Can the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II be tethered to Lightroom on a MacBook?
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I want to shoot with an Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II and have images appear on my MacBook during a session so I can review them larger and make quick edits in Lightroom. Is tethered or near-tethered shooting possible with this camera, and what hardware, software, and setup would I need?
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With Olympus Capture software and a usb cable you can do tethered shooting with an E-M5 II and import the photos directly into Lightroom.
You can also operate the E-M5 II with an iPad or iPhone using the camera's built-in wifi and the ol.share app. The photos are stored on the tablet's camera roll and can be edited with Lightroom for mobile.
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Yes. A practical wired option is to use Olympus Capture with a USB cable, then have the files imported into Lightroom on your MacBook. That gives you tethered shooting with the camera connected to the computer.
A wireless workaround is also possible using an Eye-Fi card: configure it to send images to your Mac over Wi‑Fi, then set Lightroom to auto-import from the folder where the Eye‑Fi software saves incoming files. Users report it can send JPEG and RAW, though wireless transfer may be less reliable than USB.
If your goal is reviewing and quick editing on a mobile device rather than direct Lightroom-on-Mac tethering, the E‑M5 II can also work with Olympus’s built-in Wi‑Fi and the Olympus Image Share app on an iPhone or iPad. Images go to the device’s camera roll and can then be edited in Lightroom mobile.
So, for a MacBook + Lightroom workflow: easiest is Olympus Capture + USB, or Eye‑Fi + Lightroom auto-import for wireless.
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