Connecting via USB 2.0 is the most reliable tethering method available, and it works well with Capture One Pro (Capture Express doesn’t support tethering). You might want to read the takeaway before watching the video.
In this lesson I’ll use Sony’s free Remote Camera Control and Adobe Lightroom CC as an alternative, because I don’t see the point in spending money for Capture One Pro (I’m using a 27″ iMac with 16GB RAM):
TetherTools links:
- TetherPro USB 2.0 A Male to Micro-B 5 Pin Cable – 15? (B&H, Amazon) – You can get cheaper cables so if you’re just testing try out those first.
- JerkStopper Kit (to secure your USB cable) (B&H, Amazon) – You only need the PC/laptop side, the camera side is well served with the HDMI lock. If you really don’t want to spend, you can tie a string/rope around the laptop and secure it with cable tie.
Takeaway
For fast shoots where clients are watching and you need Continuous drive mode, use Capture One Pro.
For slow shoots where you’re okay with each image taking 20 seconds to show up, this is a viable method. Sometimes, the Remote Camera Control (RCC) app is unreliable, but that’s true of tethering in general. Also, continuous shooting doesn’t work with RCC.
