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Sony’s Camera Remote API beta SDK allows you to control a number of Sony cameras, including Sony Action cams, Sony Alpha cameras and Lens Style cameras, wirelessly from another device.

Sony’s Camera Remote API beta SDK allows you to control a number of Sony cameras, including Sony Action cams, Sony Alpha cameras and Lens Style cameras, wirelessly from another device.

This opens up for a number of exciting use cases, such as zoom control, remote viewfinder, self-timer settings, still image capture and recording start and stop.

The Camera Remote API is a flexible API that builds on commonly-used protocols such as HTTP and JSON. And you can develop apps for any operating system, such as Android, IOS or Microsoft® Windows®.

Source: https://developer.sony.com/develop/cameras/

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Sony Camera API and the Smart Remote Control app won't allow internet access

I purchased a Sony A5000 for the purpose of integrating the Sony Camera API into our professional photo booth software for iPad. I understood that the Sony A5000 can connect to an existing Wi-Fi access point that has a connection to the internet,…
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Sony camera remote API archived

Sony Camera Remote API is now archived. It was last updated in 2017 March, and some of the functionality that was added to the new models (A7 III, A7 R III, A9 ) are not documented. Does Sony plan to release an updated Camera Remote API…
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What APIs do new Sony cameras support i.e. A9 (ILCE-9), A7r2 (ILCE-7rm2), A7m3 (ILCE-7m3)?

I looked into Sony's developer website (3 March 2018) and while the design is changed, the contents seem to lag behind. https://developer.sony.com/develop/cameras I do not see any details of the APIs of A9 and 3rd gen A7 cameras. I know these…
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Setting focus manually with Sony Camera API

I'm making a follow focus app for Sony cameras. My app needs to be able to set focus marks and recall them. There are a lot of functions for doing AF on the Sony Camera API, but I'd like to be able to set focus manually to a given absolute value. Is…
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Sony Camera API with C#

I have asked a previous question on SO with regards to the Sony Camera API and I did get some help but I am still having a problem. I found the following library https://github.com/kazyx/kz-remote-api that someone made to use with the Sony Camera…
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Sony Camera API over USB

Is the Sony camera API available over USB or bluetooth? Specifically I want to be able to download pictures as they are taken (picture mode) on a A5000 and I cannot use WiFi. Any information or links to appropriate USB tethering protocols would be…
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Sony Camera Remote API available over USB on new models?

While Sony teases new camera models to customers (UMC-R10C, UMC-S3C) and mentions both API access and USB connectivity (rather than wifi) - the Sony Camera Remote API currently only mentions wifi. Is there any information on how to use those…
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Sony Camera Remote API, How can I show/use liveview-stream data with VB.net (use of Sony QX1)

I'm programming a small software for the remote use of a Sony camera (I use QX1 but the model should be irrelevant) in VB.net. I could make pictures by sending the JSON-commands to the camera and also could start the liveview-stream with the method…
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Can I connect Sony HDR-AS100 to existing access point

I would like to use the camera API to access the live view of a Sony HDR-AS100V camera. I also need my WIFI adaptor to connect to an existing access point. I cannot to the AP provided by the camera. Can I connect the camera to an external access…
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Camera Remote API network limitations

Using the Smart Remote Control you can connect to the access point of the camera. Then using SSDP you can search for the Location # sudo tcpdump -vv -A -s 0 'port 1900 and host 239.255.255.250 and udp' LOCATION:…
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How to transfer images on modern cameras?

I have two modern Sony cameras: An A7RIII An RX100V Reading through the API 2.4 documentation, both of these cameras should support "Transferring images". However in the section labeled "Changing camera function to transferring images", the…
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Sony Camera a6500: How to transfer movies with Remote SDK

I'm using a Sony Camera a6500 and the Sony Camera Remote API SDK. According to the documentation, I could be able to transfer recorded movies with the API with a a6500. When I'm calling the method getAvailableApiList (after a stat, I've got these…
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Using Sony Camera Remote API 2.4 can't get "avContent service" for Sony camera A6300

I'm developing an android app on A6300 camera. I want to realize "Transferring images " function. I connected the camera wifi and found the device. When I get the device info by accessing the url http://192.168.122.1:61000/scalarwebapi_dd.xml. The…
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still AND movie shootMode on a6300?

Camera: A6300 Remote version: 2.0.1 Is it possible switch between still and movie shootModes remotely? I'm consistently getting back a 500 SET OPERATION FAILED error when trying to switch shoot modes from still to movie and vice versa. It seems that…
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Can't Connect to Sony Camera Remote API

I'm developing apps on iOS. I try to connect Sony Camera Remote API and I can't find the right device description file. So I can't use the API. I try to connect with follow steps: Connect mac to camera over WiFi: Open my camera menu ——> Wifi ——>…
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