use_gphoto2_to_configure_dslr
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Use gphoto2 to Configure DSLR
Jun 2017
We can control the settings on our DSLR, again what can be controlled will vary between models. To get a list of items that can (maybe) control, you can use this command.
gphoto2 --list-config
Here is the listing that I get from my Canon EOS 700D.
/main/actions/uilock /main/actions/syncdatetime /main/actions/autofocusdrive /main/actions/manualfocusdrive /main/actions/eoszoom /main/actions/eoszoomposition /main/actions/eosviewfinder /main/actions/eosremoterelease /main/settings/datetime /main/settings/reviewtime /main/settings/output /main/settings/movierecordtarget /main/settings/ownername /main/settings/artist /main/settings/copyright /main/settings/customfuncex /main/settings/autopoweroff /main/settings/capturetarget /main/settings/capture /main/status/serialnumber /main/status/manufacturer /main/status/cameramodel /main/status/deviceversion /main/status/vendorextension /main/status/model /main/status/ptpversion /main/status/batterylevel /main/status/lensname /main/status/eosserialnumber /main/status/shuttercounter /main/status/availableshots /main/imgsettings/imageformat /main/imgsettings/imageformatsd /main/imgsettings/iso /main/imgsettings/whitebalance /main/imgsettings/colortemperature /main/imgsettings/whitebalanceadjusta /main/imgsettings/whitebalanceadjustb /main/imgsettings/whitebalancexa /main/imgsettings/whitebalancexb /main/imgsettings/colorspace /main/capturesettings/autoexposuremode /main/capturesettings/drivemode /main/capturesettings/picturestyle /main/capturesettings/aperture /main/capturesettings/shutterspeed /main/capturesettings/bracketmode /main/other/d402 /main/other/d407 /main/other/d406 /main/other/d303 /main/other/5001
So for example, in this list we can see a setting entitled /main/capturesettings/aperture which indicates we can control the aperture on this DSLR.
To see what the possible values for /main/capturesettings/aperture that gphoto2 supports, we can use the following syntax.
gphoto2 --get-config /main/capturesettings/aperture
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