iPhone app triggers Canon dSLRs remotely

Leonard Goh | May 22, 2009

(Credit: onOne Software)

Previously, we reported an iPhone application, the Handi 5Dmk2, which is a user guide for shutterbugs on the field. Now, onOne Software has developed an iPhone application, DSLR Remote, which lets you control your Canon dSLR remotely. Not only can you make changes to shutter speed and aperture settings, you can access other options such as white balance, too.

But there is a caveat. You'll need to tether the dSLR via USB to your computer before the application can communicate with the shooter. Developer Mike Wong has offered an alternative solution, which is to use the Canon WFT-E4A wireless file transmitter to connect the snapper to the terminal instead of a USB cable.

Apple has yet to approve the application, but onOne Software mentioned that DSLR Remote will sell for US$19.99 on the iTunes App Store, with an introductory price of US$9.99. Photographers who want to give the program a go can download the "lite" version which allows only triggering of the shutter. Check out Wong's blog to find out when the software will be made available.

Via PDN Pulse

Filed under: Digital Cameras, Mobile Phones
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Jesadac says...
If they can make a mini receiver that plugs into the DSLR's usb port, then this would surely be a much more useful app. But I like the direction this is going!

May 26, 2009 11:11