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Can anyone point me to the options for a remote shutter release for the D30?

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Peter
 
Your 'Camera User's Guide' lists, on p. 142, all 3 Canon remote-control devices.
 
Peter Sills said:
Can anyone point me to the options for a remote shutter release for
the D30?

Thanks

Peter
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Canon makes three which all work effortlessly. If you don't need the wireless method you can get the Remote Switch RS-80N3, this works just like the shutter release on the camera and allows you to press half-way to set up exposure and focussing. Then there is the TC-80N3 which has a timer built-in. If you want wireless you can get the LC-4. Cost is more expensive as you want more built-in functions.

Roger
 
Well RTFM only if you have one. What if someone is only doing pre-purchase research?

Let's all try to carry some American spirit and be helpful with each other here.
jeffrey behr said:
Your 'Camera User's Guide' lists, on p. 142, all 3 Canon
remote-control devices.
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When I was looking after awireless remotecontrol I could not find anyone in the manual for D30.
Have you tried the LC-4 on the D30.
Best Regards
O.Olsson
Roger Levit said:
Peter Sills said:
Can anyone point me to the options for a remote shutter release for
the D30?

Thanks

Peter
Click to expand...
Canon makes three which all work effortlessly. If you don't need
the wireless method you can get the Remote Switch RS-80N3, this
works just like the shutter release on the camera and allows you to
press half-way to set up exposure and focussing. Then there is the
TC-80N3 which has a timer built-in. If you want wireless you can
get the LC-4. Cost is more expensive as you want more built-in
functions.

Roger
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http://www.powershot.com/powershot2/customer/access.html#d30

I tried the LC-4 on D30 at a camera shop. It has two pieces, one plugs into the camera and one in your hand. It's a nice looking dadget to have, but for $400, I don't know. It's not very useful in my opinion. Get the $50 RS-80N3.
O.Olsson said:
Roger Levit said:
Peter Sills said:
Can anyone point me to the options for a remote shutter release for
the D30?

Thanks

Peter
Click to expand...
Canon makes three which all work effortlessly. If you don't need
the wireless method you can get the Remote Switch RS-80N3, this
works just like the shutter release on the camera and allows you to
press half-way to set up exposure and focussing. Then there is the
TC-80N3 which has a timer built-in. If you want wireless you can
get the LC-4. Cost is more expensive as you want more built-in
functions.

Roger
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Eric said:
http://www.powershot.com/powershot2/customer/access.html#d30

I tried the LC-4 on D30 at a camera shop. It has two pieces, one
plugs into the camera and one in your hand. It's a nice looking
dadget to have, but for $400, I don't know. It's not very useful in
my opinion. Get the $50 RS-80N3.
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If you want longer range, then cut the cable and put a 3.5mm stereo jack plug on one end, and a 3.5mm stereo jack socket on the other. Then you can extend your cable by inserting standard stereo audio extension cables. I did this originally for my EOS300, which uses 2.5mm plugs already, and experiments I read about in a magazine reckoned they could easily get to 50' without any problems, probably further. I've since done it for the D30, as well as doing likewise for the off-camera flash cord (using 5-pin mini-DIN connectors and appropriate multicore cable)

KRs
Chris
 
Interesting ... Although I think canon has extension cords as well.
Chris Maddock said:
If you want longer range, then cut the cable and put a 3.5mm stereo
jack plug on one end, and a 3.5mm stereo jack socket on the other.
Then you can extend your cable by inserting standard stereo audio
extension cables. I did this originally for my EOS300, which uses
2.5mm plugs already, and experiments I read about in a magazine
reckoned they could easily get to 50' without any problems,
probably further. I've since done it for the D30, as well as doing
likewise for the off-camera flash cord (using 5-pin mini-DIN
connectors and appropriate multicore cable)

KRs
Chris
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Eric said:
Chris Maddock said:
If you want longer range, then cut the cable and put a 3.5mm stereo
jack plug on one end, and a 3.5mm stereo jack socket on the other.
Then you can extend your cable by inserting standard stereo audio
extension cables. I did this originally for my EOS300, which uses
2.5mm plugs already, and experiments I read about in a magazine
reckoned they could easily get to 50' without any problems,
probably further. I've since done it for the D30, as well as doing
likewise for the off-camera flash cord (using 5-pin mini-DIN
connectors and appropriate multicore cable)
Click to expand...
Interesting ... Although I think canon has extension cords as well.
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You pays yer money and you takes yer choice ;-)

KRs
Chris
 
Webmink said:
Do you have the pin-out for the connector please? Have you seen a
spec for the connector anywhere? I'd like to build a beam-break
operated switch for my D30 for photographing hummingbirds
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Webmink,

I've just run a multimeter acroos mine for you. My ascii art isn't brilliant, but here goes - I suggest you copy it and paste into something with a fixed font (not proportional). This is the basic manual remote for the D30.

-----------\ 1 o ) 3 )
/ 2 o o /
\-----------/

Connector viewed from the camera side - the numbered "o"s are the holes that mate with the pins in the camera socket. Transpose 2 & 3 to get the view looking at the camera.

The first press of the remote (activating AF & metering) connects pins 1 & 2.
The full press (to fire the shutter) connects all three pins.

On mine, opening the switch box shows the cable colours as follows;
1 - Screening Braid
2 - White
3 - Red

Do check it out yourself before committing anything to the camera!

HTH
Chris
 
Chris Maddock said:
Eric said:
http://www.powershot.com/powershot2/customer/access.html#d30

I tried the LC-4 on D30 at a camera shop. It has two pieces, one
plugs into the camera and one in your hand. It's a nice looking
dadget to have, but for $400, I don't know. It's not very useful in
my opinion. Get the $50 RS-80N3.
Click to expand...
If you want longer range, then cut the cable and put a 3.5mm stereo
jack plug on one end, and a 3.5mm stereo jack socket on the other.
Then you can extend your cable by inserting standard stereo audio
extension cables. I did this originally for my EOS300, which uses
2.5mm plugs already, and experiments I read about in a magazine
reckoned they could easily get to 50' without any problems,
probably further. I've since done it for the D30, as well as doing
likewise for the off-camera flash cord (using 5-pin mini-DIN
connectors and appropriate multicore cable)

KRs
Chris
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