Lightroom and Tethered Capture Problem

[kry10]

Hi all.

I am wanting to make use of tethered capture in Lightroom 4.1, but, I cannot get it to work.

I am using a Canon EOS 1100D, the EOS utility works fine, but, would love to be able to do it through Lightroom instead, is this possible ?

If so, am I doing something wrong or missing some software ?

 

[kry10]

In addition, when starting the tethered capture in lightroom, it IS seeing the camera in the capture bar, but, no settings for aperture, iso or anything else and the capture button does not work, I am totally baffled.

 

[kry10]

Well, looks like my camera isn't supported, can a mod delete this post please, thanks.

 

[Marc]

Can you not just use EOS utility to import the photos as you take them then use the auto import facility in LR?

I use LR3 so don't know how it works in 4.

 

[kry10]

I tried the auto import, but, it doesn't auto import them, just brings up the import screen with the taken picture ready to be imported.

 

[Marc]

How did you set it up?

It should be just a case of getting your camera software to import the photos to a specific folder and letting Lightroom know where that folder is. Then it's a case of selecting it in Lightroom.

 

[kry10]

I created a watched folder in the canon EOS utility, then, in the auto import options in Lightroom, I chose the watched folder for it to grab the images from and a folder in my pictures for the pictures to be moved to.

I followed a tutorial on YouTube.

 

[Marc]

Sounds right but the photos are not appearing? Do the photos actually go into the folder you set up for them?

 

[kry10]

The photos are being taken and are going into the folder, but, instead of it automatically importing them and going onto the screen showing the imported images, it just shows the import screen, with the location on the left and destination on the right.

 

[Marc]

Sounds like it's trying to import from the card that's in the camera. What happens after you click on Cancel?

 

[kry10]

Here is a full rundown of what is happening when I take a picture with the EOS utility....

I have Lightroom open in one monitor screen, the EOS on another monitor screen, so, both running side by side, I cannot take a photo using the camera shutter button as when I look through the viewfinder, I just get "busy" when I try.
So, I use the EOS utility, which has been setup to save any photo's to a folder on my desktop called photowatch, I press the capture button, the image is taken, a quick preview opens (EOS utility), and in Lightroom, the Import window appears wanting me to press the import button, the image I have taken is being shown there.
Shouldn't it automatically import the image into the lightroom program and just display it in readiness for me to make any changes ?

If I then hit the import button, I get an Import Results box and it says "Some import operations were not performed"..........."The file could not be found (1)" then the name of a JPG file.

 

[Marc]

Unfortunately, I'm not a Canon user so don't know how EOS utility works but I would have thought the photo would automatically appear in Lightroom if the Auto Import utility has been setup and is pointed st the correct photo.

Sorry I can't help any further but hopefully a Canon user may come along and be able to help you out.

 

[kry10]

I have sorted it, no idea how, but, it works now, lol, typical, you mess around with settings and it just, works.

 

[Marc]

Glad it's sorted. Sometimes these settings are down to something minor and fiddling about often seems to fix them.