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Thanks Dennis, I hope that Sony incorporates your suggestions. The multiple focus point automation would be really nice. Here is an impromptu kitchen still life using the remote app and iPad to do an 8 shot focus stack using the A7RII and FE 24-70. I forgot to reset ISO from auto so ended up at 6400.
My version of the remote app does not have any bracket shooting modes available. You would have to startup the remote app, do your framing and composition on the iPad, exit the app, and then do your bracketed shooting using the camera settings. Another good suggestion for Sony to include bracket mode settings in the remote app.
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Thanks. That's exactly what I figured you'd have to do. So for my purposes, I would like to see a View Only on Device option for this app. Then I could use all the controls the camera has to offer without being limited by the app.
If you have a wifi connection somewhere (home network or similar), you can set up a direct link between the camera and the Sony apps website. You probably have to get a user id separately before connecting. Other solution would be to find someone around you having a compatible computer. (I didn't test that because I could use my PC)
For me the simplest solution was booting up with Yosemite using a backup volume. I tend to keep one of those for quite a while after a new OS is released. After I installed the app I discovered the camera could connect directly to the network to install the apps. I had trouble scrolling the screen on the camera to see the various apps though. Not sure what was going on.
Personnally I didn't : I thought the drive bracket mode on the camera was enough. However, thinking to it : may be this would allow you to use both the remote app for live view and operate the camera from the remote. There is at least one case I know where two apps are working together : the time lapse app and another one allowing you to zoom and move the frame around while shooting the timelapse.
Disabling the phone/tablet Auto-Rotate does provide a work around. At least I can compose a vertical shot by rotating the phone/tablet to horizontal without having the image rotate. The Live View is smaller than the a horizontal shot but it works.
I don't think it's nearly as complete as the integrated bracketing. However, it does have some focus bracketing. Only three images though.
For that you need an Olympus OMD-EM1 or EM5II.. There is a thread about this new firmware update in the MFT forum.
