Review on 📸 Unlock Creative Freedom with the CamFi Pro Plus DSLR Camera Remote Controller: Wireless Control for Aperture, Shutter, ISO and More, WiFi Capture and Transmit, Live View, Focus Stacking - Perfect for Various DSLR Cameras! by Justin Woolley

At the time of writing this article, CamFi Pro Plus (note the "Pro Plus" part! I call it CFPP) is the only option to get wireless modem for Sony A7 series. Exception: A7 and A7II had wifi modem apps. They tend to work. OK. There are many other solutions for Canon and Nikon e.g. B. using built-in Wi-Fi if your camera has one, or third-party devices like the CamRanger. CamRanger is slated to support Sony "later this year", but if you own a Sony A7 series and either don't have or don't want to use the wireless app, CamFi Pro Plus is for you. , What do you need. In general, I am very satisfied with the device. It works as advertised and I was pleasantly surprised at how quickly the device sent images to my nearby laptop and Capture One software. More on that later. First, download the necessary (free) software from Cam-Fi.com. Under Downloads you should see Mac and PC client software. You also need Capture One. In my experience and at the time of writing this article, Lightroom just doesn't work properly or at all when trying to connect wirelessly to Sony. After installing the client software and Capture One on your computer, connect the CFPP receiver to a Sony Hot Shoe or (optional) L-Bracket (https://www.amazon. com/gp/product/B07B9DLSKV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s03?ie=UTF8&psc=1) on the camera side. You then connect the cable to the camera and CFPP and turn both on. Wait a few seconds, then search the list of available Wi-Fi networks on your computer for "Camfi Pro Plus" or a similarly named SSID. Connect to it and wait a few more seconds. Open the CFPP client software and you MUST see that your receiver is actually connected. If you have a Sony camera activated, this CFPP software should also report that it is connected to it. It says the model name, not "Sony A7II" or anything like that. Look for something like ILCE-7M2 and you're done. Start Capture One, create a new session if you want and start taking pictures. That's all. Your photos should transfer straight to your computer. The time that elapses between pressing the shutter button and seeing your photo appear on the computer screen is very short. maybe 2 seconds depending on the picture resolution of your Sony. Also, it works in both JPEG and RAW. First you will see a JPEG file on the screen and after a few moments you will see the corresponding RAW file (these are much larger files so they take a bit longer to transfer over the air). This is a really straight forward and simple approach. and so far it has worked very well for me. A few things I don't like about CFPP? It has a fairly short battery life, around 2-3 hours depending on how much you shoot and other factors. In general this is adequate but I want something that will last me for longer photoshoots or even 2 or 3 photoshoots. You charge the CFPP with a micro USB cable. On the one hand, this is great because you can easily find such a cable. But I like the USB-C cable with much faster charging speeds. CFPP tends to turn off when your laptop is running on battery power. I suspect this is because the laptop is going into different power saving modes, which in turn also signals that CFPP has been turned off. This can cause downtime, so I STRONGLY recommend that you keep this laptop plugged in at all times whenever possible. I'm having an issue with the L-Bracket that Revain recommended I buy (link above). mounting screw, which fits into the L-bracket and needs to be screwed into the receiver's hot shoe, never stays in place. So you end up with a wobbly receiver that rocks back and forth, always falling onto the bottom of the L-Bracket rail (thank gravity!). You can turn this screw as hard as you can, but somehow it always gets lost anyway. I hope the minds behind CFPP can come up with something more stable. Or it could just be the L bracket to blame, I don't know. Overall, I like the CamFi Pro Plus very much. A lot of. I may try the Sony-supported CamRanger II at some point (if ever), but I don't expect it to be much different or better than CFPP. It is indeed a very good device with some small flaws, which are likely to be eliminated by the company over time. Highly recommended for those who want to connect Sony Alpha cameras wirelessly.