D200 connection

[Brian28]

Hi  , I am trying to connect my old D 200 to the software , and it doesn't  appear to be connecting .. the Computer is see it though .

I know there will be some modified cables required  Bulb activation ..but i thought the camera would still be visible ..

 

cheers Brian 

[admin]

You need 3.1.17 in the prerelase section for the 200d.

[astroman133]

This is the Nikon D200 not a Canon 200D, so perhaps the upgrade to the pre-release version is not necessary???

However there is a note in the BYN Supported Cameras list that says that BYN needs to be run in Vista SP2 Compatibility mode for the D200, so you may need to modify the shortcut that you use to launch BYN.

[Brian28]

Hi ,  I tried launching in Compatibility mode for Vista Sp2 and still no connection ..  also downloaded the Pre release section with no luck either .. 

[astroman133]

You are correct that you should not need a BULB shutter control cable to connect BYN with the camera. and to take short exposures. Only the regular USB cable is required. It is good that Windows sees the camera. This means that the low-level driver was loaded.

Are you sure that you are choosing the correct driver/SDK in BYN at connect time? I am really a Canon guy so may be off-base here. Older cameras may need an older version of the Nikon SDK. Especially if Nikon has dropped support for that camera in newer versions of the SDK.