What is camera tethering?

Tethering connects your camera to another device so photos transfer the moment you shoot.

By the CloudTether team · Updated

Camera tethering connects your camera to another device so photos transfer the moment you shoot, instead of sitting on the memory card until later.

Traditionally

Tethering meant a USB cable to a laptop running capture software — mostly for studio work.

With CloudTether

Your phone or tablet is the tethering device. Connect your camera over a USB cable or over Wi-Fi, and every frame is detected and downloaded to the phone as you shoot, then delivered onward automatically.

Why tether?

  • See and deliver photos in real time, not hours later.
  • Back every shot up off the card as you go.
  • Skip the end-of-day card copy.

CloudTether tethers Canon, Sony, Nikon and Fujifilm bodies over USB or Wi-Fi.