We also do a tethered set up here with Nikon Camera Control Pro. We like it just fine. It won't directly import into our database though. Each photo needs to be attached individually to its record, so it's not a perfect, time-efficient process.
On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 8:37 PM, Tindall, Alexis (SAM) < Alexis.Tindall at samuseum.sa.gov.au> wrote: > Hi Richard, > > We've been doing tethered shooting with a Canon EOS 5D MkII for individual > insect specimens for a couple of years now. Works very well, and the added > advantage as well as saving transferring files and having them immediately > go on to the backed up shared drive is the instant review of the shot, far > better to re-do and correct any errors immediately (we're working with a > team of volunteers to take these photographs). We just use the EOS Utility > software that came for free with the camera, and we convert to tiffs using > Digital Photo Professional software that also came for free. We have also > done tethered shooting with a Nikon D800 with Nikon's Capture Control > software (which I think you need to purchase in order to do tethered > shooting with a Nikon camera, I can't remember how much it was but it's > fairly reasonable). Both of these software interfaces were very easy to > use, we just give them a target spot to save the photos too, and the files > go straight there. > > I believe that the new model Canon EOS5D MkIII has a wireless file > transfer accessory called the WFT E7 that allows remote shooting and file > transfer via wifi or Bluetooth. I haven't used this and can't vouch for it, > but it might be worth looking at. It's possible that other cameras also can > do this wirelessly now. > > Cheers, > Alexis > > > Alexis Tindall > Project Manager > South Australian Museum > North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000 > Tel. +61 (0)8 8207 7497 > alexis.tindall at samuseum.sa.gov.au > www.samuseum.sa.gov.au > > This email and any attachments may contain confidential information. If > you are not the intended recipient any use, disclosure or reproduction of > the contents is unauthorised. If you have received this email in error > please notify the sender by return email. This email and any attachments > should be scanned to detect any viruses and no liability for loss or damage > resulting from the use of any attached file is accepted. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > Scott Reeves > Sent: Wednesday, 21 August 2013 7:30 AM > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Digital photo storage direct from a camera > > For Nikon cameras, we've used Nikon's Camera Control Pro 2 with success. > There's an open source program called Digicamcontrol which does > essentially the same thing for a wide range of cameras - remote control of > the camera and saving to disc. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > Frank E. Thomson > Sent: Wednesday, 21 August 2013 9:52 a.m. > To: richard at heritageinformation.ca; Museum Computer Network Listserv > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Digital photo storage direct from a camera > > NKRemote is a program that allows you to control certain digital slrs from > a computer. > > Frank Thomson > Asheville Art Museum > Mailing address: PO Box 1717, Asheville, NC 28802 Street address: 2 South > Pack Square, Asheville, NC 28801 > 828.253.3227 t > 828.257.4503 f > fthomson at ashevilleart.org > www.ashevilleart.org > > Our Vision: to transform lives through art > > -----Original Message----- > From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of > richard > Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 4:25 PM > To: mcn-l at mcn.edu > Subject: [MCN-L] Digital photo storage direct from a camera > > Hello all, > > I am wondering if anyone knows of a digital camera that allows direct > computer storage rather than being transferred from the card at a later > time period. We are digitizing our entire collection during the > inventorying and relocation of most of our objects (80,000+). We thought if > we could capture the image direct to a laptop then the image could be > attached to the database file immediately while the record is open. 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