Upload to Amazon S3 in real time
Tether your camera to your phone over USB or Wi-Fi and deliver every shot straight to Amazon S3 the instant you press the shutter. Your own bucket — durable, cheap, infinitely scalable storage.
By the CloudTether team · Updated
How to live-upload to Amazon S3 from your camera
No laptop, no cables to a computer, no SD-card import — connect your camera to your phone and every shot lands in Amazon S3 live as you shoot. Here's the full setup, start to finish:
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Connect your camera
Tether your camera to your phone over USB or the camera's own Wi-Fi — CloudTether supports Canon, Sony, Nikon and Fujifilm bodies.
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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.
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Shoot as normal
Every frame is detected and downloaded at full resolution while you keep shooting — JPEG, or RAW.
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Photos deliver to Amazon S3
Each photo uploads from your phone once and lands in Amazon S3 seconds after the shutter — and fans out to any other destinations on the session too.
Setting up Amazon S3 in the app
Real screens from the CloudTether app: connect Amazon S3, decide what it gets, then start a shoot.
Watch: from shutter to Amazon S3
The CloudTether app in 21 seconds: connect, choose where photos go, shoot, delivered.
The whole flow in 21 seconds: connect the camera, choose Amazon S3 as a destination, shoot, and watch each photo arrive on the phone and get delivered.
On screen: Plug in your camera: USB cable or Wi-Fi. Choose where photos go: set it once, then just shoot. Shoot as normal: every shot uploads as you go. Camera to cloud in seconds: on your phone, then delivered. Every photo, delivered: see exactly what arrived. Dropbox, Drive, ShootProof: SmugMug, Lightroom, FTP and more. Two cameras at once: Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm.What you get with Amazon S3 on CloudTether
- Live, real-time delivery of every frame to Amazon S3 as you shoot
- Upload once, fan out to multiple destinations
- Works on mobile data — no venue Wi-Fi needed
- Full-resolution originals preserved
Photos land in the S3 bucket and prefix you choose, ready for your own pipeline, CDN or archive.
Connects with an access key + bucket you control — AWS S3 or any S3-compatible store (Backblaze B2, Wasabi).
Amazon S3 upload FAQ
Can I auto-upload photos to Amazon S3 from my camera?
Yes. Tether your camera to your phone with CloudTether over USB or Wi-Fi, and every photo uploads to Amazon S3 in real time as you shoot — no laptop required.
Can I upload photos to Amazon S3 live while I'm shooting?
Yes — CloudTether delivers each frame to Amazon S3 live, seconds after the shutter, while you keep shooting. There's no card-import step: photos upload automatically and instantly as you work.
How does CloudTether connect to Amazon S3?
Connects with an access key + bucket you control — AWS S3 or any S3-compatible store (Backblaze B2, Wasabi).
Do I need Wi-Fi at the venue to upload to Amazon S3?
No. Your phone's mobile data handles the upload, so you're covered anywhere you have cellular signal — the camera-to-phone link is USB or the camera's own Wi-Fi.
Can I send photos to Amazon S3 and other destinations at the same time?
Yes — a single session can deliver to Amazon S3 plus other destinations at once. Each photo uploads from your phone once and fans out, so there are no duplicate uploads.
Ready to deliver to Amazon S3?
CloudTether is available on iOS and Android.
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