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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] imsofinite:
Firstly, I'd like to say how much I enjoy your app. I use it with the TP-Link 3040 and it works incredibly well for indie filmmaking.

I had a couple of questions/possible requests.

Firstly, is there a way to connect two devices to the camera at the same time? Any time I've tried, the first will connect and the second says that it can't connect. For monitoring purposes it would be really useful to be able to connect multiple devices, even if only one can control the camera. It might be too difficult, or has some technical difficulty in setting it up, but it would be a worth while feature, I would think.

The second question, which is something I saw partially addressed a couple years back in the discussion of pages, and was just wondering if anything came of it. It had to do with doing focus pulls with the app. I like the idea of the arrow buttons to manually focus, but I feel like there are more functional ways to do it. I think the suggestion made was to have a slider bar to move the focus back and forth. That would work pretty well, but another option to consider would be something that might be a little more familiar to filmmakers used to working with traditional equipment, which would take the appearance of a circular follow focus. I think it could be more precise, particularly if used on a smaller screen since one complete rotation wouldn't have to be the entire range of the lens' focus distance. It would also allow you to put focus markers, similar to the A and B points that you have on your rack focus feature, but the user could control the speed of the focus pull, and it might also allow the user to choose more than two points.

Again, I'm not sure how hard either of these would be to implement, but both would be very valuable tools. I really think you could sell the focus pull feature as a stand alone app and if marketed could be very successful. Wireless follow focus units are very expensive, so to have a slightly more affordable option that doesn't require hanging extra stuff off your lens would be very well received with the Non-Hollywood crowd.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] tornadolf:
A silly question perhaps, - can I use MR3040 as a wireless file transmitter? You know, just plug it in the camera and access SD card from my PC?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] dektol:
DSLR Controller on iPad

I purchased DSLR Controller for my Samsung SII. Works great. Just purchased an iPad 2, jailbreaked it and want to see if the IOS version of DSLR Controller will work with it. I can't figure out how to get the app onto the iPad. I see the two links at dslrcontroller.com/iOS/ but the cydia (web) page doesn't have a download link that I can see. I'm not sure how to use the cydia (app) link. Please explain how to get DSLR iOS onto my iPad. Thanks.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Brock8236:
Operator error

Please ignore my previous post. I feel really stupid. The issue was I was attaching to the wrong USB port on the MR3040.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] 90c4:
If you haven't tried a new usb mini cable between the camera and router, give that a whirl
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] elocus:
Wont recognize canon EOS60D with Samsung Tab 10.1 tablet

I've tried a lot of things but it wont find the camera. Using original Canon usb cable with a GALAXY Tab OTG adapter.

(With card in camera, while camera on and active)

Very surprised as your documentation says your app supports both this tablet and this camera.

What can be causing this failure?

Thanks
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] monicame:
Other TP-Link AP

Hi, would it be possible to copy over the DSLR binary from the TP-Link mr3040 to openwrt on another TPLink, say the wiki(dot)openwrt(dot)org/toh/tp-link/tl-wdr4300 ?

I really need a dual band AP for my application, and I would be willing to try this out if it's never been done before. My concerns are that there are other software dependencies in the DSLRController's existing firmware for the mr3040 that I would need.

Thanks so much.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] moonlitex:
bug report: won´t even try to focus every time. also feature request

hi! if i remember correctly, this happens every single time i use dslrcontroller (hundreds of times so far):

every once in a while (quite often, sometimes every other time) i try to focus by tapping on the screen the camera just won´t focus. i mean it won´t even try. the liveview is still running live even thouth dslrcontroller is saying "focusing" if i remember correctly (i´m using quick focus mode which should disable the liveview whilst focusing). this is fixed by tapping the screen again to stop focusing and tapping a third time to /actually/ focus.

also: is there a way to make the camera automatically autofocus before taking a picture? if not, this is a feature request then. =) very handy for taking portraits, when you want accurate focus on a moving target especially with a shallow dof. when you have to push the buttons separately (focus THEN shutter) there is a good chanse the target has already moved.

yeah, using dslrcontroller for stills, not video ...

gear: canon 500d which i bought especially for using with dslrcontroller and especially for stills. same problem with all my android-devices: galaxy note 3, huaway mediapad vouge, desire hd.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Rebelj12a:
Hmm I havent checked this in quite a while, seems to be still getting updates. Kudos to Chainfire thats dedication.

In any case after I got the Atrix 2 working I got a Samsung Galaxy note 3 which of course it works as well.

Im going to look into this TP link thing though. Since its OpenWRT I assume it is kind of like DD-WRT an open source Router Distro? If it is that would make sense. Bridging the TPLink to a larger router as basically a base station definitely sounds interesting, I might look into that. I think I can get my Cisco Router to run off a 12v battery pack (the Ankor Pro I think it is)

Alternately I wonder if it would work as well through mesh networking. Open Garden uses a sort of auto VPN type service but I dont like that much, although it would work. If it could work through mesh networking I wonder if more than one Android phone would be able to connect to the single TPlink router... or does it only authenticate one device at a time? Have to see, but mesh networking a main router base, two phones with DSLRController and a TPlink to the DSLR would be nice.

I recently purchased the DJI Ronin and having another monitor for a second remote controller would be most helpful, especially since it would be wireless and, a whole lot less than the DJI Lightbridge - D:

Anyways lots of possibilities. Im glad to see it still growing.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
Regarding focus not working, if I remember correctly this is a 500 series specific issue. Have you checked if there is perhaps a firmware update available for your camera? If not, I don't thin there's anything I can do on my end.

As for autofocus before picture: if the focus rectangle is green (pre-focused), then using the shutter button does *not* focus, if it is white, then using the shutter button *does* focus. Again, that's how it's supposed to work, I remember the 500 having some issues with a lot of things.

The 500 is actually the first budget EOS that supports all this remote control stuff using the new style protocol (there is actually an older protocol for very old DSLRs that DSLR Controller does not support) and its implementation is simply not as stable as on newer DSLRs.

It's not officially supported, but if you want to try, I'm not stopping you. The DSLRController binary on the MR3040 firmware has no other dependencies. If the CPU in your 4300 is the same, then copying over the binary and the startup script may well work.

Using the original 10.1" Tab? On that device (and unfortunately on several others) it really depends on the firmware you are using if it'll work or not. Some firmwares it does, others it doesn't. These 'square block' OTG adapters are also fairly flaky, lots of them simply don't work.

I'm not following all that you are saying, but yes, OpenWRT is a router distro. The DSLR Controller binary running on it is not open, though, and I don't support any other device than the MR3040. As for linking it to a bigger router, latency will surely become an issue.

Only one device can be linked at a time. The camera only allows one, and the protocol would be very difficult to multiplex.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] rowanbanks:
70d + Vodafone 785

Hi guys

Love the app in principle...seems to be the only thing out there to help...however I can't get it working as I wish, probably user error, but can you help?

I have a Vodafone 785 smartphone and have bought & downloaded the BETA. I have a Lindy USB 20.0 Micro-B/Mini-B cable and a Canon 70d.

After starting the app I get a "No Wi-Fi device was found" error, so I setup the 70d as a wireless and connect the phone via Wi-fi, restart the App and voila I have the LiveView, however as mentioned elsewhere the camera has a stupid limitation saying Filming can't be done with WiFi enabled. It was my understanding that the app was able to somehow get around this?

To be honest I'm not sure why it needs Wi-Fi at all? All I want is a portable screen for my camera when it's on a rig, as the LCD screen of the camera is covered at this time, so I don't really need all the manual changing functions the app provides (although obviously useful)

Let me know.

Thanks
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
Perhaps it does not support USB host?

Try downloading the app "USB Host Diagnostics" from the Play store, start the diagnostics, follow the on-screen instructions, and come back with the code it gives you.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] rowanbanks:
Hi

Thanks for getting back to me, downloaded & ran diagnostics and got the following code: 458356

Does this help clear matters up?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
Yeah, unfortunately your device does not support connecting other devices to it through USB. That's an issue with your phone, nothing we can do about it :(
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] moonlitex:
physical shutter button

hi!

is there a way to use a physical shutter button while using dslrcontroller? at least on my 500d the shutter button is disabled. i guess it´s supposed to be. but could that be enabled or could we use something else as shutter. the button on a handsfree (headset) etc?

reason is, i want to put my dslrcontroller device in a box or at least half a box to minimize stray light. reaching inside the box to press the shutter is not really practical.

i just came to think of it, i could use a bluetooth-mouse to operate dslrcontroller. but that would still be quite tedious =/
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] monicame:
DSLR Controller debugging

Hi, I'm working to build up DSLR Controller on another TP Link router of similar architecture, the WDR4300. My purpose for doing this is because I need the DSLR Controller functionality but I have to use 5Ghz. The 3040 does not support this band.

Judging from the 3040 I had with the DSLR firmware, I can see that there are at least 3 prereqs, which I have installed on the 4300. libusb and libstdcpp and libc. I installed these via the standard opkg method.

root@OpenWrt:/usr/bin# more /usr/lib/opkg/info/DSLRController.control

Package: DSLRController

Version: 1.0-1

Depends: libc, libusb-1.0, libstdcpp

Source: package/DSLRController

Section: utils

Maintainer: Jorrit Jongma <jorrit@jongma.org>

Architecture: ar71xx

Installed-Size: 7124

Description: Server for DSLRController

I then took and copied over the startup script for /etc/init.d/DSLRController as well as the files for DSLRController that reside in the 3040 to the 4300

/etc/init.d/DSLRController

/usr/bin/DSLRController

/usr/lib/opkg/info/DSLRController.control

/usr/lib/opkg/info/DSLRController.list

When attempting to start DSLRController from either the init script or /usr/bin, I'm presented with a PID Generation, but the PID is dying immidiately.

root@OpenWrt:/etc# /etc/init.d/DSLRController start

start

Saving PID 1230 to /var/run/DSLRController.pid

Ok

root@OpenWrt:/etc#

I can't see any logs created anywhere to give any clues as to what is going on. I'm left to believe the DSLRController binary is crashing without any stdout. Is this true? My only method of debug logging has been logread -f

I fully understand this is not supported officially, but any help as to what I may be missing would be greatly appreciated. Tips on methods to launch with debugging output would also help. I'm learning openwrt as I go. I do feel like it would do the community good to have a supported platform that did contain a full spectrum of wifi frequencies, but I'm open to paid support as well.

Thanks for any assistance.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] lowfatcats:
Pan Tilt Control within DSLR Controller App

Hi,

I have a Canon 70D and TP-Link MR3040. DSLR Controller installed on Motorola Admiral XT603.

First of all, this DLSR controller app is amazing deal for $7.99 (+ $35 for the MR3040). Much better than the $300 Camranger, which incidently, I just returned today for a refund. For me, apart from the price, the deal breaker for the Camranger is the latency while in live video mode. It's much worse (1-2 sec) compared with DSLR controller / MR3040, which is much less than 1 sec.

One thing that attracted me to the Camranger is that it also as the ability to control pan tilt when used with the Camrnager PT Hub and MP360 motorized tripod.

So, I'm wondering if there are any plans, or ideas, to incorporate pan / tilt control from within DSLR Controller. For now the only options for wireless pan tilt control are to use a radio/receiver/servo motors and a frame to mount the camera.

I would think that having some sort of pan tilt capability within DSLR controller would be a huge benefit to users, for example, filming sports video, panoramas, moving time lapse, etc.

Thanks!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jbankethomsen:
Does not recognize my camera when I connect

I have a problem with DSLR Controller (DC) on my tablet, it does not recognize my camera when I connect the camera and tablet using a USB cable. I get the message "Could not find a compatible camera". The tablet announces that High-power USB unit is connected.

When I connect the camera (on) to the tablet and restart the tablet, DC starter and all functions virker.Tabletten communicate DC. If I close and restart DC DC I get the same error as described above.

Camera Canon EOS 5D mark3 Firmware 1.2.3 and tablet Samsung Galaxy NotePro 12.2 (rooted) stock Android 4.4.2, both the camera and the tablet is set to Danish language.

Can anyone give me some advice on what I need to do to get it to work every time I connect the camera and tablet.

Banke
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jester350:
password

seems an obvious question but can't see it anywhere, is it possible to change the wifi password to something other than dslrcontroller?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] vengmau:
Galaxy Note 4 compatible?

Not sure if someone already asked (thread is very long to read.. sorry). I'm currently using the app on my Samsung Note 1. Will be changing to Note 4 in just couple weeks. Will the app still be usable? Really love this app, hope I can still use it... :rolleyes:
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] VaporCloud:
Android Wear shutter incompatible with BULB mode

Hey there,

LOVE this app!

I Shoot in BULB mode quite often, And would LOVE for BULB mode to be supported on android wear like it is on the tablet/phone IE (tap once to start, again to end) Would be really helpful for me to have a remote bulb release on my wrist! :)

Let me know if that might be a possibility in an update! or if there is a specific android wear device you tested it with and it already works with?

Thanks for making such an incredible app!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] OGroteKoning:
What is the possibility to have limited functionality with the Gear 2?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Tony475:
Nikon d300 and dslr controller

Hi,

I just downloaded DSLR controller onto my nexus7 2012, it doesn't work, doesn't detect my ( or any) dslr. I'm using a Nikon d300. I've also got a TP link MR3040 which seems to be up and running with the correct software, but still oesn't detect anything.

The d300 runs with helicon (cabled) so it's not a physical connection problem.

Please help??

Thank,

:(

Tony
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] OGroteKoning:
I thought it was for Canon only...
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Rebelj12a:
Keeping an eye out.

I recently remembered an article I read a while back so I did some research on where it has gone.

Eyefi cards, Custom servers and firmware. Hasn't gotten too far looks like it uses eCos

This guy has done some hacking... well and bricking but he has made some progress it seems.

http://dave-hansen.blogspot.com/

Magic Lantern wiki has some links for it. They were experimenting with it but I think they've thus moved on.

http://magiclantern.wikia.com/wiki/Eye-Fi

In terms of throughput would this be a better solution possibly? SD card to usb adapter connected through otg to a DSLR? At that point if DSLRController supported it the WIFI SDCARD would be powered by the USB and only provide a throughput to the camera no extra software or firmware getting in the way. Granted, it would be limited in range, so trading off extra device to charge for convenience.

I have one of those cards and I know they need to be programmed for specific wifi. Wifi direct would be nice but in any case I dont think its possible currently.

Anyways brainstorming ideas, the firmware hasnt been decoded enough for this to be possible yet as far as I can tell.

Ill revisit it in a year if the company hasnt gone bankrupt. They have said they are working on a video model so heres hoping.

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I like things like this, and while they are good ideas they seem to me, to be beyond the scope of DSLR Controller. While having it integrated into the app would be convenient would it really be useful to more than %80 of DSLR Controller users? (conservative) Its really a different mindset when developing an app.

The TPLink wireless, brilliant. Everyone benefits at little cost comparative to how much wireless monitors cost. What blackmagic voodoo chainfire used to make this is awesome and amazing.

Would having usb to LANC control built in be awesome? Sure? But every camera is different, there are different protocols to go through and then theres deciding how you are going to bugfix and address issues. Which on a large scale more features means more bugfixes less time to optimize or work on other projects as well. Plus how does the added features put load on the app (which is beyond me) leveraging processing power and making it work on multiple phones while keeping up with the latest android updates.... it balloons quickly.

One of the main reasons im developing mostly for myself. I deal with the issues when I can and work on only one hardware platform. It makes it much easier but its not something that could ever be distributed to multiple users.

Would I like more features, sure... would I rather see lagless video, and instant response from the app. Such as smooth motor focus and such.

Well everyone benefits from optimization.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] EightBitTony:
Doesn't auto progress to next image

I've bought the app, works fine with my 600D. However, I want to shoot normally (not in live view), and have the app auto-show the last photo taken, without any manual intervention. I can't seem to get it to do that. The full screen preview only shows the last shot and won't progress when I take new shots, and the non-full screen 'review' option picks up the new image in the sidebar, but continues displaying the old image, it doesn't progress onto the new one.

Am I missing something?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
The shutter button on the camera (or one of those remote release cables you can attach to the camera) will work if you also turn on the LCD of the camera. I assume a wireless release may also work.

Honestly at this time I have no idea how to help you. You sure it's not just daemonizing? I don't have the source for this on the computer I'm currently on, and it's been too long for me to remember the details of how I got it to work.

That being said, it seems a new router will need to be found, as the MR3040 is apparently going out of production.

This is not really on my agenda right now.

Sounds like a firmware issue, not much I can do about that. Have had multiple reports of DC working fine with the Note Pro 12.2 though.

Yes, http://dslrcontroller.com/guide-wifi_mr3040.php shows you the management interface address for the MR3040, you can just login and change the password.

The Note4 isn't really out yet, so it's impossible to say for sure. I fully expect it to work though, it works with most high-end Samsung devices.

The issue is that the latency is very(!) high. When I was testing my G Watch with DSLR Controller, the delay could be 1-2 seconds. Unless you're doing bulb shots of minutes, it's too inaccurate to be of any use.

I only support Wear. And even that only a bit. I have two Wear watches now, have to see if these things really take off before I spent more time on that. Personally, can't get myself to wear either of them.

This software is for Canon EOS cameras only - as it says pretty several times in the app description.

Settings (cogwheel icon) -> Image Review: Follow shot
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] VaporCloud:
Hey there, So ...... I am Definitely using exposures over a minute...... I'm Light Painting!, and it would be CRITICALLY useful to me even with a 3-4 second lag time :).

If you were able to add the feature, I would be glad to create you a custom chainfire or dslrcontroller themed light painting including your logo(s) :)

THANKS AGAIN FOR SUCH AN AWESOME APP! ;)

Quote:

Originally Posted by VaporCloud

LOVE this app!

I Shoot in BULB mode quite often, And would LOVE for BULB mode to be supported on android wear like it is on the tablet/phone IE (tap once to start, again to end) Would be really helpful for me to have a remote bulb release on my wrist!

Let me know if that might be a possibility in an update! or if there is a specific android wear device you tested it with and it already works with?

Thanks for making such an incredible app!

The issue is that the latency is very(!) high. When I was testing my G Watch with DSLR Controller, the delay could be 1-2 seconds. Unless you're doing bulb shots of minutes, it's too inaccurate to be of any use.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ailin:
Any Moto X user?

Any Moto X user with this app? I got a OTG cable today (got the wrong one lol I forgot that Galaxy Note 10.1 has a different port -_-). So my current option is to pair it p with my Moto X. I tried a free DSLR app and it is not showing the pictures clearly on my phone and I can't do a recording without having to manually press the "record" button on my Canon T3i! :(

If I buy this app, and then in case it doesn't work and uninstall in 2 hours, is the refund done automatically via Google? I would hate to bother the developers with refund :/

Thanks!