RawDrop
Camera pairing
RawDrop downloads RAW and JPEG files from Sony cameras to your phone over Wi-Fi. Before the first transfer, register RawDrop in the camera once. Use Chrome or Edge on a computer and the camera's USB cable.
1Prepare the camera
- Camera: MENU › Setup › USB Connection › MTP.
- Connect the camera to this computer with the USB cable and turn it on.
On a Mac, the system photo service holds the camera. Run this in Terminal, then do step 2 within 30 seconds:
for i in {1..150}; do killall -9 ptpcamerad 2>/dev/null; sleep 0.2; done
2Connect
Choose the camera in the browser window. This step only reads from the camera.
3Register RawDrop
Saves RawDrop as the computer for Send to Computer. It replaces the computer saved in the camera before.
4Transfer photos
- Unplug the cable. Camera: USB Connection › Auto.
- Camera: MENU › Wireless › Access Point Set. Choose the Wi-Fi of your phone, or your phone's hotspot.
- On the phone, open RawDrop and tap Send to Computer.
- Camera: MENU › Wireless › Send to Computer. RawDrop connects and shows the photos.
Advanced
Register sends Sony command 0x9280 on channel 4 with sub-command 8. The camera must list sub-command 8 in step 2.
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