How to Tether Sony a7iii to Lightroom

If you haven’t already tried shooting tethered, it’s a great tool to take advantage of and it’s useful for all kinds of photography.
Shooting tethered allows you to see your images in real time on a much larger screen than just on a small viewfinder or LCD. It allows you to remotely control your camera and see various grid overlays which are extremely helpful with framing, composition, and stop motions. It can even help you gain bonus points from clients because clients love to be able to easily see what’s happening as you’re working.
Unfortunately as of now, the Sony a7iii cannot directly connect to tether with Lightroom Classic. The good news is that Sony developed its own free software which serves as a bridge to allow your Sony a7iii to connect and work with Lightroom.
Everything You'll Need to Tether!!
Sony a7iii
Computer
Adobe Lightroom Classic
Tethering Tools Cable- I use the TetherPro USB 3.0 to USB-C (High-Visibility Orange): amzn.to/3iwQLFz
Sony Imaging Edge Software- imagingedge.sony.net/en-us/ie...
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[@dylangreen9914]

you are literally the most important person in the world for doing this. holds up in 2023

[@ClareJoAnna]

thanks!! 🫶🙌

[@abbyngann]

The way I scrempt "it worked!!!!" after you said it should work!!! Thank you for making this video! You have such a calming teacher's voice!

[@TinoTre]

I’m tethered, finally!!! You made my dreams come true today seriously! Thank you again!

[@tocatlian]

Thank you. It worked :-) The only note worth mentioning is the Lightroom 'Enable Auto Import' wasn't selectable until the source/destination folders were first set in 'Auto Import Settings'.

[@dnadarsh]

This is how videos should be done. I've bookmaked this and come back to this video multiple times just to make sure i remember it all still.

[@tanushreevaidya11]

This is the easiest, most helpful video I found to tether my a7iii to Lightroom. Thanks so much!

[@ainakumar8572]

I watched multiple videos trying to get my A7iii connected and struggled to get the tether working. I got it going on the first try with your steps! Thanks for sharing and thanks for making it so simple!

[@ClareJoAnna]

I'm so glad you got it going! Thanks for your comment and thanks for watching! :)

[@nimalperera218]

Among all the thethering videos yours was the best for my Sony

[@jeffjamjeff6669]

After cussing up a storm, I found your tutorial. Perfect, clear, step by step guide. Worked like a charm....but I did enjoy cussing, if I'm honest. 😀

[@ClareJoAnna]

HAHA thanks for your comment! Glad the video helped out 🤪

[@simontchoukriel]

Thanks for this. Clear, concise and straight to the point. Super helpful.

[@ClareJoAnna]

Hi Simon, thanks for your comment. I'm glad to hear it was helpful. -Clare

[@mommad77]

Thanks! Sometimes, you need to mention the small things. Like CLOSE LIGHTROOM. Everyone mentions google drive etc, but I always have Lightroom open and that the ticket to me figuring this out via your video. THANKS!.

[@AlejandroGonzalez-AGS]

Great video explaining the process…late to the party! Can’t believe two giants don’t want to shake hands for the benefit of all end users…thanks for sharing, be safe. Cheers..

[@iaindesouzacallaghan2429]

Thank you really helpful video! My google drive was blocking it, great that you found a work around and shared it!

[@EAurora4]

Clear, thorough explanation of a topic that can be very confusing. Just the info I need right now. Thx.

[@ClareJoAnna]

Hi Joan, thanks for watching and thanks for your feedback! - Clare

[@rong.lwilliams3944]

Excellent job explaining, I just tried it on my Sony A7R111 and it worked perfectly. Thanks to you 📸👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👍🏿👍🏿

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Thank you. This helped me tremendously.

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Thank you for putting this video out, you're amazing!! Thank you!

[@ricksterzer5827]

Thank you for being clear and not going so fast. Perfect.

[@ClareJoAnna]

Thanks for the feedback, Rick! Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers!

[@BenKennido]

Thank you so much for keeping it simple and uncomplicated 👍👍👍

[@ClareJoAnna]

You're welcome! Thank you for watching :)

[@dougbraz5843]

THANK YOU soooo much for the clear, concise and easy explanation on how to tether with the a7iii. Coming from a Nikon, it seemed way over complicated, but yiy made it so easy - thank you again!💯

[@ClareJoAnna]

No prob, thanks for watching!!

[@gentlegnt]

Now I know why I could not connect directly to Lightroom. Thanks so very much for this
Very helpful. Love your personality!!

[@ClareJoAnna]

You're welcome! Glad it helped. Cheers!

[@kennethvasquez4717]

This Worked Great, Thank You!!!

[@joaquin.a.photographer1031]

Very clear and thorough explanation. I am taking my second semester of photography classes and a couple them require that I shoot tethered with my Sony a7iii. None of my professors seemed especially knowledgable in how to shoot tethered with a Sony since you couldn't do it directly through Lightroom. Their answer when asked was always ask the other professor - lol. Anyway found your video and took all of about 15 minutes to figure it out and now getting my first shots tethered up on screen. I also shared the video with another classmate that uses a Sony a7iii. Thank you so much.

[@ClareJoAnna]

Hello! Thanks so much for your comment. I'm so glad to hear that this video helped you and another student learn how to tether with Sony. -Clare :)

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Thank you so much, exactly what I was looking for! :D

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Thank you very much. This video is very helpful. 🙂

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Perfectly explained! Even worked on my PC! Thank you! 😊

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Awesome! Glad to hear it worked on your PC. :)

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[@ClareJoAnna]

You're welcome; glad it helped. Thank you for watching! :)

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Best video for this, super clear, thank you!!

[@perkinpumkin]

Thank you for this. It worked for me :)

[@gentlegnt]

Gorgeous presenter. Kept my interest through the whole video, in addition to the vital info I needed. Thanks again!! Happy shooting!👍🏾👍🏾📸

[@ClareJoAnna]

Thanks for watching and for your feedback! 👍👍👍

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Finally - so helpful, thanks!

[@deluzional336]

Excellent video Clare!!! Thanks

[@ClareJoAnna]

Thanks for your feedback & thanks for watching! :)

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Thank you so much for these instructions. Worked like a champ!

[@ClareJoAnna]

You're welcome! :)

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[@ClareJoAnna]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching :)

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Thanks for the excellent setup information, great job!

[@ClareJoAnna]

Hi Nick, thanks for the feedback and thank you for watching! Cheers, Clare

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very helpful thankyou verymuch! keep it up 🔥

[@HungNnguyenn]

Thanks Clare, loved your video. Just what I needed.

[@PixelGotty]

Great Tutorial 🎉, thank a lot 🙏👌📸

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Thank you so much, you really saved me at the last moment!

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Thank You. very well explained. 🤗

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[@ClareJoAnna]

Hi Prince, thank you for watching and thank you for your valuable feedback. I appreciate it!

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The best video for this task. Thanks for this. 💓

[@ClareJoAnna]

Thanks for your feedback, Alvin! :)

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Thank you Clare JoAnna. This is a wonderful how to video, 'much appreciated!

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Thanks so much, Chad!!

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Thank you so much! U made my whole life much easer in a 12 minutes!

[@ClareJoAnna]

Glad to hear it! You're welcome, thanks for watching :)

[@JYP1M]

Thank you, it was a huge help! 😀

[@avivalavin6897]

Thank you so much!

[@MrBreton49]

this is the best explanation of how to tether your sony to LR! I've followed a couple of videos and the stupid "watched, Destination" folder set up screwed me up every time lol. thanks !

[@ClareJoAnna]

Hi Matt, thanks for your comment! Glad to hear you were able to figure it out :)

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This was very cool, thanks a lot.

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Great explaining, Thanks, please keep on doing such a good work and posting!!

[@ClareJoAnna]

Thanks so much!!

[@figo007tv]

Thank you thank you. Tutorial is 🔥🔥 for my A7iii.

[@ClareJoAnna]

Glad it was 🔥🔥🔥 Thanks for watching!!!

[@editUout]

Thanks for the video, walked me through getting it setup. I had problems w/ the PC Remote only seeing "mass storgage". It was having a conflict w/ the "control w/ smartphone" in the network tab. In the network tab in the camera, I had to switch "control w/ smartphone" to off, then it opened up the options in the PC Remote.

[@ClareJoAnna]

Hi there! Thanks for watching and for sharing how you resolved your issue. Good to know that the "control with smartphone" needs to be off in order to connect via PC Remote.

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Amazing video thank you for your help!

[@ClareJoAnna]

You're welcome! thanks for watching

[@Jayteeville]

This is amazing. Thank you so much @Clare

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Thanks for the info! 🙏🏼
I'm ready for all my studio photoshoots.

[@ClareJoAnna]

You're welcome! Glad to hear. Thank you for watching. :)

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Lol, I wish this video was longer. You have a pleasant attitude, and the kind of chill voice anyone enjoys to listen. Sometimes I speed up 1.5x on tutorials but this video was helpful all the way through!. Try doing an ASMR video & let me know.

[@ClareJoAnna]

Hi Guillermo, thanks for your feedback! I'm glad you enjoyed watching it. :)

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nice video! THANK YOU, helped me!

[@ClareJoAnna]

Thank you! So glad it helped

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Thank you for the such clear step by step instructions, it worked for me. )

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Thank you!

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[@ClareJoAnna]

Hi there! Thanks so much, I really appreciate it. Cheers!

[@dianacomberiati7695]

So helpful. Everything went well up to capturing images using the remote on my Mac. I opened LR, followed along with the auto import but could not get the images displayed in LR. Still very helpful in getting the images in the Sony app. Thanks.

[@ClareJoAnna]

Hi Diana, thanks for your comment! Sorry to hear the last steps didn't work. Feel free to comment back with more info/ screen shots or email me if you'd like me to look into what could be going wrong. You're so close! My email is [e-mail] 🤓

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You're welcome! Thanks for watching :)

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Great job! Learned something new!

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OMG thank you so much. This is perfection. Setting up tomorrow.

[@ClareJoAnna]

Yayyy you're welcome! Glad it helped out. :)

[@peterguman7298]

Great and clear setup. worked well. HOever, the Imaging Edge Viewer app keeps popping up after I take a shot and don't know how to close it. thanks!

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Wow, that was fantastic! Thank you!!

[@ClareJoAnna]

Thanks for your feedback and thanks for watching!!

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Thank you ✨ :) Glad you liked it!

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worked perfect and thank you!!

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Very clear, thanks Clare 👌

[@ClareJoAnna]

Hi Shane!! Thanks for the feedback and thank you for watching! :)

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thank you so much for this tutorial Clare

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Thank you! It was very helpful!

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You’re welcome! Thanks for watching :)

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thank u so much queen

[@JamesMarin]

Great video! I was finally able to tether my camera thanks to you!

[@ClareJoAnna]

Thank you! I'm so happy to hear that you got it to connect. Enjoy the tethered life and cheers!

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soooo helpful, thank youuuu! And really well explained!

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[@ClareJoAnna]

Glad to hear, Michael! Thanks for watching! - Clare

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[@ClareJoAnna]

Glad it helped out! Thanks for watching 🙌