Important note for Nikon / Mac OS users. If you experience inconsistent connectivity, update to Lightroom 3.5.

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 supports tethered capture for the cameras listed in this document. Adobe recommends USB2 for optimal performance, unless otherwise designated.

Note: For instructions on using tethered capture, see Import photos from a tethered camera in Lightroom 3 Community Help. For troubleshooting issues with tethered capture, see Troubleshoot tethered capture | Lightroom 3.

Canon

• EOS 5D
• EOS 5D Mark II
• EOS 1D Mark II
• EOS 1Ds Mark II
• EOS 1D Mark III
• EOS 1Ds Mark III
• EOS 1D Mark IV
• EOS 7D
• EOS 550D (Digital RebelT2i/EOS Kiss X4 Digital)
• EOS 500D (Rebel T1I(EOS /Kiss X3 Digital)
• EOS 450D (Rebel XSI/EOS Kiss X2)
• EOS 1000D (Rebel XS/EOS Kiss F)
• EOS 350D (Rebel XT/EOS Kiss Digital N)
• EOS 400D (Rebel XTi/EOS Kiss Digital X)
• EOS 20D
• EOS 30D
• EOS 40D
• EOS 50D
• EOS 60D

Notes on Canon cameras

• EOS 5D, EOS 20D, and EOS 350D (Rebel XT/EOS Kiss Digital N) no longer work with tethered shooting in Mac OS 10.7 (Lion).
• Set 5D, 20D, and Digital Rebel XT (350D/Kiss Digital N) to PC Connect Mode before using. 
• 5D, 1Ds Mark II, 20D, EOS 350D (Rebel XT/EOS Kiss Digital N) on Windows require a driver downloaded from Canon. This driver is not available for 64-bit versions of Windows. 
• 1D Mark II and 1Ds Mark II do not work in Windows 7 in 64 bit or 32 bit.
• Using the 50D in Windows, images can fail to come into the computer if the compact flash card is inserted or removed during the session.
• Connect 1D Mark II, 1Ds Mark II via FireWire for tethered support.
• For the 60D, it's necessary that a card is in the camera for tethering to work properly.

Nikon

• D3
• D3s
• D3x
• D90
• D300
• D300s
• D700
• D5000
• D7000

Notes on Nikon cameras

• If you trigger the shutter with the tether bar capture button, the image must finish downloading before another photo can be captured. Triggering a capture with the shutter release button on the camera does not have this limitation.
• Images do not save to the compact flash card. They are only downloaded to the computer.
• Only one Nikon camera can be attached at a time.
• Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Mac OS X 10.6 are not officially supported for the D3x, D90, and D5000, but they can still work.

Other supported cameras

• Leica S2 (Lightroom 3.2). Not supported on Windows XP.

Products affected

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