Sony to ShootProof: auto-upload as you shoot
Tether your Sony 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 Sony → ShootProof
Your phone sits between the camera and ShootProof: no laptop, no card reader.
- Step 1Sony
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 Sony photos to ShootProof
Connect your Sony to your phone and every shot lands in ShootProof live as you shoot. Here's the full setup, start to finish:
- 1
Connect your Sony
Connect over USB with the camera in PC Remote mode for a stable, high-speed tether. Newer bodies (α1, α9 III, α7 IV, α7R V, α7C II) can also tether over Wi-Fi with wireless PC Remote — not yet tested by us, so USB is the dependable path. In PC Remote, set Still Img. Save Dest. to PC+Camera to keep a copy on the card.
- 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 Sony 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 Sony can deliver to it.
Connecting a Sony camera
CloudTether covers Sony Alpha full-frame bodies — α1, α9 II and III, α7 III and IV, α7R IV and V, α7C and α7C II — APS-C bodies such as the α6400, α6600 and α6700, and the ZV-E10 and ZV-E1. USB is verified on a ZV-E10, and every Sony body runs the same code.
Sony needs one setting before it will tether: the USB connection mode must be PC Remote (Remote Shooting on newer menus). On older menus it's MENU → Setup → USB Connection → PC Remote; on the α7 IV generation it's MENU → Setup → USB → USB Connection Mode → Remote Shooting, plus Remote Shoot Function → On in the Network menu. The ZV-E10 defaults to USB streaming (webcam), which won't tether.
Disconnect any smartphone connection first, and set Still Img. Save Dest. to PC+Camera so the card keeps a copy. Full-frame Alphas have USB-C; the α6400, α6600 and ZV-E10 use Micro-USB, which needs a Micro-USB to USB-C cable.
Newer bodies — α1, α9 III, α7 IV, α7R V, α7C II — offer wireless PC Remote through an access point. We haven't tested it with CloudTether yet, so USB is the dependable path.
Rated send isn't available over Sony tethering (in PC Remote the phone can't read ratings from the card), so every shot is sent. Use JPEG only or a smaller delivery size to keep uploads light.
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.
Sony to ShootProof — FAQ
Can I upload Sony photos to ShootProof automatically?
Yes. Tether your Sony 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 Sony 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 Sony to ShootProof?
Your Sony tethers to your phone over USB or its own Wi-Fi; connects via ShootProof OAuth.
Do I need a laptop to send Sony photos to ShootProof?
No. CloudTether runs on your phone — your Sony 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 Sony 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 Sony cameras can send photos to ShootProof?
Any Sony body CloudTether supports, including the α7 IV, α7R V, α1, α9 III, ZV-E10, α7 III, α7C, α7C II. USB is verified on a ZV-E10, and every Sony body runs the same code.
Can I send only my best Sony shots to ShootProof?
Not from the camera — rated send isn't available over Sony tethering, so every shot is delivered into the ShootProof event or album. Hide or remove frames in ShootProof afterwards, and use a smaller delivery size to keep uploads quick.
Sony α7 IV to ShootProof
Sony α7 III to ShootProof