pkTriggerCord

Remote control (tethering) Linux/Windows software for Pentax DSLR cameras.

pkTriggerCord is available under the GNU General Public License.

This program is based on PKRemote for Linux and PKRemote for Windows programs.

Description

After you connect the camera to your PC with the USB cable, you can control the camera from pkTriggerCord. You can read status information, you can change several settings, and you can take pictures. The pictures are stored in the camera's buffer and can be downloaded to the PC. Pictures are not written on the SD card of the camera.

Commandline interface


pktriggercord-cli

  -w, --warnings                        warning mode
  -m, --exposure_mode=MODE		valid values are GREEN, P, SV, TV, AV, TAV, M and X
      --exposure_compensation=VALUE     exposure compensation value
      --drive_mode=DRIVE_MODE           valid values are: Single, Continuous-HI, SelfTimer-12, SelfTimer-2, Remote, Remote-3, Continuous-LO
  -i, --iso=ISO                         single value (400) or interval (200-800)
      --color_space=COLOR_SPACE         valid values are: sRGB, AdobeRGB
      --af_mode=AF_MODE                 valid values are: AF.S, AF.C, AF.A
      --select_af_point=AF_SELECT_MODE  valid values are: Auto-5, Auto-11, Spot, Select
      --ae_metering=AE_METERING         valid values are: Multi, Center, Spot
      --flash_mode=FLASH_MODE           valid values are: Manual, Manual-RedEye, Slow, Slow-RedEye, TrailingCurtain, Auto, Auto-RedEye, Wireless
      --flash_exposure_compensation=VAL flash exposure compensation value
  -a, --aperture=APERTURE
  -t, --shutter_speed=SHUTTER SPEED	values can be given in rational form (eg. 1/90)
					or decimal form (eg. 0.8)
  -r, --resolution=RESOLUTION		resolution in megapixels
  -q, --quality=QUALITY			valid values are 1, 2, 3 and 4
      --jpeg_image_tone=IMAGE_TONE      valid values are: Natural, Bright, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant, Monochrome, Muted, ReversalFilm
      --white_balance_mode=WB_MODE      valid values are: Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent_D, Fluorescent_N, Fluorescent_W, Fluorescent_L, Tungsten, Flash, Manual, CTE
      --white_balance_adjustment=WB_ADJ valid values like: G5B2, G3A5, B5, A3, G5, M4...
  -f, --auto_focus			autofocus
  -g, --green                           green button
  -s, --status			        print status info
      --status_hex			print status hex info
      --dust_removal                    dust removal
  -F, --frames=NUMBER			number of frames
  -d, --delay=SECONDS			delay between the frames (seconds)
      --file_format=FORMAT		valid values: PEF, DNG, JPEG
  -o, --output_file=FILE		send output to FILE instead of stdout
      --debug	                        turn on debug messages
  -v, --version				display version information and exit
  -h, --help				display this help and exit

Detailed description can be found here.

Timelapse video creation tutorial can be found here.

GUI

The GUI requires GTK2.

Supported cameras

Pentax K-x
Pentax K10D (Samsung GX-10)
Pentax K20D (Samsung GX-20)
Pentax istDS
Pentax K200D
Pentax K-7
Pentax K-r
Pentax K-5
Pentax K-m/K2000

Limited support

Limited support available for the following cameras:

Pentax istD
Pentax istDS2
Pentax istDL
Pentax K110D
Pentax K100D

Limited support: You can take pictures, change settings using the command line version, but you cannot read the status fields. Limited version of GUI allows taking a picture (only one, you need to save (only PEF) or delete it before taking the next one), but camera settings cannot be read or modified.

I cannot test the program for all the cameras. Please inform me if you test the program with any of the cameras above.

Download

Source

Source: pkTriggerCord-0.77.10.src.tar.gz
Source rpm: pktriggercord-0.77.10-1.src.rpm
It is also possible to checkout the latest version from SVN repository:
svn co https://pktriggercord.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/pktriggercord pktriggercord

Please note: This software is crosscompiled under Linux for Windows. If you want to compile it, you need Linux.