Hi, Great video. In my case I have a canon 5DMIV and non of the solutions works. When I connect the cable to the Mac, the Canon goes with “BUSY” message and in Lightroom the camera is not connected. 😩
What do you need to know ? The connection is mini-b I would advise the IQwire cable with a pigtail from USBC to mini-b we sell that combination a lot and works flawless. Even on ipads
I've been tethering my D810 to my macbook pro for a couple years now via a tether tools cable and the booster. During a shoot last month, the camera would no longer connect. I started trouble shooting and this is what I am noticing. 1. I have the booster connector and when I plug it into the computer, the blue light stays lit. 2. Once I plug in the cable to the booster, the blue light stays lit 3. As soon as I plug the cable into the camera, the light goes off. I don't know if it is an issue with the port, or an issue with the booster. Any thoughts?
@@FrankDoorhof yeah, my understanding was that you only needed external power after a certain length of cord. I’ve tried it on both my Mac and my windows laptop.
Normally yes. But the problem is that sometimes the camera needs more than the computer gives. And some computers even put usb ports to sleep or in powersaving. If you test on 2 machines I would advise to test it with another cable. Probably the cable is defective
I don't know for Nikon. Some cameras do it automatically. Best is to read the manual. For sony I know where it is because I use the camera. For cameras I don't use I also have to Google it or read the manual. Sorry
All cameras can have slightly different descriptions. In the video i share a few problems that can occur. There will always be cameras that will call it differently.
You really really really really just helped me and saved me from getting super frustrated!!! My camera would not connect to save my life and it was because my WiFi was on, whew you just saved me a headache!!! Thank you soooooooo much for posting this video!!!
I'm connecting through mini hdmi -> hdmi to my pc. Works on tv but wont connect on windows or ubuntu. any ideas? cable works and ports in pc work as well... i have no idea what to do :(
@@FrankDoorhof Oh my god is this that easy? I;ve been fighting with windows and ubuntu for good 4 hours... Got Nikon z6 and D750, so should be good! Going to the shop now, haha. Thank You so much :)
I am an architectural photographer and always shoot tethered! I use thether tools and have purchased several of them thinking they fail me. I never thought of turning the Sony usb charge option off. Thank you so much :-)
Hoi Frank bedankt voor je tips! Helaas lost dit het probleem bij mijn Nikon D780 en Lightroom niet op. Ik blijf het "camera detecteren" pup up scherm krijgen en moet een eeuwigheid wachten. Ik heb een trial versie van Capture 1 gedownload en die pakt hem wel. Heel fijn maar ik wil zo graag gewoon in Lightroom blijven werken, heb jij nog een suggestie? (naast de wifi uitzetten ) dank!!
Als C1 hem wel pakt is de verbinding dus goed. Je zou even kunnen kijken wat hij in Lightroom doet op een andere machine. Of een herinstallatie van lr doen
@@FrankDoorhof Bedankt voor je snelle reactie! Dat ga ik proberen. Ik heb komende week een shoot, zijn de beelden eenvoudig om te zetten van Capture 1 naar Lightroom? ( voor het geval ik in C1 moet schieten)
Hey there, a very informative and useful video. Could you tell me, I’ve been reading that the Lumix S1R is a particularly troublesome camera to tether, are you aware of any specific issues or is it the issues you mention in your video I wonder?
Frank Doorhof: No worries, turns out the S1R isn’t the problem, it’s the good old IT operating system and updating firmwares, pretty much the same issues you go into so it’s all good and the S1R is top drawer when tethered as it is when not. Thanks, you sorted it!!
For some reason my A73 stays on the "connecting usb" screen. What is the cause of this? I've disabled Wi-Fi and ive switched to PC Remote and Auto and ive tried several cables
Yeah well that's normal Sony is not supported by Lightroom for tethering. You need the Sony software or capture one. And also smartshooter now supports sony
I have a 77D that keeps disconnecting and reconnecting when in tether capture. Wi_Fi and bluetooth are both turned off but the problem is still there. Any tips?
@@FrankDoorhof I ended calling Adobe that night and they said the same thing. I had already updated to the latest version a while back so I was sure that wasn't it. Turns out I had the shortcut for the old version on my desktop and that's what I was using by mistake....opps! I appreciate the fast response with the right solution. Thanks for making you're channel!
Hoi Frank ik heb problemen om mijn fujifilm x-t3 te theteren naar Lightroom - heb alles geinstalleerd maar hij wilt hem niet pakken ondanks hij het eerder wel gedaan heeft
Als hij het eerder gedaan heeft dan is het vaak software. Weet je zeker dat je alle drivers en software hebt geïnstalleerd? Probeer even een andere USB poort Check de kabel Check camera settings Probeer even een andere kabel Als het een IQwire kabel is mag je me altijd even mailen.
@@FrankDoorhof ik heb alles gecontroleerd - nieuwste plugin voor fuji gekocht en zelf fujifilm tools gekocht, kabel is nieuw. Heb het nu maar weer via xquire opgelost door te zeggen alle foto's in LR laten zien dan komen ze wel. Maar ja met plugin zou het gewoon moeten doen :( .Als ik start thetering kies doet hij niks anders dan laden. Bij kamera express kwamen ze er ook niet uit.
@Cynowyn vreemd. Als je camera op de lijst staat en je hebt de software zou het moeten werken. Helemaal als je het in andere software wel voor elkaar krijgt. Je kan in Lr even de preferences wissen. Soms helpt dat. Anders is het zoeken welke software blokkeert. Je moet met lr wel vaak zorgen dat er absoluut geen andere tethering software open is. Op een Mac is het een kwestie van opnieuw opstarten omdat veel apps niet afgesloten worden maar actief blijven tenzij je echt zegt sluiten
I lost all my photos after a photoshoot using tethering in capture one . Can I recover it ?? Tethering doesn't save photos on the SD card 😥😥. Please help me to recover all my lost photos
Great video! I have the extension with tether booster from tether tools but when I connect I can see it connected, but the soon I take the picture you can see it being the transfer but it just stop and loose the connection, so I disconnected the extension and it work fine. So I connect the extension again and it loose the connection, I use canon 5d mark ii
I have an issue with my case relay battery it will not work. When I plug it into the wall or external battery no light turns on. Is it broken? It worked when I first bought it.
I actually made a video on it. Will upload it tonight. It's very simple. Just reset the case air till the light starts to flash and connect it to a wall charger and it should charge again
@@FrankDoorhof Thank you. But I have the Case Relay not the Case Air, unfortunately. I think I may just have a bad unit. I have contacted Tether Tools about the issue and waiting for a response. Not sure what else to do I can't afford another one at the moment.
Too bad. My D800 doesn't have all these fancy USB and wifi things. But with $200 a orange cable and boosters it still works sometimes, but not most times.
Hey, lr said that is supporting an old canon 5d, but cano not fixed it bye my own for now. The main problem is when I connect to tethered mode, lr click on an off on recocnizing the camera. Do you know more about this?
Yes. Just try it. Tethering can be really tricky sometimes because you use longer cables and not all cameras are using the same protocols. First thing of course is to disable the USB powermanagement.
+Frank Doorhof , I have try it with an more recent camera, rebel xs and it's working fine so I really think the old canon 5d just don't work in tethered mode. The only problem that i have notice with the rebel xs it's my computer is not fast enough.
Thanks! I checked with Canon and they told me that when WiFi is active on my camera, a Canon 6D, the USB port turns off. Once I turned off WiFi, the USB port came back to life.
There might be actually additional cause for tethering not working. Namely USB2 vs USB 3. I spent hours looking for a solution for my D750 not connecting to Capture One and discovered it connects via USB2 but it doesn't when connected to USB3. Hope this helps someone to save those hours I lost;)
@@FrankDoorhof I wish I had known that earlier before I went down the rabbit hole looking for a solution;) I was actually struggling with setting up D750 as a webcam and then discovered tethering was also not working (and I had it worked before...) This is how I came across yor video.
On the Tethertools site there is a camera configurator it will clearly show what's possible. Or just drop us or a dealer a mail ;) We're always willing to help
Hi,
Great video.
In my case I have a canon 5DMIV and non of the solutions works.
When I connect the cable to the Mac, the Canon goes with “BUSY” message and in Lightroom the camera is not connected. 😩
Make sure to double check the camera is not setup as mass storage but PC remote. If that doesn't work maybe try another cable.
Where to find the usb info on the camera. I'm using a Nikon D700.
What do you need to know ?
The connection is mini-b
I would advise the IQwire cable with a pigtail from USBC to mini-b we sell that combination a lot and works flawless. Even on ipads
I've been tethering my D810 to my macbook pro for a couple years now via a tether tools cable and the booster. During a shoot last month, the camera would no longer connect. I started trouble shooting and this is what I am noticing.
1. I have the booster connector and when I plug it into the computer, the blue light stays lit.
2. Once I plug in the cable to the booster, the blue light stays lit
3. As soon as I plug the cable into the camera, the light goes off.
I don't know if it is an issue with the port, or an issue with the booster. Any thoughts?
Does it work without the booster via a powered hub ?
@@FrankDoorhof I don't have a powered hub to test it.
You don't have any usb hub with an external power supply? Could be usb2?
Otherwise to exclude defects try it on another machine
@@FrankDoorhof yeah, my understanding was that you only needed external power after a certain length of cord. I’ve tried it on both my Mac and my windows laptop.
Normally yes. But the problem is that sometimes the camera needs more than the computer gives. And some computers even put usb ports to sleep or in powersaving.
If you test on 2 machines I would advise to test it with another cable. Probably the cable is defective
Hi, in my case, i have a Fuji X-A5, which apparently doesn't have tethering options. Is there any way to work around that problem?
For some cameras fuji released software. If it's not yet available maybe ask fuji ?
@@FrankDoorhof Thanks for your answer. So far no good news, but i'll keep searching!
Good luck
Hi, how do you find the USB settings on a Nikon D810 menu?
I don't know for Nikon. Some cameras do it automatically. Best is to read the manual.
For sony I know where it is because I use the camera. For cameras I don't use I also have to Google it or read the manual. Sorry
What camera does this work for. I have none of those settings on a d850.
All cameras can have slightly different descriptions. In the video i share a few problems that can occur. There will always be cameras that will call it differently.
Does a Nikon d3400 support usb tethering
As far as I know yes. But always double check with the software you want to use.
See IQwire.nl for the new tether cables and defense system.
You really really really really just helped me and saved me from getting super frustrated!!! My camera would not connect to save my life and it was because my WiFi was on, whew you just saved me a headache!!! Thank you soooooooo much for posting this video!!!
+B. Christine good to hear ;)
I'm connecting through mini hdmi -> hdmi to my pc. Works on tv but wont connect on windows or ubuntu. any ideas? cable works and ports in pc work as well... i have no idea what to do :(
Well start using USB cables. HDMI does not work for tethering ;)
Also make sure your camera is supported in the software you use.
@@FrankDoorhof Oh my god is this that easy? I;ve been fighting with windows and ubuntu for good 4 hours... Got Nikon z6 and D750, so should be good! Going to the shop now, haha. Thank You so much :)
No problem. Just connect a USB cable and even Lightroom should work
I am an architectural photographer and always shoot tethered! I use thether tools and have purchased several of them thinking they fail me. I never thought of turning the Sony usb charge option off. Thank you so much :-)
You're welcome
Whaaaaattttt!! I never thought of that ever !
I will try this out immediately.
Thank you so much.
Glad it helped
Hoi Frank bedankt voor je tips! Helaas lost dit het probleem bij mijn Nikon D780 en Lightroom niet op. Ik blijf het "camera detecteren" pup up scherm krijgen en moet een eeuwigheid wachten. Ik heb een trial versie van Capture 1 gedownload en die pakt hem wel. Heel fijn maar ik wil zo graag gewoon in Lightroom blijven werken, heb jij nog een suggestie? (naast de wifi uitzetten ) dank!!
Als C1 hem wel pakt is de verbinding dus goed. Je zou even kunnen kijken wat hij in Lightroom doet op een andere machine. Of een herinstallatie van lr doen
@@FrankDoorhof Bedankt voor je snelle reactie! Dat ga ik proberen. Ik heb komende week een shoot, zijn de beelden eenvoudig om te zetten van Capture 1 naar Lightroom? ( voor het geval ik in C1 moet schieten)
Dat is geen probleem gewoon importeren vanuit de locatie waar je ze heen kopieert.
@@FrankDoorhof dank!! Fijne dag
Hey there, a very informative and useful video. Could you tell me, I’ve been reading that the Lumix S1R is a particularly troublesome camera to tether, are you aware of any specific issues or is it the issues you mention in your video I wonder?
No experience with Lumix..sorry
Frank Doorhof: No worries, turns out the S1R isn’t the problem, it’s the good old IT operating system and updating firmwares, pretty much the same issues you go into so it’s all good and the S1R is top drawer when tethered as it is when not. Thanks, you sorted it!!
Good to hear.
For some reason my A73 stays on the "connecting usb" screen. What is the cause of this? I've disabled Wi-Fi and ive switched to PC Remote and Auto and ive tried several cables
What software ?
@@FrankDoorhof lightroom
Yeah well that's normal
Sony is not supported by Lightroom for tethering. You need the Sony software or capture one. And also smartshooter now supports sony
@@FrankDoorhof well that makes a lot more sense! Ill look into it and let you know of it works!
Good luck
WoW finally the right and easy solution
Glad it helped
I have a 77D that keeps disconnecting and reconnecting when in tether capture. Wi_Fi and bluetooth are both turned off but the problem is still there. Any tips?
If it's in Lightroom please update to the latest version they solved some issues
When it's with capture one
Check port and cable
Or try a powered hub.
@@FrankDoorhof I ended calling Adobe that night and they said the same thing. I had already updated to the latest version a while back so I was sure that wasn't it. Turns out I had the shortcut for the old version on my desktop and that's what I was using by mistake....opps! I appreciate the fast response with the right solution. Thanks for making you're channel!
More than welcome
And if you want to do something back spread the news about my channel or join our patreon for even more goodies ;)
Hoi Frank ik heb problemen om mijn fujifilm x-t3 te theteren naar Lightroom - heb alles geinstalleerd maar hij wilt hem niet pakken ondanks hij het eerder wel gedaan heeft
Als hij het eerder gedaan heeft dan is het vaak software. Weet je zeker dat je alle drivers en software hebt geïnstalleerd?
Probeer even een andere USB poort
Check de kabel
Check camera settings
Probeer even een andere kabel
Als het een IQwire kabel is mag je me altijd even mailen.
@@FrankDoorhof ik heb alles gecontroleerd - nieuwste plugin voor fuji gekocht en zelf fujifilm tools gekocht, kabel is nieuw.
Heb het nu maar weer via xquire opgelost door te zeggen alle foto's in LR laten zien dan komen ze wel. Maar ja met plugin zou het gewoon moeten doen :( .Als ik start thetering kies doet hij niks anders dan laden. Bij kamera express kwamen ze er ook niet uit.
weet trouwens niet waar bij wifi uit moet op de fuji - wel bluetooth uitgezet
@Cynowyn vreemd. Als je camera op de lijst staat en je hebt de software zou het moeten werken. Helemaal als je het in andere software wel voor elkaar krijgt.
Je kan in Lr even de preferences wissen. Soms helpt dat. Anders is het zoeken welke software blokkeert. Je moet met lr wel vaak zorgen dat er absoluut geen andere tethering software open is. Op een Mac is het een kwestie van opnieuw opstarten omdat veel apps niet afgesloten worden maar actief blijven tenzij je echt zegt sluiten
I lost all my photos after a photoshoot using tethering in capture one . Can I recover it ?? Tethering doesn't save photos on the SD card 😥😥. Please help me to recover all my lost photos
Did you empty the session thrash?
If not the images are probably there.
How did you lose the images ?
AMAZING THANK YOU!!! I turned the Camera wifi off and it worked!
Good to hear.
Thanks Frank, Very helpful!! Simply solved my problem.
Good to hear
Great video! I have the extension with tether booster from tether tools but when I connect I can see it connected, but the soon I take the picture you can see it being the transfer but it just stop and loose the connection, so I disconnected the extension and it work fine. So I connect the extension again and it loose the connection, I use canon 5d mark ii
+Manuel T try the booster at the end of the chain or at the beginning on some systems this makes all the difference.
Helped me solve problem! i looked all over the internet and you had the answer :D
Good to hear. Want to do something back?
Promote our channel ;)
Thanks Frank, this has helped me a LOOOOOOOT! (almost purchased a different tethering prog)
Good to hear ;)
Thanks for the therepy to sort out these problems.
You're welcome
Thanks Frank voor deze tips! Heeft u de ELB 1200 al geprobeerd, wat denk u ervan?
+Grégoire Michiels nee. Sorry.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I tried everything and your video helped solve the problem. thank you again...
More than welcome
You save the day with one, great job!
Good to hear
thank you so much for the tip you saved my day
More than welcome
Great tips Frank. Thanks!
+Tether Tools you're welcome
I have an issue with my case relay battery it will not work. When I plug it into the wall or external battery no light turns on. Is it broken? It worked when I first bought it.
Please mail me
You can reset the case air so it will work again on most cases
I actually made a video on it. Will upload it tonight. It's very simple. Just reset the case air till the light starts to flash and connect it to a wall charger and it should charge again
@@FrankDoorhof Thank you. But I have the Case Relay not the Case Air, unfortunately. I think I may just have a bad unit. I have contacted Tether Tools about the issue and waiting for a response. Not sure what else to do I can't afford another one at the moment.
Thank you very much for solving one big annoying teething issue with the Sony a7R2.
Good to hear
Thank you! The wifi was the problem on mine
Good to hear
Thank you!
You're welcome
Too bad. My D800 doesn't have all these fancy USB and wifi things. But with $200 a orange cable and boosters it still works sometimes, but not most times.
D800 has some issues with USB power indeed. You could try a good quality powered hub like startech.
Hey, lr said that is supporting an old canon 5d, but cano
not fixed it bye my own for now. The main problem is when I connect to tethered mode, lr click on an off on recocnizing the camera. Do you know more about this?
Could be a defective port. Or try a direct USB port so not via a switch
+Frank Doorhof even if everything else seems to be working fine like usb keys or multicards reader to upload my photos?
Yes. Just try it.
Tethering can be really tricky sometimes because you use longer cables and not all cameras are using the same protocols.
First thing of course is to disable the USB powermanagement.
+Frank Doorhof , I have try it with an more recent camera, rebel xs and it's working fine so I really think the old canon 5d just don't work in tethered mode. The only problem that i have notice with the rebel xs it's my computer is not fast enough.
I think it's the port. You could check it I works if you put a little bit of tension on it.
Thanks Frank, PC Connect! Total idiot over here, three cables later..
Oooops
Thanks! I checked with Canon and they told me that when WiFi is active on my camera, a Canon 6D, the USB port turns off. Once I turned off WiFi, the USB port came back to life.
+Loughton Smith exactly what I say in the video ;)
There might be actually additional cause for tethering not working. Namely USB2 vs USB 3. I spent hours looking for a solution for my D750 not connecting to Capture One and discovered it connects via USB2 but it doesn't when connected to USB3. Hope this helps someone to save those hours I lost;)
Also on the Tethertools website it's mentioned it's a usb2 camera not 3. Also the connection is a mini USB which is used for usb2 not 3.
@@FrankDoorhof I wish I had known that earlier before I went down the rabbit hole looking for a solution;) I was actually struggling with setting up D750 as a webcam and then discovered tethering was also not working (and I had it worked before...) This is how I came across yor video.
On the Tethertools site there is a camera configurator it will clearly show what's possible.
Or just drop us or a dealer a mail ;)
We're always willing to help