You’ll soon be able to tune your Tamron lens features via smartphone

If you’re using Tamron Lens Utility to tune your Tamron lens features, it’s about to become even easier and more accessible. Tamron has announced the development of Tamron Lens Utility Mobile, a dedicated app for mobile devices. So, other than your PC, you’ll now be able to conveniently use the software on your smartphone and tablet, wherever you are.

Here’s what the Tamron Lens Utility Mobile will let you do:

Tethered remote control

• Dedicated features developed for the smartphone can be configured to perform tethered control.
• (Features that can be configured with the Remote Set Button in the application)
  • A-B Focus: Set 2 focus positions (A and B) and make the focus shift between A and B5
  • Focus Preset: Set your desired focus position and move the focus to the recorded point by a single tap of the Remote Set Button5

Customizing the Custom Switch or Focus Set Button (Normal functions available with the PC version)

• A-B Focus: Set 2 focus positions (A and B) and make the focus shift between A and B5
• Focus Preset: Set your desired focus position and move the focus to the recorded point by a single press of the Focus Set Button5
• Select AF/MF: Select AF and MF function using the Focus Set Button
• Switch Focus Ring Function (Focus/Aperture): Switch Focus Ring Function from focus adjustment to aperture adjustment
• Assign function from the camera: Assign custom functions from the camera body to the Focus Set Button

Customizing the Focus Ring

• MF Ring Rotation: Change the rotation direction of the focus ring
• MF Method: Choose the method of focus operation when using the focus ring

Just like the PC version, the mobile software is also compatible with 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III VXD G2 and 35-150mm F/2-2.8 Di III VXD lenses. For now, it’s only intended for Android OS, working with Android 6-12, and the exact release date is yet to be announced.

[via Sony Alpha Rumors]