DSLR AssistantWhat DSLR Assistant can do.
Camera control, Live View, automation, review, and file organization — grouped below, with Free and Pro clearly marked.
Tethered Shooting
- Change aperture, shutter speed, ISO, white balance, drive mode, metering, AF mode, picture style, colour temperature and exposure compensation from the MacFREE
- Release the shutter from the appPRO
- Bulb exposures longer than 30 seconds, with a live timerPRO
Live View
- Real-time feed with 5× and 10× hardware zoom, grid overlay, flip, rotation and depth-of-field previewFREE
- Record the Live View stream to a video filePRO
Automated Sequences
- Interval Shooting — immediate, delayed or scheduled start, time-lapse and bulb sequencesPRO
- Exposure Bracketing — vary shutter or aperture across a series for HDRPRO
- Focus Bracketing — stacked focus for macroPRO
Review Every Shot
- Full-resolution preview seconds after the shutter firesFREE
- RGB and per-channel histograms, hot-spot readout in RGB, HSB and LabFREE
- Overexposed and clipped-shadow warnings with adjustable thresholdsFREE
- The autofocus points the camera actually usedFREE
Library & File Organization
- Full image library, filmstrip and folder browserFREE
- RAW, JPEG, HEIF and video review — zoom, pan, rotateFREE
- Drag-and-drop token editor for folder and file namesFREE
- Complete EXIF and IPTC inspector, star ratings written into the fileFREE
Night Mode
- Night Mode dims the display and shifts it to red to protect your night visionFREE
- A second window on an external display for the client, the model or youFREE
Supported cameras
DSLR Assistant supports 50+ Canon EOS DSLR and mirrorless cameras, from the EOS 40D through the latest EOS R series.
DSLR — EOS 1D / 5D / 6D / 7D (15)
- EOS-1D Mark III
- EOS-1D Mark IV
- EOS-1Ds Mark III
- EOS-1D X
- EOS-1D X Mark II
- EOS-1D X Mark III
- EOS 5D Mark II
- EOS 5D Mark III
- EOS 5D Mark IV
- EOS 5DS
- EOS 5DS R
- EOS 6D
- EOS 6D Mark II
- EOS 7D
- EOS 7D Mark II
DSLR — EOS xxD / xxxD / Rebel · Kiss (23)
- EOS 40D
- EOS 50D
- EOS 60D
- EOS 70D
- EOS 77D
- EOS 80D
- EOS 90D
- EOS 100D / Rebel SL1 / Kiss X7
- EOS 200D / Rebel SL2 / Kiss X9
- EOS 450D / Rebel XSi / Kiss X2
- EOS 500D / Rebel T1i / Kiss X3
- EOS 550D / Rebel T2i / Kiss X4
- EOS 600D / Rebel T3i / Kiss X5
- EOS 650D / Rebel T4i / Kiss X6i
- EOS 700D / Rebel T5i / Kiss X7i
- EOS 750D / Rebel T6i / Kiss X8i
- EOS 760D / Rebel T6s / Kiss 8000D
- EOS 800D / Rebel T7i / Kiss X9i
- EOS 1000D / Rebel XS / Kiss F
- EOS 1100D / Rebel T3 / Kiss X50
- EOS 1200D / Rebel T5 / Kiss X70
- EOS 1300D / Rebel T6 / Kiss X80
- EOS 2000D / Rebel T7 / Kiss X90
Mirrorless — EOS R full-frame (9)
- EOS R
- EOS RP
- EOS R3
- EOS R5
- EOS R5 Mark II
- EOS R6
- EOS R6 Mark II
- EOS R8
- EOS R1
Mirrorless — EOS R APS-C (5)
- EOS R7
- EOS R10
- EOS R50
- EOS R50 V
- EOS R100
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Version 3.9.5 · Released 22 Sep 2025
Requirements
- macOS 14 or later
- Apple silicon or Intel