Hot answers tagged shutter-release
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Unless your unit is defective, by default most DSLRs will not release the shutter if:
Focus has not been acquired.
The flash is charging
The buffer is full
1 and 2 can be over-ridden using the custom settings. If you go to MF or AF-C (which defaults to Release-Priority) you should not experience this due to #1. If the flash is down (and no flash is ...
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Yes it is possible with all DSLRs.
The 30s limit of all non-Olympus DSLRs is for timed exposures, meaning you dial in the time ahead of time and the exposure takes up to 30s (or 60s for Olympus).
All DSLRs also have a bulb mode which you press the shutter to start the exposure and let go when you are done. This can also be done with a remote control which ...
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Basically the cable release is powered by the camera.
The cable release doesn't send a signal to the camera, like the wireless remote. Instead the camera provides a current in one of the leads, and the cable release closes the circuit so that the current flows back to the camera.
In older cameras the shutter release buttons were mechanical, but nowadays ...
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Infrared triggers can lose their minds when in the presence of sunlight or a strong IR source. The sun puts out SO much IR the receiver can't see the signal unless its window is in shade or very close to the transmitter. They do work really well indoors or at night though, and cost less than the radio triggers.
And, just as a FYI, a toilet-paper tube taped ...
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Nearly every cell phone camera uses an electronic shutter rather then a mechanical shutter. Once that is understood, the rest of the equation is simply how fast the software capture the shot.
You stated that you have had the Apple iPhone 4 and considered it laggy. The iPhone 4 is on a path to become the most used camera on Flickr, and I think many people ...
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Disclaimer: I have not tried a D7000 yet, so I'm answering in general terms.
The only downside I know of is for using Bulb mode on some cameras.
With a cable release: You press the remote button, hold it down and then let go when done. Some remotes have an option to keep the button locked down, but you have to release it at then end of the exposure.
With ...
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You normally have to set the camera to accept the remote signal. This can be found sometimes with the drive modes or self-timer, it really depends on your model.
Once the camera is ready. Aim at one of the IR receptors and click the release. Some cameras have a front receptor, some have a back one and some have both. Look for what looks like a small very ...
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To me this sounds like the Mirror Lockup custom function setting. When using a tripod this is useful as it first locks up the mirror to avoid the shake from that as the picture is taken, allowing the camera to be as still as physically possible when the second click opens the shutter (assuming you use a cable release).
This can be turned off in the menu ...
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Good 'ol mir had some info:
This camera will not function unless a battery is loaded
http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/canon/fdresources/SLRs/av1/htmls/index2.htm
Which I guess makes sense given that it has no manual operation at all, only aperture priority.
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Luckily, you are wrong. There are plenty of non-DSLRs with remotes, either wired or infrared red.
Search for cameras with infrared remotes and look at the breakdown by size on the left. As of today, their are 4 ultra-compacts, 7 compacts and 7 SLDs. Do the same for cameras with wired remotes and you will see the smallest is the Olympus ZX-1 among a number ...
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The 30D remote shutter release is very simple - all you have to do to activate the shutter is short two pins - no arduino needed.
All you need is to take a microswitch (I used the reset button from an old computer for my DIY shutter release) and connect it the old shutter release cable so that the old cable presses the microswitch (sounds like a job for ...
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What is the use of this 10-pin remote accessory terminal...
The 10-pin terminal contains lines that do the following:
Activates metering and focus (same as the AF-ON button)
Releases the shutter
Illuminates the meters
Provides battery voltage
Provide RS-232C communication at TTL levels. I've only ever seen this used for GPS on bodies that support it.
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You could try out the custom firmware Magic Lantern (http://magiclantern.wikia.com/wiki/Magic_Lantern_Firmware_Wiki). I use it with my Canon 550D without any problems. Besides other useful features (intervalometer, audio triggering, motion detection, HDR filming) it has a Bulb mode where you can set the exposure up to 4 hours (as I can remember it).
The ...
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I believe you purchased the wrong item. The Nikon D300s is compatible with a laundry list of remotes which includes:
MC-22
MC-30
MC-36
MC-21
MC-23
MC-25
MC-35
ML-3
Unfortunately the MC-DC2 is compatible with only the following camera bodies:
D90
D7000
D5000
D3100
Source: NikonUSA
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For these two specific units ...
Wireless ML-L3 - good for distance and convenience (for example it's easier to be in the shot yourself), but bad as needs line of sight and is unreliable in strong sunlight.
Wired MC-DC2 - good for the fact that you can lock it with the camera on bulb for exposures longer than 30 seconds, but bad as can only be used as far ...
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I have a wireless RF remote for my camera and now that I have wireless I would not do wired. The main reason is that there is less chance of tripping over the cable or having to worry about being tangled in it. Or if you are doing pictures with you in them you do not have to worry about hiding the cable.
Having said that I would recommend RF (radio ...
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Yes, you can, provided that your Rebel supports remote shutter release.
Just different remotes will behave differently and you need to check how exactly. Some will open the shutter on first push of the button and close on the second, while the others need to be held down during the whole exposure time. This behavior might also depend on other settings, like ...
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The HTC Sensation (featuring Sense UI version 3) has an instant shutter release which I can personally attest to. The HTC website lists it as a feature here.
I recall reading somewhere that it's actually a feature of Sense UI 3 not the hardware, that what the software does it continually take frames from the shutter so when you press the shutter release ...
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I've just produced an intervalometer (Timelapse+) with HDR capabilities, as in [ex0][ex1][ex2][wait][ex0][ex1][ex2][wait]...
You can find out more here: http://www.timelapseplus.com
Otherwise, yes, you can set the duration on the intervalometer to trigger the camera three times in rapid fire mode with auto-bracketing set on the camera. This is limited to ...
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Based on the Promote Control page, it sounds like its HDR capabilities are limited by the camera. Some cameras may support a continuous stream of bracketed shots, while others may require a pause between each. I figure that is because some cameras support burst-mode bracketing, while others require separate shutter releases for each shot of a bracket.
Based ...
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Shutter release button:
The fault sounds like it is mechanical BUT this sort of issue can be due to failure in an electronic sub-circuit.
For the reasons expanded on in the next paragraph, you MAY be able to easily access the switch in your camera BUT for certain, in some cameras it is an exceedingly demanding task. There is then the chance that the ...
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When you'll try to disassemble camera - there will be large capacitor. The first thing you should do - discharge it. It have about 10000V inside and it bites hard.
also - i think, that you can try to find same broken camera somewhere on eBay and simply replace shutter release button. I don't think it will be very complicated.
Advice: get a camcoder and ...
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Just because the upper limit shown is 30 seconds doesn't mean that's the longest exposure you can make without a bulb.
I have been experimenting lately with low light HDR images. My base exposure on one was f/5.6 at 10s. I set my camera up to make a total of 5 exposures, at two stop intervals. It successfully exposed photos at .6s, 2.5s, 10s, 40s, and ...
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Considering it has already reach a 3-years, check if it has already reached its actuation count limit. Every DSLR has its actuation limit of more or less 100,000. Meaning if you have already taken 100k shots, you have reached the life span of its shutter. But nothing to worry, just bring it to the Nikon service center, then they will replace it and it ...
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There are a number of web sites that have instructions for building a DIY remote shutter release. Here are just a few:
http://martybugs.net/photography/remote.cgi
http://embeddedcode.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/diy-remote-shutter-release-for-canon-1000d-400d-450d-550d-600d/
http://www.doc-diy.net/photo/eos_wired_remote/
All three of these sites contain ...
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The Cable plugs into a port on the side of the camera which is connected in parallel to the normal shutter button. Now you have two buttons, one on the camera, and one that is at the end of the cable.
Note that it is possible for the camera manufacturer to design the plug in such a way that when you plug in the remote shutter button, the internal one will ...
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Generally, you have more control with 10-pin remote. Can be controlled via a PC (serially) and various other ways. The wireless 10-pin remote has more control than the standard one. The only one there is the ML-3 which supports: Auto triggering, delayed shutter release, single and continuous shooting. It also has more range (than the ML-L3).
You still can ...
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I'm confident that it doesn't matter. The sync max speed on your camera is when the shutter is completely open. A flash is typically 1/2000th or less. Delaying it a few milliseconds is not a problem.
None of this stuff is "exact" timing.
Many of the wireless trigger systems use two channels, one for the shutter and the second, a "relay" for the strobes, as ...
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If you're not going to use a timer, you can fashion a remote with a old mechanical, plunge style, shutter cable, a U shaped bracket, a servo, and a microcontroller. But its probably MUCH easier to use a timer.
Get a U shaped bracket that fits approximately from the tripod camera mount to the shutter button.
Drill a hole and screw it into the tripod ...
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Since you cant get onone software to work you might need to resort to the EOS software.
Someone demoing a 30d using that for intervals in this youtube link. That software is a nightmare to get working if you don't have the CD but if you have the software then I would say that is your best bet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqwfR8o2JcA
I use One1 DSLR ...
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