Which cameras support tethered shooting from a computer?

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I want to connect a camera to a computer and trigger the shutter from the PC instead of just accessing the memory card. Which cameras support this kind of tethered shooting, and is there software that works with many cameras?

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I've used Aperture and Lightroom to do tethered shooting before. You can connect supported cameras (Aperture's supported cameras, Lightroom's supported cameras) via USB or FireWire and take pictures directly from your computer.

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Yes—this feature is generally called tethered shooting. Support depends on the camera and the software.

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Adobe Lightroom and Apple Aperture support tethered capture with compatible cameras over USB or FireWire.
On Linux, darktable can do tethered shooting using the gphoto2 library, which supports many DSLR cameras.
Many Canon cameras, especially DSLRs, support PC-controlled shooting with bundled Canon software, and third-party tools like Breeze Systems PSRemote are also available.

So there is no single universal solution for every camera. Some cameras only expose storage mode when connected, while others support remote control and live capture. The practical approach is to check whether your specific camera model is supported by tethering software such as Lightroom, darktable/gphoto2, or the manufacturer’s own utility.

Which cameras support tethered shooting from a computer?

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