Sofortbild for Mac
Tethered shooting for Nikon DSLR cameras.
Free
In English
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Sofortbild overview
Sofortbild is a native Mac OS X application for tethered shooting.
Sofortbild allows you to control any Nikon D3x, D3, D700, D300, D200, D90, D80, D60, D40x and D40 remotely from your Mac via USB or through wired or wireless LAN using a wireless transmitter (on selected models).
Sofortbild transfers all captured images instantly to your hard disk for review in full resolution and quality and further image processing.
What’s new in version 1.6
Version 1.6:
- Support for macOS Mojave, including Dark Mode
- Includes new vendor libraries
- Support for the Nikon Z 7 (untested)
- Many fixes for Live View
- Bugfixes
In case you are stuck to an older version of Mac OS X, feel free to download version 1.2.11 of Sofortbild from Related Links. It should still work on Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.x).
Sofortbild for Mac
Free
In English
Version 1.6
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Apr 1 2014
Version: 1.2.5
No support for Nikon D610 yet as of 31st March 2014.
Pretty please dear developer/s ;-)
Sep 16 2013
Version: 1.2.5
Works as announced with a D5200 with the exception I just can't trigger Live View...
Jul 29 2011
Version: 1.1.1b1
I really like this software, can you make 64bit for Lion ?
Dec 31 2009
Version: 1.0.1
Excellent software, also works wuth Nikon D5000 here
Oct 27 2009
Version: 1.0.1
As Nikon had yet to update their Camera Control Pro 2 software to work with Snow Leopard, I went looking for an alternative to communicate with my new D3x and my laptop.
After installing Sofortbild, I tethered my camera, and fired up Sofortbild. It instantly recognized my D3x and displayed the current settings.
I don't use iPhoto, nor LIghtroom. I manage my files through Adobe Bridge, and set the location of captured images from Sofortbild's Preferences window accordingly.
Through the Sorfortbild interface, I was easily able to change my settings as needed and take a shot. The captured image displayed beautifully and quickly. I clicked the green maximize button, and brought my image to full screen.
I then tried out the Bracketing feature, and that worked flawlessly. Much more control and flexibility than what is built into the camera.
I used the software for the rest of the day (I was actually testing during a live shoot) and it only crashed once. I shoot in RAW which yields, from this camera, 24.3 MP. Perhaps that somehow had something to do with my one crash.
The only display issue I ran into is if I chose to shoot in the TIF format. I could take a picture, but Sofortbild's display screen would stay black. Changing the setting back to RAW on my D3x then resulted in normal behavior in Sofortbild.
The only three suggestions I would make:
1. Remember last screen position/size upon relaunch of app.
2. I realize Sofortbild isn't a file viewer, but it would be great to be able to view a previously taken image.
3. Fix the TIF display issue
Overall, I'm extremely pleased with this app, and intend to use it on all of my shoots and see no reason to go back to Camera Control Pro 2. (Which, as of today, is still not updated)
Great job!