Adobe Lightroom Tethered Capture Compatible Cameras
Adobe Lightroom 4 & 3 have integrated tethered photography features in the software. Although new camera makes and models are always being updated for this functionality, below is the most recent list of currently supported compatible cameras for tethering functionality.
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 & 3 support tethered capture for the cameras listed in this document. Adobe recommends USB2 for optimal performance, unless otherwise designated.
Note: For assistance using the tethered capture feature, see Import photos from a tethered camera in Lightroom Community Help.
Canon cameras supported with tethered shooting
Also see the notes section, located below the camera list.
- EOS 5D Mark II
- EOS 1D Mark III
- EOS 1Ds Mark III
- EOS 1D Mark IV
- EOS 5D Mark III *
- EOS 550D (Digital RebelT2i/EOS Kiss X4 Digital)
- EOS 500D (Rebel T1I(EOS /Kiss X3 Digital)
- EOS 450D (Rebel XSI/EOS Kiss X2)
- EOS 1000D (Rebel XS/EOS Kiss F)
- EOS 600D (Rebel T3I/EOS Kiss X5)
- EOS 1100D (Rebel T3/EOS Kiss X50)
- EOS 7D
- EOS 40D
- EOS 50D *
- EOS 60D *
- EOS 1D X *
Canon cameras not supported with tethered shooting in Lightroom 4.2
- EOS 5D
- EOS 1D Mark II
- EOS 1Ds Mark II
- EOS 350D (Rebel XT/EOS Kiss Digital N)
- EOS 400D (Rebel XTi/EOS Kiss Digital X)
- EOS 20D
- EOS 30D
Notes on Canon cameras which are supported with tethered shooting
- Using the 50D in Windows, images can fail to come into the computer if the compact flash card is inserted or removed during the session.
- For the 60D, 5D Mark III, and 1Dx, it’s necessary that a card is in the camera for tethering to work properly.
Nikon cameras supported with tethered shooting
Also see the notes section, located below the camera list.
- D3
- D3s
- D3x *
- D4
- D90 *
- D300
- D300s
- D700
- D800
- D800E
- D5000 *
- D7000
Notes on Nikon cameras
- If you trigger the shutter with the tether bar capture button, the image must finish downloading before another photo can be captured. Triggering a capture with the shutter release button on the camera does not have this limitation.
- Images do not save to the compact flash card. They are only downloaded to the computer.
- Only one Nikon camera can be attached at a time.
- Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Mac OS X 10.6 are not officially supported for the D3x, D90, and D5000, but they can still work.
Other supported cameras
- Leica S2 (Lightroom 3.2). Not supported on Windows XP.
Source: Adobe Lightroom
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April 20, 2011Is there a driver available for the Canon 1DsMKII on Windows 7. When I connect my camera to my laptop via firewire and ExpressCard Adapter, the camera is recognized but it says a driver is required. I can’t find a driver on Canon’s site and Lightroom 3.3 says no camera is attached.
admin
April 20, 2011Thanks for the question. You should be able to find the driver needed here.
http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/support/consumer/eos_slr_camera_systems/eos_digital_slr_cameras/eos_1ds_mark_ii#DriversAndSoftware
It looks like 64 Bit is now supported too.
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August 9, 2011Everything I find says that tethered shooting is now supported for Nikon D7000, Windows 7 64-bit in Lightroom 3.4 with Camera RAW 6.4 but I have all of that and LR still says “No Camera Detected.” Frustrated beyond belief. This was what I spent the $200 for. Can someone please help?
Nikki Weidner
January 12, 2012@Charles Heyman and Admin (Tether Tools): Canon no longer supports older camera models such as the 1DsMkII. I have the same problem with my 5D classic. The only way to tether is to use an XP or Vista OS for Windows PCs/laptops. If you have Windows 7, you can run it in XP Mode — I haven’t tried it but I’m told it works fine on 32-bit systems. Not sure if it works on 64-bit or not, but a Google search should provide answers regarding a 64-bit work-around by running XP Mode in Windows 7.
sundas
January 27, 2012why there is no tethered shooting support for panasonic DMC-FZ35.. i think they don’t want to make business..
admin
October 4, 2012Update: Additional Cameras are now supported with the LR 4.2 Update. Details here:
http://tethertalk.com/2012/10/04/adobe-lightroom-4-2-update-adds-cameras-for-tethered-photography/#.UG3iGlHcsuc
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