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Sony to Amazon S3 live

Tether your Sony to your phone over USB or Wi-Fi and deliver every shot straight to Amazon S3 the instant you press the shutter — no laptop, no SD-card import. Your own bucket — durable, cheap, infinitely scalable storage.

How to live-upload Sony photos to Amazon S3

Connect your Sony to your phone and every shot lands in Amazon S3 live as you shoot. Here's the full setup, start to finish:

  1. 1

    Connect your Sony

    Connect over USB with the camera in PC Remote mode for a stable, high-speed tether. Or tether over Wi-Fi. Note: in PC Remote, some Sony bodies route captures to the buffer rather than the card — both work with CloudTether.

  2. 2

    Connect Amazon S3

    Connects with an access key + bucket you control — AWS S3 or any S3-compatible store (Backblaze B2, Wasabi). Pick where photos should land — photos land in the S3 bucket and prefix you choose, ready for your own pipeline, CDN or archive.

  3. 3

    Shoot as normal

    Every frame your Sony captures is detected and downloaded at full resolution while you keep shooting — JPEG, or RAW on Pro.

  4. 4

    Photos deliver to Amazon S3

    Each photo uploads from your phone once and lands in Amazon S3 live, seconds after the shutter — and fans out to any other destinations on the session too (Pro).

How photos route to Amazon S3

Photos land in the S3 bucket and prefix you choose, ready for your own pipeline, CDN or archive.

How it connects

Connects with an access key + bucket you control — AWS S3 or any S3-compatible store (Backblaze B2, Wasabi).

Sony to Amazon S3 — FAQ

Can I upload Sony photos to Amazon S3 automatically?

Yes. Tether your Sony to your phone with CloudTether over USB or Wi-Fi, and every shot uploads to Amazon S3 live as you shoot — no laptop and no card import.

Can I send Sony photos to Amazon S3 live while I'm shooting?

Yes — each frame lands in Amazon S3 seconds after the shutter, live, while you keep shooting. There's no SD-card step in the middle.

How does CloudTether connect my Sony to Amazon S3?

Your Sony tethers to your phone over USB or its own Wi-Fi; connects with an access key + bucket you control — AWS S3 or any S3-compatible store (Backblaze B2, Wasabi).

Do I need a laptop to send Sony photos to Amazon S3?

No. CloudTether runs on your phone — your Sony connects to the phone and uploads straight to Amazon S3 over mobile data or Wi-Fi, anywhere you have signal.