Camera standby mode ON/OFF

[Jan36Nikon]

Hi, thank you for a great tool which gphoto2 really is.

I am using gphoto2 with Nikon D5600 for very long time Time-lapse (years).

I have setup with Raspberry Pi 4 2 GB. Whole setup has power consumption 8W.

Device is taking photo every 20 minutes thought script in crontab.

I am not sure if Nikon D5600 can withstand long lasting connection to Raspberry USB.

Is it possible to switch camera to standby mode thought some command from gphoto2?

I will use it to decrease the wear of my camera.

Or do you think, that camera can withstand long lasting connection to Raspberry USB? For example 2 years?

Thanks a lot for your help. Jan

[theGreatestB]

Hello @Jan36Nikon, did you find a solution? What experience did you make with the D5600 for the timelapse?

Best Regards

[Jan36Nikon]

Hi, I did not find solution. Basically I left camera in power on state for whole time. It will be nice to find solution for this even that camera can withstand that. Jan

[msmeissn]

I am not aware if cameras can do this currently, e.g. having a low power mode but still talk over usb.

[raduprv]

Not sure if you solved the problem, and my solution is not exactly what you asked, but Canon EOS M3 can do the job you mentioned with CHDK (and it has stand by/wake alarm capabilities). Not sure if it would last years though, so you'd still need some power supply.