Nikon D90 Free Tethering Software!

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?Tethering - Tethered photography is when you connect your camera to your computer with a Firewire or USB cable. You can use your laptop or desktop. After you create your image, it bypasses the camera and is saved directly to a folder setup on your computer. The tethering software then displays the image and you can clearly see the results on a large computer screen as you shoot.

So I�ve always wanted to try tethering my D90 to my laptop for shooting products and small macro items but never wanted to spend the $130 bucks for Nikons Camera Control Pro 2. Especially since Nikon is the only manufacturer that does not offer this software for free like all the rest.

So I did a little googling and found a free software solution I thought I would share here.

First is DiyphotoBits, it�s free and worked great on both my Windows XP laptop and my Windows 7 desktop�.I downloaded the software and started shooting within 5 minutes and its very cool. You can even control the shutter and other commands from your computer. Did I mention It�s Free!

For Mac users this free software seems to be the most popular. It�s called Sofortbild

Other Free Tethering software I found but have not tried.

gPhoto2
Loligo Tether
PhotoRemote
Studio Tether (donation requested)

Have Fun!