QUESTION
Can I save the images to a memory card when shooting tethered?
ANSWER
Yes – of Capture One 22 (15.3.0) it is possible to dual-write captured images with supported Canon cameras.
You can activate this by going to the Tether 
tool tab > Camera Settings and then changing the following option:
Tether (tool tab) > Camera Settings > Save To
The name of your memory card will change depending on what type of card it is you are using. In this instance, a CF express card was being used.
This provides a convenient backup method, as well as enabling you to see and review the images on the camera display. This functionality is also available when using wireless tethering.
N.B. Enabling this feature will affect the waiting time when connecting the camera, as your operating system will index the content of the card. The more images that are on the card, the longer this cantake.
Other camera brands
You can choose a custom capture destination at any time by going to the Next Capture Location tool. The destination selected will be where your tethered images are stored.
Some cameras have the ability to save images to a memory card during the tethered shoot though. Those are Sony A7 III/ A7R III / A9 and some Fujifilm cameras, dependant on individually adjusted camera settings. This functionality however, is only fully supported with Canon cameras.
You may also want to use third-party software for synchronization to create the backup copies of images while shooting tethered.
Comments
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Why not give the option to record to media while shooting tethered. If you offer it in Enterprise Edition then there is no excuse why you wouldnt offer that to all users. The excuse use to be that it was the camera manufacturers fault on why you couldnt save both to card and tethered.
What Zach said.
+1
I agree with Zach. Am a professional photog. With C1 Pro - My GFX100s saves to the memory card but my sony A1 doesn't. It's a key feature all working photographers need. It should be available in the Pro version!
+1 What Zach said.
The workaround via EOS Utility to Hotfolder works to some extent, but I'm always annoyed that I pay for annual upgrades for software that simply denies me such a compelling option.
I agree. I don't always need the fastest tether speed. Sometimes I just need to see the image on the back of the camera.
Well to begin with, C1 does not even allow you to shoot unless you remove memory cards. This is happening with Canon 5dsR since one or two C1 versions ago : C1 refuses to detect camera unless you remove all memory cards. As I said in another post, it is HIGHLY uncomfortable as on a job (at least in my case) you will often move from tethered shots to hand-held shots, for example from still-life using a tripod to hand-held details. Having to carry and insert/remove memory cards all the time is inconvenient and risky. This would NOT happen in previous versions of C1 (prior to v21 or v20, can't say).
I totally agree. I switch between tethered, and grabbing the camera to get something hand held away from the main set and it freaks me out to have my images scattered across the laptop's hard drive, and the sd card that I have to keep putting in and out. This seems so basic!
Wow! this is ridiculous all you want is money fix this problem I don't carry about the speed I want the back up on my camera and all you want is more money.
I'm a Fuji shooter this never was a problem with my old Nikon boy oh boy fix this problem and stop asking for a new update every three month.Pathetic
I agree, this is SUPER annoying.
It would be fine if it was a selectable option with a tick box (Save to card & capture folder or just capture folder).
Often if shooting small/medium RAW or JPEG for previewing it would not slow things down at all, especially cameras that tether via USB-C. Most of us have very fast PCs or Macs.
For large raw files the box could be un-ticked to return to saving to the capture folder to speed things up.
The single reason I use C1 is for tethered shooting on 35mm cameras, the images then go into PS for editing.
Please fix this. At least give the option for goodness sake.
I saw that with Capture One 22 you can Save to card & computer when tethering (Canon) but when I try this with my Canon 5D MKIII it won't give me that as an option. Is this a matter of my camera not being supported because it's on the older side, or a matter of settings I can change to make this work? Do you have a list of Canon cameras that are compatible with this feature?
Lily .. the Nikon Z9, Z7ii, and Zfc all three seem to support writing to camera and computer. In the Capture One Tethering panel under Camera Settings, the Media selection must be set to "Card and SDRAM". It works with cabled and wireless tethering.
Some cameras have the ability to save images to a memory card during the tethered shoot though. Those are Sony A7 III/ A7R III / A9 and some Fujifilm cameras, dependant on individually adjusted camera settings.
As a Sony a7III user, it would be very helpful if the "individually adjusted camera settings" were shared with us. Capture One presumably knows them or they wouldn't have written the sentence that way.
I just updated to Capture One 23, and am shooting with a Nikon Z9. I have the camera set to shoot RAWs to one card and JPGs to another. Is it possible for capture one to only tether and pull down the JPGs/JPG card?
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