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| Posted: Thu Dec 19th, 2019 16:04 |
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chrisbet
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Just called "Camera remote" - it is an Android app - maybe available on IoS as well? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dslr.camera.ir.remote.full
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| Posted: Fri Dec 20th, 2019 01:40 |
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Robert
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Am I missing something?  None of my ten pin plug cameras have inbuilt Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or IR, these 'pinout' and 'Unleashed' gismos simply provide the interface to allow use with a mobile 'phone to provide the remote control. How can an external controller communicate with my cameras without either a Bluetooth/Wi-Fi adaptor, or a wire? I already have a Nikon ML-3 IR controller but that only provides a remote shutter release, the IR receiver sits in the flash hot shoe and connects to the camera with a ten pin plug. Maybe has a range of 10 to 20 feet? If ever funds allow I will get at least one Unleashed unit and leave it permanently mounted in the D800, where it will provide GPS data in the EXIF, in addition to the remote control features. It only draws power when the camera if turned on, so there should be no serious penalty for it's use. I note that according to the sales blurb, the IR remote only works with certain Galaxy 'phones but I know even less about Android than I do about iPhones! LOL
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| Posted: Fri Dec 20th, 2019 15:34 |
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Robert wrote:Am I missing something? Robert, there is a potential problem with a GPS device that is powered only when the camera is powered. The GPS device will need to acquire the satellites before it can send any data to the camera to be inserted into the EXIF data. The advantage of the pinout, or similar, device is that it uses your phone's GPS which is always on meaning there is no acquisition delay and you can shoot immediately. I would quite like that functionality but there are other devices that can do what I would like too.
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| Posted: Fri Dec 20th, 2019 16:32 |
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jk
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Modern GPS devices use hardly any power and so are almost not worth considering in terms of consumption. Switching camera on/off rather than letting the camera sleep uses more!
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| Posted: Fri Dec 20th, 2019 17:25 |
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jk
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chrisbet wrote:Just called "Camera remote" - it is an Android app - maybe available on IoS as well? Unfortunately not available on iOS.
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| Posted: Sat Dec 21st, 2019 01:06 |
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Robert
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GeoffR wrote:Robert, there is a potential problem with a GPS device that is powered only when the camera is powered. The GPS device will need to acquire the satellites before it can send any data to the camera to be inserted into the EXIF data. The advantage of the pinout, or similar, device is that it uses your phone's GPS which is always on meaning there is no acquisition delay and you can shoot immediately. Once at location and in 'shooting mode' I don't usually turn my camera off, except to change lenses or batteries. As JK mentions the camera consumption is minimal as it sleeps. On rare occasions I have left my D3 and the D300s switched on for days or weeks, the battery is still as it was when I left it. Haven't yet done it with the D800 but expect similar result. I don't trust my iPhone GPS at all, When I try using my Apple 'Photos' software I have noticed the allocated map location can be up to five miles from the actual location and is frequently inaccurate to an unacceptable degree. Unrelated from photography, the compass bearing can take several minutes to stabilise, with wildly varying opinion as to where North is. This translates to initial very poor reliability/performance for my sky/star watcher, locator type apps. I use an oldish iPhone 6S, newer phones may be better? I don't know but unlikely to upgrade for at least two years, so I just get on with it. Perhaps this is related to your comment about satellite acquisition? Perhaps I need to somehow wake the satellite acquisition somehow before taking photos with my iPhone.
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