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The material below focuses upon the free alternatives available, and has split the free choices into separate “with Extensive Camera Support” and “with Modern Camera Support” categories. Also some software has been released in German only and could not be reviewed. As such I was unable to test Mac and Linux specific software or perform in depth testing of programs utilising the Nikon SDKs. I had access to Windows XP and a Nikon D70S while preparing this post. Only one Linux option appeared in my brief search on the topic. Operating System – Few tethering software vendors support both the Windows and Mac platforms.

SDKs for older models must exist but Nikon have only released SDKs product July 2007 or later (at the time of writing, this includes the D3, D3x, D40, D60, D80, D90, D200, D300, and D700).

Camera – Cameras released prior to the D80 are unlikely to be supported by the more sophisticated, free tethering alternatives.

User Type – Are you using tethering for “ Image Review and Workflow” or “ Remote Control” purposes? The latter user type has fewer options to chose from and may need to resort to commercial options to meet all of their needs.

The most appropriate tethering software for you will be dependent upon a number of factors: The new Nikon SDKs allow better support for “Remote Control” users, especially with the introduction of Live View.

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The feature set for free tethered shooting software has traditionally focused upon the needs of “Image Review and Workflow” users. Remote Control – Previewing, configuring and triggering your camera remotely can be extremely helpful when doing product, macro, time lapse or self portraiture photography.Image Review and Workflow – Shooting while tethered provides immediate feedback about your work on a larger screen, making it easier to review and adjust your approach mid shoot and let the “keepers” enter your digital workflow more quickly.Photographers use tethering for two main reasons: These may finally bring tethered shooting to the Nikon masses. Nikon’s public release of newer SDKs redresses that and has spurred developers to produce more sophisticated alternatives.

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WIA) that couldn’t take full advantage of all of the camera’s capabilities.

There have been free alternatives available for some time now but they weren’t that easy to locate or use and had to rely on approaches (e.g. Most Nikon DSLR owners are unlikely to have experimented with tethered shooting for one simple reason: Nikon charges in the order of $153 (Amazon) for the required software, where as Canon ships tethered shooting software with their DSLRs at no additional charge. Choosing Tethered Shooting Software for Nikon DSLR Cameras