Release Notes¶
v4.27¶
6th December 2022
Add support for Nikon Z6 II
Add support for Nikon Z7 II
Add support for Nikon Z9
Fix support for Nikon image quality * modes
Fix app hang during synchronisation of photo list
v4.25¶
6th August 2022
Add support for Sony a7 IV
Add support for Sony ZV-E10
Add support for Canon R7
Add support for Canon R10
Add support for Liveview zoom/position on Sony cameras
Add support for direct shutter button control on Sony cameras
Fix crash caused by bug with texture loading in UI layout logic
Fix issue with shutter button control during continuous highspeed shooting
Fix issue with Sony triggering during MF focus mode
Fix incorrect loupe size when loading photo thumbnails
Fix storage of license activation status on linux
Allow liveview images to be sent to External API
Remove barcode metadata checkbox from options UI
v4.24¶
28th March 2022
Adjust Sony live view focus sensitivity
Ensure Nikon cameras are disconnected gracefully
Ensure Recent Photos list auto-scrolls to end when new photo is added
Fix clickable UI area for camera live view popup menu
Fix typo in tooltip for focus step buttons
Fix issue with photo quality setting being ignored on Sony cameras
Add support for Transfer request from External API
Add support for live view focus with Sony UMC cameras
Improve log message for failed license activation request
v4.22¶
3rd May 2021
Add support for Sony a1
Add support for Sony a7C
Add support for Sony a7S III
Add support for Nikon D6
Add support for Nikon D780
Add support for Nikon Z 5
Add support for Nikon Z 50
Add support for Canon Ra
Add support for Canon RP
Add support for Canon R5
Add support for Canon R6
Add support for Canon M6 Mark II
Add support for Canon 90D
Add support for Canon 850D / Rebel T8i / Kiss X10i
Add support for full control of camera settings on Sony a7R4, a7C, a1
Add support for live view focus with Sony Alpha cameras
Add support for controlling power zoom on some Sony Alpha cameras
Add support for setting custom White Balance colour temperature on Nikon and Sony cameras
Add support for Pixel Shift mode on recent Sony cameras
Add full support for Canon CR3 file format
Add display option to enable/disable filmstrip and tool panels
Add photo filename validation feature
Add system tray icon to mac app
Add command line option to start minimised to system tray
Adjust Sony live view focus sensitivity
Allow Colour Temp setting to be part of stored camera preset
Improve accuracy of barcode scanning
Fix Storage mode setting for recent Sony cameras
Fix intermittent failure of live view on Sony cameras
Fix video download on Canon EOS R
Fix quick loupe for live view on Sony cameras
Fix live view on Sony a7C and similar models
Fix issue with dropped replies for External API requests
Fix issue with background image being hidden until first photo is taken
Fix incorrect msg_seq_num on External API replies
Ensure Lightroom retains focus when plugin is launched from within Lightroom
Ensure empty files are removed if video download fails
Ensure invalid External API requests are correctly rejected
Ensure live view is marked as not-supported on the Sony a6000
Do not exit app when minimised to system tray and main window is closed
Update message in trial ended notification window
Prepare support for macOS Big Sur and Apple Silicon
v4.17¶
1st July 2020
Fix issue with flickering liveview on Sony cameras
Fix use of Windows network shares in Photo Download Directory
Fix issue with UI focus when trying to change/edit camera from camera table
Fix deadlock issue after barcode scan triggers photo renaming
Add support for Raspberry Pi 4 system image
Add help menu item for submitting feedback email
Add button to License window for rechecking license
Add license type and order ID to License window
Show full product SKU in License window
Decrease tolerance for over/under exposure warning
v4.15¶
22nd April 2020
Improve reliability of Sony capture when AF is enabled
Improve latency of Sony AF capture
Improve highlight graphics for filmstrip photos
Fix Sony auto focus functionality
Fix camera status when Sony MF capture fails
Fix issues with Sony photo download during highspeed continuous shooting
Fix crash when value for script parameter contains empty text
Detect Sony storage mode setting from camera
Add option to enable/disable Capture display
Add system tray icon to windows app
Add option to start app minimised to system tray
Add highlight for current camera in Cameras display panel
Add StorageID, PersistentID, and OriginalPath to External API photo info
Add GetCamera request message to External API
Add option to persist photo info after app restart
Support restore of photo info from previous session
Allow app to be activated/deactivate via External API
Allow Camera Controls current camera to be selected from Cameras display panel
Ensure any outstanding Sony autofocus requests are cancelled before disconnect
Ensure External API can be enabled even if app is deactivated
Restore camera selection mode after app restart
v4.14¶
19th February 2020
Improve image quality of previews and thumbnails in photo display window
Add option to disable Live View focus with mouse wheel
Add support for bugsplat crash reporting on mac
Add error code descriptions to cryptlex license window UI
Add mappings for more Sony a7R4 camera settings
Show trial ID in trial/license window
Ensure correct texture level is chosen in photo preview window
Ensure Quick Loupe uses fullsize photo
Ensure control characters (ie. newline) are stipped from photo filename
Ensure PhotoFilename field is sent to external API event stream
Ensure log file is updated on regular interval
Fix issue with Sony camera properties getting out of sync
Fix issue with Sony capture requests returning early failure
Fix issue with histogram when two display windows are used
Fix issue with photo detection and download on Sony a7R4
Fix issue with sticky UI controls on mac
Fix error when running Bulb Timelapse script
Fix crash when using multiple display windows on mac
Fix crash when loading background image
v4.12¶
31st December 2019
Fix issue with update window getting stuck in background on mac
Fix issue with Live View FPS controls
Fix issue with photo names contained absolute files paths
Fix External API fields for CameraNumDownloadsComplete and CameraNumDownloadsFailed
Support GRID network transfers for video files
Separate GRID photo USB download and network transfer operations
Add option for setting default Live View FPS
Add rate limiter to photo viewer to avoid backlog of loading/decoding operations
Stop sendling LiveviewUpdated message to External API
Do not switch network adapter if chosen IP address temporarily goes down
v4.11¶
15th November 2019
Add ability to retrieve log file from remote GRID nodes
Add ability to clean download data and directory from GRID nodes
Add information about GRID node memory usage
Add support for photo quality settings on Sony cameras
Add new OptionsUpdated External API message
Add option to hide on-card photos from filmstrip
Add new Trigger Controls UI window
Add UI to allow formatting memory cards in specific cameras
Change ‘Delete All’ button to only delete known photos and not download directory
Increase default GRID photo transfer size to 50 MB
Improve UI for hiding/unhiding photos
Fix GRID node disk space calculation for linux 32bit platforms
Fix GRID slave node handling requests with ‘multiple’ selection mode
Fix support for RAW+JPEG mode on Sony cameras
Ensure large log file does not persist once app is restarted
Ensure app update checks do not happen while activation window is still visible
Ensure GRID node name and camera database is saved even when app is not shutdown cleanly
Ensure OptionsInfo and DownloadPath are added to External API synchronistion reply
Ignore folders created by camera on memory card
Ignore duplicate photos when shooting to dual memory card slots
Avoid possible app hang when handling USB communication errors on Windows
v4.10¶
28th October 2019
Support new master/slave GRID networking mode
Optimise memory usage when GRID photo transfers are done in single chunk
Allow multiple nodes to be selection from node table UI
Allow GRID node renaming from camera table UI
Allow GRID node names be be edited directly from row in nodes table UI
Add ability to filter absent nodes from node table UI
Add option to disable automatic rotation using photo EXIF
Add option to apply rotation from camera metadata
Add option to auto fill Session Name or Unique Tag when clipboard text changes
Add checkbox for pausing output text in log window
Add single ‘Manage License’ item to help menu
Use GRID master node mode to decide about distributing options
Only send GRID discovery messages from unconnected nodes or master node
Fix USB host controller detection and balancing on Windows
Fix orientation of live view loupe when display mirroring is enabled
Fix possible hang when closing application
Fix issue when renaming local GRID node
Fix license verification when running in CLI mode
Fix initial text in node/camera table selection indicator
v4.9¶
29th September 2019
Add Sony support for cameras in the a6xxx range, a9, and a7 variants
Add support for changing Sony camera properties
Add support for live view on Sony cameras
Add UI buttons for incrementing/decrementing camera properties
Add script for direct shutter button control for Canon cameras
Add rate limiter to fix hang during GRID photo synchronisation
Fix colouring of UI text for script status
Fix photo rendering for GPUs that have limited max texture size
Fix issue with [E] filename token when shooting RAW+JPEG
Fix issue with Sony camera communication on linux
Fix possible app hang and memory leak during heavy GRID network traffic
Replace warning icons with coloured text in Camera Controls window
Allow parallel downloads from cameras connected through same USB host controller
Ensure trial dialog is not shown for GRID slaves even after license file has become stale
v4.8¶
28th August 2019
Add support for Canon 250D / Rebel SL3 / Kiss X10
Add new zxing barcode scanner engine
Add buttons for pasting clipboard into filename options text fields
Fix issue with support for cardless operation with Canon cameras
Fix misleading names used in PTP property log messages
Show platform with GRID node information
Show Card/Disk status for filmstrip thumbnail placeholder
Replace Client Presentation Mode option with Card Preview dropdown menu
Change behaviour of barcode text field to accept external scanner input
Track Session Name and Session Number information with each photo
Ensure camera status is updated for lost cameras during GRID network synchronisation
Improve GUI table perf by disabling automatic column resizing
Separate photo location and hidden status
Allow photos to be unhidden
v4.7¶
24th July 2019
Fix issue with migrated camera names being overridden with default model name
Fix issue with incorrect state for photo/camera/node information after network synchronisation
Fix issue with GRID photo transfers getting stuck under heavy load
Fix issue with GRID network messages being consuming too slowly, leading to connection timeout
Fix memory corruption and crash when synchronising GRID network connection
Fix issue with rejected download requests of camera already has capture request pending
Improve reliability of GRID network session handling and recovery
Add network priority mode option to control GUI/network priority
Add Node column to photo and camera tables
Add link to documentation website in Help menu
Add ability to customise GRID node connection timeout
Ensure Client Presentation Mode only downloads JPEGs when shooting RAW+JPEG
Ensure session num UI gets updated after options update
Ensure log file is flushed when handling bugsplat report
Ensure linux snap package uses common user directory for photo storage
Show totals for photos/cameras/nodes in UI tables
Reduce use of GPU when Capture tab is not visible
Filter out noisy Nikon ExposureIndicateStatus messages from log