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dangle227

How to view photos while shooting?

Gear question

My wife shoots food photography with a D3400 but she says it’s hard to view on her camera to see what she needs to adjust. I would like to figure out a way for the photo she takes to immediately show up on an external screen. Preferably I would like to view it on an iPad as we have one just sitting around. I don’t think she would mind if she had to hook up with a usb cable. I was looking at digicamcontrol but it’s not available for iPad. If this is the best option, we do have a laptop we can hook up to. Any help or point in the right direction is appreciated.

Posted Feb 5, 2022, 2:26 AM UTC

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WalkerValleyRiders•

Does the d3400 support snapbridge?

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dangle227OP•

Yes it does support snapbridge. Does that work if I hook up a usb?

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WalkerValleyRiders•

should be able to just use the cameras wifi/bluetooth and give you the ability to see the pictures and control the camera

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BumblebeeMkIV•

I have had the same exact problem too. I would forget to check details of photos because photos look okay and sharp at first glance.

After a while though, I developed a habit of zooming in on the subject that I want to be sharp and make sure that it’s in focus. It’s somewhat time consuming, but it’s still better than having so many pictures that don’t look as good as they are supposed to be.

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dangle227OP•

Exactly! It would be nice to be able to snap a photo and look over at a higher resolution screen to make sure everything is set up correctly. We can’t be the only one who wants this. It’s such a simple idea I’m convinced it is possible.

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vanslonekerNikon D5000 & D5200•

You may have a look at qDslrDashboard: https://dslrdashboard.info/introduction

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TheCrow163D5 - D4 - D850 - D800 - D7200 - D7100 - D90•

Have you looked at Adobe Lightroom?

You can check your photos directly and even adjust shooting and settings while tethered to the camera via USB cable on your laptop. I know you prefer using an iPad but I thought I'd share this in case.

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dangle227OP•

I have not but I will. Are you able to view the image after shooting or is “live view” literally whatever the camera is pointing at? Preferably she would have a 30 seconds to view a photo and continue shooting.

Basically she only needs to see what she has shot, not what she is seeing through the lens.

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TheCrow163D5 - D4 - D850 - D800 - D7200 - D7100 - D90•

I believe she can do both.

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dangle227OP•

Thank you. It looked like a good option but from what I see Lightroom does not support tethering from her D3400

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TheCrow163D5 - D4 - D850 - D800 - D7200 - D7100 - D90•

Oh ok... What about DigiCamControl?

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dangle227OP•

Lightroom looked good but it’s not compatible with the Nikon D3400 :/

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y8seeee•

Have you looked into Wifi memory cards? I used to have one a while back before i bought a camera that was wifi enabled. Connected to an app on my iPhone/iPad

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dangle227OP•

I have not but I will. Which app did you use? Did the photos show up on the display instantly so she can adjust on the fly?

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y8seeee•

I used a Flashair card and app - It was a few years ago now. It wasnt ïnstant" as such, could take a few seconds to download depending on the MP of the camera.

Dare I say it was on an older Canon before I saw the light and switched to Nikon

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1955photo•

She should use the histograms to help her adjust. If she uses a display, it needs to be calibrated in color and brightness. Most displays have brightness way too high.

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dangle227OP•

It’s more with her eyes and making sure the correct part of the photograph is in focus as well as having a clearer overall picture of the composition.

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