Re: Noob questions regarding Sony A7C remote control

Hi,

we have this camera as reported (Sony:ILCE-7C) working.

On Sun, Aug 01, 2021 at 05:13:18PM +0200, Luigi Borasi wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am new to photography and I am thinking of buying a Sony A7C.
> On the other hand, I am not a new to linux and foss and to me the camera
> itself is interesting only if it can be "remote controlled" from linux (or
> if there is reasonable hope it will be in the "near" future).
> Ideally I would like to: change settings, shoot photos (e.g. with "basic"
> astrophotography in mind), and shoot/record (high quality) videos (e.g.
> web-cam like but with superior characteristics).
> It is possible that I have unrealistic expectations.
> 
> My questions are:
> What can I expect in terms of remote control for this model?

regular capture works, also preview (JPEG frames) capture works,
settings will work.

Movie capture we can trigger probably, but this is usually not in the user reports.

> Should I instead be considering other model/vendors to have better support
> for remote control?

Sony is pretty good, Nikon and Canon EOS (non-M) are also good in this regard.

> Moreover I saw that Sony has a remote control SDK (I guess non open
> source)  which works under linux and supports the Sony A7C.
> I wounder if this SDK could prove useful in developing gphoto.

Not really.
 
> I am not a real developer, but, if I end up buying the Sony A7C, I would
> gladly offer my basic skills to help in any way.
> 
> I am grateful for any further information and also for any suggestion
> regarding where to find more information.
> I apologize for the long letter.

I think it should just work.

Ciao, Marcus