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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] daveid:
I know you had a lot to catch, and may have missed my suggestion as to follow-mode orientation. If it could be selected whether the device will be facing the subject as opposed to the photographer, this would solve my issue of inverted images when shooting portrait in this mode (plz note: I found a workaround, if I flip my tablet before rotating)? Thanks for considering it. I would think this useful for the entire application actually. Also, would it be possible to display a black screen after a determined time in follow-mode (as a means of power saving without device sleeping)?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] pspilot:
No sweat :), thank you for your constant support here! Actually I just thought you were busy with ICS :D ... get well soon.

Regarding the focus rect.: thanks for considering.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] GlobularMass:
RE: Suggested Cables

I found a 1' cable I had (a PS3 accessory) and tried it out and it worked. It is a little short though so will try to get a 3' cable at some point and try that out (fingers crossed). I don't know if it is related but although it worked it seemed a little slow to capture all 5 images when shooting an HDR, it wasn't terrible I just expected it to have a little less of a pause between shots. Anyways, yay I have at least gotten it to work, thank you for the great app!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] opmaroon:
Thanks for the clarification Chainfire, I'll hope that some more stable future ICS releases from Ainol work, until then looks like I'm going to dual boot GB/ICS.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] YetiTier:
Just tested on my "Asus Eee Pad Slider" and my Canon EOS 50D.

Asus device ist not rooted, with Android 3.2.1 and "epad-8.6.5.21" Version from Asus.

Live view etc works fine. Connected the cam through the normal usb cable to the usb port of the Slider.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] DJsCrIBbLe:
Glad to see you back at it cf. Looks like you have alot on your plate for dslr Controller. Can't wait for the next update! Amazing app!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] hexmax:
@chainfire: since you already answered many posts from the last weeks I just wanted to be sure you don't miss my bug report :D (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=22672608&postcount=1400)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Deadbeef:
Is it possible to map keys to the on-screen functions?

That would make it possible to use the Zeemote bluetooth joystick as a remote trigger and focus tool.

Focus and release would suffice, but if it could also use the analog joystick and trigger as a mouse replacement that would be great.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] gadgetfl:
EDIT:

I just got the New Trent Arcadia Pack IMP70D 7000mAh USB External Battery Pack. WORKS PERFECT.

I would assume that any power pack with 500ma output port or greater would work.

EDIT 2:

With the New Trent I have successfully connected:

320gb 2.5 ext HDD via Y-Cable to 4 Port Hub

Also connected at same time:

USB Thumb Drive

USB 50-IN-1 Card Reader

I now have the option to:

Backup / Edit Cards to Ext HDD or Thumb Drive

View Pictures on Xoom

Also I have a FTP Server setup at home so via FTP Cafe I can U/L Images directly to Server.

I prefer this as my Server automatically backs up the U/L folder.

Unfortunately, this requires WiFi but since I always travel with at least 3 16gb cards, I usually will be able to do the upload back at the hotel.

But now, if WiFi and external power is not available, I have the option to B/U to Ext HDD.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jamullian:
Yes I have the latest firmware 2.1.2. on my 5D mk II (and stock Android 3.2 on my Samsung GT-P7510 Tab 10.1) I have now tested 5 different USB cables, the latest being the stock PS3 cable that others have found to work with other setups.

Still getting the same problem - DSLRC (latest from Market) locks up after 2-3 HDR bracketing sessions (I usually do 7 shots, shutterspeed - btw it would be nice to have that setting "sticky" somehow).

Distressing.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] radeon6700:
Hi, i have Xperia neo with 2.3.4 and root, there is any way to use this app, maybe installing a mod kernel for abilitate the host mode?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ngocdao:
Just got my cable today. Says I need to connect a compatible camera (which it is, 600D/T3i) - i bought two and tested both, same error..

So.. I'm guessing it's the ROM i'm on :( anyone had any success with their Samsung N7k using imilka's AOSP ICS rom?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ngocdao:
strange.. no activity in thread??..

:(

am i suppose to use the mini-usb->USB wire that's included with my T3i?.. or is it a different input/wire i have to use to connect to my usb host->phone?...
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
Yeah it's been a bit quiet here lately.

For the Note I personally have:

Note --> USB OTG cable --> USB to mini-USB --> camera

But yeah, there's a good chance the kernel has broken USB host support. Wait for the official ICS release, or use the latest official GB release (rooted)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mermaidkiller:
Does it support the 5dMk3 ? If not are you going to support this ?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
It should support the 5D mk III, but as it's not actually available yet it hasn't been tested. Same story with the 1D X.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jakestir:
Please, please, please finish the bramping feature one day. It's the feature I want to mostest.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] daveid:
Any chance of getting a reply? Sorry, just think it keeps getting overlooked.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
It is being worked on. In fact I was working on this just yesterday, I ended up throwing that code out though, it had too much impact on performance. I'll continue on it later today again - it has a bigger impact on the code than you'd think.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] monouchi:
40D / Transformer

Chainfire,

When playing with the focus ramping / HDR features, it seems to take a long time between shots. Is this because in single-shot mode it has to send the photo back to the tablet for every shot? I'm just wondering if there's a way to streamline the process so it works faster, or if we're stuck with the limitations of the USB interface.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
What is a "long" time? The time it takes varies greatly per camera model. The big problem is that we can't make use of the camera's internal buffers as for example continuous shooting does. Therefor it has to wait until the camera tells us it's ready again.

A few versions back, when these features were first implemented, it ignored this and just fired as fast as possible, but this would result in errors as soon as the buffer was full, requiring a cam reboot.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] monouchi:
It's been a few days since I played with it, but I recall about 5-7 seconds between shots including the focus shift. I know the high-speed continuous mode doesn't work over USB with my camera, but I expected (well, hoped) this would work at maybe 1 or 2 frames a second based on the focus change response time over USB and how fast I can press the shutter when not tethered. It feels like it's transferring the image between shots, so I didn't know if there's a safe way to disable that to maximize the speed of batch shots. Sounds like there isn't.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] DJsCrIBbLe:
Did you not check imilkas rom thread the leaked ics kernal doesn't have working USB host mode. So either revert back to gb or wait for Samsung source or a community kernal?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
I'm not sure what is going on here exactly, but 2 fps sounds about right for my 550D and 50D.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] daveid:
Ahh, thanks... sorry if I assumed it would be simple...
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] DaaT:
Hi chainfire, I've searched the thread but couldn't find a mention of it, sorry if I missed it. Is WIA supported? If not it would be great for cameras who don't support mass storage, allowing them to transfer (backup) photos taken before it was plugged into the tablet.

Thanks in advance.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] monouchi:
Hmm...just tested again and got a little better than 2 fps. I must have had the exposure time set really high while testing last time and not realized it. Mea culpa.

Juuuust out of curiosity, was it stable until you hit the buffer limit? I'd be perfectly happy with an optional "unsupported/use at your own risk" feature if it could improve the shot speed. The 40D has a pretty large buffer to play with.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
For me it was, and it was a bit faster (but not *that* much faster). However, apparently on the more expensive models like the 5Dm2 it constantly errorred out.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Donkerg:
Samsung releasing ICS for Galaxy S2

Is it possible to update to Samsung firmware ICS 4.03 without DSLR not working anymore ? Samsung has today begun releasing the newest version of their firmware for the Galaxy S2, however i`m not sure if it will cripple DSLR controller.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] kindsma1:
This is a bit off topic, but how (what app/procedure) do you safely dual boot the ainol?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
Works for me :)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ngocdao:
got it!

thanks CF. tried app on roommate's gnexus--works gr8
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] DJsCrIBbLe:
What do you mean works for you? The cf kernal repack has host? Or what do you mean?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
DSLR Controller works on the LPQ firmware :)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] DJsCrIBbLe:
Is that the euro leak kernal.... I checked mine and remembered its lp1 :( so lame it doesn't work... oh well.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] DJsCrIBbLe:
Edit. Why don't you repack the euro kernal? Root etc.....
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] pspilot:
Jeez ... :rolleyes:.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] opmaroon:
Any chance you could elaborate on this? What part of the build would affect the DSLR app? Just trying to get my head around the (many) different firmwares available for my tablet.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] TheZuneLune:
Seems like this would be an easy win for you, Chainfire. :)

Love how this app has come along - looking forward to the bramper implementation. Ordered the motor for my Konova slider yesterday.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] pootle42:
Originally Posted by gaelynx

geotagging the pictures taken through DSLR Controller would be totally awesome!

Maybe use a sidecar file to avoid messing with the original file in camera?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
Actually that is the only way it is possible to do ...
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
Two questions:

(1) Does anybody have the following behavior?

- Start DSLR Controller

- Go to timelapse

- Press the power button to turn off the screen

- Press the power button again to turn on the screen

- DSLR Controller is gone

If so, which device/firmware ?

(2) Does anybody have a problem where image review does not show any images at all ? Not the image, and not the image list.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Dacoco:
Anyone got this working with a HTC Flyer?

If yes, please tell me what firmware you are using!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] DaaT:
Sorry Chainfire, did you have a chance to read my question back in post 1471?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mermaidkiller:
Browse files on the camera when connected ?

How did you do this with the camera connected ?

I tried but to no avail. The folder /sdcard/usbstorage is empty, even when I load DSLR controller (which works fine itself btw). This would be very useful to download directly from the camera !

For me the only way to put photos on the Galaxy is taking out the memory card and connect it via the USB Host cable to the Galaxy .
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mermaidkiller:
Yes I have (1).

Hardware:

- Samsung Galaxy S2 XWKE7

- Canon EOS 7 FW 1.2.5

Apart from this, DSLRC works fine with the eos 7 as specified.

(2) does not occur.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
I'm not even sure what the question is.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] DaaT:
Sorry, let me rephrased it :)

1 - Is it (or will it be) possible to not only use the app to take photos but also as a way to view/backup photos already taken (before the camera was connected to the phone/tablet). Take for example RawDroid

2 - If point 1 is (or will be) possible: many cameras don't support mass storage, they use WIA as the transfer/communication protocol, does or will your app support it?

Thanks once again :)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] crammond:
Since this is such a long thread, just one question.

While using a Canon 5D mark 2, when you start recording, what happens on the screen? Does it stay full size, does it go smaller?

A video demo (if someone has a 5D2 and can record it) would be really really nice.

Thanks
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jamullian:
Reproducible crashes

Hi Cf,

I spent some time trying to reproduce the exact circumstances under which I can lock up the software, and have achieved consistent fully reproducible results, (unlike on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 which were just all over the place):

Equipment: 5D Mk2, latest firmware; Samsung Galaxy Nexus Verizon (i515), stock Android 4.0.2, current DSLRC (0.88).

Testing methodology:

1) Connect with USB OTG cable, unlock phone screen, turn on camera. DSLR Controller reports 256MB available memory.

2) Using DSLRC: focus, set speed, aperture. (Camera is on M)

3) Go to HDR/AEB, set # of shots etc (shutterspeed), Go - everything works fine.

4) WITHOUT LEAVING HDR mode, repeat any number of times, everything cool.

5) BUT sometimes I might want to change the shot and refocus :) by going back to 2)

6) THAT's when the problem starts, on attempting HDR again, DSLRC hangs on attempting First Shot, sits there with "Capturing"; Cancel just locks it up.

7) Disconnect camera, close DSLRC, start at 1) again, all is well until step 5) again

(and if I'm going to be using the phone instead of the Tab for this, gonna have to get me some more mega batteries!)

Hope this helps.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Bndaid:
Great app

Just purchased your app. sofar it works great. Keep up the good work
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jguerdat:
I can't verify this using the same equipment (5DII and Verizon Galaxy Nexus) and firmware versions. I did get some odd behavior depending on whether I was using Stills + Movie or just Stills but my quick tries didn't come up with anything repeatable. Maybe a more structured approach would but not like you have found. Maybe an app in the background is conflicting somehow?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
1. It is currently possible to view photos already taken, backup is not supported yet.

2. Mass storage isn't used by DSLR Controller, neither is nor will WIA be supported.

It should stay full size. Not sure why you would think it would become smaller.

So far I have not been able to reproduce this. Maybe v0.89 will be more stable for you, but honestly there isn't much I can say about this: I can't reproduce the problem (I'll keep trying though) and neither can others, apparently.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
v0.89 released !

I have just uploaded v0.89 to Google Play / Android Market, and it should be available for updating shortly.

As with every update, it doesn't include half the things I wanted to put in there. There's a lot of half-finished functionality I will try to finish shortly. However, as I will not be able to spend time on this for a few days, I'm releasing an update now.

This update should see a major performance increase for a number of devices, thanks to the new renderer quality setting. It should also be a lot more stable, specifically on Honeycomb and Ice Cream Sandwich firmwares.

Silent shooting is now also supported, but note that this feature has to be enabled both in the software as well as in your camera's liveview configuration. Silent shooting already worked during liveview if configured on your camera, but will now (if also configured in the software) also work during HDR/AEB, timelapse, and (in the future) bramping. Silent shooting is not present/supported on all models; it locks the mirror in position, reducing vibrations. Note that it also disables strobes!

Changes include:

- Added: All rendering functions now support 16-bit

- Added: Performance/Quality preference

- Added: Image format and quality setting

- Added: Video format and quality setting

- Added: Silent shooting support

- Added: Bulb support for Timelapse

- Modified: Switched delete and info button positions in image review

- Modified: Reduced CPU usage when screen off

- Fixed: CR2 EXIF display on high memory devices

- Fixed: Menu button display on ICS

- Fixed: Delete and info buttons no longer flash on image load

- Fixed: Exit on screen-off

- Fixed: Multithreading issues
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] DaaT:
Thanks for your reply.

Cheers.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Joerg.L:
Hi there,

this app is looking greate but because of 150 pages, I want to ask a question, which was possbible already answered.

As I have a canon 30D, which is not supporting the eyefi card, so I want to know if it whould be possbile to use an android phone, with this app for getting the images shooted by camera to the phone so that the phone can transfere them by wlan/bluetooth to a tablet for example?

Thanks

Joerg
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] silentshoot:
Image Review

Is there an option to toggle Image Review - follow shot ON/OFF? A similar option can be found in the Canon 50D menu.

I use the DSLR and app for focus stacking and would like to bypass the processing of Review Images after each exposure.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] silentshoot:
Silent Shoot, when enabled via the DSLR, will only disable non-Canon strobes and speedlights. Even when using Canon speedlights, Silent Shoot is disabled by default if the DSLR detects a speedlight. When used with continuous lighting it significantly reduces mechanical induced vibration .i.e. the first curtain is electronic, not mechanical, so there is no mirror slap, etc.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] silentshoot:
Another question.

Would it be possible to program a 'Live View monitor only' mode into the app which would then permit camera control via other equipment?

When the app is controlling the DSLR via the USB port, the camera will not respond to commands from other equipment such as a remote shutter release cable or devices such as the StackShot made by Cognisys.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
This is not something DSLR Controller does, this is something the camera decided. Some models allow full control as usual, others require the LCD on the camera to be on as well. I'm not sure if that applies to external devices, though. But yeah, I'd try turning on the display on the camera while using DSLR Controller, and see if that allows you to use those devices.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
You can turn image review off under options (cogwheel, bottom right), yes.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] silentshoot:
I can't find any option to 'turn off image review', only:

Follow Shot

Fullscreen Mode

Info Mode

Am I looking in the right menu option?

---------- Post added at 07:43 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:36 PM ----------

Yes, that worked. Thanks!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
Maybe I'm not understanding correctly what you want, but in the main menu (before you press follow shot) there's an option to turn off "Review images after capture".

Could you explain in more detail what you are doing and what you want to happen ?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] silentshoot:
Thanks again.

I've found the option :)

I was not sliding far enough down the 'settings' panel and did not see the image review option displayed :o

It's my first Android device and your excellent app is my first addon.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] opmaroon:
"Originally Posted by Chainfire

If the app did work on Gingerbread but does not on ICS, that means the ICS build is broken. Many devices have broken ICS builds, unfortunately. There is nothing I can do about this."

Any chance you could elaborate on this? What part of the build would affect the DSLR app? Just trying to get my head around the (many) different firmwares available for my tablet.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jamullian:
I just tried again with 0.89, both on the Galaxy Tab and on the Galaxy Nexus (with a 5D2), and a couple of different cables. Before testing I power cycled the device (even did a battery pull reset on the phone to be sure):

All exhibit the exact same behaviour. After shooting 5 rounds of HDR - 7 shots per - the software stops at "Loading" the preview. Doing a Cancel brings back the HDR screen, but the app is now unstable; any further attempt to shoot HDR the app stops at "Capturing". Trying to revert to the main screen either shows no live view or app stops with only some of the icons loaded. Disconnecting or powering down the camera causes an ungraceful exit, Force Close or Report.

From here I would have to guess that there is perhaps some memory leak involved, and that perhaps others have not seen this simply because they have not gone as far down the repetitive path as I.

Looking forward to your comments, Cf.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] crissel:
Canon 5diii

I have a Samsung Nexus running ICS on which DSLR Contr seems to be running well. I know that it could not drive my Canon 5D and I have just taken delivery of a 5Diii. i am very keen to get DSLR Contr working but it is stating that it could not find the camera. It is 'awake' and has a card. Any ideas?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
What exactly would you like me to elaborate on? It's broken. There are multiple components to having working USB host functionality on a device, and one of these isn't working. You need a different firmware to fix it.

I've finally been able to replicate this behaviour! That's good news. Not sure what causes it or how to fix it, though, but I'll be working on it.

Which Nexus? Nexus S or Galaxy Nexus? Nexus S needs a hacked kernel to support USB host and a powered cable, if possible at all. Do you have the correct cable?

Also note that according to another tested, liveview isn't currently working with the 5D III, obviously I will be trying to fix that ASAP.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jamullian:
Awesome! Good luck hunting down and fixing the bug.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
Unfortunately, it appears the specific 5xHDR Loading freeze you have documented is something introduced in v0.89. In other words, it won't fix any issue you had on v0.88.

EDIT: I've marked this bug critical, v0.90 will be released with a fix ASAP. Thanks for catching.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Houseshoe73:
I am having the same thing happen with a Galaxy Nexus (verizon/ice cream sandwich) connecting to a 5 D II .&..50D...with the correct cable with the correct adapter.

shoe
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Twizilla:
Up and running on Ainol Elf

Thank you chainfire. DLSR Controller is running on a $130 Ainol Elf running ICS 4.03 . It will drive both my 40D & the 7D... R-MF focusing on the 7D can be frustrating. If I tap outside of the little buttons it goes into autofocus which is a little messy when I am shooting something with subtle contrast. Nevertheless, it is a great bit of code!