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Remote
Cables
 
A typical low cost
remote cable
A remote cable plugs into a camera and allows
the shutter to be fired. In many cases it is used so as not to shake or move
the camera when the shutter is fired, so with very long lenses to avoid
camera shake and with time exposures are the most common uses. You can also
set off a camera using the self timer,
Remote controls
or a
Cable to parallel 2 cameras
.
Some cameras also have a menu choice that allows a series of pictures to be
taken starting at a time and then at set intervals. Self timers used
from running around and getting into the photograph also often have a 2
second delay intended for use instead of a remote cable. While
most cables are not very long you can get far longer remote cables that
allow a camera to be fired from some way away, replacing the need for a
Remote control
.
The
Zigview
products also provide the equivalent of a full feature cable release with
other facilities as well, including being able to see what the camera can
from a remote position.
Cables can have just a button on the end,
duplicating the function of the button you normally use so with a Nikon,
half press to focus, full down to take, but they can also have a lock position
allowing the button to be locked down for period for time. Some units also
have an electronic device that is a timer allowing timed long exposures. These
electronic units can be simple, or more complex duplicating the functions on
some cameras allowing start time and interval times to also be set. The
Zigview
products provide the ultimate solution in this area.
Other special cables have a plug that goes
into the camera and wires or connectors on the other end, these are able to
be connected to electric circuitry, relays or switches to fire the camera. So you could wire up a camera to an intruder detector, to a proximity device
or to a special trigger such as one that can detect lightening, allowing
automation of camera control. You could use detector
circuitry to set off the camera in just about any circumstance from
photographing wildlife to fly tippers to catching lightening to using the tide
or floods to take images to pressure, proximity or speed.
You can also connect a computer to a camera,
with the Nikon this is often done using Capture Control Pro or Control
Pro2. In this tethered arrangement many of the cameras settings as well as
when it is fired can be controlled from the computer or keyboard/mouse. This
link can also involve a radio transmitter instead of a cable.
See Also:
Photix - Hector
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