Why won't my 30D teather with Aperture???

[fido dog]

I had this problem with my buddies mac. I just got aperture today and no go. I've messed with the video and communication settings on the camera and, nothing! AAAAAaaargh!!

 

[fido dog]

Well??

 

[Atropine]

Are you using the usb cable or a card reader? Having read the forum, using a card reader seems to solve a lot of communication problems. They only cost $20 and you will also get faster data transfer.

 

[fido dog]

Teathering is when the camera is hooked up to the computer. When you shoot it displays the file on the screen for immediate inspection and tranfers it into a folder also. It saves the file on a card and the computer for greater security.

 

[Big Mike]

I wasn't aware that you could shoot tethered with anything but Canon Software....Canon Remote Capture or something like that. Maybe EOS Utility or Digital Photo Pro?

 

[GrfxGuru]

I don't know if this helps or not but according to this Doc you cannot do it directly on a 30D with Aperture.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1085

However, now you have me wondering if you could work out a system using folder actions or something like that to get the files in as you shoot.

Odd to me that you can do it with a few cameras from Canon and Nikon but not all, I have to assume it is a firmware thing and not the fault of Aperture. I seem to recall the latest Lightroom will do tethered no problem.

Regards,
Peter Witham

 

[Atropine]

Teathering is when the camera is hooked up to the computer. When you shoot it displays the file on the screen for immediate inspection and tranfers it into a folder also. It saves the file on a card and the computer for greater security.

Aha, I see... Well don't know about Aperture, but I tried DSLR Remote on my PC and 30D and it works flawless. Don't think there is a Mac version of DSLR Remote though.

 

[fido dog]

Yeah......I can shoot with the EOS utility, but with Aperture you can zoom in to check details. It works well with the 20D, but I guess not 30D.