Originally posted by JeffJS How? As soon as the USB is plugged into the K7, it goes to PC mode and all shooting functions are disabled. The only way to "tether" anything on the K7 is to connect to an HDMI or Composite video device (television).
Originally posted by TanGU ah sorry, i still have the "old" K20D
Same as me...my "old" K20D is still my only DSLR body and will be for a few weeks yet until we learn about if tethering is actually going to be added or not.
I often drag my big screen into the "studio" in order to put the image up on the screen but the resolution from the K20D is sooo low that the image is still quite blurry for my worn to the nub eyeball.
And if the output image resolution is better on the K-7 that would be super for people who can get by using that to manual focus and compose but that is still leaving the issue of the camera's settings in so many situations.
I would LOVE for Pentax to come up with an innovative solution for tethering like being able to have separate signal sending liveview video to an external dedicated display (as part of the tethering solution so I know you can already do it with the camera in liveview mode but you don't get remote control support on the PC in this option) if you want without needing to do some tap dancing setting up a 2nd display or extending your computer's display to an external display AND leave the tethered shooting on the computer. Or even a cable that splits the output...add a handheld remote kinda like the one from Yongnuo that I linked to in a post somewhere above and we have the potential for a completely PC free tethering option if that would help the situation...I know that would not work for everyone but darn it would be a big step closer to making the K5 maybe the best all around DSLR body currently in production.
I really think that is what so many of us need is a solid all around body. Something that is GREAT outside which hasn't been an issue from Pentax for a long time AND be a solid if not spectacular studio camera. I say this as someone who simply can no longer afford to spend huge amounts of money on my hobbies even it they also help pay my medical bills. I sense there are many people out there in the same position. I want a new body as it was my original plan and the only thing which stopped my upgrade to a K-7 was not the IQ/noise issue but rather this pesky tethering issue...
And yeah, I know one reason adding a second dedicated video out port would be room, no problem but a splitter cable could easily address that issue...of course having never held or looked closely at a K7 the might already have a separate HDMI port? If so then few criminy sakes adding full tethering should be a freaking breeze.
I still think some dinosaur board member with either Hoya or Pentax is out there saying "....well if we add full or any tethering people won't buy the 645D..." then again the $10k camera doesn't have it either...hehehe, so maybe that isn't it. Soooo, who do we need to get laid or stick the head of a prized koi in his/her bed to get our point across?
BTW, all you bastages out there...where in the 'ell were you when I was the ONLY guy clamoring for true tethering a number of months back...I was getting my arse whoop'd for simply pointing out that the K20D does not do what I consider true tethering since there is no live video sent to the computer. hehehehe...man it was BRUTAL, good thing I could still take a beating back then!!
But nice to see it really isn't my meds, tethering is a needed feature to at least two of us out here!!