Help - trying to download images from a D850 to the phone

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Unfamiliarlight
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Help - trying to download images from a D850 to the phone

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I can take pictures using qdslrdashboard and see them fine but I cannot see any images on the camera that were taken when not connected.

In this screen https://dslrdashboard.info/image-gallery-button/ I do not have the first four buttons at all. That means I cannot select a card in the camera.

What I want to be able to do is after a morning of shooting, over lunch, select a couple of images and share them using my phone.

Any help or advice would be appreciated.
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Re: Help - trying to download images from a D850 to the phone

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an alternative is to use nikon snapbridge...
works much better now than the initial versions...
use direct wifi connection instead of bluetooth is much simpler...
optional...see camera manual for 'connect to smart device,' 'send to smart device'

nikon d850

Changes from “C” Firmware Version 1.03 to 1.10
• The camera now also supports direct Wi-Fi connections to devices running SnapBridge. For more information, see the “Addendum to the User’s Manual” in which this feature is described. Before using this feature, upgrade to the following version of the app:
- SnapBridge version 2.5.4 or later
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Re: Help - trying to download images from a D850 to the phone

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For sure that is an alternative. Just trying to get qdslrdashboard to work.

I should have added I'm running Android version 9 on a Samsung A8
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Re: Help - trying to download images from a D850 to the phone

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I should have added I am avoiding the Snapbridge because the docs I have read say that it can only do focus stacking with AFS lenses. Focus stacking is the main reason I am using a remote control app and qdslrDashboard works with my AF 200mm Micro lens. Being able to DL pictures is something I want to do but its not the primary use for qdslrDashboard and I would rather not have to control apps when one could do - assuming I can figure out how to get this one to do both :-) .
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Re: Help - trying to download images from a D850 to the phone

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Ok I figured it out. The docs are a little out of date.

Once you are connected you press the picture button.

Instead of card slots in the toolbar the D850 slot1 appears in the main screen
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Once you click on that you see nothing right away.
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To see the pictures you need to press the refresh button. Then you can select the images you want to share, download then from the camera and then they are sharable.
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