Canon to ShootProof: auto-upload as you shoot
Tether your Canon 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 → ShootProof
Your phone sits between the camera and ShootProof: no laptop, no card reader.
- Step 1Canon
Connect 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 photos to ShootProof
Connect your Canon to your phone and every shot lands in ShootProof live as you shoot. Here's the full setup, start to finish:
- 1
Connect your Canon
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.
- 2
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.
- 3
Shoot as normal
Every frame your Canon 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.
- 4
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 can deliver to it.
Connecting a Canon camera
CloudTether covers Canon's EOS R mirrorless range — R1, R3, R5 and R5 Mark II, R6, R6 Mark II and Mark III, R7, R8, R10, R50, the original EOS R and RP — plus EOS M bodies such as the M50 Mark II and DSLRs like the 5D Mark IV, 6D Mark II and 90D. USB is verified on an EOS R7 and an EOS R5 Mark II, and every EOS body runs the same code.
There's no USB mode to set on an EOS body. Turn the camera's Wi-Fi off (several Canon bodies disable USB while wireless is on), make sure it isn't in a webcam or streaming mode, and plug in.
EOS R bodies such as the R5, R6 Mark II, R7, R8 and R3 have USB-C, so one USB-C to USB-C data cable reaches a USB-C iPhone, iPad or Android phone. The 5D Mark IV uses a Micro-B USB 3 port, which needs a Micro-B to USB-C cable. A Lightning iPhone needs Apple's Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter.
Raise Auto power off so the camera doesn't sleep between sets, and close Canon's own apps on the phone so only CloudTether talks to the camera.
Canon Wi-Fi tethering works through the camera's “Remote control (EOS Utility)” function, not “Connect to smartphone” — the smartphone mode pairs only with Canon's own app and never shows CloudTether's pairing prompt. Join the camera to your phone's hotspot or the same router, then approve the pairing on the camera body.
Canon supports rated send: switch on “Only shots I rate in camera”, pick a minimum star rating, and only frames you rate in playback leave the camera. C-RAW makes CR3 files smaller if you do send RAW.
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.
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 to ShootProof — FAQ
Can I upload Canon photos to ShootProof automatically?
Yes. Tether your Canon 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 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 to ShootProof?
Your Canon 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 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 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.
Which Canon cameras can send photos to ShootProof?
Any Canon body CloudTether supports, including the EOS R5, EOS R6 Mark II, EOS R7, EOS R3, EOS R5 Mark II, EOS R1, EOS R6 Mark III, EOS R6. USB is verified on an EOS R7 and an EOS R5 Mark II, and every EOS body runs the same code.
Can I send only my best Canon shots to ShootProof?
Yes. Canon supports rated send: switch on “Only shots I rate in camera”, pick a minimum star rating, and only the frames you rate on the camera are delivered into the ShootProof event or album.
Canon EOS R5 to ShootProof