USB still camera.....?

[MarkC426]

I am in the process of recording my vinyl collection to my Mac.
I want a USB still camera, preferably with a 'bendy' cable to grab all the record sleeves.

Trying to avoid using phone/camera then import, prefer a direct connection to Mac.

Any ideas.....
Do webcams take stills to something like image capture.
Never had laptop or iMac, so am a webcam dummy.

 

[mollyc]

do you have a camera right now? many cameras and/or software allow you to shoot tethered so that photos import automatically.

but for what you are doing i don’t think i’d want to be attached to the computer. what’s wrong with importing after shooting?

 

[MarkC426]

I have a Canon EOS M10, but not sure if it supports tethered.
I connected it with USB and opened 'camera window' (an old canon utility, so may not work) and it said no camera detected.
I thought it would be easier to have a cam setup looking down, to just place each record sleeve underneath.
I am just being lazy, probably looking at 500-600 disks.....

Alternatively is there a bracket arm I could get which would fix to tripod so the camera faces down onto a table?

edit:

this may do me....

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[tizeye]

I do it all the time with my Sony. What camera do you have as it may have tethering capability, sometimes with USB wire between camera and computer. Also do it wirelessly straight to iPhone, but wired is much faster. In addition to a camera, you need the manufacturer's software that came with the camera (or the latest version that has evolved). In Sony's case that is Imaging Edge, that previously was PlayMemories. Every manufacturer has similar for their cameras where tethering is one function of the software and it is free. Install it on the computer, hook the camera up with the USB connection, launch the software and turn the camera on and it should recognize it. While the software will work as a stand alone, if you have Lightroom, it can be set up to auto import whatever is in the folder that the manufacturer's software saves the capture to.

I see you have the Canon EOS-M10. Went to Canon support to download the manual and it doesn't exist. Is it similar to the M50? I see a YouTube video of it being tethered.

EDIT NOTE: I just looked at Capture 1 software, which is an expensive option but has built in tethering. When I looked at the list of supported cameras, on the M10, the "Tethered/Live View" column was "No/No". The only M Series with "Yes/Yes" in the column was the M6 Mark II. It may be an age issue with the newer generation (Mark II) adding the feature.

 

[someoldguy]

You might be able to tether it via EOS Utility . Try here https://www.canon-europe.com/suppor...cos 10.15 (catalina)&productid=tcm:13-1308211

I've used this on my Canon DSLR's for years to control the shutter when the cameras were connected to a microscope , works pretty well . Plus it's free .

 

[MarkC426]

Thanks guys for the input.
With the arm gizmo from Amazon I will use my Canon EOS 400D, which I also have a remote shutter switch for.
If it doesn't support live transfer, I will just transfer later.

 

[kenoh]

Thanks guys for the input.
With the arm gizmo from Amazon I will use my Canon EOS 400D, which I also have a remote shutter switch for.
If it doesn't support live transfer, I will just transfer later.

Isn’t there an online database for this? Where you can get the artwork from an online library? When I used to rip CDs into iTunes it used to get the album cover from the internet (no idea where).

I mean dont get me wrong, record sleeves are a different game to the CD cover but just wondering if that is an option - if there is a Shazam like tool to recognise the media files and attach artwork???

 

[MarkC426]

Thanks for the advice.....
Yes when I import CD's the artwork automatically comes in (as you say).

90% of my vinyl are 12" DJ promo copies or white labels from the early 90's, so a lot of them where never actually released.