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Connected straight away, no problems!
I spent the best part of a day, trying to connect my Sony A6600 with the Sony imaging edge app, and nothing worked.
I saw a YouTube tutorial using shutter app, I immediately downloaded it, thinking what do I have to lose?.. it worked first time, impressive! now I can carry on with my day, thank you!!Show lessGreen Chilli Design
Worse than Camrote and Sony app
Had great hopes for this app, and while Camrote and to a lesser extent the Sony app did what I wanted I really needed be able to use my Apple Watch to control the camera. The problem is that with any of the apps I have mentioned Bluetooth needs yo be turned off so the video feed works. The Apple Watch needs Bluetooth so the video feed is useless and So very laggy. Even with the Bluetooth turned off and not using the watch it’s way more laggy than the other apps.
Waste of my money and refund request if you can’t give me a fix.Show lessQuigs2511
Developer Response
Hi, big apologies for the trouble. We strive to be the most reliable Sony app of them all. If anything is slower than Camrote/Sony app, it's a bug that we need to fix. I believe you emailed us already and we are working on a fix (if it wasn't you, please email help@shutter.dev). -GrzegorzWell, it’s free
This app did actually save me when I needed to remotely turn on the video of my Sony rxm4. But it is also maddening because it looses the connection and the aperture control is frustrating. So if what you need to do is stand in front of the camera and start vidéo I think this is the only app that will do this for my camera, which isn’t new anymore. I am envious of the other apps out there that work with newer cameras.Show lessCJ does self tapes
Elegantly functional app with a useless and fatal flaw for Astro-photography.
This App does NOT support RAW, ARW, or any other file format that is important to imaging. I wasted 12 hours of data imaging IC 434 using the intervalometer function thinking that when I get back to the telescope that the data was good. It was all .jpeg files. I troubled shooted the setting and the camera was on RAW and jpeg. I’ve also tried just RAW with the same results. My advice, do not support this app developer. I spent years struggling with cheap equipment before going to Astro-Physics and Stellarvue. This app is right there with cheap. And as a note to the developer: please do not reply to my review trying to defend your product. Fix the issue instead so in the future unsuspecting imagers like me aren’t disappointed by an advertised function of your app failing miserably, and costing time and money for “basic” functionality. Coding is not that hard. Actually, I will do it myself.Show lessKirk1778
Developer Response
Hi, I'm really sorry to hear that you lost an entire shoot, and don't like the app. Shutter definitely works with RAW photos already - we use it all the time. If you have a camera that connects through "Smart Remote Control" or "Smart Remote Embedded" app, there is a full-screen warning about the need to change settings in the camera to re-enable RAW (newer cameras without "Smart Remote Control" or PlayMemories Apps don't need this step). If you dismissed the warning: the way to shoot RAW is to connect to the app first and *then* set format to RAW in the camera menu. If you run into any issues, please email me at help@shutter.dev (or click "Contact Us" in the app) and I will happily assist.Outstanding Support
As a lover of landscape and long exposure photography - Shutter is a handy accessory particularly at night and in early morning. Being able to be adjust settings from my phone is great. I can see and be more comfortable than if tethered to my camera and tripod. I have found at times that the WiFi connection is a bit hit and miss but once connected Shutter is a great app. I did contact support for help with a setting on camera that prevented exposures longer than 30 seconds and their response was immediate and accurate. This alone sets this app apart. I have not been disappointed with my purchase.
(For long exposures the shutter setting cannot be electronic for bulb or longer than 30”)Show lessGlen from Byron Bay
Works Fine
This app works fine and the pairing process was easy. The only issues I experienced was the noticeable delay between taking the photo versus the time it actually registers to your camera.
The second challenge was disconnections—I was standing a few feet away from my camera and the app disconnected within a few minutes of purchasing it. I have to manually close and open the app to establish a connection.
My third problem is that during Shutter usage and after closing the app, I’m not able to send or receive texts. I’m a product photography who also uses airplay to send images to my TV—which I use as a backdrop. Whenever I have to use Shutter, it interferes with airplay even after I close the app. After using Shutter, I have to turn my phone off completely to allow my phone to receive messages and to use airplay, even though I have consistent Wi-Fi and cellular data. At this point, this works fine for in-studio shoots, but it’s not reliable enough to use at offsite shoots. I hope in time this app improves in its funactionality. 😊Show lessMadame Thinker
Extremely slow!!! I needed this to take portraits
I’ve had this for a 3 weeks now and the outcome is the same ! Slooooooow! The connection from the phone to the camera isn’t nearly close to real time and you would need to take a good photo. I’ve taken so many bad pictures bc I am guessing on when the communication from the app to the camera will sync. Definitely not worth it and I don’t recommend this for self shooting.Show lessv1esquivel
Lag
Huge time lag between
Moving the camera and seeing the picture on your phone.Aws Amro
Developer Response
Hi, apologies for the trouble. We do our best to make the app as fast as possible. Could you please email us at help@shutter.dev (or use 'Contact Us' button in the app) with details about your camera? We will be happy to investigate the problem or help with a refund.Sony A7R5
I can’t believe it this application works straight out of the box with my absolutely brand-new Sony A7R5. Well done guys. This is the application that image edge should have been in the first place!phototeknik
Terrific app, excellent service
Using Shutter with my A7R4 and A1. Flawless with the A7R4 and I particularly like the combined focus+exposure bracketing mode. Really simplifies this process. Right now doesnt quite work on the A1 but I had an amazing interaction with the developer who gave me full explanations of what was happening, and their plan to make this work in future versions. Extremely responsive developer! I look forward to using the intervalometer mode for astrolandscape. This is a really nice app.Show lessJFM2031
