Camera tethering

Camera tethering connects a camera to another device — a phone, tablet or computer — so each photo transfers automatically the moment it's taken, instead of being offloaded from the card later.

Tethering creates a live link between the camera and another device. As you shoot, every frame is sent across that link immediately, so the images are available off-camera in real time rather than after you remove the memory card.

Traditionally tethering meant a USB cable to a laptop running Capture One or Lightroom. Modern tethering can be wireless and run to a phone, with the photos delivered straight to the cloud.