Nikon Camera Control Pro 2 Software Full Version for Nikon DSLR Cameras

by Nikon

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000XRRDWS
• Item model number: 25366
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #98 in Camera & Photo > Accessories > Batteries & Chargers > Adapters
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

Camera Control Pro software enables simplified remote control of many Nikon digital SLR functions from a personal computer, and includes advanced features such as "Viewer" that provide substantial improvements in operation. Includes Software CD-ROM User Guide.

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127 of 131 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent software but..., February 1, 2008

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Paul T. Stewart (Hendersonville, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nikon Camera Control Pro 2 Software Full Version for Nikon DSLR Cameras (Electronics)

I wasn't sure about this. I shoot portraiture photography and have seen how other similar software, Leaf Capture and Canon's Remote Capture performs. What captured my interest (pardon the pun) was of course the advantage of being able to see the images on PC immediately. To finally have the ability to verify 100% of the time that focus, exposure, lighting, and of course composition were all the way I wanted them.....which means great shots all the time, ditching the bad ones immediately, and little to no time in post processing.

The Leaf and Canon software I have seen in use ran very fast which is absolutely important here. How useful would any of this be if when shooting tethered to the PC the pictures started stacking up or heaven forbid froze the computer?

So I downloaded a trial copy from Nikon first. I am pleased to say it runs fast. Previews pop up on screen in no more than one second, even when shooting tif on my D300 which are 35MB files. What pleased me even more is that it ran equally fast on my notebook computer which does not have near the processor or graphics power of my desktop PC.

You are managing 3 windows when working with your camera tethered to the PC. There is a preview window that is resizable showing the images very quickly. It can be configured for different magnifications, single frame view or filmstrip view. A second, smaller, window shows a histogram and download status of the files as they are coming in. The third window is a camera control window that allows remote triggering and access to all on camera settings and menus. If you have a Nikon D3 or D300 you can also work in Live View on screen in both the handheld and tripod modes. Finally found a use for the Live View I suppose; which up until now I have found to be an extremely over hyped useless feature on the new Nikons.

So........what's the "but" all about in the title of my review you ask? Leaf and Canon give their remote capture software to their customers when they lay out thousands of dollars. This seems to be a notion that Nikon hasn't seen fit to subscribe to, yet.

So that is my complaint. I can really use this software or I would never have purchased it. It performs very good and is very useful, but Nikon customers should not have to purchase something like this after they laid down 2000 to 5000 dollars for a camera.

Paul Stewart

Hendersonville, TN

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great tool but a bit expensive, December 16, 2008

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Christian E. Holfinger (London, OH) - See all my reviews
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I bought Camera Control to shoot Santa Pictures for an event. I put my camera on a tripod and did all focusing and shooting through live-view mode on my laptop screen. I think I touched the camera once in two hours (to change the battery, as shooting tethered in Live View sucked the juice... need an MB-10, I guess). From the capture, I printed to a Canon Selphy and handed the picture to each kid in about 1 minute. I can also see myself using Camera Control Pro when doing portraits, as the ability to instantly see the image on a high-definition 17" laptop screen makes adjustments and feedback a whole lot easier than just relying on the 3" sceen on the back of my D300. So, a lot of upside, including a great feature set for your Nikon, but I would think something like this would be more like $99 and not $150 - $180.

28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Overpriced with a Primitive User Interface, February 24, 2010

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Preston S. Page "Preston Page" (St. Louis, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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I bought Nikon Camera Control Pro 2 to use with a Nikon D700 to shoot tabletop projects and portraits. I installed it on a 17-inch laptop running Windows 7. The installation was a bit strange for a current software package. First, I was amazed by the "unknown publisher" on the installation - Nikon can't afford a digital certificate? Second, it seems to install twice, but the first pass installs an older version of Microsoft C++ redistributable.

The user interface is the first MDI application I've seen in more than ten years and it is really clumsy, with multiple windows doing sort of the same thing. The design shows no evidence of stepping back and thinking about how a photographer would actually use something called Camera Control.

To be fair, software's functionality is pretty much as advertised. You can shoot tethered and control the camera from a computer. However, the capture and rendering of RAW files feels very slow, which will limit its application.

Bottom line, the software has a $5 amateur 1992 Windows 3 shareware look and feel, not a $199 from one of the top professional DSLR makers. As other reviews have noted here, Camera Control should be given away with the DSLRs. I feel a bit of a chump paying even the excellent Amazon price for such an unrefined package.