Helicon Remote

Helicon Soft Ltd.

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About this app

Helicon Remote is a utility for tethered shooting and camera remote control compatible with all recent Nikon and Canon DSLR cameras (except for D3000 / D3100 / D3200 / D3300 / D3400 - these are NOT SUPPORTED. Full list of supported cameras below). Any other camera brand is NOT SUPPORTED.

The app can only be used on device with USB OTG (host mode) support. USB OTG adapter is required if your device doesn't have full size USB socket!

Key features:
- Wi-Fi support (For supported cameras with built-in Wi-Fi; Nikon WT and Wu-1 modules; and Canon WFT modules)
- Automated focus bracketing (focus bracketing, exposure bracketing and time lapse shooting can be combined in any way possible)
- Focus stacking result preview
- Extra long exposures (BULB mode) - up to 32 min (all Canon cameras, all Nikons EXCEPT D90, D300(s), D700, D5000, D5100, D7000, D3, D3S, D3X)
- Advanced exposure bracketing
- Image review
- Full screen Live View
- Focus areas highlighting
- Live View noise averaging
- Time lapse shooting
- Video recording
- Burst (continuous) shooting
- Hyper focal distance and DOF calculator
- Live histogram (grayscale/RGB)

Please see http://www.heliconsoft.com/heliconsoft-products/helicon-remote/ for more information Helicon Remote, its features, and versions for other operating systems (Windows, Mac, iOS).

Device requirements:
- Android 4.4+
- USB host (also called USB OTG) support. USB OTG adapter is required unless your device has a full size USB socket. Note that some Android devices have limited USB support. Those will not detect cameras, even if they detect other devices like USB sticks or mice successfully. You can use this app to find out whether your device has full USB OTG support: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.tauruslabs.usbhostcheck
- Touch screen

Camera compatibility

Canon:
- 1D Mark III, 1D X Mark III, 1Ds Mark III, 1D Mark IV, 1D C, 1D X, 1D X Mark II;
- 5D Mark II, 5D Mark III, 5D Mark IV, 5DS, 5DS R (5DSR);
- 6D, 6D Mark II;
- 7D, 7D Mark II;
- 40D, 50D, 60D, 70D, 77D / 9000D, 80D, 90D;
- 100D / SL1 / Kiss X7, 200D / SL2 / Kiss X8, 250D;
- 450D / Rebel XSi / Kiss X2, 500D / Rebel T1i / Kiss X3, 550D / Rebel T2i / Kiss X4, 600D / Rebel T3i / Kiss X5, 650D / Rebel T4i / Kiss X6, 700D / T5i / Kiss X7i, 750D / Rebel T6i / Kiss x8i, 760D / Rebel T6s / EOS 8000D, 800D / Rebel T7i / Kiss X9i, 1000D / Rebel XS / Kiss F, 1100D / Rebel T3 / Kiss X50, 1200D / T5 / Kiss X70, 1300D / Rebel T6 / Kiss X80;
- 2000D / Kiss X90 / T7 / 1500D;
- 4000D / 3000D.

Nikon: D3, D3s, D3x, D4, D4s, D5, Df, D90, D300/D300s, D500, D600, D610, D700, D750, D780, D800/D800e, D810, D810A, D850, D5000, D5100, D5200, D5300, D5500, D5600, D7000, D7100, D7200, D7500. (D3000 - D3500 are not supported).

Video recording:
- all Nikon cameras EXCEPT D90, D300(s), D700, D3, D3S, D3X, D5000, Df;
- all Canon cameras.

Limitations: free (unregistered) version does not allow shooting in raw format. A license can be purchased from http://heliconsoft.com or via menu/Register button from within Helicon Remote.

Ratings and reviews

Once the camera connects (6d), the interface becomes incredibly slow and laggy. I do not have the same issues with DSLR controller. I even removed DSLR controller from my phone to see if that was the issue: it wasn't. I tried everything I could think of (it's not the cable), but it still doesn't work right. I'll update this review if you fix it, but as a paying customer, I'm pretty ticked at the moment. DSLR controller hasn't been updated in 3 years and it works better than this does.

I've tried many, many apps and devices for remote camera functions. None are perfect, but this is the best I've tried so far. I'm using it over Wifi with a Canon 5dmiv, and it connects and performs very well. This is a pretty deep app, so it requires some time to understand and appreciate all the functions. I use it for macro focus stacking, and it's such a help. I just purchased the paid version to gain RAW image support. Highly recommended.

Used a Google Nexus 7 tablet with a Nikon D700 - worked. Next up, try a LG 3 with two different D700 cameras. Nice interface. Now to explore real work world applications. Downside: places the camera into transfer mode and depletes camera battery in wirhib 30 minutes. Often much less. Update: I no longer use the cameras I originally used the app with so I am looking forward to testing Helicon Remote with the newer DSLR cameras. In all other aspects the app works fine.

What's new

App stability improvements; bug report function fixed on older Android versions