Andreas Rottmann - 4 days ago

Hi,
I’m using a Nikon D3300 on Windows with HDMI → capture card (streaming in a browser). The issue is that Live View stops after a while (max ~30 minutes), and then I have to restart it manually.

Is there a way to automate this using digicamcontrol CLI.exe?

Specifically, I’m looking for CLI commands / parameters to:

start Live View

stop Live View

(optional) query Live View status

run this in a loop (e.g., every 29 minutes: stop → start) so it can run continuously

It would be totally fine for me to just send a CLI command every X minutes, since I’m already automating the workflow (e.g., via Task Scheduler / scripts). I mainly need Live View to stay active or reliably restart without manual interaction.

If this is supported, could you point me to the correct CLI syntax / options?
Also, is there anything to watch out for when HDMI is used in parallel (USB only for control)?

Thanks a lot!
Best regards