As I’ve been looking more and more into seriously doing drone photography, I’ve been playing more with the Smart Remote Control App on my Sony A7r and found that it’s really cool. At first, I couldn’t really get it to do everything I wanted, like shoot Raw. But I then discovered you have actually to dig into settings in the app in the camera, and you can unlock a whole new set of features. Color Profiles, Flash settings, and Image quality settings like RAW+Jpeg.
Using The Smart Remote App For Shooting RAW
Using The Smart Remote App For HDR Photography
Although you cannot shoot HDR with the app yet, you can still adjust the bracket in the app on your phone so you’re not shaking or moving your camera at all. When shooting HDR on the Sony A7r, I’ve discovered that even when you’re doing the countdown timer and bracketing manual, you still have the risk of moving the camera ever so slightly between shots, causing a shift between images. (Yes, this is correctable with programs like Photomatix, but it doesn’t always work.) So now, when it’s convenient, I can just use my phone to control the camera. Super cool.
