Thanks for posting this ! CamRanger just brought out their version 2 about 1 month ago, but the TetherTools looks much more promising, and I like that it uses Canon batteries. I hope in the future you can do a little demo video on using this new Air Direct with a mobile device. Showing us how it works "live" this is what I'm interested more in for my purposes. Great video thanks !
Rocky Mountain School of Photography ...I’m curious: if I use an sd WiFi Card in my old canon 7D, will it be able to thether wirelessly to the appropriate tether software? Many thanks.
Sounds like the same speed that it would take if you were just to connect your wifi on your camera to the computer. I don’t see a difference in speed which I thought this device was made for speed for raw
I can't get my D850 work in a fast way like this video. Is it possible thas you shoot small jpegs to the macbook and keep the raw files on the camera? I just cant find the solution for this.
HI! I use Air Direct on Windows 10 with Capture One 21, in the Raw+Jpeg shooting mode, it does not send Jpeg first , it sends both files at the same time, because of which I have to wait a long time. Please tell me what to do for the jpeg to be sent first . Thanks
Perhaps since Oct 2019 they have made some updates and it sends both files simultaneously now - we recommend you reach out to Tether Tools directly for your issue.
I love it! However, you jumped from the Air Direct Utility to seeing it function in Capture One. I don't see how that was accomplished!? I did exactly as you did and it doesn't AUTOMAGICALLY show up in my Capture One 20. Any ideas or instructions on this?
This is not a tutorial video but a Preview before the device was available. Capture One 20 has had some issues in terms of tethering if you are on the latest Mac OS - so there are a variety of factors to look into here. It requires that you connect to the Air Direct network and launch the ADU program to connect to C1Pro. But see if you can connect hardwire to C1Pro20 first, and then follow the steps from the manufacturer on how to connect.
Steve Power the same with me and Lightroom. it does NOT want to connect. even after disabeling firewall . I have a great shooting coming up... think I will have to tether by cable.
Our understanding is that with Case Air you shoot to the Case Air Remote software, which has limited functions. With Air Direct, you can shoot direct to your Lightroom, Capture One, Smartshooter or other preferred tethering software. And the transfer is faster with Air Direct. Case Air seems to be best suited for shooting to iOS type devices, rather than computers.
For the sake of speed, can we just transfer the JPG files via WIFI and keep the RAW files in the camera -as it is possible with XAquire of Fuji tethering software? And wondering how it does perform compare to the Camranger 2?
I want to know, do the files also get saved on to the camera's SD card? Or is it as if youre shooting tethered cable - all directly saves to the connected laptop
If I use the air direct on the L bracket, with a transmitter on top, is there even a way for me to shoot portrait mode on a tripod for products? Seems like the air direct would get in the way if you put the camera on it’s side
A dual hotshoe bracket is one option or a longer tethering cable and mount it with a super clamp to the leg of the tripod so you can shot vertical or horizontal.
Is this really hot swappable as in the connection is fully maintained whilst the battery is changed? If so that is a unique feature that is worth having
Great question! I think he is referring to the fact that you can hot swap between different forms of power delivery. So, plug in AC power, then remove battery, then replace battery and remove AC power. I'm not sure though. The whole TT team is at PhotoPlus right now. I'll ask them when they return! 👍
@@forestchaput sorry but that is not really hot swappable in my books and you can already do that with cam-fi - what is nice with the tether is that it is a standard battery and easy to access
Hi and thanks. Great work. Just wondering about what i read in a comment. Are you using Canon batteries? How come? Will it be possible to use the batteries from the Canon camera ? What about us that are using Nikon etc... ? Will the Air Direct be sold as a individuell to each brand so there is a way to use our camera batteries? Thanks again for a great work....
Hi, I have a question on the wireless connection between the AIR DIRECT and the computer. Does the AIR DIRECT has its own, or exposes its own SSID so that when making the connection we simply select the AIR DIRECT's SSID from our computer, not the existing router's SSID that is at the location, right? Is this what you mean that no internet connection is required, simply establishing a direct connection between the computer and the camera/AIR DIRECT? Thanks
I bought this product (have CamRanger v1 too) but running into a big issue, wonder if others are too,. When I take a photo, it shows the RAW file first, thereby taking 3-5 seconds to display. If I shot JPG only, it works great. It was my understanding that if you show RAW+JPG, it would quickly show the JPG first, even if you took several rapid photos. 5DIV tethering into LR Classic on MBP latest CC.
1. Does Air Direct allow you to have the files on your camera's memory cards AND simultaneously transfer them 6-7 seconds for RAW file transfer to your computer/hard drive? 2. 6-7 seconds for RAW file transfer seems a bit long, no?
1. I don't believe so. 2. Or, I guess it's not that long considering 36 million pixels are being transferred wirelessly! Technology will only keep getting faster in time...
Not sure of the exact model, but something like this would work perfectly. www.kirkphoto.com/camera-mounting/universal/qrlb-s/universal-quick-release-small-l-bracket.html
ATG AK1 Un-Tethered System vs Camfi Pro Plus vs CamRanger vs Tehther Tools Air Direct, which is better? The ATG supports Hasselblad HD series, Fuji GFX-100, all Canon EOS, Nikon/Olympus/Panasonic/Sony.
Wireless tethering is what I hoped for in a long time. One question though how long does the power lasts on the gadget before you have to change the battery? And how about the range that you have to be between the camera and your computer? Supposedly I am out shooting and I live my computer turned on in the car at a visible distance and after each shoot I want to review the images? Thanks again for the review. Cheers.
Would be great if somewhere on this thing it gave me the password to connect to the stupid wifi. Customer service hangs up on me the minute I ask for tech support. Pretty awful.
AIir case use the hot shoe so you cant use a trigger for flashes.Air direct is bulky and is not convenient at all when used for vertical orientation portraits
This isn’t a review. It’s a “first look”. Check the title. We were offered the opportunity to be one of the first to see it in action. We have our review coming in the next month or so and that will have our final opinions.
Because in many cases it simply does not work. I tested it in different environments (OS High Sierra vs. OS Catalina, Capture One Pro 12 vs 20), but I could not make it work. Either the camera was not recognized entirely, or the camera was recognized, but no image was transferred at all. My retailer also told me that for many clients it only causes problems. Really a poor job by Tethertools.
Herman Surkis I agree. The potential is huge, but right now they are simply hurting their brand. I will be very reluctant about buying another Tethertools product. I have gone back to cabled tethering. That works. Even using a USB cable made by them. 😀
t's west of time and money , it's not working in my mac or i mac, and it's so slow in my iPad pro i don't recommend to buy it it and how come you dont inform us that its not working with the mac ????
Notice she didn't answer the question, "how long does it take to transfer an image". That's because it takes jpgs 3 seconds. haha RAW might take 1 minute. I shoot 100 images in one setting about 10 minutes. This wont work.
Jeff is my all time idol for how to present one’s self with clients!
He's such a pro 😎
Hi
Can it transfer files to 2 devices, one for tethering laptop and other for viewing to another device i.e. iPad pro etc.
Can it be compatible with Ipad Pro?
Thanks for posting this ! CamRanger just brought out their version 2 about 1 month ago, but the TetherTools looks much more promising, and I like that it uses Canon batteries. I hope in the future you can do a little demo video on using this new Air Direct with a mobile device. Showing us how it works "live" this is what I'm interested more in for my purposes. Great video thanks !
Thank you! We will have a full review in the coming months and will definitely address that.
@@forestchaput Thank you :-) and I'm so glad I found you channel.
Can the Air Direct work with a Canon 60 D which does not have wi-fi capability?
Will this facilitate live view in Lightroom or capture one on sony cameras?
Will the air direct work if you have an older canon camera that does not have wi-if capability?
Hi I just happened to check and see if they had any new products. Will this work with older model cameras? I shoot with the canon 1DX.
Yep! It sure should!
How about the ole canon 7D? Any chance it will work with that?
Rocky Mountain School of Photography ...I’m curious: if I use an sd WiFi Card in my old canon 7D, will it be able to thether wirelessly to the appropriate tether software? Many thanks.
Can I use the internet on the computer WHILE the air direct is connected to wifi? Seems like you could only connect to one or the other
7:00
Can I use sony a6400 for this and tether to capture one wirelessly too?
This product has actually been discontinued...
What is the transfer speed? Impossible to find this info...
It’s noted at the 8:18 mark. ~1sec for the JPEG and 6 or so seconds for the Raw to come through.
Sounds like the same speed that it would take if you were just to connect your wifi on your camera to the computer. I don’t see a difference in speed which I thought this device was made for speed for raw
I can't get my D850 work in a fast way like this video. Is it possible thas you shoot small jpegs to the macbook and keep the raw files on the camera? I just cant find the solution for this.
Not sure, you should reach out to Tether Tools directly for that question
HI! I use Air Direct on Windows 10 with Capture One 21, in the Raw+Jpeg shooting mode, it does not send Jpeg first , it sends both files at the same time, because of which I have to wait a long time. Please tell me what to do for the jpeg to be sent first . Thanks
Perhaps since Oct 2019 they have made some updates and it sends both files simultaneously now - we recommend you reach out to Tether Tools directly for your issue.
I love it! However, you jumped from the Air Direct Utility to seeing it function in Capture One. I don't see how that was accomplished!? I did exactly as you did and it doesn't AUTOMAGICALLY show up in my Capture One 20. Any ideas or instructions on this?
This is not a tutorial video but a Preview before the device was available. Capture One 20 has had some issues in terms of tethering if you are on the latest Mac OS - so there are a variety of factors to look into here. It requires that you connect to the Air Direct network and launch the ADU program to connect to C1Pro. But see if you can connect hardwire to C1Pro20 first, and then follow the steps from the manufacturer on how to connect.
Steve Power the same with me and Lightroom. it does NOT want to connect. even after disabeling firewall . I have a great shooting coming up... think I will have to tether by cable.
@@BolzGue G Bol & Steve Power: Which OS are you guys using? Maybe Catalina 10.15.2?
So, basically, Case Air and Air Direct are the same except that the former only works with Canon and Nikon? Are there any other differences?
Our understanding is that with Case Air you shoot to the Case Air Remote software, which has limited functions. With Air Direct, you can shoot direct to your Lightroom, Capture One, Smartshooter or other preferred tethering software. And the transfer is faster with Air Direct. Case Air seems to be best suited for shooting to iOS type devices, rather than computers.
Great video! Thank you for posting this!
Does anyone know what the cold shoe mount on the L bracket is?
Can your items be purchased in Ireland 🇮🇪
Not sure. We aren't the seller, just a content creator. You would need to reach out to Tether Tools and ask them.
@@forestchaput thanks
When it allows the images to save to your camera's cards and to your computer at the same time then I may be interested.
Can I shoot RAW+JPEG but choose to transfer ONLY jpegs to my iPad?
Not sure. You'd need to reach out to Tether Tools and ask them.
For the sake of speed, can we just transfer the JPG files via WIFI and keep the RAW files in the camera -as it is possible with XAquire of Fuji tethering software? And wondering how it does perform compare to the Camranger 2?
We have a full review coming out soon where we'll address many of these questions.
I want to know, do the files also get saved on to the camera's SD card? Or is it as if youre shooting tethered cable - all directly saves to the connected laptop
I'm not sure but I have its predecessor and the files are saved in camera and also transmitted to my laptop. I would guess this is the same.
@@billbrickey9803 oh, and I use a Nikon d750 camera, i think it also matters which camera you use. What camera do you use Bill?
If I use the air direct on the L bracket, with a transmitter on top, is there even a way for me to shoot portrait mode on a tripod for products? Seems like the air direct would get in the way if you put the camera on it’s side
A dual hotshoe bracket is one option or a longer tethering cable and mount it with a super clamp to the leg of the tripod so you can shot vertical or horizontal.
Move it to the bottom of the camera L-Bracket.
Is this really hot swappable as in the connection is fully maintained whilst the battery is changed? If so that is a unique feature that is worth having
Great question! I think he is referring to the fact that you can hot swap between different forms of power delivery. So, plug in AC power, then remove battery, then replace battery and remove AC power. I'm not sure though. The whole TT team is at PhotoPlus right now. I'll ask them when they return! 👍
@@forestchaput sorry but that is not really hot swappable in my books and you can already do that with cam-fi - what is nice with the tether is that it is a standard battery and easy to access
Hi and thanks. Great work. Just wondering about what i read in a comment. Are you using Canon batteries? How come? Will it be possible to use the batteries from the Canon camera ? What about us that are using Nikon etc... ? Will the Air Direct be sold as a individuell to each brand so there is a way to use our camera batteries? Thanks again for a great work....
Pretty sure its only Canon batteries at this point. They might have plans for more in the future.
Hi, I have a question on the wireless connection between the AIR DIRECT and the computer. Does the AIR DIRECT has its own, or exposes its own SSID so that when making the connection we simply select the AIR DIRECT's SSID from our computer, not the existing router's SSID that is at the location, right? Is this what you mean that no internet connection is required, simply establishing a direct connection between the computer and the camera/AIR DIRECT? Thanks
As I understand it, yes. I would reach out to Tether Tools directly for the details though!
Will air direct work with Lightroom 3?
I have no idea. I would reach out to Tether Tools and ask them.
I bought this product (have CamRanger v1 too) but running into a big issue, wonder if others are too,. When I take a photo, it shows the RAW file first, thereby taking 3-5 seconds to display. If I shot JPG only, it works great. It was my understanding that if you show RAW+JPG, it would quickly show the JPG first, even if you took several rapid photos. 5DIV tethering into LR Classic on MBP latest CC.
Will this work with lightroom cc
Unfortunately Lightroom CC doesn’t support tethering. Lightroom Classic does though!
1. Does Air Direct allow you to have the files on your camera's memory cards AND simultaneously transfer them 6-7 seconds for RAW file transfer to your computer/hard drive?
2. 6-7 seconds for RAW file transfer seems a bit long, no?
1. I don't believe so.
2. Or, I guess it's not that long considering 36 million pixels are being transferred wirelessly! Technology will only keep getting faster in time...
Please, can anyone tell me what kind of L bracket the guy on video was using it? Thank you so much!
Not sure of the exact model, but something like this would work perfectly. www.kirkphoto.com/camera-mounting/universal/qrlb-s/universal-quick-release-small-l-bracket.html
So, no Live View, correct?
Michael Asgian The Tether Tools folks tell me: Yes to Live View - if your camera and software support it.
ATG AK1 Un-Tethered System vs Camfi Pro Plus vs CamRanger vs Tehther Tools Air Direct, which is better?
The ATG supports Hasselblad HD series, Fuji GFX-100, all Canon EOS, Nikon/Olympus/Panasonic/Sony.
Unfortunately ATG is a fictional brand and that product doesn't exist 🤣
Should show us how fast raw transfer too.
6-7 seconds.
Wireless tethering is what I hoped for in a long time. One question though how long does the power lasts on the gadget before you have to change the battery? And how about the range that you have to be between the camera and your computer? Supposedly I am out shooting and I live my computer turned on in the car at a visible distance and after each shoot I want to review the images? Thanks again for the review. Cheers.
We made a full review that answers these questions. It’s on our main channel page!
can this do video
Nope.
Would be great if somewhere on this thing it gave me the password to connect to the stupid wifi. Customer service hangs up on me the minute I ask for tech support. Pretty awful.
The default password is 12345678
Dear Madam Is Nikon D5100 DSLR is Not Supporyed by your CASEAIR wZIRELESS ADAPTER
AIir case use the hot shoe so you cant use a trigger for flashes.Air direct is bulky and is not convenient at all when used for vertical orientation portraits
There is an included L-bracket that allows you to mount the device on the side, as seen in this video - freeing up your hot shoe for flash triggers.
Your company is going to make a lot of money. I want to work in your company.
So basically this is an ad for Tether Tools and not a review.
This isn’t a review. It’s a “first look”. Check the title. We were offered the opportunity to be one of the first to see it in action. We have our review coming in the next month or so and that will have our final opinions.
Pffff I can tether Bluetooth from my canon EOS R to my Samsung tablet using canon connect app no problem at all...and its fast
True! But does that actually transfer raw files, or just JPEG?
If it is so good, then why is it generally getting at best 3 out of 5 stars in reviews?
Because in many cases it simply does not work. I tested it in different environments (OS High Sierra vs. OS Catalina, Capture One Pro 12 vs 20), but I could not make it work. Either the camera was not recognized entirely, or the camera was recognized, but no image was transferred at all. My retailer also told me that for many clients it only causes problems. Really a poor job by Tethertools.
@@christophschumacher637 That is what I figured. And perhaps 3 stars is generous. On specs it is really cool, and the same on potential.
Herman Surkis I agree. The potential is huge, but right now they are simply hurting their brand. I will be very reluctant about buying another Tethertools product. I have gone back to cabled tethering. That works. Even using a USB cable made by them. 😀
Haters (ok, normal users) with Sony and Mac. It just doesn't work with them (ok, us).
7seconds!!??? A real profesional workflow its imposible that way.
Definitely the biggest drawback of wireless!
This product is no longer available
Yeah, it was discontinued.
t's west of time and money , it's not working in my mac or i mac, and it's so slow in my iPad pro i don't recommend to buy it it and how come you dont inform us that its not working with the mac ????
Uhhh. It does work with the Mac.
Notice she didn't answer the question, "how long does it take to transfer an image". That's because it takes jpgs 3 seconds. haha RAW might take 1 minute. I shoot 100 images in one setting about 10 minutes. This wont work.
There is a reason it's discontinued! Haha.
Raw Files 6 to 8 Seconds that’s Pretty bad
Yep! Unless you need wireless connectivity in which case it's a necessity.