Why don’t you support all of the Canon EOS M series?

Dragonframe supports most Canon EOS cameras. However, most of the Canon EOS M cameras are not supported because Canon does not provide tethered shooting support for them. You may notice that Canon’s own EOS Utility does not support tethered shooting with the ‘M’ series cameras. The latest EOS M camera, the M50, is supported in … Read more

Why don’t you support GoPro cameras? I need a really small camera.

We found that the GoPro WiFi interface was basically unusable for Dragonframe. The connection was slow and often failed. The quality of the grabs was fairly awful, and some of the auto-exposure and auto-focus features could not be disabled, so the camera was unusable. If you need to use a small camera, look at the … Read more

Why isn’t my camera supported? It has a USB port!

Most digital still cameras have USB ports, and can be used with a computer to download images from the camera. However, that is the extent of the common functionality. Most cameras do not have any type of tethered shooting capabilities, where the computer can change settings and trigger the camera to capture an image. And … Read more

How can I shoot with a RED Digital Cinema camera (Weapon, Epic, Scarlet, etc)?

Dragonframe supports direct R3D capture from RED DSMC2 cameras. You need to use the Gig-E connector, which may require a specific back-plate and cable accessory. Note: DSMC3 cameras are not currently supported. They do not provide a way to directly capture R3D files. See the instructions on our camera support page. Camera Support