In photography the shutter-release button (sometimes just shutter release or shutter button) is a button found on many cameras, used to take a picture. When pressed, the shutter of the camera is "released", so that it opens to capture a picture, and then closes, allowing an exposure time as ...
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How to troubleshoot “shutter error” message in my Nikon D3000?
The LCD is displaying the following error message: "Shutter error - press shutter release." I have pressed shutter release but the camera still will not work.
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Why does my D90 shutter release button sometimes not respond?
Once in a while, my recently acquired used D90 doesn't respond to the press of the shutter release button. Half-press, full-press, neither works. I make sure the Automatic/Manual focus switches are ...
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How do I resolve shutter release button problems with a Nikon D5000?
I have a Nikon D5000. I have had it for about 3 years or so. Of late I am having problems with the shutter release button (have to really push it down hard) before it takes a shot. Then on other ...
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Force picture in continuous autofocus mode - Canon Rebel T3
I have a Canon Rebel T3, and I'm very new to photography. I recently got a new close up filter that goes on top of my 18-55 lens (this question also applies with any lens I have). I hold the shutter ...
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How does the cable release work without battery?
I occasionally use the RS60 cable release with my Canon T3i: "The Canon RS60 E3 replicates the functions of the shutter release button. The remote switch, on a 2-foot cable ... is compatible with the ...
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What is the proper remote shutter release for Canon 5D Mark iii?
I got lost finding the right remote shutter release for my Canon 5D Mark iii. I have the Hänhel Combi for Canon, which I use to use with Canon 550D but seems no use with 5D Mark iii.
I googled and ...
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What is the 10-pin remote accessory terminal?
Reading Scott Kelby's Digital Photography vol. 1, I came across the following pro tip:
Don't press the Shutter (Use a Cable Release)
I own a Nikon D90, so reading Nikon's help on which remote ...
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What are some camera-phones with decent shutter-release response (or workarounds)?
Whilst a cell phone camera is never going to be the greatest, it does excel in one area - you generally have it on you all the time. So having a good cell phone camera is a nice thing to aspire to.
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Why does Nikon D90 makes strange sound and shifts Mirror in Viewfinded Eyepiece after Shutter-release button is pressed
Recently I have noticed that my Nikon D90 makes a strange sound and sort of shifts mirror up if you look at the viewfinder eyepiece after you release the shutter-release button.
If you try to shoot ...
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How To Fix Badly Functioning Shutter Release-Button?
I have a compact Pentax OptionM10 which I bought in 2006 and sometimes shutter-release button works only when pressing it on edge and under specific angle, but mostly as I apply little pressure which ...
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How can I force my D5100's shutter to stay open?
I have a Nikon D5100 and a MC-DC2 remote. I'd like to use the remote to hold the shutter open until I release the button, however I don't see an option for this. Is this something that I can do?
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Are there adapters for mechanical film camera shutter releases to modern releases?
I have a bellows macro lens that is mounted on a pistol grip shutter release. I'd like to use that grip for taking pictures, but it has an old-style shutter release for film cameras, with a little ...
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How can I set an exposure time over 30 seconds with a DSLR?
Most DSLRs have an exposure time limit of 30 seconds.
Now I'm asking myself how is it possible to create images about over 1 hour or longer, like these two:
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When using wireless triggers is it best to use a different wireless shutter release system?
I am wondering which way is better:
Use a trigger system with multiple receivers, including one on the camera to control the shutter
Use a separate trigger/shutter system and have the camera fire ...
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What happened to pocket remotes for non-SLR cameras?
Why not offer a remote on-less-than-SLR cameras, video or still?
10 years ago, we traveled Europe with my wife handling her pocket 35mm film Minolta Freedom zoom 125, about the size of a pack of ...
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Are Intervalometers different for standard Time-Lapse and HDR Time-Lapse
I am a Nikon D90 user and fairly new to photography. I am considering purchasing a wired remote shutter release as intervalometer for taking time-lapses. However since I'm also a fan of HDR, it will ...
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How do I set my Canon 5D Mark ll shutter release back to operating with one click?
A guide set my Canon 5D Mark ll to require 2 clicks before the shutter releases so it wouldn't shake while shutter open. How do I get it back to 1 click?
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Will the Nikon MC-DC2 shutter release cord work with the Nikon D300s?
I just bought the Nikon MC-DC2 remote release cord and when I unpacked it and tried to plug it into my Nikon D300s camera, I found that the camera body actually has no connector input for that kind of ...
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How do I use a wireless shutter release?
I just bought a wireless shutter release and came with instructions that are so brief as to make them not helpful at all. Can anyone write something with detailed instructions how to use this? ...
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Is there OS X software for timed shutter release with a Canon 30D?
I'm trying to do some time lapse photography with my Canon 30D, and I'm looking for a program for OS X that I can use to fire the shutter over time instead of using an intervalometer.
Does the EOS ...
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Is there a remote shutter release for the Panasonic DMC-FZ40?
A friend has the DMC-FZ40. Discussing Lightpainting, he was interested in buying a wireless control. Looking around for one we found out none exists, and after researching Itai's neocamera and ...
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Are there downsides to a wireless (infrared) remote shutter release?
I have a Nikon D7000 and I see there are a couple remote release options from Nikon: the (wired) MC-DC2 and the (wireless) ML-L3 which is also about 40% cheaper than the wired remote.
Are there any ...
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Canon AV-1 battery information
Does anyone know if the Canon AV-1 works without a battery, by works I mean the shutter release, I know the metering system wouldn't work without it.
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Can I use Bulb exposure with wireless shutter release?
Curious if I can use Bulb exposure with a wireless remote on the Rebel series bodies from Canon
