Am I overlooking it.....or does the NEX7 NOT have Remote Control capability ??

I started looking around for a typical hard-wire jack plug socket...found none.
Then thought maybe its covered up by the half-case so I checked the Index in the back of little owners manual...found no mention of "Remote" anything.

Am I overlooking some alternative way the NEX7 allows remote control ?

look here

Sony wireless remote

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NEX-7 & Sigma 30mm f/2.8
NEX-5 & 18-55 OSS
HVL-F20AM Flash
And a spare black 18-55

page 58 of the pdf manual for the NEX-7

Although the Sony Wireless Commander is hard to find and somewhat expensive ($30), you can find lots of remote units on ebay that work just fine for under $10. I've got one made by Opteka and it cost $7.

LifeIsAVerb said:

LifeIsAVerb wrote:



page 58 of the pdf manual for the NEX-7

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Ahhh...there's an NEX7 manual, and there's an NEX7 handbook...its page 58 in the 'handbook'.
And just reading it, it appears it can't do video.

Yet the Forum search turned up a thread from some months ago say there's a remote that does both.....not crystal clear yet.

I'll also shoot off an Email to Sony support and see what they'll put in writing...LOL

eBay...

roundball said:

roundball wrote:

roundball said:

LifeIsAVerb wrote:

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Ahhh...there's an NEX7 manual, and there's an NEX7 handbook...its page 58 in the 'handbook'.
And just reading it, it appears it can't do video.
Yet the Forum search turned up a thread from some months ago say there's a remote that does both.....not crystal clear yet.

I'll also shoot off an Email to Sony support and see what they'll put in writing...LOL

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Yes, This one here, i believe. Don't own one yet, but am planning to order one.

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LifeIsAVerb said:

LifeIsAVerb wrote:

LifeIsAVerb said:

roundball wrote:

LifeIsAVerb said:

LifeIsAVerb wrote:

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Ahhh...there's an NEX7 manual, and there's an NEX7 handbook...its page 58 in the 'handbook'.
And just reading it, it appears it can't do video.
Yet the Forum search turned up a thread from some months ago say there's a remote that does both.....not crystal clear yet.

I'll also shoot off an Email to Sony support and see what they'll put in writing...LOL

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Yes, This one here, i believe. Don't own one yet, but am planning to order one.

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If you get it anytime soon current testimony to it working on an NEX7 wold be great.
PS:
The IR sensor is on the front of the camera...but I read a post that the remotes also work fine from behind (which is where I'd probably want to be most of the time).
As I recall, when it was asked how it worked from behind, it was suggested that the IR signal goes past the camera, bounces off the subject in front of the camera, and comes back towards the front of the camera.

I have a few very long hard wire remote release cables left over from my Canon days and hoped I could use them.....disappointed that wireless is the only option on the NEX7.

QUOTE:

We have 2 wireless remote controls that are compatible with your NEX-7 camera. One is the RMT-DSLR1 model that is capable of remotely triggering the camera to shoot still images. The other model is the RMT-DSLR2, that can remotely trigger a compatible camera to shoot both still images and videos. You may opt to get the RMT-DSLR2 since your camera is capable of recording both still images and videos.

At this time, only the RMT-DSLR2 is available at the Sony Store US online website. I have included the direct links below for your reference:

RMT-DSLR1:

http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/st...=10551&productId=8198552921665530711&acdrop=1

RMT-DSLR2:

http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/st...gId=-1&productId=8198552921666488655#features

You may also check your local Sony stores and authorized dealers if these 2 models are available for purchase.

Once you have one of those remote controls, below are the steps to set-up the Remote Commander function on your NEX-7:

1. Press the Menu button.

2. Select [Camera].

3. Go to [Drive Mode].

4. Choose [Remote Cdr.].

5. Focus on the subject while pointing the transmitter of the wireless remote commander to the remote sensor to shoot the image.

NOTES:

? You cannot use [Remote Cdr.] with the following functions:

- [Hand-held Twilight] in [Scene Mode]

- [Anti Motion Blur]

- [Sweep Panorama]

- [3D Sweep Panorama]

- [Auto HDR]

? A lens hood may cover the remote sensor and prevent it from receiving the light from the Remote Commander. Make sure to operate the remote from the positions where the light to the sensor will not be blocked.
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I sent them a follow-up question about being behind the camera in a wildlife blind 30-40 feet away

roundball said:

roundball wrote:

roundball said:

LifeIsAVerb wrote:

roundball said:

roundball wrote:

roundball said:

LifeIsAVerb wrote:

Click to expand...

Ahhh...there's an NEX7 manual, and there's an NEX7 handbook...its page 58 in the 'handbook'.
And just reading it, it appears it can't do video.
Yet the Forum search turned up a thread from some months ago say there's a remote that does both.....not crystal clear yet.

I'll also shoot off an Email to Sony support and see what they'll put in writing...LOL

Click to expand...

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Yes, This one here, i believe. Don't own one yet, but am planning to order one.

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Click to expand...

If you get it anytime soon current testimony to it working on an NEX7 wold be great.
PS:
The IR sensor is on the front of the camera...but I read a post that the remotes also work fine from behind (which is where I'd probably want to be most of the time).
As I recall, when it was asked how it worked from behind, it was suggested that the IR signal goes past the camera, bounces off the subject in front of the camera, and comes back towards the front of the camera.

I have a few very long hard wire remote release cables left over from my Canon days and hoped I could use them.....disappointed that wireless is the only option on the NEX7.

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I've read that some folks set up a small mirror or even a card covered with aluminum foil to reflect the pulse back to the camera. It could be clamped to the tripod with one of those articulating clamps, or something like a Gorilla Pod.

Will file a report when/if i get the Red remote.

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roundball said:

roundball wrote:

QUOTE:

We have 2 wireless remote controls that are compatible with your NEX-7 camera. One is the RMT-DSLR1 model that is capable of remotely triggering the camera to shoot still images. The other model is the RMT-DSLR2, that can remotely trigger a compatible camera to shoot both still images and videos. You may opt to get the RMT-DSLR2 since your camera is capable of recording both still images and videos.

At this time, only the RMT-DSLR2 is available at the Sony Store US online website. I have included the direct links below for your reference:

RMT-DSLR1:

http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/st...=10551&productId=8198552921665530711&acdrop=1

RMT-DSLR2:

http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/st...gId=-1&productId=8198552921666488655#features

You may also check your local Sony stores and authorized dealers if these 2 models are available for purchase.

Once you have one of those remote controls, below are the steps to set-up the Remote Commander function on your NEX-7:

1. Press the Menu button.

2. Select [Camera].

3. Go to [Drive Mode].

4. Choose [Remote Cdr.].

5. Focus on the subject while pointing the transmitter of the wireless remote commander to the remote sensor to shoot the image.

NOTES:

? You cannot use [Remote Cdr.] with the following functions:

- [Hand-held Twilight] in [Scene Mode]

- [Anti Motion Blur]

- [Sweep Panorama]

- [3D Sweep Panorama]

- [Auto HDR]

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And what else Sony- using a fast or slow burst huh !!.

It's honestly like they don't know what is in their own menu system

roundball said:

? A lens hood may cover the remote sensor and prevent it from receiving the light from the Remote Commander. Make sure to operate the remote from the positions where the light to the sensor will not be blocked.
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I sent them a follow-up question about being behind the camera in a wildlife blind 30-40 feet away

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All very clever and here's why it won't work for me. I do own a remote for the NEX-7, problem time :

I set up a tripod pre-focused on a branch and wait for a bird to come into land or take off. Guess what, you can't take a a continuous burst of any kind, it will only fire one shot per press and there is a slight lag and no way can I get it to work from the back of the NEX-7

So why can't it take a burst of shots ?? Easy, Sony in their wisdom has the remote function and the burst modes in the same menu on the NEX-7, not clever Sony !!

Panasonic on the other hand in mirrorless has this down to a fine art, a real fine art !!

Sony, ask Panasonic how they implemented this feature so well and learn from it ;-)

All the best and old man rant over Its the only issue I really have with the NEX-7.

Danny.

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http://www.birdsinaction.com

Don't go cheap, get the sony. My sony remote works atalmost at 90 degrees from the front and will fire from accrost the street. The cheap ones are junk: Larry

nzmacro said:

nzmacro wrote:
Sony, ask Panasonic how they implemented this feature so well and learn from it ;-)
All the best and old man rant over Its the only issue I really have with the NEX-7.

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Its amazing isn't it...a simple jack plug socket and 50ft remote control trigger cord has worked flawlessly for decades, no matter where you are in relation to the camera. Fast forward decades, take full advantage of huge leaps in technology, and there's all sorts of quirky problems...LOL

".....The camera will encounter a difficulty in receiving the infrared signal from the remote commander if you will shoot behind it. You should be in front or along the side of the camera and point the remote control towards the IR sensor on the camera to make the setup work. Depending on the surrounding environment, 25 feet is the maximum distance for using the RMT-DSLR1 and RMT-DSLR2 remote controls. Please be advised that sunlight, as well as fluorescent light, can interfere with IR signals and reduce the usable distance of an IR remote control.

Since you will be taking a picture of wildlife, you may try to use Shutter Priority mode and set a faster shutter speed and higher ISO. Pressing the [Shutter] button on the remote will release the camera's shutter right away. Upon testing, you may press the [2 sec] button so that the camera will be able to focus on your subject first before the shutter will be released.

Thank you for understanding....."

nzmacro said:

nzmacro wrote:

nzmacro said:

roundball wrote:

QUOTE:

We have 2 wireless remote controls that are compatible with your NEX-7 camera. One is the RMT-DSLR1 model that is capable of remotely triggering the camera to shoot still images. The other model is the RMT-DSLR2, that can remotely trigger a compatible camera to shoot both still images and videos. You may opt to get the RMT-DSLR2 since your camera is capable of recording both still images and videos.

At this time, only the RMT-DSLR2 is available at the Sony Store US online website. I have included the direct links below for your reference:

RMT-DSLR1:

http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/st...=10551&productId=8198552921665530711&acdrop=1

RMT-DSLR2:

http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/st...gId=-1&productId=8198552921666488655#features

You may also check your local Sony stores and authorized dealers if these 2 models are available for purchase.

Once you have one of those remote controls, below are the steps to set-up the Remote Commander function on your NEX-7:

1. Press the Menu button.

2. Select [Camera].

3. Go to [Drive Mode].

4. Choose [Remote Cdr.].

5. Focus on the subject while pointing the transmitter of the wireless remote commander to the remote sensor to shoot the image.

NOTES:

? You cannot use [Remote Cdr.] with the following functions:

- [Hand-held Twilight] in [Scene Mode]

- [Anti Motion Blur]

- [Sweep Panorama]

- [3D Sweep Panorama]

- [Auto HDR]

Click to expand...

And what else Sony- using a fast or slow burst huh !!.

It's honestly like they don't know what is in their own menu system

Danny.

Click to expand...

And don't forget that exposure bracketing can't be triggered by either the remote or the self timer, 2 of the most useful settings while mounted on a tripod.

I swear that they have people that have never used a camera before designing the menu and settings

Lightshow said:

Lightshow wrote:

Lightshow said:

nzmacro wrote:

Lightshow said:

roundball wrote:

QUOTE:

We have 2 wireless remote controls that are compatible with your NEX-7 camera. One is the RMT-DSLR1 model that is capable of remotely triggering the camera to shoot still images. The other model is the RMT-DSLR2, that can remotely trigger a compatible camera to shoot both still images and videos. You may opt to get the RMT-DSLR2 since your camera is capable of recording both still images and videos.

At this time, only the RMT-DSLR2 is available at the Sony Store US online website. I have included the direct links below for your reference:

RMT-DSLR1:

http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/st...=10551&productId=8198552921665530711&acdrop=1

RMT-DSLR2:

http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/st...gId=-1&productId=8198552921666488655#features

You may also check your local Sony stores and authorized dealers if these 2 models are available for purchase.

Once you have one of those remote controls, below are the steps to set-up the Remote Commander function on your NEX-7:

1. Press the Menu button.

2. Select [Camera].

3. Go to [Drive Mode].

4. Choose [Remote Cdr.].

5. Focus on the subject while pointing the transmitter of the wireless remote commander to the remote sensor to shoot the image.

NOTES:

? You cannot use [Remote Cdr.] with the following functions:

- [Hand-held Twilight] in [Scene Mode]

- [Anti Motion Blur]

- [Sweep Panorama]

- [3D Sweep Panorama]

- [Auto HDR]

Click to expand...

And what else Sony- using a fast or slow burst huh !!.

It's honestly like they don't know what is in their own menu system

Danny.

Click to expand...

And don't forget that exposure bracketing can't be triggered by either the remote or the self timer, 2 of the most useful settings while mounted on a tripod.

I swear that they have people that have never used a camera before designing the menu and settings

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Its so very frustrating when they make something so well as the NEX cameras and then miss on the basics mate.

Those very small things that don't seem like a lot for most, can be another shooters nightmare !!

I still love it, but can't use a remote on it. Small and simple to fix and I might just drop a line to them anyway about it. I'll ask them to ask Panasonic how to go about it

All the best and yes bracketing as well. Silly small menu fix is all it would take.

Danny.

nzmacro said:

nzmacro wrote:

nzmacro said:

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And what else Sony- using a fast or slow burst huh !!.

It's honestly like they don't know what is in their own menu system

nzmacro said:

? A lens hood may cover the remote sensor and prevent it from receiving the light from the Remote Commander. Make sure to operate the remote from the positions where the light to the sensor will not be blocked.
=======================================
I sent them a follow-up question about being behind the camera in a wildlife blind 30-40 feet away

Click to expand...

All very clever and here's why it won't work for me. I do own a remote for the NEX-7, problem time :

I set up a tripod pre-focused on a branch and wait for a bird to come into land or take off. Guess what, you can't take a a continuous burst of any kind, it will only fire one shot per press and there is a slight lag and no way can I get it to work from the back of the NEX-7

So why can't it take a burst of shots ?? Easy, Sony in their wisdom has the remote function and the burst modes in the same menu on the NEX-7, not clever Sony !!

Panasonic on the other hand in mirrorless has this down to a fine art, a real fine art !!

Sony, ask Panasonic how they implemented this feature so well and learn from it ;-)

All the best and old man rant over Its the only issue I really have with the NEX-7.

Danny.

--

http://www.birdsinaction.com

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The same outfit i mentioned before (byMaC.org) apparently makes a remote that will trigger the NEX in burst mode (and, apparently, it will work with any camera brand). Even after watching the video, i'm not quite sure how it works, but in an e-mail exchange with them, the rep said specifically it would trigger NEX in burst mode. Only catch is that it's expensive at $195 USD.

Here's link to the unit

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It does indeed have remote shutter capability. I got a Remote Commander and was very frustrated w/ it until I discovered this: All you need to do is get into the Camera menu, and set the Drive Mode to "Remote Commander". Then you can use the remote, or use the normal shutter button... Hope this works for you!

Thanks for that update on an older thread...I've bookmarked this to save your tip and may not get into it until after the hplidays now but will eventually want to get some sort of remote capability, so this is good news

To work the infrared from behind, it helps to tape some aluminium foil to the front so as to reflect the signal from behind directly to the sensor at the front. This works quite well actually.

Peter