Using the Remote Live View Function in EOS Utility to Shoot Still Photos and Movies (EOS REBEL T5/EOS 1200D)
04-Feb-2014
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Solusi
You can control your camera remotely from EOS Utility and shoot while looking at the subject on the EOS Utility screen. Also, the shot images are saved directly on your computer and you can recheck them using the linked software Digital Photo Professional.
After shooting a movie, you can download the image data from the camera's memory card to a computer and save it in a selected folder.
This page describes how to shoot still photos and movies remotely using the Remote Live View function in default settings. For details on how to change settings to enable Remote Live View shooting, please refer to the instruction manuals (included on the CD-ROM) that came with your camera.
1. Connect your camera and computer, and then set the camera’s power switch to < ON >.
Please see the Related Information for how to connect the camera to the computer.
2. Set the lens focus mode switch to <AF>.
3. Once EOS Utility starts, click [Camera settings/Remote shooting].
4. The capture window appears. Adjust the setting items for shooting.
IMPORTANT
- You cannot perform RAW processing. If you connect the camera to your computer during in-camera RAW processing, the camera and computer will connect after you finish processing.
- Options for [Basic Zone] modes cannot be set.
- You cannot set [Creative Auto].
For details on shooting still photos, refer to the Shooting Still Photos section; and for details on shooting movies, refer to the Shooting Movies section.
5.　Follow steps 1-4 bellow to set the camera for Live View shooting.
5-1. Click 
to display the [Set-up menu], and then click [Live View/Movie func. set.] ( 
).
to display the [Set-up menu], and then click [Live View/Movie func. set.] ( ).5-2. The [Live View/Movie func. set.] window appears, select [Enable] ( 
)for [LV func. setting] and then click [OK] ( 
).
)for [LV func. setting] and then click [OK] ( ).
6. Click the [Live View shoot.] button.
IMPORTANT
You cannot operate the camera when the [Remote Live View window] is displayed. Pressing the camera's < 
> (Live View shooting) button will also display the Live View image on the camera's LCD monitor, allowing you to view the image while controlling the camera.
> (Live View shooting) button will also display the Live View image on the camera's LCD monitor, allowing you to view the image while controlling the camera.NOTE
- You can shoot by operating the capture window, even if the [Remote Live View window] is not displayed.
- To perform exposure simulation with [Remote Live View window] or enable display of histograms, set your camera’s Custom Function [Live View exposure simulation] to [Enable], or set [Exposure simulation] in the menu to [Enable].
7. The [Remote Live View window] appears, so drag the enlargement display frame to move it to the position where you want to focus.
8. Click [ON].
- AF is executed.
- When focus is achieved, the camera makes a beeping sound and the AF point turns green.
- If focus is not achieved, the AF point turns red.
9. When focus is achieved and the camera is ready for shooting, click the camera release button to shoot.
10. The captured images are transferred to the computer, Digital Photo Professional starts automatically, and the captured images are displayed.
This concludes the procedure for shooting still photos with Remote Live view.
NOTE
- You can also shoot using the <space> bar on the keyboard.
- The [Test Shooting] window appears when you click the [Test shooting] button. During flash shooting, you can take a test shot under the same conditions as an actual shot, and adjust the white balance based on the shot test image.
- You can save shot images to both your computer and a memory card by checkmarking [Save also on the camera’s memory card] in preferences ([Remote Shooting] tab sheet).
- You can change the software that starts up automatically when remotely shot images are transferred to your computer from Digital Photo Professional to ImageBrowser EX or other software in preferences ([Linked Software] tab sheet).
5. Once you have proceeded up to Step 4, click [ 
].
].
IMPORTANT
- You cannot operate the camera when the [ ] button is clicked. To operate the camera, click the [ ] button again or close the [Remote Live View window].
6. The [Remote Live View window] appears, so drag the enlargement display frame to move it to the position where you want to focus.
7. Click [ON].
- AF is executed.
- When focus is achieved, the camera makes a beeping sound and the AF point turns green.
- If focus is not achieved, the AF point turns red.
8. Set the movie functions on the capture window. Generally, the capture window appears behind the Remote Live View window.
8-1. Click 
to display the [Set-up menu], and then click [Live View/Movie func. set.] (
).
to display the [Set-up menu], and then click [Live View/Movie func. set.] ().8-2. The [Live View/Movie func. set.] window appears, select the [movie rec. size] and the [movie exposure] from the pull-down menus (
), then click [OK] (
).
), then click [OK] ().
9. Click the [ 
] and begin shooting.
] and begin shooting.- At the bottom left of the [Remote Live View window], a [
] icon and the recording time are displayed. - Click the [ ] again to end shooting.
10. When the [Remote Live View window] closes, the following window appears if some image data remains to be downloaded to your computer. Click [Download].
11. After you click the [Download], the file names of the image data shot in movie mode (movie/still image) appear in a list.
After specifying [Destination Folder] and [File Name], click the [Download] button in the window, and image data will be downloaded from the camera's memory card to your computer. Image data having a check mark removed from its file name is not downloaded. Afterward, when downloading image data to your computer from the camera's memory card, please refer to the instruction manuals (included on the CD-ROM) that came with your camera.
This concluded the explanations for the Remote Live View operation methods.