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Hi

I am a newbie looking to use QDSLRDashboard for time lapse work.

I currently have a canon 6D and an iphone 5s. I am keen to save battery power by not using the 6D's wifi so I guess I need to connect with a cable ? Is this possible with the iphone ? I was considering buying a cheap 2nd hand android tablet for this purpose, would this be a better option than using the iphone ?

Thanks in advance for your advice.

OK I've done some further digging and it looks like the iphone cable idea won't work, but happy to be corrected on that.

Looks like I'll go for a cheap 2nd hand ebay tablet to get me started with this. Does anyone have any recommendations for a good android tablet for this purpose ? Looks like 1st generation Asus Nexus 7s (2012) are going quite cheap on ebay are these ok for this purpose or should I be looking for something newer ? I'm on a budget and just learning so don't want to splash out too much at this stage.

Any advice/recommendations welcome.

It depends on what you want to do with qDD.
If you want just control camera - any Android will do but if you want to use LV you will need a device with good CPU and GPU because qDD uses real-time rendering due to possibility of using filters (only on remote device screen).

USB connection is also faster than WiFi but don't think that built-in WiFi uses much energy.