Does the Canon PowerShot SX520 HS support tethered shooting over USB?
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I want to try stop-motion and would prefer to trigger the camera without touching it. The Canon PowerShot SX520 HS does not have wireless, but it does have a mini USB port for file transfer. Can this camera do tethered capture over USB, and is there any compatible software for remote shooting?
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It's difficult to say 100% for sure (absence of evidence is not necessarily evidence of absence, after all), but apparently no, the SX520HS does not support tethering.
It doesn't show up in any list of cameras that TetherTools has solutions/support for. While they aren't exhaustive of all cameras that support tethering, their list is very broad.
This Reddit thread indicates that there isn't even a remote shutter trigger option available, let alone tethering.
This Canon Community thread, while not authoritative from Canon itself, says the same thing as the Reddit thread — there is no remote trigger available.
Based on the lack of even a remote shutter trigger (which might actually be enough for stop-motion purposes) and lack of TetherTools support, I seriously doubt the camera supports tethering.
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Based on the available community evidence, the Canon PowerShot SX520 HS does not appear to support tethered shooting over USB. It is not listed by common tethering support resources, and users also report that it lacks remote shutter control options. That strongly suggests the mini USB port is for file transfer only, not live tethered capture or remote camera control.
So for stop-motion, you should not expect this model to work with typical tethering software. If your goal is simply to avoid touching the camera, a remote shutter function could have been enough, but the community answers indicate that this is not available on the SX520 HS either.
In short: USB tethering support is very unlikely on this camera, and there is no confirmed software solution for remote capture with it.
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