You finally have access to advanced thethering features on your GX8 thanks to the P-CTRL-1 Promote control. Until now only the Panasonic GH4 was supported. And below you can watch a video to see how it works on that camera. The Control can be purchased at Amazon (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here) or on [shoplink 55694 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
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ADVANCED TETHERING FOR THE PANASONIC LUMIX DMC-GX8
Photographers can now externally control the Panasonic GX8 and perform advanced techniques using the handheld Promote Control or USB Tether desktop software.
Promote Control and the GX8:
- Full camera control in a pocket-sized remote
- One Shot Mode
- Set shutter speed, aperture, ISO; trigger camera externally to avoid camera shake
- Advanced HDR Bracketing
- Up to 45 images per bracket
- Steps from 1/3 to 9 EV
- Rapid HDR workflow
- Fine control Time-Lapse & HDR Time-Lapse
- Integrate with 3rd-party pano heads & dollies
- Weather sealed (great for outdoors)
- Long battery life (up to 100 hours)
- More features will be added in the future with free firmware updates
- Promote Control requires firmware version 3.22 or later
International customers! We are offering $50 discount on shipping of Promote Control outside USA and Canada now through September 30, 2015. Enter code ‘50OFF’ at checkout.
USB Tether software and the GX8:
- Control your camera from PC or laptop
- View camera settings*
- Exposure Mode, Shutter Mode, Focus Mode
- Change exposure settings*
- Shutter Speed, Aperture and ISO
- Capture images remotely*
- View images as they are taken
- Automatically download full-size images
- A fully functional 14-day trial version can be downloaded at here
*Also available in Promote Control.