It's been a long, long time coming, but OnOne has finally gotten around to making an iPad version of its handy DSLR Camera Remote for the iPad. The app, previously available for the iPhone and iPod touch, allows you to remote-view what your SLR sees on the iPad's screen, and also control most aspects of the camera therefrom.
Actually, you'll have to wait a little longer for the imaginatively-named DSLR Camera Remote HD to hit – it's due late November, but that does't stop me getting excited. The iPad's jumbo display is the reason: the iPhone's screen isn't much bigger than that of a modern-day SLR, so it made little more than a fancy, if useful, remote. Now you can preview and compose your shots on the iPad's big screen, which opens up many more opportunities. Hell, in the studio, where portability isn't a big deal, you might even use this right next to the camera just for that big preview.
Sadly, DSLR Remote still can't fire the camera directly. You need to tether it to a computer running the companion server app. From there, you can peek your camera's live-view, adjust exposure, focus and even use the iPad as an intervalometer for those time-lapse sequences you've always wanted to do.
There are some new features for the iPad version, too. You can now use gestures to pan and zoom the image for closer inspection, and also choose to save a low-res version of the picture to the iPad's camera-roll. Finally, you will b able to shoot video and even monitor it with compatible cameras. The iPhone version will also get these additions in the next update.
Sounds great, right? You may want to sit down. The iPad app will cost you $50. The update to the iPhone app is free ($20 to buy new), but you'll have to pay another $10 in-app to get the video-shooting functionality. Canon and Nikon only.
DSLR Camera Remote HD [OnOne via Rob Galbraith]
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