CMC – About Canon
About Canon Are you affiliated with Canon? No. We have no relationship with Canon whatsoever other than using their excellent SDK.
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CMC – Release Notes
Release Notes 5.6.98.99 February 16, 2023 (Current Release) 5.6.87.90 August 8, 2021 5.6.55.20 August 3, 2021 (Current Release) 5.5.78.90 January 26, 2020 5.4.98.99 February 23, 2018 5.4.98.80 February 18, 2018 We are really happy to announce ControlMyCanon version 5.4. It is a massive upgrade from version 4.3 and contains all sorts of new features. Many …
CMC – Supported Cameras
Supported Cameras Which DSLR’s are supported? The supported devices are listed on the download page. Why isn’t my camera supported? The SDK only allows tethering to certain camera bodies. Almost all newer bodies are supported, except point and shoots. Why doesn’t the program do X? Some bodies support more tethered functionality than others. This is …
Adjusting the User Interface Colors
Adjusting the User Interface Colors You can change the user interface colors with themes. Some themes are better than others in certain lighting conditions, so try some different themes and find one that is comfortable for you. The effect of themes are visual only. Changing Themes Go to the Tools menu and select ”Themes”. Select …
A Quick Tour
A Quick Tour Check out this video showing the basic features.
USB Issues
USB Issues Drivers The program doesn’t require any custom drivers supplied by the body manufacturer. Just plug in your camera via USB to your Windows PC and it works. It has been this way since Windows XP. Some other camera control apps require third-party USB drivers like WinUSB via the Zadig utility. These drivers can …
Focusing Issues
Focusing Issues When I press the ‘Shoot’ button while not in live view, it tries to autofocus first even though I don’t want that. How do I prevent it from focusing first? This is caused by the body being set to require focus before shooting and is due to an incorrect autofocus mode. See the …
Focus Never Changes
Focus Stacking: Focus Never Changes Question: ‘I tried focus stacking, but the focus does not change. It’s all the same focus. How do I fix this?’. Answer: This is due to an incorrect focus mode on the body.Set it to the mode where focus is not attempted or required to capture an image in live …
Connection Issues
Connection Issues Drivers The software doesn’t require any custom drivers supplied by the camera manufacturer. Just plug in your camera via USB to your Windows PC and it works. It has been this way since Windows XP. Some other camera control apps require third-party USB drivers like WinUSB via the Zadig utility. These drivers can …
Requesting Support
Requesting Support I have a question. Who do I ask? We are happy to answer any questions, bug reports or observations you may have. Just fill in the form on the Support page and we will receive your question via email with a cc to you. You don’t need to create an account or have …