Remote Live View Shooting

From EOS Utility you can control the camera remotely, and shoot while viewing the subject in the EOS Utility window. Also, the images taken are saved directly on your computer, and you can check them with Digital Photo Professional.

Important:

You cannot perform operations from the camera when the [Remote Live View window] is displayed. By pressing the camera's < > (Live View shooting) button, the Live View image will also be displayed on the camera's LCD monitor, and then you will be able to perform operations from the camera.
How to shoot using EOS Utility (Focusing Manually)

1. Connect the camera and the computer, and then turn the camera's power switch to <ON>.

For information on how to connect the camera and the computer, please refer to the related information.

2. After EOS Utility starts, click [Camera settings/Remote shooting].

3. When the capture window appears, set the shooting-related items.

4. Set the Live View function.

4-1. Click the icon shown at to display [Set-up menu] and click [Live View function settings] ( ).

4-2. When the [Live View shoot] screen appears, click [Enable].

5. Click the [Remote Live View shooting] button.

6. When the [Remote Live View window] appears, check the image being taken.

7. On the lens, set the focus mode switch to <AF> (autofocus).

8. Drag [ ] to the section you want to enlarge.

9. Click the [ ] button.

The section you selected in step 8 is displayed enlarged at 100% (actual pixel size) in the [Zoom View] window.

• To move the display position in the [Zoom View] window, click either [ ], [ ], [ ], or [ ].
• Double-click an image in the [Zoom View] window to return to the [Remote Live View window].

10. 12. Click the [Focus] button to adjust the focus.

The [Remote Live View window] changes in real time according to the focus position adjustment.

Adjustment

• ,: Large amount
• ,: Medium amount
• ,: Small amount

11. Press the shutter button to shoot.

The image taken is transferred to the computer, and Digital Photo Professional starts automatically and displays the image.

How to shoot using EOS Utility (Focusing Using AF)

In Quick, Live and Live face detection AF modes, images can be focused automatically in the same way as on the camera itself.

Once you have proceeded up to step 9 of "How to shoot using EOS Utility (Focusing Manually)", and then set AF modes.

Focusing Using Quick Mode

10. Select [Quick mode] from the list box.

The AF points appear.

11. Click the AF point in the position where you want to focus.

• You can switch between automatic AF point selection and manual AF point selection by clicking the [ ] in the [ ].
• In automatic selection, all the AF points are automatically selected.

12. Click the [ON] button.

• AF is executed.
• When focus is achieved, the camera makes a beeping sound and the AF point turns red.
• To cancel AF operation, click the [OFF] button.

13. Click the shutter button to shoot.

The image taken is transferred to the computer, and Digital Photo Professional starts automatically and displays the image.

Focusing Using Live Mode

10. Select [Live mode] from the list box.

The AF point appears.

11. Drag the enlargement display frame to move it to the position where you want to focus.

12. Click the [ON].

• AF is executed.
• When focus is achieved, the camera makes a beeping sound and the AF point turns green.
• If focus is not achieved, the AF point turns red.

13. Click the shutter button to shoot.

The image taken is transferred to the computer, and Digital Photo Professional starts automatically and displays the image.

Focusing Using Live Face Detection Mode

10. Select [Live face detection mode] from the list box.

• When a face is detected, an AF point appears.
• When there is a face other than the face detected by the camera, a new AF point appears when you move the cursor to the position of the other face. Clicking that position then selects the AF point.

11. Click the [ON].

• AF is executed.
• When focus is achieved, the camera makes a beeping sound and the AF point turns green.
• If focus is not achieved, the AF point turns red.
• If the camera cannot detect a face, the AF point is fixed to the center to focus.

12. Click the shutter button to shoot.

The image taken is transferred to the computer, and Digital Photo Professional starts automatically and displays the image.

Note:

You can save shot images to your computer and a memory card. To make this setting, click [Preferences] on the main window of EOS Utility to display the [Preferences] dialog box. Click the [Remote Shooting] tab, and then check [Save also on the camera's memory card].

Reference:

To perform exposure simulation with [Remote Live View window] or enable display of histograms, set your camera's [Exposure simulation] in the menu to [Enable].

For detailed information, refer to your camera's manual.

This completes the process of Remote Live View shooting.