Camera tethering on linux terminal

passocacornio — Sun, 11 Aug 2024 08:18:36 +0000

I was trying to use gui solutions on linux to enable tethering shoot in my camera and none worked so I wrote a script using gphoto2 to read implement this, so I'm sharing it because maybe someone is facing the same issues I faced.
The project is setup assuming you're shooting with Raw+JPG option.

Setup

To use it first you need to clone the repository

git clone https://gitlab.com/silvamateus/theter-config.git

It still don't set up automatically (it's planned for future releases) so you'll have to copy the folder tether-conf to $HOME/.conf (or the path you set up in the variable XDG_CONFIG_HOME) and make sure the shellscript tether is in your path: I recommend putting it inside $HOME/.local/bin.
Just make sure the path you put it in is in your PATH variable.
You may change the default image inside the tether-conf folder (placeholder.JPG) to one of your liking. Just make sure to rename it to the proper name placeholder.JPG

Running

To run the script you just need to run:
tether name-of-the-shoot .
Or if you want to save the project in a path other than $HOME/Pictures/name-of-the-shoot you can:

run the command as CUSTOM_PATH=path/to/the/folder tether name-of-the-shoot;
export CUSTOM_PATH in your shell file (.zshrc, .bashrc, etc) and then run the command as specified prior.

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Camera tethering on linux terminal

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