Comments on: OnOne Software Releases Nikon Version of ‘DSLR Camera Remote’ for iPhone (or iPod Touch)

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By: Lisa Schaaf

Lisa Schaaf — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:24:21 +0000

You don’t need a WiFi router, you just need wifi ability on your computer. I just created a new computer-to-computer network, put on a password, then had my iphone connect to that network. You can be in a field, no where near an internet connection. You only need your camera tethered to the computer, which can be limiting, but not a problem for me! I have a 15′ cord and can move my camera around on the tripod as needed. If my camera had Live View, it would be so much better, but I’ve been using it to test my lighting! I don’t need my daughters to model for me anymore, I can shoot, see the image, make adjustments w/out ever leaving my spot in front of the camera! It also helps me at photo sessions w/out an assistant. I can set up the shot, and walk over to the side and hold my own reflector and shoot! Now, I do accidentally hit the fire button more than I’d like when doing that, but it’s been so handy!! I’d like the next version to show the histogram, but otherwise, I think it rocks!!

By: Bob Gallagher

Bob Gallagher — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:04:31 +0000

Photographers need to get a new mindset for the DSLR Camera Remote. Yes, you need to tether it to your computer. But the laptop can work without a wi-fi connected. When you shoot it can make a copy of the image on your hard drive. So don’t get too wound up about the laptop.

What the remote gives you is a look at the images you are shooting right on your iPod touch. You fire the camera and there is your image. If you are working alone you don’t need to go to the camera to see the image – it’s in your hand. The range is amazing. I have previewed my camera and fired it and saw the image immediately from the other side of the house.

Move a light, fire, see the result as the camera saw it. Amazing. And you are still at the light. This will save product photographers an enormous amount of time each week.

You can change exposure color balance, etc. from the iPod touch or iPhone.

If you shoot weddings you can leave the camera on a tripod in front of the couple and fire it from your seat – and see your results from your seat. No more running to try and catch their antics.

It really is a new mindset for how you will use it!

By: Alexey Kopylov

Alexey Kopylov — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:45:00 +0000

I expect the developers will use bluetooth connection between iPhone and laptop in future versions. It will allow to work in the field without WiFi routers.

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:25:49 +0000

Some great pictures.

Love the one with the pilot walking out of the building….

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By: Randy Harris

Randy Harris — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:19:20 +0000

To Dave Cross or Mike Wong:

I was under the impression that the computer has to have an Active internet connection and that both the computer and iPhone are on the same wifi network.

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:26:56 +0000

Had some fun handholding a few flashes around Boba Fett and trying some different light layouts while popping the camera with the iphone. Neat stuff:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kadath/sets/72157622077484871/

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:36:23 +0000

OK, CLS with this is too much fun if they could just bring CLS adjustments into the iphone app itself that would be killer.

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:16:40 +0000

Also, is it not possible to save to BOTH the on board compact flash as well as the controlling computer?

Finally, it doesn’t seem like the server software has any flexibility on naming the files as they come in to the machine. I understand you can set Lr to automatically fetch them and rename on the fly, but I’d really like to give some simple parameters for the files at capture time.

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:06:40 +0000

Hmm says I need to put my camera in continuous shooting mode to enable bursts, but throwing the switch on the front results in the same error. Can you not mix bursts plus live view? This is with a D300 tethered to a MBP. Pretty neat app otherwise. Gonna try mixing in some CLS next.

By: Bryan Stovall

Bryan Stovall — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:34:06 +0000

A few clarifications, if I might. The iPhone app. is $19.95. You then download a separate app. from OnOne website to your computer, which the iPhone interacts with. There are a few other things that can be done, remotely, that are pretty cool. You can control the camera for multiple exposures for HDR or time lapse shooting. I have not yet done it, but I can forsee doing multiple flash exposures while moving the flash around when you don’t happen to have an assistant. I can see lots of potential, although I would be surprised if they don’t soon have upgrades.