Name: Manfrotto Digital Director for iPad Mini 2/3, Nikon and Canon DSLR Cameras
Brand: Manfrotto
SKU: BGMVDDM14
Price: 309.88 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.9 (7 reviews)

Manfrotto Digital Director for iPad Mini 2/3, Nikon and Canon DSLR Cameras

Manfrotto Digital Director

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Explore the Manfrotto Digital Director for iPad Mini 2/3 & Nikon/Canon DSLRs. Precise control, durable build. Order today for enhanced camera control!

Digital Director is the only Apple certified (MFi - Made for iPad Certification) electronic device that connects your camera and iPad to help manage the photo and video workflow, from setting your camera to sharing your pictures. Digital Director is the ideal companion for pro and enthusiast imagemakers who want to make their shooting workflow more effective and intuitive. Digital Director ensures a reliable USB cabled connection between camera and iPad and through its dedicated App allows to monitor the shoot and control the camera settings. It works with Canon and Nikon DSLRs and iPad Mini 3 and iPad Mini 2. Digital Director features a dedicated CPU (micro-processor ARM Cortex-A8) that together with its dedicated App, provides an interface between iPad and camera, which enables the iPad to understand and control the camera protocols.&#149; Apple certified electronic device with built-in microprocessor &#149; Stable and reliable USB connection between camera and iPad &#149; Intuitive dedicated iPad application &#149; Remote shooting and control of all key parameters and focus &#149; Download, post production and sharing of pictures   As a final result   &#149; All the key shooting parameters can be controlled starting from different camera protocols &#149; The video streaming between devices is smooth, consistent and presenting extremely low latency at the same time &#149; The download of the high quality images into the iPad is very fast The dedicated Digital Director App enables   Remote control of camera parameters  All the DSLR's key parameters can be monitored and dynamically modified (Exposure, ISO, Shutter Speed, Aperture, Manual Focus, WB, Image Quality, Focus/Camera/Drive Modes).  Remote shooting via ipad retina display  Effective real time "Live View" monitoring through a certified cable connection. This ensures a stable connection between devices. Dynamic histogram and audio level display allows greater control when shooting.  Interactive focus & focus peaking  Interactive Focus can be used to select the focus point anyway on the screen together with the digital zoom that magnifies the selected focus point. The on screen focus peaking indicator ensure crisp accurate focus.   Download the images onto the ipad  Check all the details of the image shot by viewing the downloaded high resolution file. All the details of the image, such as focus and exposure can be checked using standard iPad "gestures".  Intuitive image adjustment  Make final adjustment to the image within the same app such as exposure, contrast, light, crop, rotate, check histogram and EXIF information and save the image.  Simple management of the shoot  Everything under control: from image ratings to "Job" organizing (albums, shoot profiles and connection profiles).   Content distribution  Multiple ways to share the images: - Direct to FTP&#149; By E-mail &#149; On social networks (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) by simply moving the selected images in the iPad camera roll.  Manfrotto's Digital Director is a ground-breaking product. Its capacity to provide real time monitoring assistance, superior efficiency post-production management and control of the photography and videography workflow is being met with strong market recognition and was recently acclaimed as the Most Innovative Product at NAB 2015. Digital Director is supplied with AC adapter and plugs and 1mt USB cable. The Digital Director App is included in the price and it's downloadable from the Apple App Store. Please always check the Digital Director camera compatibility chart available under the "downloads" section of this page in order to have all the information related to the camera compatibility.

Worth the money.  I use it for studio photography and all videography.  An absolute must have.  As of now, this is better than any other option including the external recorders (Marshall, atomos, etc.).  I use it with my 5d mark IV and iPad Pro.  I know it’s not an external recorder, I wanted to compare external functions and image quality incase you were thinking of dropping $

How did I live without it?

I had to buy a 3/8 to 1/4 adapter for tripod hole .   Priced way too high.

No quarter-inch tripod mount

Gotta say, this thing looks sweet from afar, but is even better when you are hands on. It opens up so many doors and gives you the tools to guarantee that your shot and focus are spot on. No more 3"Live View. Use with Nikon D800E.  
I do wish it was a little heavier duty plastic and for the price it should come with a case and sun shade

Finally got one

The concept is terrific and I look forward to using it in the field like I used a view camera.   Two areas of concern:  First, I needed a software patch from Manfrotto to make it communicate with my iPad Air 2 and Second, the anti-rotation connector  that came with the 244 Micro Friction Arm doesn't attach the arm snuggly enough to prevent the Digital Director from rocking back and forth.  I have ordered more conventional connectors w/o the anti-rotation tabs and hope this will correct.

The concept is terrific and I look forward to using it in the field like I used a view camera

Not sure why they would not include the very popular Canon 5D Mark II. The ad when I purchased it said Canon 5D's , later after it arrives I learn that for some strange reason the Mark II was NOT supported?! 
For what does work it's pretty great, unfortunately they missed the "mark" by not including software that makes the unit compatible with the Mark II.
Here are the compatibility issues I've found when trying to use the DD
1. Touch screen focus does not work, it pulls focus back n forth but never focuses properly and you can't move the crosshairs when unlocked.
2. After taking a picture it does not go back to live view without having to cycle through Lv on & off
3. Video mode now has a yellow icon colour that will only go away when the cameras live view is turned off.
4. Video shooting is not possible.
5. Exposure compensation doesn't work in picture mode
6. Manual focus has long lag time making it useless
7. Power button has gotten dislodged.
8. Case does not have a relief cutout for power button and will turn the unit on.
9. Case cutout doesn't fit the power adapter without having to force it, the prongs are touching the body of the DD.
10. Following the directions for the Velcro for the hood results in the DD being upside down or at least the logo ends up upside down, the power button on the bottom and the USB connector on top.

Comparability? Canon 5D Mk II left out???

The product operates great but it sure could be more sturdy. I was opening up the battery compartment and hardly applying any pressure and one of the tabs broke off.

Could be built better

Recently received the Manfrotto Digital Director for iPad Air.  First needed to upgrade the iPad to support the Manfrotto app.  Then found that the Digital Director did not support IOS 9.0 required for the app.  Went to the Manfrotto web site and found the info on update to support IOS 9.  Followed the direction, it bombed out several times.  Placed a case number with the company.  After receiving an email response telling me to try what I had already had no luck with, I managed to get a call in and talked to the primary support person for the DD.  After a little back and forth, found out that the firmware update will work fine if you use a 1GB or smaller USB memory stick.  I had been using a larger one and it would not work.  When I used a 1 GB stick, the update worked as described.  The service rep said that this could explain several other cases of customers not being able to upgrade and when the item was sent to him, he had no problems doing an upgrade.  SO, if you have this item and need to do the firmware upgrade, us a 1GB or smaller memory stick.
As to the functioning of the product after all of the above is accomplished, I have only had a short time to do desk testing.  For the most part, it appears to be the answer I have been looking for, but a field test yet remains to be accomplished.  Hopes are high based on desk testing.

Manfrotto Digital Director for iPad Mini 2/3, Nikon and Canon DSLR Cameras

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