Is Capture 22 and Sony A1 wireless tethering with full camera control available
We shoot tethered everyday using cables. We have not used wireless tethering previously as it did not mirror the full functionality of using a cable.
Capture One 22 seems to have solved that.....If it works, this will be a game changer for us.
Is it only available for Canon R5 right now, or will it also work for our Sony A1's and 7RIV's?
If not available yet any timescales?
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for me wireless tethering is still too slow with raw files especially from a r4 but works great with jpgs, I use it on location with an iPadPro for years. unfortunately c1 is behind what sony offers with remote and from what I have learned from a developer is that making it work is easiest for canon and more difficult for sony so guess why canon is favoured ;-) sony remote is probably the only really great software sony offers and worth a try. you can setup wifi and use c1 with an watched folder and as a benefit you get more control than what c1 offers for tethering. remote for example has a very cool feature that allows to have an overlay of the last capture with live view, working with stilllifes this is really phantastic.
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Chris,
I think the key thing about the availability of Wireless Tethering for some Canon models is that C1 created a specific tether control program some years ago and has, presumably, been able to further develop that to include Wireless connectivity. CSP alludes to the most readily available development tools being those available from (or for) Canon and offers some observations about performance that are pertinent. Being able to make a connection is one thing. Having speed for transfer that is adequate for the purpose is another.
My own experiments with Canon WFT attachments some years ago (Using a Hot Folder-based setup) worked well enough in a "portrait studio" type of environment but download speed and connection reliability available at the time was not completely convincing.
My experiments with using WiFI on location for "Event" projects faced similar problems even with typical jpg sized files of the time. Options that excluded tethering to an editor and simply connected to a phone device via cable for outdoor events with frequent location changes proved cumbersome to use successfully on the move. Battery consumption was also a concern.
I would imagine things have moved on since then in the comms world and power will be better utilized to permit longer comms range and faster transfers to cope with larger files from the cameras. So perhaps now is a sensible time to revisit the potential for Wireless connectivity with full camera control potential where manufacturers have made such options available to outside parties with a suitable performance envelope to make the development worth the effort.
The future could be interesting.
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canon uses the same protocol for wifi and usb and sony also offers a sdk but c1 as usual wants to have it cheap as the only important goal for them is the headline so they ignore sony user.
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