Smart Shooter is the ideal tethering partner. Far more capable than Lightroom, Smart Shooter is an affordable alternative to the robust Capture One. The included Smart Shooter Plug-in for Lightroom allows for tethered capture for Nikon, Canon, Sony and now Fujifilm cameras! Smart Shooter also enables remote capture and advanced camera control!
Production photographers and school photographers will love the feature set of Smart Shooter. If you use GotPhoto or a similar online service for your high-volume photography, Smart Shooter can simplify your workflow as well as make it easier to track your subjects. Assign a QR or barcode to each subject and Smart Shooter 5 will rename the random camera name to that subject’s name and any other information you want to apply. Smart Shooter 5 now supports barcode scanners as well as through the lens reading.
Key features are the Lightroom Plug-in to mesh the capture capabilities of Smart Shooter 5 with the cataloguing and editing of Lightroom Classic; SmartSave Integrated Automatic Backup – save your images to your card, computer, cloud and more simultaneously, Multi-Camera Control and Capture (additional fees apply) and MyWorkspace – personalize your layout with dockable windows.
Live View displays in Smart Shooter 5 include overlay displays for perfect compositions. Real-time panning and zooming in Live View and image review let you fine tune focus and check the finest details. You can even record your Live View to JPG files of each frame.
Smart Shooter 5 is compatible with the latest Apple Silicon M1 and M2 chips. No extra steps – just launch and start tethering. Enjoy your images in ultra-high-definition on HDPI Retina displays so you can see your shot in exquisite detail!
One of my favourite features of Smart Shooter 5 is the ability to control my camera right from my computer: Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO, Exposure Compensation plus Image quality, metering mode, white balance and more advanced features such as focus mode, drive mode and pixel shift. Smart Shooter 5 allows you so much more control over your camera than the basic exposure settings in Lightroom capture.
Past users of Smart Shooter may recall there were two versions – standard and Pro. Smart Shooter 5 combines all of the advanced production controls of Pro at the lower price of Standard. One version will do it all!
For more information regarding Smart Shooter’s, features, tips, and tutorials check out the Smart Shooter YouTube Playlist.
You can order Smart Shooter 5 here
Author: Will Prentice
A portrait, fine art and commercial photographer for 30 plus years, Will Prentice is not just a contributor to PHOTONews magazine, but also host of PHOTONewsTV, owner of Captura Photography+Imaging and Technical Support/Brand Manager for Amplis Foto, Canada’s largest distributor of photographic equipment.
Will teaches photographers of all skill levels how to improve their craft – from creative photo projects to picking the right gear for their needs to flattering lighting to getting the best expressions to creating final images for screen and print. His unique style of highly detailed images with perfect tonality, wide dynamic range and stunning colour is instantly recognizable. Commercial clients rely on Will’s creative eye and mastery of lighting.
When he’s not behind the camera or in front of a class, you’ll find Will outdoors in any weather – usually on one of his bikes or enjoying time with his grandchildren.
