tethered shooting

1. Set your camera’s USB Connection to PC Remote Mode
Select Menu > Setup Menu > USB Connection > PC Remote.

2. Connect the micro USB cable supplied with your camera to the Multi-Terminal USB port on the side of the A7/A7R/A7S camera.

3. Plug the other end of the cable into your computer’s USB port. Because the cable that comes with the camera is very short, I extend the range using a TetherPro USB 3 SuperSpeed active extension cable and support my laptop on a TetherTools Tether Table.

4. Turn on your camera then Open Remote Camera Control to establish a connection. Once you do, you can set a destination folder and control a number of camera settings.

Remote Control For Mac App

5. You can view those images as they’re transferred to your computer by using Sony’s Image Data Converter software or third-party applications such as Adobe Lightroom, Aperture or Capture One. I prefer Adobe Lightroom – I set to watch the import folder:

Turn on Auto Import in Lightroom: File > Auto Import > Enable Auto Import

Set the Auto Import Settings to select the import location: File > Auto Import > Auto Import Settings

TETHERING ACCESSORIES:

Remote Camera Control Mac Download

Tethering Cables:

Since I’ve got big feet and all the grace of a mule, I love the High-Visibility Orange TetherPro USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Active Extension Cables. They keep me from tripping and tearing down the set.

Cable Management:

I really like the TetherTools JerkStoppers because they keep the connection rock solid…(the nice folks at Tether Tools swear they didn’t name them after me)

Tether Tables:

TetherTools LoPro-2 Bracket

Tether Tables can be mounted on industry standard lightstands or tripods that you probably already have on set. I particularly like Tether Tools LoPro-2 Pro-Bracket for my Tether Table Aero. It’s small and light for travel and grooved to slip right into Arca-style Quick Release Heads that I have on all my tripods. It’s thin profile allows you to easily slip your Tether Table into your laptop bag or at the top of a roller bag when your head out for your next photo shoot.
TetherTools Tether Table Aero with LoPro-2 Bracket perfect for easy travel.

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Shoot with your Alpha camera tethered via a USB cable to your computer using Sony’s Free ‘Remote Camera Control‘ Software.

When you shoot tethered the images will be transferred directly to a folder on your computer instead of the camera’s memory card. It is possible to then Auto Import images from this folder into Lightroom as your shoot progresses (File > Auto Import > Enable Auto Import). For Lightroom to import the images automatically you will need to choose the folder that the Remote Camera Control software is saving the images into by going to File > Auto Import > Auto Import Settings. Lightroom calls this folder the ‘Watched Folder‘.

NOTE > There is no Live Preview of the image before you shoot when importing images into Lightroom. The advantage of this workflow is that you are simply reviewing the images you have captured on a larger screen rather than the LCD screen of the camera. If you just want to Preview images on larger screen before you capture you can purchase Phase One’s Capture One or use a Sony HD external monitor. An advantage to the tethered workflow is that you can also apply a Develop Preset to the images as they are being imported, e.g. you could apply a high-contrast black and white preset to the images being imported so that your client is seeing images closer to what they have asked you to shoot.

Here are the steps you need to take to shoot tethered using Remote Camera Control and Adobe Lightroom:

1. Download the latest Remote Camera Control App for Windows or for Mac
2. In the Menu settings of your camera set the USB Connection to PC Remote (found in the Setup section that looks like a Toolbox).
3. Start the Remote Camera Control Software.
4. Choose a folder in the ‘Save in‘ section at the base of the Remote Camera Control panel.
5. Choose this same folder in the Auto Import Settings in Lightroom.
6. Switch on the camera.
7. Capture an image.
8. If you have trouble finding where this image is in your Lightroom Catalog go to the Library module and in the Catalog panel choose ‘Previous Import‘. Then right-click on the thumbnail image that you just captured and choose the ‘Go to Folder in Library’ option.
9. Double Click on the thumbnail image to go into Loupe view (full screen preview).
10. Subsequent images that you capture will be now be shown in Loupe view rather than a thumbnail image automatically.

NOTE > In recent versions of my Mac operating system the Camera Control Software has been telling me (after a couple of successfully imported shots) that it is unable to save in the folder that I created and instead saves them to a folder it creates – Documents > Remote Camera Control > Dated Folder. Even if I choose this as the watched folder in Lightroom the software will still come up with the warning – clicking OK in the Remote Camera Control warning dialog will cause the import process to resume. To overcome this problem I have been using this dated folder as the watched folder and also keeping the Remote Camera Control software as the active window when I am shooting. This workflow has resolved the problems I encountered. I expect subsequent software updates (either Apple or remote camera Control) to resolve the current issue I am experiencing.

Realistic Expectations for Performance: When shooting Raw images in a tethered workflow using an A7RII you can’t expect to 42.4 megapixel images to appear a split second after you press the shutter release on your computer screen. I believe the USB cable from the camera is the ‘bottleneck’ in the pipeline and so I expect to have to wait 10 seconds before the image appears on my computer screen I will then wait another second or two while Lightroom builds a detailed screen preview.

Problems with a Tethered Workflow: The USB I/O is definitely a problem with the reliability of a tethered workflow but other problems include working with your camera tethered to a laptop computer. I would strongly encourage you to invest in a long brightly coloured USB cable and use a Jerk Stopper on the camera and computer to avoid damaging the USB ports if someone walks through the USB cable while you are shooting. A company called Tether Tools supplies all the equipment you require to make this workflow painless.