The big plus with any camera control that runs of a laptop is you can sit at a table and have full control and viewing without touching the camera. I use Backyard eos, you get free updates for support for new camera's and it's easy to use. Here's a link to a video clip on the use of Bye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQB6UnrTEEM scroll to 30min, there are a few free programs available as well.
http://digicamcontrol.com/
I got my camera to laptop 3m usb cable from kmart for $5