I uploaded a test version for MAC OSX. It can be found under Downloads or here qDslrDashboard_V0.1.4.dmg.
Please test it. I managed to run it on Mountain Lion (running in Virtualbox – iAtkos ML) and on Mavericks (running on my notebook – iAtkos M).
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qDslrDashboard V0.1.4 for MAC OSX
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qDslrDashboard running on iPad Mini 2
Just a small demo of qDslrDashboard running on iOS
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qDslrDashboard V0.1.5
Released qDslrDashboard V0.1.5 for Windows, Linux, OSX and Android
This is mostly a bug fix release
- fixed a memory leak in image download function
- fixed D3300 not working
- reworked the dialog system
- added UI scaling slider
- Android UI scaling detection should be better now
- image review should work now after capture for capture initiated from qDD or camera
- Android folder selection should work now
- added reverse correction to LrTimelapse and some small fixes
- upgraded to Qt 5.3.1
- upgraded OpenCV to 2.4.9
- other small stability fixes
The downloads can be found in the download section or here:
qDslrDashboard V0.1.5 Android arm
qDslrDashboard V0.1.5 Linux (32 bit)
qDslrDashboard V0.1.5 Linux (64 bit)
qDslrDahboard V0.1.5 Windows x86
Note: for Windows and Linux delete the qDslrDashboard folder for the previous version.
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Delay with V0.1.6
I planed to release V0.1.6 with fixes but unfortunately my Windows HDD broke so I will need some time to re-install everything.
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qDslrDashboard V0.1.6
Managed to recover from the HDD crash so here is the V0.1.6 with bugfixes.
- more fixes to folder selection
- fix for the Connection screen ‘Network’ and ‘Wireless’ button long press not working
- added time selection dialog for BULB shooting (if 0:0.0 is entered it will run until the users cancels it)
- moved the not much used LrTimelapse settings into a settings dialog
- added a ‘Capture sample’ button to LrTimelapse screeen (only visible if the ‘Auto Holy Grail’ is not started
- added a new method for changing shutter/ISO for Canon users. It can be enabled in the new LrTimelapse settings dialog. Please Canon users test it . I had very good results with the 650D
- some fixes for the image review working. qDD will prioritize JPG image review over RAW (probably will add a settings that can change this). RAW will be only displayed if the selected camera image format is set to RAW
- some memory leak fixes in the image viewer
- fix for a crash that occur while re-sizing the window when an image is displayed
- added media playback controls
- probably there are some more small fixes that I can’t remember
I also detected an error in the ddserver code that lead to connection break (USB and wireless to). I will publish later today or tomorrow a new MR3040 firmware and also a new method for updating the ddserver package on the MR3040 without flashing (this will only work if the MR3040 already has the V0.2-12 ddserver version)
Here are the files:
Android ARM: qDslrDashboard_V0.1.6_Android_Arm.apk
Windows x86: qDslrDashboard_V0.1.6_Windows_x86.zip
Windows x64: qDslrDashboard_V0.1.6_Windows_x64.zip
NOTE: Before starting qDslrDashboard please install the included vcredist_x86(x64).exe This need to be done only once after installation.
NOTE: For Windows XP i will later build a V0.1.6 as the current one will not work
Linux x86: qDslrDashboard_V0.1.6_Linux_x86.tar.gz
Linux x64: qDslrDashboard_V0.1.6_Linux_x64.tar.gz
NOTE: I now included the OpenCV, LibRaw and libusb libraries. If you need to change or use your own then delete them from the Qt_Libraries folder.
OSX x64: qDslrDashboard_V0.1.6_OSX_x64.dmg
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ddserver V0.2-13 OpenWrt images for the TP-Link MR3040
As I mentioned in my previous post I discovered a bug in the ddserver code that would result in a broken USB and wireless connection.
With the V0.2-13 version I fixed that error.
I provided the firmware images (factory, sysupgrade) in the downloads section as a new method for updating the ddserver package.
I suggest that everyone who already has the latest MR3040 ddserver OpenWrt firmware to use the new package updater as it is faster and less error prone.
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Cactus blooming
Was doing some testing with qDD and LrTimelapse and here is what came out.
I used the Nikon D7100 with 18-55mm objective and the Canon 650D with 18-55mm objective. Unfortunately I only have 1 battery for each so I needed to change the cameras in the middle of blooming. A cheap Chinese external intervalometer was used with both cameras. For tripod I used the Velbon VS-443D. And of course my Wife’s cactus was used. 
The sequence was capture from 17:30 till 23:00. Next morning it alreadz withered. 
For first part (D7100) qDD was running on my Windows 7 notebook, for second part (650D) qDD was running on Nexus7 (2012).
Slowest shutter speed was set to 15″ and max.ISO to 3200 (but gone only to 1600). Interval was set to 18″. In the second part I made a mistake and closed my notebook that was in the room behind .
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qDslrDashboard V0.1.7
Took a bit longer but here is V0.1.7
- added interval timer
- fix for property OSD display
- image gallery thumbs only loaded and displayed for visible items
- synchronized start for movie recording
- this version should run on OSX 10.7.5 to (please test)
- LrTimelapse auto correction increased to initial 40%
As always the download links are in the downloads section
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qDD Interval Timer
A small guide to the interval timer
- Interval timer button – with this button you can show/hide the Interval Timer dialog (if the Timer is active the button will be red colored)
- Frame count – the desired frame count. If the frame count value is 0 the Timer will run until the user stops it
- Interval – the desired interval (minimum interval is 1 second)
- Bulb time – the desired bulb time if shutter speed is set to BULB. This field is only visible if shutter speed is set to BULB.
NOTE: the BULB Timer will only work on DSLR that support BULB capture - Timer controls – with these buttons you can start/stop/pause/resume the Interval Timer
NOTE: if the settings are wrong the Timer will not start (BULB time > interval) - Interval ramping duration – the duration of the interval ramping. The timer will increase/decrease the current interval to the target interval. For now only linear inc/dec is added.
NOTE: at the end of the interval ramping the application will set the target interval as the current interval - Interval ramping target interval – the target interval for the interval ramping. The application will gradually increase/decrease the current interval during the interval ramping duration until it reaches the target interval
- Interval ramping control – with these buttons you can start/stop the interval ramping function.
NOTE: if you stop the interval ramping the application will set the last interval as the current interval
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Arduino Yun Interval Timer with qDD
I have an Arduino Yun here and I like it. It is actually 2 devices in one, a wireless router running OpenWrt and Arduino Leonardo. You can read more about it on the Arduino Yun page.
I already installed ddserver on the Yun and use it during my qDD development.
Now I built a small external Interval Timer with the Arduino Yun that can be controlled over web (http) and also added a dialog into qDD so that I can control it from there. The timer has a 2.5 mm stereo audio jack where I can connect my camera (tested with D7100, D5000 and 650D)
Right now it is not much of use for ordinary users as you need a Yun, a small hardware board and an sketch that controls it but if anyone interested please contact me.
Here a short description of the Arduino Yun Interval Timer dialog:
- Yun Interval Timer button – long press the Interval Timer button to show the Yun Interval Timer dialog
- Yun address – in this filed the user should enter the Yun address. This depends on your Yun settings and how you use. In my case it is connected to my local network and I assigned a host name to it (arduinoyun). By default the Yun is password protected (default password is arduino) so in my case the address would be http://root:arduino@arduinoyun . After the address is entered the users should press the ‘Connect’ button so that qDD can query the Yun Interval Timer status. If qDD gets a positive response from the Yun it will enable the Yun Interval Timer controls
- Frame count – the desired frame count. If leaved at 0 the Yun Interval Timer will run until it is stoped with the ‘Stop’ button
- Interval - the desired Interval that the Yun should use. The minimal Interval is 1 second.
- Bulb time - the time Yun will hold the capture button pressed. Only has effect if the camera Shutter Speed is set to BULB. If not used this value should be 0
- Focus hold - Yun will use this time to hold the camera capture button in ‘half pressed’ status used for focusing. By default the value is 40ms (mili seconds). This time can be used if camera is set to MF (manual focus). If you need auto focus before capture this should be increased
- Shutter hold – Yun will use this time to hold the camera capture button in ‘full pressed’ status. By default the value is 20 ms (mili seconds). If BULB time is set then Yun will use that value instead of this one.
- Timer controls - with these buttons the user can control the Yun Interval Timer. It can start/stop/pause/resume the Timer
- Interval ramping duration – the duration of the Interval Ramping.
During this time Yun will gradually increace/decrease the Interval to the Target Interval
At the end of the ramping Yun will set the Target Interval as the current interval. - Target interval - the Target Interval that will be used for the Interval Ramping.
- Interval Ramping control - with these buttons the user can start/stop the Yun Interval Ramping. If the ramping is stoped Yun will set the current interval to the last interval.
A picture of the Yun with the breadboard
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qDslrDashboard available for iOS now
I’m happy to announce that qDslrDashboard is now available for the iOS devices.
You can find it here: qDslrDashboard for iOS
This is a new version (V0.2) that I was doing in parallel to the V0.1.x and I rewrote most of it. New in this version is the Sony wireless support and the audio initiated capture.
The Sony support for now is very basic, live view, capture and changing the exposure properties. I will try to implement more in future versions (LrTimelapse module, more properties, movie recording on devices that support it)
Note: I’m sorry that I couldn’t offer it as free but currently I’m unemployed and need some income to pay my bills.
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qDslrDashboard V0.2.1
Here is the V0.2.1 for Android, Linux and Windows (OSX will come tomorrow)
Only executables – you can use these if you already have V0.1.7, just unpack the archive and overwrite the old V0.1.7 executable with the new one
The V0.2.1 is almost a complete rewrite of the V0.1.7. Mostly I needed to do this so I can add Sony support (probably Lumix also in future) but also needed to rewrite the UI handling
New in this version
- Audio initiated capture (will see to make a video how to use it)
- Sony support (for now very basic)
Improved or changed:
- image review will prioritize JPG files (in an upcoming version I will add an option that can override this and prioritize RAW files
- if qDD enters the image viewer for an image review it will stay there until the user exits it and it will display the upcoming captured images (captured with the camera capture button)
- gallery is now dynamically created and only the visible items are displayed/loaded
- thumbs are created in a separate thread and only when needed (as soon the user exits the gallery all the scheduled thumbs are removed from queue)
- added option to delete the created thumbs upon application exit
- the is a live view record option that will record the live view during movie recording (currently does not work on Android)
- UI is now dynamically loaded so should use less memory
- The A/B focus is not yet implemented as need to rewrite it
- lot of small fixes
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qDslrDashboard V0.2.2
This is a quick fix release
- fix for Canon wireless discovery
- fix for Sony wireless discovery
- fix for unable to start movie recording on D7000
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qDslrDashboard for iOS update
Posted a new version (V0.2.2) for review with following fixes:
- fix for Canon wireless not discovered
- fix for Sony wireless not discovered
- fix for video recording not working with Nikon D7000
- fix for ‘Slowest shutter’ change not working in LRT
- fix for ISO change not working after reaching ‘Slowest shutter speed’ in LRT
- fix for black image on iOS 8
- iOS8 stability fixes
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qDslrDashboard download
As some of the users reported that they can’t download the files due to Google Drive limit I uploaded the files to Mega.
Link to the shared folder for qDslrDashboard V0.2.2: qDslrDashboard alternative download
Link for the latest DDServer OpenWrt images: DDServer OpenWrt images alternative download
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qDslrDashboard V0.2.3
Released a new qDslrDashboard version V0.2.3
- fixes for the Canon wireless communication
- added a wakelock to Android when LRTimelapse is started (now it should work even if the screen goes off)
- added focus points definition (works with Nikon and Canon – will see to make a tutorial)
- changed the ‘Image viewer’ loading notification
- added an option to disable image info download for images that are already on the camera SD card (you can still load them by pressing the ‘Refresh’ button in image gallery)
- added a generic PTP class that should work with non Nikon and Canon DSLR that support PTP (I can’t test this as I only have a Nikon and Canon)
- other small fixes
Files can be found on the Downloads page
In the upcoming days will also upload a new iOS version with these changes and also the ability to save images to ‘Photos’ – still working on it
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Forum down
Due to an automatic update the forum broke. I’m trying to work out the problem with my hosting.
I’m also preparing V0.2.4 and it will be released in the upcoming days.
Also began working on a manual.
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qDslrDashboard V0.2.4 and manual
Here is the new qDslrDashboard V0.2.4 with the following changes:
- added delayed capture
- added live view fliping (vertical, horizontal, both)
- fixed USB not working with Android 5.0
- added Sony image preview after capture
- EXIF data should be saved on iOS (the iOS version is uploaded to iTunes and awaits Apple approval)
- lot of small fixes
The is also a qDslrDashboard manual (V1.0) that will extend in future. It is in .docx format, if anyone needs other format please let me know
Here are the Drive, OneDrive, Mega link (my hosting company asked me to provide mirrors as the downloads where generating to much trafic)
Drive: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BxMZ8XY3H2wiZGVjdmV4TFpLT0U&usp=sharing
OneDrive: http://1drv.ms/1zqNiZC
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qDslrDashboard V0.2.5 and updated manual
New qDslrDashboard V0.2.5 with the following additions/fixes
- added Sky Stacking – it can create series of captures that can be then used in application like DeepSkyStacker
- added a simple Rule 600 calculator dialog
- moved Custom Bracketing to a separate display
- added option to start Custom Bracketing with shutter speed set to BULB (the camera must support BULB capture)
- added option to Custom Bracketing to use BULB for shutter speeds longer or equeal to 1 second (the camera must support BULB capture)
- add aperture ramping to LRTimelapse
- added BLV (bright live view) button to live view
- added 100% zoom to image viewer (single click/touch will toggle between not zoomed/100% zoomed
- added left/right swipe for image viewer (will display next/previous image)
- added a toggle button to image viewer that will show/hide the buttons and the quick gallery
- added some more properties for Sony wireless models and also enabled LRTimelapse
- added a ‘Connection lost’ audio option
- added synchronized starting of movie recording (all connected cameras must be in live view and in movie mode)
- some UI fixes
- stability fixes
- updated the manual to reflect the changes
The files can be download at http://dslrdashboard.info/downloads/
I also uploaded the V0.2.5 for iOS devices to Apple for review
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Sony wireless additions
In the V0.2.5 version I added the following for the Sony cameras that have wireless communication
- exposure mode button – for models that don’t have an exposure mode dial
- capture mode button – user can select with this button between still/movie mode
- preview image size button – with this button the user can select the preview image size after capture. On a5100 it has the option original/2M
- zoom in/out in live view
- added LRTimelapse support
- add touch AF to live view – after the user touches the live view surface the camera will try to focus at that point. Unfortunately Sony touchAF is a bit odd, as while it is in touchAF mode the properties can’t be changed, only the capture button will work. To exit the touchAF mode the user needs to press the ‘AF’ button.
Regarding the LRTimelapse support I did some testing (using the qDD interval timer) and it worked good for shutter speeds shorter then 1 second. Unfortunately on a5100 there is no option to disable the long exposure NR so a 8 second exposure becomes a 18 second one (with the processing).
Probably on the higher models it can be disabled so maybe someone can test it.
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