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Vello LW-500 Extendá Plus Wi-Fi Camera Controller for Select Canon, Nikon, and Sony Cameras

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Vello LW-500 Extendá Plus Wi-Fi Camera Controller for Select Canon, Nikon, and Sony Cameras
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Key Features
  • For Select Canon, Nikon & Sony Cameras
  • Transfer Rate: up to 10 MB/s
  • Remotely Capture Photos & Video
  • Apps for iOS, Android, Mac, and Windows
Shoot images or video wirelessly through the Vello LW-500 Extendá Plus Wi-Fi Camera Controller for Select Canon, Nikon, and Sony Cameras. Connecting the Extendá Plus to your camera via your camera's supplied USB cable, it creates an ad-hoc Wi-Fi network with a range of 196.9 feet. This allows you to connect to your computer or mobile device. Use the user-friendly Extendá app, which operates on iOS, Android, Mac, and Windows platforms. The app enables you to remotely adjust camera settings such as ISO, aperture, exposure compensation, and shutter speed.
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Vello LW-500 Overview

Shoot images or video wirelessly through the Vello LW-500 Extendá Plus Wi-Fi Camera Controller for Select Canon, Nikon, and Sony Cameras. Connecting the Extendá Plus to your camera via your camera's supplied USB cable, it creates an ad-hoc Wi-Fi network with a range of 196.9 feet. This allows you to connect to your computer or mobile device. Use the user-friendly Extendá app, which operates on iOS, Android, Mac, and Windows platforms. The app enables you to remotely adjust camera settings such as ISO, aperture, exposure compensation, and shutter speed.

The available Live View mode provides a feed of your camera's view on your device, enabling Touch Focus and many other functions at your fingertips. Setting the app in auto viewing mode streams photos to your device at 10 MB/s so a client can view the images as you are shooting. Other features include bulb, focus stacking, and an intervalometer through the app as well. The Plus is powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery with a three-hour battery life.

Compatible Cameras
Canon 1Dx Mark II, 1D X, 5DS R*, 5DS*, 5D Mark IV, 5D Mark III, 5D Mark II, 6D Mark II*, 6D, 7D Mark II*, 7D, 90D, 80D, 70D, 60D, 50D, 77, T7i, T6s, T6i, T5i, T5, T4i, T3i, T3, T2i, T1i, SL2, and SL1
Nikon D5*, D4S, D4, D3x, D3s, D3, D850*, D810*, D800*, D800e*, D500*, D750*, D610, D600, Df*, D7500*, D7200*, D7100*, D7000*, D90, D5600, D5500*, D5300*, D5200*, D5100*, D3400, D3300*, D3200*, Z 7II, Z 6II, Z 7, Z 6
Sony: Most cameras are supported, however not all functions of the Extendá are available. Please see the manufacturer's Sony compatibility chart for detailed compatibility information.
* Use the USB cable that is supplied with your camera.

The Extendá Plus connects to a camera directly via a USB cable and then creates an ad-hoc Wi-Fi network, which allows you to remotely control a camera using an application available on IOS, Android, Mac, or Windows devices. The Wi-Fi network has a range of 196.9 feet.
Remotely change your camera settings such as shutter speed, ISO, aperture, exposure compensation, and white balance via a smartphone or computer, and live view mode provides a real-time stream from the camera to your device, which allows you to preview images on a larger screen.
Set up the app for auto viewing of images to have each image streamed to a mobile device or computer immediately following capture. This allows a client or assistant to easily review images as they are taken. Also, you can use the Extendá app to browse images on the card and then select images to save to your mobile device or computer.
The Extendá app supports touch focus/tap-to-focus functionality. This means you can just tap on your device's touchscreen to select which area of the scene to focus on. Alternatively, you can also manually control focus by adjusting the focal plane forward or backwards in small increments.
Create timed exposure images, set a delayed timer for exposure, or use the intervalometer for time-lapse photography through the app. A bulb mode is available as well for long exposures.
Focus stacking will allow you to take a series of photos with varying focus points that can be combined in post-processing software to create a single image with a wide depth-of-field.
Set up bracketing in order to make sure you get the perfect exposure. This mode offers options for exposure bracketing using shutter speed, aperture, ISO, and exposure compensation. This tool can be used to help create HDR images using post-processing software.
On your device use the rule-of-thirds grid, which helps you to compose your shot whether you are shooting photography or video.
Powered by a replaceable LW-500BT 3.8V, 3200mAh rechargeable lithium-ion battery, which has a 3-hour battery life.
Software Requirements
iOS 8.0 and above Android 4.0 and above Windows XP and above Mac OS X 10.10 and above
UPC: 847628010420

Vello LW-500 Specs

Item Type
Wireless: Wi-Fi
Camera Connection
Various/Universal
Interval Timer/Programmable
Yes
Live View
Yes
Mobile App Compatible
Yes: Android & iOS
Wireless Range
196.9' / 60.02 m
Power Source
Battery (Built-In Rechargeable)
Dimensions
4.2 x 2.5 x 1.6" / 106.7 x 63.5 x 40.6 mm
Weight
12.6 oz / 357 g
Packaging Info
Package Weight
0.77 lb
Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
7.1 x 3.6 x 2.25"

Vello LW-500 Reviews

Works well once you figure it out

By Daniel
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2022-09-24

I bought this controller to run remove video on my older Sony cameras, the Sony A7R ii and A9. For the A9, I can switch the shutter to turning video on and off, and then use a simple remote shutter to run the video...but of course, you can't see what is being recorded. Not so with the A7r ii...no ability to switch the shutter, so no remote video. With this Vello unit, no need to do that switch on the A9. And yes, remote video works on the A7R ii. With the A9, you can switch back and forth on the App between shooting video and photos. I don't want the pictures or the video sent to my iPhone. Leave them on the camera. No problem with the A9. With the A7Rii, there's an issue if I take a photo and don't download to the phone. Video won't work if there is a photo to download. I have to download it, then the video works. To be clear, this Vello unit will not download the video's to your iPhone or anything else. It will download photos. Battery Life: On the first unit I bought, I was only getting about 65 minutes. I called Vello and they said to return it. I did. B&H sent me another unit. Again, battery only lasted 65 minutes when battery life is claimed at 3 hours. I started looking online for another answer. I found one by careful review of the comments on the very similar CamFi Pro Plus unit you can view on Amazon (only viewable if you use google to get there). There I found a comment in Italian, which Amazon translates, from a user that said his unit had short battery life, so he contacted the company and they told him to set his USB power to OFF on his Sony camera. Boom!!! Nailed it. I turned off USB power in my menu system and the battery life for the Vello controller went from 65 minutes to almost 300. They advertise that you can charge your cell phone with this Vello controller. Well, okay. If you have your Camera set to enable USB charging...then whatever power source you hook it up to with the USB cable will lead to charging the batteries in the camera. That's fine if you attach your camera to a computer that is on an AC power cord. Not so great otherwise since that power usage will drain this Vello unit. The battery in this Vello only lasted 65 minutes because it was also charging my camera batteries while it was attached and on. Once I stopped it from doing that, battery life surged. Finally, if you have larger power source, like a 20,000 mah power bank, uou can hook that up to this Vello while it is hooked up to your camera. It will keep the Vello running much longer. Heck, you could turn that USB Power switch in the menu back to on, and the power bank will keep both the Vello and your camera batteries on much longer.

New Perspectives!

By Kyle
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2019-03-15

I recently got to try out the Extendá Plus, and I have to say, Im a fan! I had zero trouble with the software - as I see some others did. Using it around the house and the studio have been helpful for feeling out the app, but I am really looking forward to getting more use out of it in the field. So far, I am confident that it will work well! As a wildlife photographer, remote systems like this open the door for interesting perspectives, rather than typical telephoto views. I have a few different projects in mind that I sure will try and use the Extendá for! It works well on my canon 5D mark II - an older body. Nice to keep this in mind when buying! Like I said, this device really opens the door to new things. There are so many possibilities - more than I could ever need! Would recommend.

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