Camera to PC/Laptop – Reviewing shots
Posted 15/03/2010 - 06:07
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I believe what you are looking for is "Pentax Remote Assistant" which comes as standard software with the Pentax K10/K20 bodies, unfortunately it was dropped when the K7 was released. (not sure about the KX) I have never used it but I am sure several members have.
Camera:|K-7|
Pentax Lenses:|DA12-24/f4 ED AL|DA35Ltd Macro|FA31Ltd|FA77Ltd|FA50/1.4|F70-210|FA20-35 f4/AL|A*200/f4 Macro ED|A50/1.7|A50 Macro f2.8|1.7xAF adapter|
Voigtlander|125/f2.5SL Macro APO Lanthar|
Sigma Lenses:|EX DG 100-300 f4|2X & 1.4X TC|
Flashes:|AF540FGZx2|RingFlash AF160FC|
Pentax Lenses:|DA12-24/f4 ED AL|DA35Ltd Macro|FA31Ltd|FA77Ltd|FA50/1.4|F70-210|FA20-35 f4/AL|A*200/f4 Macro ED|A50/1.7|A50 Macro f2.8|1.7xAF adapter|
Voigtlander|125/f2.5SL Macro APO Lanthar|
Sigma Lenses:|EX DG 100-300 f4|2X & 1.4X TC|
Flashes:|AF540FGZx2|RingFlash AF160FC|
Posted 15/03/2010 - 07:18
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Remote Assistant allows you to control the camera from the PC too.
Ken
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
Posted 15/03/2010 - 09:17
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Thanks, I have read previous posts about Remote Assistant, but being a while ago and new cameras since, I was hoping there may have been some developments.
John
John
John
K20D
K20D
Posted 15/03/2010 - 10:04
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The remote assistant works pretty well, the only issue is that the preview image isn't huge. You can, however, use another image package to view the picture when you have taken it. There is a short delay while the image downloads to the harddisk.
K.
K.
Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
Posted 15/03/2010 - 11:31
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Couldn't you plug it into Lightroom?
There might be a small delay, but if its studio there not much rush.
Lightroom would allow you a very good platform for such a job, since you can review images, compare two side-by-side and manage the whole shoot into your collection straight away.
There might be a small delay, but if its studio there not much rush.
Lightroom would allow you a very good platform for such a job, since you can review images, compare two side-by-side and manage the whole shoot into your collection straight away.
Posted 15/03/2010 - 11:44
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Image download time I'm not concerned about, that just has to be lived with.
I saw mention of Lightroom in an earlier post. That's a program I've never come across before, but I'll have to check it out.
I've decided a K20D is the way to go. Much as I'd like it, I really can't justify going to a K-7, or afford it at moment.
Some experimenting is going to be needed when I get kitted up.
Many Thanks
I saw mention of Lightroom in an earlier post. That's a program I've never come across before, but I'll have to check it out.
I've decided a K20D is the way to go. Much as I'd like it, I really can't justify going to a K-7, or afford it at moment.
Some experimenting is going to be needed when I get kitted up.
Many Thanks
John
K20D
K20D
Posted 15/03/2010 - 16:06
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Glover wrote:
Interesting post, got me wondering can anyone clarify if this is do-able on a k-x or k-m? and can the pentax remote assistant be easily got hold of?
Interesting post, got me wondering can anyone clarify if this is do-able on a k-x or k-m? and can the pentax remote assistant be easily got hold of?
Nevermind, found out, no it does'nt.
Pentax K-5
DA 18-55mm AL WR DAL 50-200mm Tamron 70-300mm, Auto Chinon 28mm 2.8. sigma 30mm 1.4 DC
Metz 48 af-1
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DA 18-55mm AL WR DAL 50-200mm Tamron 70-300mm, Auto Chinon 28mm 2.8. sigma 30mm 1.4 DC
Metz 48 af-1
Flickr
Posted 15/03/2010 - 17:49
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Posted 23/03/2010 - 14:44
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Cheers, I checked out Eye-Fi
Unfortunately the K20D is not supported (also K10D & K-7).
The wi-fi SD cards can provide more than just a direct link to PC and are also IP enabled.
Thinking that the "not supported" tag may be due to the metal body of the K20D limiting full operability, I phoned them to see if a short distance direct camera/PC link would work.
But it wasn't that simple of course, it's something which causes the camera to hang.
But if it's of interest to anyone, he did tell me there's a possibility the K-7 may work with a new product, but they don't know yet.
Unfortunately the K20D is not supported (also K10D & K-7).
The wi-fi SD cards can provide more than just a direct link to PC and are also IP enabled.
Thinking that the "not supported" tag may be due to the metal body of the K20D limiting full operability, I phoned them to see if a short distance direct camera/PC link would work.
But it wasn't that simple of course, it's something which causes the camera to hang.
But if it's of interest to anyone, he did tell me there's a possibility the K-7 may work with a new product, but they don't know yet.
John
K20D
K20D
Posted 23/03/2010 - 17:21
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I wander if those Eye-Fi cards are fast enough 5 Mbps video stream doesn't sound hopeful
WUSB will work though but for JPG but might not be fast enough for RAW
WUSB will work though but for JPG but might not be fast enough for RAW
Posted 23/03/2010 - 19:58
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Desguy wrote:
Using flash lighting, it is really important to me that I can quickly revue taken images on a large monitor before moving on.
Before I can make any decision on a camera I need to get this issue sorted.
So firstly, is there a name for this facility?
And is there any relationship between this and Live View?
I have a suspicion that many reading this will be thinking that’s like asking a dealership, “Do wheels come with the car?” Pardon my ignorance.
Thanks in advance.
John
Using flash lighting, it is really important to me that I can quickly revue taken images on a large monitor before moving on.
Before I can make any decision on a camera I need to get this issue sorted.
So firstly, is there a name for this facility?
And is there any relationship between this and Live View?
I have a suspicion that many reading this will be thinking that’s like asking a dealership, “Do wheels come with the car?” Pardon my ignorance.
Thanks in advance.
John
Archie
Posted 23/03/2010 - 20:08
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I think the name of the facility is "tethering". As has been commented above this was available for the K10D and K20D using Remote Assistant software provided by Pentax. Unfortunately the K-7 does not support tethering but it does have a HDMI interface which allows connection to a monitor or TV fitted with a HDMI socket. This means that if you use live view you can see what the camera sees on the monitor and photos taken using either live view or taken using the viewfinder can be reviewed on the monitor instead of on the LCD screen on the camera. This might provide the facility you are looking for.
Archie
Archie
Archie
Posted 01/04/2010 - 01:04
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Well I’ve cracked it. Remote Assistant was the way to go, but not by using it quite as intended.
Under Tools > Options > Auto-save setting – Save in, I put the desired folder path on the computer.
And only use RA just to save shots to the computer, easier than trying to look at the camera.
Then I monitor the folder with my default viewer, FastStone Image Viewer (FS).
Once one image is in the folder, I select it then [Enter] and FS opens it full screen.
Then after further shots are taken, I just press [>] (right arrow key) and as soon as the image arrives on the computer, it appears full screen.
FS is good in this situation because when viewing images in a folder, when it gets to the last one, it doesn’t start at the beginning again; consequently it waits ready to display the forthcoming image after a shot is taken and [>] pressed.
(Use “File” “Exit” to close RA, not the not the “X” button, or the destination path won’t be remembered when it’s opened again next time.)
Incidentally I’ve tried many viewers before settling on FS and it gets better with every version – and it’s free.
It has a host of features not obvious and loads of customizable options and many single key commands:
“A” = image full size.
“B” = image fit to screen (if larger).
“I” = properties (EXIF, histogram, etc.
[Enter] = toggle between full screen or 3 pane view (folders, preview, files)
Nice, is that pane focus is automatic on mouse pointer position, no need to click.
And really useful is lossless JPEG rotation, just click the L or R rotate button and the image is also automatically saved.
Comparison is good because images can be [alt] dragged to align with each other, then moved or zoomed together, optionally with EXIF & histogram. There are not many image formats it can’t use, and speed of loading between RAW and JPG is not too noticeable. It maintains a database anyway, so after an image has been loaded, it’s faster thereafter (whilst still current in the DB of course).
I did explore PENTAX PHOTO Browser. What can I say, maybe I missed a host of usefulness…..
I do have a video capture card on the box, and using the HDMI cable was next on the list, but I didn’t get that far.
Nor Lightroom, likewise I was about to check that out too.
This solution works just as I want, and for me not a problem that images are saved direct to computer and not on the camera card (one less thing to do).
But it doesn’t address the issue of monitoring the camera, so that’s something I’ll play with sometime.
Thanks for all the input.
Under Tools > Options > Auto-save setting – Save in, I put the desired folder path on the computer.
And only use RA just to save shots to the computer, easier than trying to look at the camera.
Then I monitor the folder with my default viewer, FastStone Image Viewer (FS).
Once one image is in the folder, I select it then [Enter] and FS opens it full screen.
Then after further shots are taken, I just press [>] (right arrow key) and as soon as the image arrives on the computer, it appears full screen.
FS is good in this situation because when viewing images in a folder, when it gets to the last one, it doesn’t start at the beginning again; consequently it waits ready to display the forthcoming image after a shot is taken and [>] pressed.
(Use “File” “Exit” to close RA, not the not the “X” button, or the destination path won’t be remembered when it’s opened again next time.)
Incidentally I’ve tried many viewers before settling on FS and it gets better with every version – and it’s free.
It has a host of features not obvious and loads of customizable options and many single key commands:
“A” = image full size.
“B” = image fit to screen (if larger).
“I” = properties (EXIF, histogram, etc.
[Enter] = toggle between full screen or 3 pane view (folders, preview, files)
Nice, is that pane focus is automatic on mouse pointer position, no need to click.
And really useful is lossless JPEG rotation, just click the L or R rotate button and the image is also automatically saved.
Comparison is good because images can be [alt] dragged to align with each other, then moved or zoomed together, optionally with EXIF & histogram. There are not many image formats it can’t use, and speed of loading between RAW and JPG is not too noticeable. It maintains a database anyway, so after an image has been loaded, it’s faster thereafter (whilst still current in the DB of course).
I did explore PENTAX PHOTO Browser. What can I say, maybe I missed a host of usefulness…..
I do have a video capture card on the box, and using the HDMI cable was next on the list, but I didn’t get that far.
Nor Lightroom, likewise I was about to check that out too.
This solution works just as I want, and for me not a problem that images are saved direct to computer and not on the camera card (one less thing to do).
But it doesn’t address the issue of monitoring the camera, so that’s something I’ll play with sometime.
Thanks for all the input.
John
K20D
K20D
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I remove the accompanying appalling noise afterwards
So it’s time to get a camera for the purpose, and better quality whilst I’m at it.
This might also add a few years to my life!
Years ago a TV program showed a studio photographer taking a shot and then immediately viewing it on a computer monitor. That’s what I want.
I’ve searched to find a name for this facility without success.
My own experience using the compact is that the connection between camera/PC is lost during picture taking, and when it’s re-established there’s the inevitable delay whilst the PC finds the hardware again; which can be politely described as a royal pain. Especially when the camera is switched back on again and all settings need to be checked because some will have changed.
I’m hoping that in whatever camera I decide on, even if the hardware connection is lost whilst taking a shot, suitable software will maintain a “watch” on the camera for a new image and automatically load it for viewing when available, without OS detection delays.
Live View seems to be purely on-camera LCD related as I’ve not seen anything relating this facility with connecting a computer to a camera.
Live View would be nice to have, but not essential and it’s not a facility I need to duplicate on the PC.
Using flash lighting, it is really important to me that I can quickly revue taken images on a large monitor before moving on.
Before I can make any decision on a camera I need to get this issue sorted.
So firstly, is there a name for this facility?
And is there any relationship between this and Live View?
I have a suspicion that many reading this will be thinking that’s like asking a dealership, “Do wheels come with the car?” Pardon my ignorance.
Thanks in advance.
John
K20D