Can a Nikon D7000 be tethered to a smartphone for wired shooting?

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I want to use a Nikon D7000 with a smartphone for wired tethered shooting or remote triggering. Is this possible, and if so, which phone platforms are supported and what features or apps are typically available?

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Absolutely. There is a great dongle+app, offered by TriggerTrap. I purchased it and I'm super happy with it. If I recall correctly, the app is available for iOS and Android.

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Some of the free app's options are as follows:

  • Simple cable release
  • Press and hold
  • Press and lock
  • Timed release
  • Timelapse
  • TimeWarp (time lapse + acceleration)
  • DistnaceLapse (operates on GPS movement)
  • Star trail (for exposure control)
  • Bramping
  • Sound sensor release (!!)
  • Vibration sensor release
  • HDR modes (including HDR timelapse)
  • WiFi slave setup

May I add that it connects to your smartphone's microphone jack. Different signals are sent from your phone (as sounds, obviously), which are converted by the dongle to signals known to your camera as shutter release signals. Simple and genius.

The app is quite a piece of art, too. You get a handful of shooting modes, some of which require the shutter speed mode of your camera to be set to "Bulb Mode".

Plus, if you make sure to set your device on some sort of flight mode, then your boss's call won't mess up the time lapse you've been working on all night long.

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Yes—while the D7000 does not use Nikon’s Wireless Mobile Utility like some newer bodies, community answers indicate you can control it from a smartphone using third-party accessories/apps.

One confirmed option is TriggerTrap, which worked with both iOS and Android. It connects through the phone’s headphone/microphone jack and acts as a smart remote trigger rather than full desktop-style tethering. Reported features include basic shutter release, press/hold and lock, timed release, timelapse, HDR modes, star trail/exposure control, sound and vibration triggering, and GPS-based triggering.

Another third-party option mentioned is CamRanger, which users report works with the D7000. Trigger Happy was also suggested.

So, if your goal is smartphone-based remote shooting/triggering, yes, it’s possible with third-party solutions. If you mean full tethered live-view/file-transfer workflow, the answers only confirm remote-control style features, not full native Nikon smartphone tethering on the D7000.

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