Release Notes

Version 4.26

3rd October 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

Version 4.25

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
Disable Lightroom plugin install button for mac app store version
Remove barcode metadata checkbox from options UI

Version 4.24

28th March 2022

Fix issue with photo quality setting being ignored on Sony cameras

Version 4.23

27th October 2021

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
Improve log message for failed license activation request

Version 4.22

7th May 2021

Add support for Sony a1
Add support for Canon R5
Add support for Canon R6
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 Pixel Shift mode on recent Sony cameras
Add display option to enable/disable filmstrip and tool panels
Add photo filename validation feature
Adjust Sony live view focus sensitivity
Allow Colour Temp setting to be part of stored camera preset
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 issue with background image being hidden until first photo is taken
Ensure Lightroom retains focus when plugin is launched from within Lightroom
Ensure empty files are removed if video download fails
Ensure live view is marked as not-supported on the Sony a6000

Version 4.20

29th January 2021

Add support for Sony a7C and a7S III
Add full support for Canon CR3 file format
Add support for live view focus with Sony Alpha cameras
Add support for controlling power zoom on some Sony Alpha cameras
Fix live view on Sony a7C and similar models
Fix issue with dropped replies for External API requests

Version 4.19

11th November 2020

Improve barcode scanning accuracy for small 1D type barcodes
Fix broken video file downloads on Canon cameras
Add support for setting custom White Balance colour temperature on Nikon and Sony cameras
Add link to Lightroom plugin install instructions
Ensure invalid External API requests are correctly rejected
Update message in trial ended notification window

Version 4.18

5th October 2020

Add support for Lightroom tethering plugin
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 RP
Add support for Canon M6 Mark II
Add system tray icon to mac app
Add command line option to start minimised to system tray
Improve accuracy of barcode scanning
Prepare support for macOS Big Sur and Apple silicon
Do not exit app when minimised to system tray and main window is closed
Fix incorrect msg_seq_num on External API replies

Version 4.17

1st July 2020

Fix issue with flickering liveview on Sony cameras
Fix use of Windows network shares in Photo Download Directory
Fix deadlock issue after barcode scan triggers photo renaming
Add help menu item for submitting feedback email
Show full product SKU in License window
Decrease tolerance for over/under exposure warning

Version 4.16

24th May 2020

Add PRO upgrade link to Help menu and About window
Add button to License window for rechecking license
Add license type and order ID to License window
Make PRO features visible but disable for standard version
Fix issue with UI focus when trying to change/edit camera from camera table

Version 4.15

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
Restore camera selection mode after app restart

Version 4.14

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
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
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 error when running Bulb Timelapse script
Fix crash when loading background image

Version 4.13

16th January 2020

Fix issue with photo detection and download on Sony a7R4
Fix issue with sticky UI controls on mac
Fix crash when using multiple display windows on mac
Add mappings for more Sony a7R4 camera settings
Show trial ID in trial/license window
Ensure log file is updated on regular interval

Version 4.12

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
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

Version 4.11

15th November 2019

Add support for photo quality settings on Sony cameras
Add option to hide on-card photos from filmstrip
Add new OptionsUpdated External API message
Add UI to allow formatting memory cards in specific cameras
Change ‘Delete All’ button to only delete known photos and not download directory
Improve UI for hiding/unhiding photos
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 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

Version 4.10

28th October 2019

Switch to new Cryptlex licensing system
Add option to disable automatic rotation using photo EXIF
Add option to apply photo rotation using 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
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

Version 4.9

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
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
Replace warning icons with coloured text in Camera Controls window
Allow parallel downloads from cameras connected through same USB host controller

Version 4.8

29th 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 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
Improve GUI table perf by disabling automatic column resizing
Separate photo location and hidden status
Allow photos to be unhidden

Version 4.7

25th July 2019

Fix possible crash when recovering from failed camera connection
Fix possible crash when sending External API event messages
Fix issue with rejected download requests when camera already has capture request pending
Fix issue when changing UniqueTag via External API
Fix issue with migrated camera names being overridden with default model name
Add placeholder text for thumbnails of photos that have not yet been downloaded
Add link to documentation website in Help menu
Add link to documentation website in Options window
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
Show totals for photo/camera/nodes in UI tables
Reduce use of GPU when Capture tab is not visible
Update UI to improve layout of photo and camera tabs
Update UI to improve layout of Options window
Add ability to purge files from photo download directory
Filter out noisy Nikon ExposureIndicateStatus messages from log

Version 4.5

24th May 2019

Fix live view near focus command on Nikon cameras
Fix possibly crash in photo rendering code
Avoid duplicate text when using [E] extension in filename expression
Default to using ‘SSP_[S]’ when computed filename is empty

Version 4.4

28th April 2019

Add persistant storage of script parameter values
Add camera rotate button to live view UI
Add option to disable live view status indicator
Add option to enable/disable update check during startup
Add icon colour highlight to indicate when display options are enabled/disabled
Fix incorrect display of photo shutter speed info
Fix issue with update checking
Fix issue with maximised window state not being applied after restart

Version 4.3

12th April 2019

Fix bug in behaviour of “Default Storage Mode” option
Fix possible hang during shutdown if Live View is active
Fix issue causing scripts to fail for Canon cameras when using Disk storage mode
Fix issue causing scripts to fail for Nikon cameras when using Both storage mode
Fix issue with Focus Stacking script that caused focus movement to be ignored
Fix issue with old photos being shown if new photo is taken with same filename
Fix issue with automatic barcode scanning incorrectly triggering file rename
Allow scrolling through filmstrip using mouse wheel
Improve performance of barcode scanning

Version 4.2

5th April 2019

Fix Camera Controls UI redraw issue on mac
Fix crash and communication issues on mac with Nikon D500 and D850
Fix crash on start up when Canon cameras already have pending photos to download
Fix issue with drag movement of Live View AF region
Allow select/view photo from filmstrip when using multi-camera display
Filter out non-PTP USB devices (such as phones)

Version 4.1

31st March 2019

Fix crash when camera settings get out of sync on Canon cameras
Fix crash on mac when using Nikon D3xx range of cameras
Fix issue with non-script files being shown in Scripts menu list

Version 4.0

28th March 2019

Added Support for New Cameras

Add support for Canon R

Add support for Nikon Z6

Add support for Nikon Z7

Add support for Nikon D3500

Add support for Sony a6300

Add support for Sony a6500

Add support for Sony a7R III

Add support for Ricoh Theta S

Application UI

Add button to display toolbar for fullscreen mode

Add button to imgui UI to quick swap window types

Add photo browser gui

Add pulse indicate to liveview window

Add quick loupe for liveview

Add separate option to enable/disable liveview quick loupe

Add Smart Shooter icon to Camera Controls window

Add visual indicator for elapsed video recording time

Add visual indicator of liveview resolution and FPS

Allow customisation of quick loupe window size

Allow double click on filmstrip to start photo download

Allow filmstrip navigation with keyboard

Allow loupe window zoom using right mouse drag

Allow loupe zoom reset with middle mouse click

Allow sequence/batch num spin box to be reset by entering 0

Change warning icons from PNG to SVG

Customise About window with extra Tether Tools info

Disable multiply display windows on mac (not yet working)

Ensure UI does not display liveview image from previous session

Fix issue with GUI state not being restored after restart

Hide Barcode button from context menu for standard licenses

Hide multicamera selection controls for standard license

Highlight loupe rect when loupe window is hovered

Hook up liveview focus to mouse wheel

Improve layout of Display Options UI

Improve pan/zoom of loupe window

Improve UI layout for Camera Presets window

Improve UI layout of Script Controls window

Improve UI looks for groupbox and tooltip widgets

Improve UI looks of loupe window

Improve UI of Filename Options window

Improve visibility of UI cursor when editting text

Make “New Display” into modeless window

Make Recent Photos panel hidden by default

Remove Display Mode selection from UI

Remove icons from top menu bar

Remove unused “Restart Required” dialog from options window

Rename ‘Display’ tab to ‘Capture’

Reword tooltips in display window button

Switch UI to SVG icons

Update UI layout of Filename Options window

Update with new icon and logo graphics

Update wording from Liveview to Live View

Camera Fixes

Add checks to enable features for Nikon D3xxx cameras

Add handling of Canon CR2 and CRAW image format

Add identifiers for remaining current Canon DSLR cameras

Add property mappings for more Canon program modes

Correctly finish pending bulb tasks during camera disconnect

Do not show ‘Unknown’ when photo format is not known

Ensure Canon liveview status gets updated after enable/disable

Ensure computed filename is never empty string

Ensure duplicate download operations are discarded

Ensure photo format is populated from filename extension if unknown

Extract extra EXIF metadata from photo during save

Fix camera hotplug detection on mac

Fix crash on start up if camera already has download pending

Fix issue with auto connect not applying to multiple cameras

Fix issue with stale camera properties after reconnect

Fix possible crash when camera property goes out of sync

Fix possible photo save errors, if filename expression option gets set to empty text

Force liveview support feature for Nikon D3400 and D3500

Gracefully download pending canon photos after unexpected failures

Gracefully stop video when disconnecting from camera

Improve handling of Nikon continuous shooting mode

Improve perf of Nikon liveview update logic

Support check/sync clock operation on Canon cameras

Support extra photo metadata from EXIF

Changes to External API

Add command line options to enable External API

Add image orientation to photo object

Add tracking of liveview frames with CameraLiveviewNumFrames

Convert External API to synchronous reply behaviour

Ensure CameraName is sent for first update of new camera

Gracefully handle exit() call from python camera scripts

Implement support for PhotoOrigin API field

Remove UTF8 BOM from json encoder output

Rename BulbInterval field to BulbTimer

Rename CameraLiveviewFocus field to CameraLiveviewFocusStep

Switch to python language for embedding scripting

Unify API using for External API and embedded python scripting

Add Client Presentation Mode feature
Add support for [S] session name and [I] session num filename tokens
Add tracking of elapsed video recording time
Add trigger index to camera metadata
Allow control of camera operation order using trigger index
Change custom script loading ability to PRO feature
Delete camera presets file if all presets are deleted
Enable high DPI mode for windows installer
Ensure UTF8 BOM is written when saving text files
Remove ability to send feedback from within app
Remove JPEG camera storage mode
Remove liveview recording feature
Remove Nullsoft branding from windows installer
Remove option for reseting sequence number when directory is empty
Remove option to disable filename generation
Remove Options Presets feature
Remove rebranding feature
Remove support for [N] camera index token in filename expression
Rename executable for windows uninstaller
Rewrite camera communication on mac to improve reliability
Rewrite camera communication to optimise download performance
Set smart shooter trial mode sku to PRO
Sort execution of camera operations by trigger index
Update app to allow running in CLI mode
Update license texts for 3rdparty libraries
Update mac minimum version to Mac OS X 10.12 (Sierra)
Use simplified smartshooter logo for windows installer background

Version 3.38

8th December 2018

Fix detection of Canon 6D Mark II model name
Fix auto focus on the Canon 6D Mark II and other Canon cameras
Fix mirror lockup state for Canon 6D Mark II and other Canon cameras
Fix mappings for ISO, Drive Mode, and White Balance camera properties on Canon cameras
Fix use of MRAW and SRAW image formats on Canon cameras
Fix possible photo save errors, if Filename Expression option gets set to empty text
Fix mac support for generic PTP cameras
Allow Photo Download Directory to be set from External API
Add Microsoft .NET v4.0 package to windows installer
Remove ability to send feedback from app

Version 3.37

21st May 2018

Fix possible app hang on windows, during handling of unexpected camera disconnection
Fix possible crash on mac, if camera gets disconnected while downloads are pending
Improve scheduling of download threads for multi-camera parallel downloads
Enable USB fast poll when camera battery is fully charged

Version 3.36

11th February 2018

Fix auto focus for Canon 750D and other newer Canon cameras
Fix focus stacking script for some older Nikon Cameras
Add filename expression token [X] for camera serial number

Version 3.35

24th January 2018

Fix error when trying to set camera group for multiple cameras
Fix support for Nikon D3400 liveview
Search default data path if camera database file is not found
Add new ‘Group’ camera selection mode to External API
Update External API docs for CameraSelection and PhotoSelection fields

Version 3.34

26th November 2017

Fix issue with default storage mode not being applied after camera reconnection
Fix failure to launch Windows app, caused by missing MSVC DLL
Play intermittent beep when lost camera connection is detected

Version 3.33

15th November 2017

Add support for Nikon D850
Add ability to set per-camera display rotation
Fix ability to shoot with older Canon cameras such as the 450D and 40D
Fix resync of batch number when triggering multiple cameras
Fix incorrectly disabled Connect/Disconnect buttons in Camera Controls UI

Version 3.32

9th September 2017

Fix crash during camera disconnect after synchronising clocks
Fix crash during exit if images are still being loaded

Version 3.31

27th August 2017

Add support for Canon 200D / Rebel SL2 / Kiss X8
Add option to disable auto rotation of images
Add UI to allow selection of GRID network interface/adapter
Fix crash when camera is disconnected but photo save operation is still pending
Fix hang when using some Nikon cameras in Mac
Fix issue with some Nikon cameras disconnecting after failed capture
Fix intermittent failures with ‘MoveFocus’ script command, used by focus stacking script
Fix some minor issues with Nikon D7500 camera properties
Fix issue where video size was reported incorrectly in the UI
Fix issue with GRID network connection changes being ignored
Fix deletion of photos from camera for simulated Disk storage mode (Nikon D3xxx cameras)
Attempt to recover photo status after camera disconnect/reconnect
Improve UI visibility for display options menu
Ensure photo display fading only happens if next download is underway

Version 3.30

9th August 2017

Fix hang when download failure causes a camera disconnection
Fix incorrect filename when reshooting photo
Update to External API to ZeroMQ v4.2.2

Version 3.29

7th August 2017

Fix bulb mode for Canon 5D Mark III
Fix issue with corrupt camera communication on Mac version
Fix issue of excessive memory usage during video downloads
Fix crash when enabling/disabling External API
Add support for strftime() formatting with [T] filename token
Add support for camera groups
Update Camera Controls UI to support camera groups
Ensure display window does not try to load/view video files
Override Canon drive mode setting during bulb mode
Support External API relay of custom messages between GRID nodes
Support External API shutter button control with Canon cameras

Version 3.28

1st June 2017

Add support for Canon 77D / 9000D
Add support for Canon 800D / Rebel T7i / Kiss X9i
Improve performance of photo file saving
Improve download performance for continuous shooting
Fix liveview for some Canon cameras such as the 7D and 5D Mark II
Attempt to save photo to backup location when photo download/save fails
Increase limit on max GRID network transfers to 99
Ensure backslashes are converted correctly for filenames on Mac
Ensure restart prompt is not shown when closing Options/Preferences window

Version 3.27

1st May 2017

Switch to DevMate for licensing system
Remove use of Canon EDSDK for camera communication

Version 3.26

15th March 2017

Improve performance with multi-camera asynchronous downloads
Balance downloads across detected USB host controllers
Add individual tracking of camera busy status
Add automatic detection of physical camera USB attach/detach
Recover USB connection state after camera plug/unplug
Rename ‘Refresh List’ button to ‘Detect’
Remove JPEG previewer script
Change UI labels for supported cameras option
Fix option for resetting sequence/batch number after barcode scan

Version 3.25

31th January 2017

Add warning popup for unexpected camera disconnection
Add prototype for Canon EDSDK replacement
Add USB download rate to information shown in camera table
Improve UI for Log window
Improve UI for Camera Controls window
Fix UI layout of Options window on high DPI displays
Fix photo scale when 1:1 pixel display ratio is requested
Fix intermittent crash after camera becomes disconnected
Fix possible buffer overflow/crash during camera detection on windows
Stop excessive camera communication traffic with Nikon D3xxx models
Ensure restart prompt is only show once when changing options
Ensure camera trigger requests are rejected when mirror lockup is enabled
Disable shoot action in camera context menu when mirror lockup is enabled
Cleanup and reduce logging during camera detection

Version 3.24

16th November 2016

Fix error causing early expiration of trial version
Fix intermittent hang caused by race condition with excessive logging
Fix intermittent hang during shutdown, due to race condition with log messages
Add support for easy bug/crash reporting using Bugsplat
Reduce External API traffic message to trace level
Remove unnecessary log warnings about unmapped Canon properties
Stop duplicate work when setting names during camera connection

Version 3.23

5th November 2016

Add support for Canon 5D Mark IV
Add display option for always showing the most recent photo
Optimise GRID photo saving when using shared NAS storage
Update to Canon EDSDK v3.5

Version 3.22

12th September 2016

Add support for Nikon D5
Add support for Nikon D500
Add JPEG only option for GRID network photo syncing
Add button to force resynchronise of camera batch numbers
Synchronise batch number when triggered multiple cameras
Optimise file operations for computing photo hash when saving files
Improve accuracy of liveview zoom region size/position
Improve performance of downloads from multiple Nikon cameras
Fix ability to change camera settings from the camera table
Fix/avoid crash in Microsoft Windows runtime on certain CPUs

Version 3.21

17th April 2016

Fix crash with Canon cameras on Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan)
Add support for Canon 80D
Add support for Canon 1300D / Rebel T6 / Kiss X80
Add support for Canon 1D X Mark II
Fix positioning of liveview zoom with rotated display
Only rotate displayed photos if orientation if not specified in photo file
Update to Canon EDSDK v3.4

Version 3.20

3rd April 2016

Support utf-8 text
Update code signing certificate for compatibility with latest Windows requirements
Add filename expression token [E] for photo file extension
Add warning message for when Graphics card does not support OpenGL

Version 3.19

9th February 2016

Fix error when saving photos to sub-directories of photo download directory
Fix crash when reading JPEG image if file contains bad data
Fix crash if script interpreter cannot be initialised
Fix crash on mac due to missing liblzma library
Keep history of previous log file contents (up to 8mbyte limit)

Version 3.18

23rd January 2016

Fix issue of data file corruption after crash
Fix crash on mac when opening photo in external editor app
Fix layout of mac DMG package contents

Version 3.17

20th December 2015

Fix crash when deleting and then taking photo with the same filename
Fix crash when UI has to resize scroll bars
Detect JPEG orientation from Nikon photos
Ensure Canon storage mode is not forced to Disk on first connection

Version 3.16

1st November 2015

Detect orientation of JPEG images and auto-rotate display
Add ability for applying presets to custom camera selection

Version 3.15

7th September 2015

Fix ability to resume Nikon liveview after camera trigger
Ensure Nikon liveview AF area mode is set to ‘Normal’ to allow UI focus positioning

Version 3.14

30th August 2015

Add ‘JPEG’ camera Storage mode to allow selectively only downloading JPEG photos
Improve performance of External API message communication

Version 3.13

8th August 2015

Allow trigger during liveview for Nikon D3200 and D3300
Add Auto Focus action to camera context menu UI
Ensure External API reports cameras from all GRID nodes
Ensure External API receives event messages from all GRID nodes
Relax restriction on valid IP host addresses for GRID nodes

Version 3.12

13th July 2015

Allow editing of camera settings directly from camera table UI
Fix inconsistent camera status and settings when running scripts
Ensure camera power information is updated across GRID network
Ensure node remove requests are set to all GRID nodes
Improve method for GRID node synchronisation
Gracefully handle GRID nodes that have clashing IP addresses
Only warn for GRID node mismatch against connected nodes
Only save GRID node addresses that were active or manually added

Version 3.11

21st June 2015

Add DOF Preview functionality for supported Nikon cameras
Fix problem with how GRID logic handles network unavailable conditions
Fix mouse input handling for retina displays

Version 3.10

1st June 2015

Add support for Nikon D7200
Add support for Canon 5DS and 5DS R
Add support for Canon 750D / Rebel T6i / Kiss X8i
Add support for Canon 760D / Rebel T6s / 8000D
Add support for Canon 1D Mark III and 1Ds Mark III
Add ability to manually add GRID node by IP address
Improve reliability and performance of GRID networking
Save GRID node adddresses in database file
Allow quick view of photos when changing selection in Recent Photos window
Fix problem with saving UI state of Filename Options window
Fix memory leak during External API usage

Version 3.9

14th May 2015

Fix issue with Nikon liveview mode continuously activating mirror/shutter
Add option to customise spacing between photos in display window
Move UI for display options to display window toolbar

Version 3.8

6th May 2015

Add support for camera Drive Mode setting
Add support for customising the liveview refresh rate
Add option to reset sequence/batch number when Unique Taq or Barcode is changed
Add possible fix for Canon communication relibility issues on Windows
Add UI for customising logging levels in Log window
Add internal support for half pressing shutter release button
Split UI for Camera Presets and Filename Settings into separate windows
Improve UI for managing the display’s background image
Ensure Nikon Storage mode is set to Card when starting video recording
Ensure Camera Controls UI is consistent with the current camera status
Fix app hang on Windows after failed Nikon USB transfers
Fix Storage mode settings for Nikon D200, D40, D60, D80
Fix Image Quality settings for Nikon D200, D40, D60, D80
Save and restore the enabled log levels with app options

Version 3.7

23rd March 2015

Allow re-ordering of UI table columns
Fix error when loading decimal numbers for script UI
Improve reliability of Canon camera management on Windows
Reduce text width for UI table column names

Version 3.6

11th March 2015

Add support for Nikon D5500
Add External API feature
Add ability to select multiple cameras or photos and apply actions to them
Add ability to hide photos from list, without deleting them
Add Refresh List action to camera context menu
Improve accuracy of camera clock syncing to (to +-100ms from local time)
Improve detection of barcodes during automatic barcode scanning
Improve reliability of camera detection on Mac
Improve detection of duplicate Nikon cameras on Windows
Extend actions available in photo context menu
Ensure photo delete operations affect all copies across GRID network
Fix issue with double filename extensions when using [O] in filename expression
Fix UI layout issues with Options window
Remove Reset Sequence/Batch number buttons from Options window
Deprecate [N] token from filename expression

Version 3.5

1st February 2015

Fix identification and communication problems with Canon 100D / SL1
Fix ability to stop script once it’s already running
Fix changing of camera settings across multiple cameras
Fix missing DLLs in Windows 32-bit installer
Update Mac OS X minimum version to 10.7 (Lion)
Force camera Storage mode setting to Disk if no memory card is inserted
Ensure formatting is only requested for valid memory cards
Ensure Connect/Disconnect buttons reflect camera status
Add camera information for number of memory cards inserted
Add visible warning for GRID node version mismatch
Stop printing of duplicate MTP camera device information

Version 3.4

20th January 2015

Fix batch number increments across grid network
Fix crash during photo status updates
Add batch number column to photo table
Allow secondary display windows to go full screen

Version 3.3

18th January 2015

Add UI warning for camera batch number mismatches
Add new EnableDOF/DisableDOF camera script commands
Add Windows DLL for VC++ OMP redistributable
Add UI button to force refresh of table information
Improve behaviour of UI photo transfer progress bar
Improve handling of Canon video recording state
Improve network logic for managing/closing duplicate node connections
Ensure accuracy of clock syncing is not affected by application latency
Track photo sequence and batch number correctly for grid nodes with not connect cameras
Fix bug where Nikon D3xxx photo downloads would save zero sized files
Allow UI table columns to be hidden
Ensure UI for camera and photo table resizes correctly to information
Reduce noise of logging for camera messages

Version 3.2

3rd December 2014

Add support for Canon 7D Mark II

Version 3.1

23rd November 2014

Add support for Nikon D750
Add preliminary support for Nikon Coolpix cameras
Add button to show/hide camera and photo names in the display window
Add warning indicator for when multi-camera settings are mismatched
Add option to set a default camera autofocus mode
Add ability to enable/disable Mirror Lockup on Canon
Add button for anticlockwise photo rotation
Improve UI for adding camera presets
Allow camera presets to include all available camera settings
Support display autorotate for RAW photo orientation
Ensure busy icon is shown whilst local camera operations are pending
Convert semicolons to underscores in photo filenames
Harmonise text used for camera autofocus modes
Harmonise text used for Canon exposure compensation settings
Show columns for camera settings in the camera table
Add filename expression token [M] for milliseconds
Allow filename expression [D] and [T] (date/time) to include a separator character
Allow SetActiveCamera script function to take camera name as parameter

Version 3.0

2nd November 2014

Smart Shooter GRID - networked multi-computer control of multi-camera arrays
Switch to 64 bit for Windows version
Switch to 64 bit for Mac version
Add support for Nikon D810
Add support for Nikon D3300
Add support for Live View on Nikon D3200 and D3300
Add new UI for listing cameras and photos
Add ability to scan barcodes directly from captured images
Add ability to recompute photo filename after capture
Add ability to save and load camera settings as presets
Add ability to synchronise camera clocks
Add ability to format camera memory cards
Add ability to alter brightness of Liveview image
Add Liveview only display mode
Add camera and photo name labels to display window
Add UI context menus to display window for camera/photo actions
Improve and optimise performance of display drawing
General improvements to UI appearance
Set default Storage mode to Disk
Ensure mouse wheel does not change dropdown menu selections
Ensure camera database names are available before connecting to camera
Support Retina display resolutions on Mac
Harmonise names used for Canon and Nikon image quality settings
Support TIFF and PNG background images
Fix crash on some AMD Radeon HD graphics cards

Version 2.18

25th May 2014

Add support for Nikon D4s
Add support for changing focus mode on Nikon
Add confirmation prompt for Options reset button
Fix capture on Nikon D3x
Fix problem with ‘FULL PC’ message on some Canon cameras
Fix long running memory leak and crash for Nikon on Windows
Fix for possible image download corruption for Nikon on Windows

Version 2.17

27th April 2014

Add support for Canon 1200D
Improve Nikon photo download speed on Windows
Fix crash on mac caused by old ‘disable asynchronous camera communication’ option
Always show last known aperture/shutter speed for Canon

Version 2.16

10th April 2014

Fix long running memory leak and crash on Mac
Fix crash/hang on Mac when communicating with cameras during reconnection
Fix duplicate phantom Canon cameras listed on Mac
Add option to disable loading of script during start up

Version 2.15

26th March 2014

Support for Nikon Df
Support for Nikon D5300
Support for bulb mode shooting on Nikon
Fix crash during reconnection of Nikon cameras
Fix long running increase in memory usage due to infinite log history
Improve accuracy of time intervals in camera script loops
Improve information about Nikon shutter speed setting
Add delayed trigger script
Add multicamera option to focus stacking script
Add new WaitUntil camera script function

Version 2.14

4th December 2013

Support for Canon 70D
Support for Nikon D610
Fix problem with unusable camera settings when live view is enabled
Ensure Nikon live view zoom is set to 1:1 pixel ratio
Ensure live view is resumed after using TakePhoto script command
Enable prompt for feedback on Mac app store
Fix URL used for latest version check

Version 2.13

3rd November 2013

Ensure live view is resumed after taking a photo
Fix bug where incorrect photo was displayed when selecting from Photos window
Fix failure to close app when exiting with live view enabled
Add script for delayed trigger of camera
Add option to time lapse script to support multiple cameras

Version 2.12

12th September 2013

Major update to Nikon camera communication on Mac (for improved reliability)
Support for Nikon D7100 (mac and windows version)
Support for Nikon D3000, D3100, and D3200 (mac and windows version)
Fix inconsistency of options presets after startup
Fix issue with persistent storage of Application Name option
Fix crash when using identify camera button in camera database
Rename ‘Customer Text’ to ‘Unique Tag’ in UI

Version 2.11

5th August 2013

Support for Canon 100D and 700D
Support for Nikon D7100 (windows version only)
Add new camera setting for auto focus mode
Add ability to reshoot a specific photo with the same filename
Add ability to delete a specific photo
Add presets for photo download/filename options
Add filename expression variable for customer text
Fix issue causing failure to start when asynchronous camera communication is disabled
Fix issue causing failure to start when running over Windows remote desktop
Fix crash on Windows when Nikon cameras are unexpectedly disconnected
Fix problem with consistency of camera name database during camera connection
Fix problem with consistency of camera name after edit
Improve UI for Script Controls window
Add slave camera script
Allow manual memory card formatting on some Nikon models whilst tethered

Version 2.10

5th June 2013

Support for Nikon D3000, D3100, and D3200 (windows version only)
Support multiple simultaneous Nikon cameras (windows version only)
Support for Nikon video recording (windows verison only)
Fix for Canon video recording
New camera database for assigning custom names to each camera
Fix batch numbering scheme for photo file names

Version 2.9

26th April 2013

Improve process for registering license information

Version 2.8

3rd April 2013

Add support for Canon 6D, 5D Mark III, 1D C, 650D/Rebel T4i
Add ability to control multiple cameras at once
Add ability to start/stop video recording for Canon cameras
Sort camera drop down list alphabetically
Add display indicator for connection status of multiple cameras

Version 2.7

8th March 2013

Add preliminary support for Nikon D5200
Add minimum width specifier for photo naming policy
Add Z keyboard shortcut for multi shot
Fix problem starting app on Mac OS X 10.5

Version 2.6

30th January 2013

Redesign and improve how photo filenames are generated
Add ability to disable automatic photo display
Add setting for default display mode
Reduce memory usage of application by disabling image caching
Fix failure to start on some Windows XP machines
Use camera name stored in Canon cameras
Add simple script for shutter speed bracket

Version 2.5

14th January 2013

Fix problem with blank live view display with Nikon D600
Fix rare connectivity problem with some Nikons on windows
Add option to store each photo in a sub directory separately for each connected camera

Version 2.4

19th December 2012

Add ability to set a background display image
Add ability to upload log file to support server
Add option for fixing compatibility with problematic Nikon cameras on Mac
Fix display problem with Intel HD 3000 graphics cards, as used by some Macs

Version 2.3

20th November 2012

Add support for Nikon D600
Add option for automatically connecting cameras
Add option for setting a default Storage mode
Add option for fade transition when waiting for new photo to load
Fix problem when using optional script parameters

Version 2.2

12th September 2012

Fix for issues with Nikon D800 live view
Fix for issue with Canon auto focus during live view
Fix for error with focus stacking script
Live view is turned back on after taking photo
Live view scale and position are restored
Easier exit from full screen mode

Version 2.1

13th August 2012

Add icon for windows uninstaller
Ensure application adjusts layout to fit screen size
Try and set Canon disk space to avoid PC FULL message on camera
Ensure update window shows the correct current version

Version 2.0

6th August 2012

Application has been redesigned to be more user friendly, with dark styling to minimise distraction from the photos themselves
Graphics system has been rewritten to improve performance and add support for multiple windows and multiple monitors
Script interface has been updated so that its more intuitive to load scripts and control script parameters, and includes built-in scripts for timelapse, HDR, HDR timelapse, and focus stacking
Improvements to reliability of camera communication, with faster photo download and preview
Support for Nikon D4, D800, and D800E
Support for Canon 650D, 5D Mark III, and 1D X (windows version only).

Version 1.1.14

14th February 2012

Updated to latest Nikon SDK

Version 1.1.13

8th February 2012

Fixed issue with bulb mode shooting on some recent Canon cameras

Version 1.1.12

2nd February 2012

Fixed issue with Nikon camera connection reliability on mac
Fixed issue with Canon autofocus when shooting with live view

Version 1.1.11

3rd September 2011

Fixed issue with Live View zoom on Nikon
Allow application to start again if it has previously not closed correctly

Version 1.1.10

3rd September 2011

Fixed issue with JPEG decoder
Fixed issue with Nikon D40x

Version 1.1.9

29th August 2011

Added auto focus support for most Canon cameras
Improved performance of live view mode

Version 1.1.8

31st July 2011

Added shortcut keys for some of the camera settings
Added logic to check only one instance of the application is running
Added full screen mode
Fixed crash when using buggy OpenGL drivers (naughty Intel 965/963 Graphics Media Accelerator!)

Version 1.1.7

23rd June 2011

Added support for Nikon D5100
Fixed problem with bulb shooting on Canon 600D/Rebel T3i and Canon 1D Mark IV
Fixed issue parsing TCL script parameters that contain certain characters, such as ‘:’
Added example script for timelapse shooting with bulb exposures

Version 1.1.6

14th May 2011

Fixed issue causing failure to start with some OpenGL drivers
Fixed issue for Nikon camera communication that caused failure after 100 photos
Added 15 use limit for trial version

Version 1.1.5

14th April 2011

Added support for Canon 600D (Rebel T3i) and Canon 1100D (Rebel T3)
Reduced since of Mac version by stripping out redundant code
Fixed rare crash on Mac related to loading rogue Qt plugins

Version 1.1.4

4th April 2011

Added option to wake screensaver when a new photo is taken
Fixed bug that caused crash if the return result of a script was too long
Added TCL example script for delayed shooting timer

Version 1.1.3

15th March 2011

Improved reliability of Canon photo download
Added new TCL functions ‘GetPhotoDetails’ and ‘GetCameraDetails’
Added log output for TCL function return values
Disabled bulb shooting button for Nikon
Fixed bug with photo filenames for Nikon
Added TCL example script with SmartShooter stub functions

Version 1.1.2

22nd February 2011

Added new icon and title graphics
Improved reliability of ‘Reset Layout’ menu option
Updated Nikon camera modules to latest version

Version 1.1.1

8th February 2011

Fixed compatability with OpenGL v1.1 and above
Added ability to specify photo filename sequence number
Added support for minidumps for crash analysis in Windows

Version 1.1.0

31st December 2010

Added support for Nikon D40, D60, and D80
Added ability to save GUI layout for next time program is run
Ensured GUI layout adapts to small screen sizes (such as Macbook Air 11″)
Fixed minor issues with GUI rendering on Mac
Added HDR timelapse example scriptsFixed problem with TCL script interpreter

Version 1.0.702

26th December 2010

Added support for Nikon D7000

Version 1.0.690

20th December 2010

Added ability to rotate photo display
Added preliminary support for Nikon D200
Standardised names for aperture and shutter speed values between Nikon and Canon
Improved logging information to help when writing scripts

Version 1.0.598

11th December 2010

Added customisable photo filename prefix for Nikon
Added ‘MultiShot’ ability to take a photo with all connected cameras at once
Fixed live view display when multiple cameras have live view enabled
Fixed aperture controls when using Canon 1D Mark IV in Bulb shooting mode

Version 1.0.588

24th November 2010

Fixed compatability with Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) and 10.5 (Leopard)

Version 1.0.582

19th November 2010

Added Auto Focus functionality (Nikon only at the moment)
Set log viewer window to float by default
Fixed issue that caused the view 1×1 button to scale the photo incorrectly
Fixed crash when a photo download attempt fails

Version 1.0.560

10th November 2010

Improved reliability of script commands
Fixed issue with Nikon live view stopping after photo is taken
Added support for Nikon D3x

Version 1.0.546

6th November 2010

Fixed crash on certain graphics hardware when loading large photos
Fixed issue causing error dialog to be shown when trial is exited
Added optional Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 runtime installer (required by Nikon image library)

Version 1.0.538

3rd November 2010

Improved performance of Nikon live view
Added Depth of Field (DOF) preview option for Canon live view
Set log file size limit to 10MB
Updated install package so example scripts are more obvious
Added missing DLL for Nikon NEF library
Fixed problem with Canon unknown image quality settings on Mac OS X

Version 1.0.525

30th October 2010

Fixed crash with graphics cards that do not support OpenGL v2

Version 1.0.522

28th October 2010

Added support for Nikon D300 and D300s
Added support for Canon D60
Added error reporting dialog in case application closes unexpectedly

Version 1.0.512

22th October 2010

Added support for Nikon D90 and Nikon D5000
Added indicator for camera battery status
Added context menu to launch external file browser for photo file
Fixed issue with image histogram: blue and green channels were incorrectly swapped
Reduced trial photo limit to 30 photos

Version 1.0.483

6th October 2010

Added histogram display for the photo colour channels
Added option to highlight areas of the photo where the colour is at the edge of the colour range
Added option to display a grid line overlay
Added option to auto run the current script whenever a new photo is taken
Added option to open photo in an external editor application
Added context menu to the Photo List window
Added command line parameter to specify a script to run immediately after start up: SmartShooter.exe -r myscript.tcl
Improved performance when synchronising camera settings

Version 1.0.462

22th September 2010

Added ability to take photos with bulb exposure timer
Added tool tips to user interface

Version 1.0.451

20th September 2010

Added ability to record each Live View frame as a JPEG image
Added ability to download all photos
Added option to set the background colour
Fixed crash on Mac when validated license

Version 1.0.440

19th September 2010

Added mouse cursor icons to photo display
Added button to view photo at 1:1 pixel to screen ratio
Improved Photo List interface

Version 1.0.432

16th September 2010

Fixed problem when loading a new script

Version 1.0.426

15th September 2010

Added ability to change White Balance and Metering Mode
Fixed problem with ISO range control when using Canon 5D Mark II
Fixed notification message when a new camera is detected

Version 1.0.417

12th September 2010

Improved performance of Live View
Mac version: Fixed crash whilst processing RAW photos

Version 1.0.412

10th September 2010

Improved reliability of Live View
Added user defined parameters to camera script controls

Version 1.0.377

24th August 2010

Fixed crash in JPEG loader

Version 1.0.371

17th August 2010

Improved performance of JPEG processing
Added functionality for registering a license
Removed beta license expiry

Version 1.0.350

18th May 2010

Added support for Mac OS X (Intel)

Version 1.0.341

17th May 2010

Improved GUI interface
Added ability to interrupt and stop a running script

Version 1.0.290

30th March 2010

Fixed possible problem on some Canon EOS cameras with Live View operation
Fixed bug which caused some values for Exposure Compensation setting to be missing
Improved performance of log window