C# s/w interface to D3?

zbigbeer

Greetings...new member here (handle's "zbigbeer" name's Sam). I'm writing a software interface to control a Nikon D3 camera. It'll be written in C# and called from a Window's Form application (thick client). My needs are simple...snap a picture then display it on-screen and, once satisfied, probably do some cropping and then save to disk as a JPG. Any input on where exactly to start would be appreciated. About all I know right now is that I will connect the camera to my PC via USB...but the User's Manual doesn't appear to even provide a list of supported commands so I'm really starting at square one. Links to example C# code or other online resources would likely prove helpful. This will be installed in a lab and will be used to take pictures of kidney stones that are sent to my employer company for processing.
Thanks very much...
Sam

starralazn

I believe the API for the D3 has been released in the past... or else things like qdslrdashboard wouldn't be able to support it. I haven't really looked into the API myself tho.

zbigbeer

Thanks so much Starralazn for getting me on the right path. Google search of "nikon d3 api" got me to the following URL and I have now downloaded the SDK and documentation. https://sdk.nikonimaging.com/apply

zbigbeer

Follow up question please...I've got the sample program packaged with the D3 SDK working with my D3 camera. Our lab also has Nikon D2H and Nikon D2Hs cameras but since they are in use in the lab (using our old control s/w) I'm not free to hook them up to my computer to test. Does anyone know if the D3 SDK can also be used to control a D2H/D2Hs?