The application does not show up in Google Play unless you have an ARMv7-A device running Android 2.3.1 or newer. Please consult the devices page to see if your device is compatible. If your device is listed, it may need a firmware update.

Devices running any Android version older than 3.1 will need to be rooted to run DSLR Controller, if they can run it at all.

Please consult the devices page to see if your device is compatible. If your device is listed, it may need a firmware update.

Devices running any Android version older than 3.1 will need to be rooted to run DSLR Controller, if they can run it at all.

The entire Play store, including the download system, is operated by Google. If you receive a download or installation error, there is unfortunately nothing we can do to assist you. All we can recommend you is to try again later. Issues like these are usually solved by Google within hours without having to contact them, though.

The entire Play store, including the payment system, is operated by Google. If a payment is stuck, pending, fails, etc, there is unfortunately nothing we can do to assist you. At best we have the same information you do, at worst we have even less. You will need to contact Google for support on payments.

We use a licensing system operated by Google. If the licensing system thinks you have not purchased the app, the app will close and the Play store will open. If you have actually purchased the app, usually uninstalling the app and re-installing it from the Play store solves the problem.

Yes, just make sure all of the devices have the same Google account associated with them.

If for some reason you are not happy with your purchase, we understand you may require a refund. Unfortunately we cannot process refunds by email. Instead, please find the receipt email the Google Play store sent you when purchasing. This email contains a link to contact us, which when clicked will lead you to a contact form. In the "Choose request type" box, select the "I'd like to request a refund or return an item" option, and enter the reason you are requesting a refund.

We honor most refund requests, but please keep in mind that refunding is a fairly cumbersome manual operation. As such, we generally process all refund requests in one go, approximately once a month. It may be days or even weeks after that before your credit card or bank account receives the funds back.

If you believe you have been charged twice, please understand that that is an issue with Google's system, and completely outside of our control. Usually, Google automatically rectifies the situation by refunding one of the purchases, though this may take a while. If you ask us to process a double charge, this usually means all transaction will be refunded and the app will be uninstalled.

Note that if you uninstall the app within two hours of a purchase, the purchase will automatically be refunded.

DSLR Controller has it's own discussion thread at XDA-Developers.com.

This thread is visited by the DSLR Controller developers, Android enthousiasts, and amateur and professional photographers.

Please search both this site and the thread itself, to see if your question has already been answered. While most people in the discussion thread are happy to answer any questions you may have, as you may understand people may get frustrated if the same question comes up over and over again.

As the message describes, the device you are using appears to be incompatible with DSLR Controller, but the app has detected that your device may become compatible once you have rooted it.

Most devices can be rooted (jailbroken), but it does void the warranty. Websites like XDA-Developers.com have all the information you need to know to root your device.

You are most likely running DSLR Controller on a rooted Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) device. Most of these devices are configured with a 48 or 64 MB per-app memory limit.

Like the photography and graphics programs you know and love from your desktop computer, DSLR Controller is quite a memory hungry application. Live view and image review quality and performance will be lowered to cope with the memory restriction. Typically liveview runs at half-speed and images are displayed at half-resolution.

If your device can actually run DSLR Controller however, chances are it has more than enough physical memory. Luckily, on rooted devices you can change this per-app memory limit. It is configured in the /system/build.prop file, and the setting is named dalvik.vm.heapsize. Changing this value to either 128m or 196m and rebooting will solve the problem. Please only do this on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) devices, not on newer Android versions!

It can be tricky to modify this setting yourself. There are free apps on Google Play that can help you to change this setting.

This is an issue with Google Play, and not something we can do anything about. If this happens to you, please make sure your credit card information is correct and the transaction actually went through. If so, request a refund, and complain to Google.

Availability of features heavily depends on your camera settings.

Please consult the devices page to see if your camera is supported and which OS it runs. If it is running VxWorks, auto focus and continuous shooting are not supported. Liveview is generally only supported in A-DEP, M, Av, Tv and P modes on these cameras.

If your camera is running DryOS (all recent EOS models), most likely there is some setting in your camera that prevents these features from working. Most likely you will find the offending setting somewhere under C.Fn configuration (continue reading the FAQ entry below this one).

Various camera settings are known to interfere with expected DSLR Controller operation.

Memory card
You need to put a memory card in the camera. Even if you don't use it. Affects capture.

Liveview
On some models, liveview has to be enabled in the menu.

Shutter speed
On some models (like the 5D mark II), shutterspeed range is reduced when video recording is enabled in the menu.

Quick review
Quick review needs to be disabled for proper operation. The app does attempt to disable quick review, and re-enable it when you close the app, but this may not always work properly.

C.Fn settings
When running into problems or unexpected behaviour, we suggest resetting C.Fn to factory defaults. We have found some specific settings that may interfere with the app, that we have listed before. Option names vary slightly per model, and not every option is available on every model.

C.Fn III: Autofocus/Drive: Mirror Lockup
This option should be set to value 0: Disable. Affects auto-focus and capture.

C.Fn IV: Operation/Others: Shutter/AF-ON button
This option should be set to value 0: Metering + AF start. Affects auto-focus.

C.Fn IV: Operation/Others: Shutter/AE lock button
This option should be set to value 0: Metering + AF start. Affects auto-focus.

C.Fn IV: Operation/Others: Custom Controls
Both the shutter and AF-ON should be set to value AF. Affects auto-focus.

Go into your camera's menu and find the liveview configuration. Check if there is a silent mode option, and make sure it is set to disabled. It is also known that non-Canon flashes may not work when liveview is active.

Digital Single-Lens Reflex.

Please consult the devices page.

At the moment, only Canon EOS models are supported. Support for other brands of DSLRs is planned, but we will not start on the implementation until we have finished the application for Canon EOS.

We might support these in the future, but DSLRs come first.

We have a very long list of features planned and are working hard to get them all implemented. Following is a small selection of the most important features we plan to support, in no particular order. You may wonder why some of these have not been implemented yet, the answer is that our first priorities are stability, compatibility, and performance.

• Image review (JPEG based first, CR2 second) implemented in v0.70
• Saving images to Android device instead of camera implemented in v0.97
• HDR capture (ExpComp/EV based) implemented in v0.77
• Advanced intervalometer/bramper with the following subfeatures:
  • Basic timelapse implemented in v0.86
  • Unlimited-point bracketing (time-based and HDR): implemented in v0.85
  • Shutter speed
  • Aperture
  • ISO speed
  • Bulb timing
  • 3-speed focus control implemented in v0.86
• Scripted capture
• Video support implemented in v0.75
• Follow focus implemented in v0.92
• Live contrast view implemented in v0.70
• Remote control through 3rd party applications, a second Android device, or a PC implemented in v0.96
• Very limited free version (at 1.0 release)

If you want to request a different feature or wish to elaborate on how you see the implementation of a certain feature, feel free to tell us all about it in the discussion thread at XDA-Developers.com.

For this BETA, we only want those people who are serious about this application and want to help support it's development both monetarily as well as with their input.

We were not even planning to release the BETA at all, but we got so many requests to just release it in the state it was in at that time, we eventually buckled under the sheer number of requests for it.

Also please note that the BETA is significantly cheaper than the end-product will be.

No, it is not. DSLR Controller is completely built from scratch (aside from Android itself) in a massive reverse engineering effort. Not sure why we keep getting this question, as none of those projects even come close to what DSLR Controller can do.

There are plans for a (severely limited or time-based trial) free version of DSLR Controller for after version 1.0 is reached.