Dimage Capture for 7D?

DRandall · Mar 23, 2005

I noticed the similiarities between the camera firmware (at least visually) between the A1/A2 and my 7D.

Has anyone with DiMAGE Capture tried using it with the 7D?

Anyone know of the possibility of this application supporting the 7D officially?

http://www.dimagecapture.com/english/

TIA,

Dave

lgwennap · Mar 24, 2005

Capture does not recognize the 7D.

Lance

DRandall said:
I noticed the similiarities between the camera firmware (at least
visually) between the A1/A2 and my 7D.

Has anyone with DiMAGE Capture tried using it with the 7D?

Anyone know of the possibility of this application supporting the
7D officially?

http://www.dimagecapture.com/english/

TIA,

Dave

andrewD2 · Mar 24, 2005

I think they are expecting you to use dimage transfer (works well) and dimage master (very slow for RAW IMO) if you want more control.

Andrew

Mar · Mar 25, 2005

.........control all the function of the camera , even the shutter button.........For me it's strange that dimage transfer doesn't have this feature............

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lgwennap · Mar 25, 2005

I don't think KM considers this useful because you don't get the live pre-view you get with the A2. The A2 doesn't have a mirror so you can truely get full remote control. With the 7D you would be firing blind.

Lance

Mar said:
.........control all the function of the camera , even the shutter
button.........For me it's strange that dimage transfer doesn't
have this feature............

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DRandall · Mar 25, 2005

I sit in my little warm hutch (or car, maybe) on a cold March night atop a mountain anticipating a laptop full of great images. I have a remote control for the telescope and astronomy software connected between my laptop and telescope for selecting interesting objects. My Maxxum 7D is mounted on the scope for tracking, and I have a nice lens on the camera pre-focused for the stars. I'm using my USB connection and DiMAGE transfer to pull the image and view it near-real time on my 15" laptop LCD instead of the 2 1/2" camera LCD.

Now, while sitting in my warm hutch, I decide to take a photo of the Oriion nebula. I slew the telescope into position, bring up Dimage Transfer, tell my camera to remotely store images and have my RC-1000L remote cord in my lap. I set my exposure to ... oh wait, I get out of the hutch, set my exposure to 15 seconds and F/22. I get back in the hutch, get settled, and trigger the camera with my remote cord. Wow, what a ... darn, ISO set at 200, need to set it to 800 and try again. I get out of the hutch, set my ISO, I get back in the hutch, get settled, and trigger the camera with my remote cord. Wow, what a ... hmm, too dark, gotta set the exposure to, well, 30 seconds. Better set it to full manual now, instead of Ps mode. OK, looking good, but still underexposed. Maybe ISO 1600. I get out of the hutch, set my ISO, I get back in the hutch, get settled, and trigger the camera with my remote cord. Wow, what a ...

You get my point. There's far more to remotely controlling the camera than being able to see the image live. Add some basic scripting capabilities, and you can perform multi-step image processing that's tough to do on-camera.

I'm admittedly a gadget freak, but I think there are legitimate uses for this software on the 7D. I also believe those legitimate uses are hardly diminished in value just because you don't get a live image.

Dave

lgwennap · Mar 25, 2005

I am only guessing why KM made that choice. I have seen numerous posts about this issue and most want the control for astrophotgraphy. My guess is that KM does not feel they would sell enough copies for the 7D. My guess is that Capture and Transfer are aimed at studio photographers who require a way to view the image. This is certainly my intended use of both.

I see the need for astrophotgaphy but it may come down to can KM make a profit on it. I have to admit though, it would not seem difficult to change Capture to work for the 7D.

Lance

DRandall said:
I sit in my little warm hutch (or car, maybe) on a cold March night
atop a mountain anticipating a laptop full of great images. I have
a remote control for the telescope and astronomy software connected
between my laptop and telescope for selecting interesting objects.
My Maxxum 7D is mounted on the scope for tracking, and I have a
nice lens on the camera pre-focused for the stars. I'm using my
USB connection and DiMAGE transfer to pull the image and view it
near-real time on my 15" laptop LCD instead of the 2 1/2" camera
LCD.

Now, while sitting in my warm hutch, I decide to take a photo of
the Oriion nebula. I slew the telescope into position, bring up
Dimage Transfer, tell my camera to remotely store images and have
my RC-1000L remote cord in my lap. I set my exposure to ... oh
wait, I get out of the hutch, set my exposure to 15 seconds and
F/22. I get back in the hutch, get settled, and trigger the camera
with my remote cord. Wow, what a ... darn, ISO set at 200, need to
set it to 800 and try again. I get out of the hutch, set my ISO, I
get back in the hutch, get settled, and trigger the camera with my
remote cord. Wow, what a ... hmm, too dark, gotta set the exposure
to, well, 30 seconds. Better set it to full manual now, instead of
Ps mode. OK, looking good, but still underexposed. Maybe ISO
1600. I get out of the hutch, set my ISO, I get back in the
hutch, get settled, and trigger the camera with my remote cord.
Wow, what a ...

You get my point. There's far more to remotely controlling the
camera than being able to see the image live. Add some basic
scripting capabilities, and you can perform multi-step image
processing that's tough to do on-camera.

I'm admittedly a gadget freak, but I think there are legitimate
uses for this software on the 7D. I also believe those legitimate
uses are hardly diminished in value just because you don't get a
live image.

Dave

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