Canon EOS R5 to ShootProof: auto-upload as you shoot
Tether your Canon EOS R5 to your phone over USB or Wi-Fi and deliver every shot straight to ShootProof the instant you press the shutter — no laptop, no SD-card import. Real-time client proofing galleries.
By the CloudTether team · Updated
How it works for Canon EOS R5 → ShootProof
Your phone sits between the camera and ShootProof: no laptop, no card reader.
Step 1Canon EOS R5Connect it to your phone with a USB-C data cable or over Wi-Fi, then shoot as normal.
- Step 2Your phone
CloudTether copies each full-resolution photo off the camera seconds after the shutter and uploads it once.
- Step 3ShootProof
Every shot lands in ShootProof as a JPEG while you keep shooting — and in any other destination on the shoot.
How to live-upload Canon EOS R5 photos to ShootProof
Connect your Canon EOS R5 to your phone and every shot lands in ShootProof live as you shoot. Here's the full setup, start to finish:
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Connect your Canon EOS R5
Connect over USB with the camera set to PC/tether mode for the most reliable, fastest link. Or go wireless with the camera's “Remote control (EOS Utility)” Wi-Fi function — not “Connect to smartphone” — on the camera's own network, your phone's hotspot or a shared router. On a first wireless connection, approve the link on the camera body when prompted.
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Connect ShootProof
Connects via ShootProof OAuth. Pick where photos should land — frames stream straight into the ShootProof event (or an album in it) you pick, so clients can proof and order before you've packed up.
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Shoot as normal
Every frame your Canon EOS R5 captures is detected and downloaded at full resolution while you keep shooting. ShootProof receives the JPEGs — RAW files are skipped for it, so shoot RAW+JPEG.
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Photos deliver to ShootProof
Each photo uploads from your phone once and lands in ShootProof live, seconds after the shutter — and fans out to any other destinations on the session too.
ShootProof in the CloudTether app
Connect ShootProof once, then every shoot from your Canon EOS R5 can deliver to it.
Connecting the Canon EOS R5
The EOS R5 has a USB-C port, so it plugs straight into a USB-C iPhone, iPad or Android phone with one USB-C to USB-C data cable; a Lightning iPhone needs Apple's Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter and a USB-C to USB-A cable. There's no USB mode to pick on EOS bodies. Switch the R5's wireless functions off — Canon disables USB communication while Wi-Fi is on — make sure it isn't in a webcam or streaming mode, and plug in. CloudTether opens the camera by itself.
For Wi-Fi, go to MENU → Wireless features → Wi-Fi/Bluetooth connection → Remote control (EOS Utility) — not the smartphone connection — join the camera to your phone's hotspot or the same router, and approve the pairing on the camera. Canon Wi-Fi pairing is verified in CloudTether on the EOS R7; the R5 speaks the same EOS protocol, but we haven't tested its Wi-Fi ourselves, so treat the cable as the default for paid work.
The R5 writes big CR3 RAW files. Canon's C-RAW setting makes smaller CR3s, and RAW+JPEG with CloudTether's “JPEG only” option leaves the RAW on the card altogether. Rated send works on Canon: rate frames in playback and, with “Only shots I rate in camera” on, only those leave the camera.
Who shoots it: wedding, portrait and commercial photographers who need high resolution — exactly the work where a client gallery or an editor is waiting on files. For those jobs, pair the R5 with a storage destination for the CR3 files and a gallery or shared folder for the JPEGs.
Getting the most out of ShootProof
ShootProof receives JPEGs; RAW files and video are marked Skipped rather than failed, so shoot RAW+JPEG. Create the event in ShootProof before you start: CloudTether lists your events newest first and lets you pick the event itself or one album inside it. Each shoot has one ShootProof target, so for a wedding you might point the getting-ready shoot at one album and start a second shoot for the ceremony.
Proofing galleries don't need full-size files. Web (2048 px) or Large (4096 px) in the shoot's Delivery resolution loads quickly on a client's phone and stays inside ShootProof's per-file size limit; keep Original if clients will order big prints. The event's own settings — access, favourites, price sheet — apply to every photo CloudTether adds.
A typical day: create the event the night before, add albums for the parts of the day, and share the event link once the first frames are in. Because CloudTether adds photos the way a manual upload would, favourites, downloads and the price sheet work as normal — you don't change how you run ShootProof, only when the photos arrive.
- Add Dropbox, Google Drive or an SFTP server to the same shoot to get the RAW off-site too.
- A delivery watermark can be set in the shoot's settings on the web dashboard.
- Two photographers can point their own phones at the same event.
A typical Canon EOS R5 to ShootProof workflow
- Create the client's event in ShootProof (and an album such as “Ceremony”), then pick it for the shoot in CloudTether.
- Shoot RAW+JPEG on the R5 with “JPEG only” on, so only JPEGs leave the camera; set Delivery resolution to Large (4096 px) for proofing.
- Turn on “Only shots I rate in camera” and star keepers in playback during quiet moments — the event fills with picks, not every burst.
Canon EOS R5 to ShootProof: what to know
The Canon EOS R5 is a full-frame body — wedding, portrait and commercial photographers who need high resolution. CloudTether pulls each frame off it the moment you shoot and delivers it to ShootProof: the JPEGs (ShootProof doesn't take CR3 RAW files, so shoot RAW+JPEG).
CR3 files are far larger than JPEGs, so if your ShootProof recipients only need to view or pick images, deliver JPEG for the fastest turnaround and keep the CR3 originals on the card or in a second destination.
ShootProof gets JPEGs (RAW and video are skipped), into the event or album you pick — shoot RAW+JPEG.
Full guide: Upload to ShootProof From Your Camera — Live, as You Shoot →Frames stream straight into the ShootProof event (or an album in it) you pick, so clients can proof and order before you've packed up.
Connects via ShootProof OAuth.
Canon EOS R5 to ShootProof — FAQ
Can I upload Canon EOS R5 photos to ShootProof automatically?
Yes. Tether your Canon EOS R5 to your phone with CloudTether over USB or Wi-Fi, and every shot uploads to ShootProof live as you shoot — no card offload and no card import.
Can I send Canon EOS R5 photos to ShootProof live while I'm shooting?
Yes — each frame lands in ShootProof seconds after the shutter, live, while you keep shooting. There's no SD-card step in the middle.
How does CloudTether connect my Canon EOS R5 to ShootProof?
Your Canon EOS R5 tethers to your phone over USB or its own Wi-Fi; connects via ShootProof OAuth.
Do I need a laptop to send Canon photos to ShootProof?
No. CloudTether runs on your phone — your Canon EOS R5 connects to the phone and uploads straight to ShootProof over mobile data or Wi-Fi, anywhere you have signal.
Can I send RAW files from my Canon EOS R5 to ShootProof?
No — ShootProof receives JPEGs, and RAW files are skipped for it. Shoot RAW+JPEG; add Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive or an SFTP server to the same shoot if you want the RAW files off-site too.
Can I send only my starred EOS R5 shots to ShootProof?
Yes. Canon supports rated send: switch on “Only shots I rate in camera”, choose a minimum rating, and only frames you rate on the R5 are delivered to the ShootProof event or album.
Will full-size EOS R5 JPEGs exceed ShootProof's upload limit?
Large files can. A Delivery resolution of 4096 or 2048 px keeps each JPEG well inside ShootProof's per-file limit and loads faster for clients; keep Original only if they'll order very large prints.
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