M100 shutter options

Sittatunga wrote:

DavidWright2010 wrote:

jim mij wrote:

I used an m100 placed outside the house on a tripod, controlled from my iphone while i sat on the sofa with a coffee, and i found early on that "drop out" was caused from a "time out". When i prodded the screen (eg to refocus) every couple minutes I was able to take pictures for hours till the battery ran out

regards

Jim

That's a plausible explanation - I wasn't paying attention to any time delay. I would set up with a tripod, connect, and take several shots successfully. Then I would re-position the tripod, and the camera, and the connection had been dropped when I tried more shots. The same with the M100 on my RASA.

Spanner menu 2 Power Saving lets you set the Display Off timeout to anything up to 30 minutes and also lets you disable the Auto Power Down.

But now that I'm exploring options, I think that when I'm chasing my granddaughter around the house, I shouldn't be thinking 'wireless', but a camera grip that allows a steadier hold. For outdoor shots of stationary objects, I hold the cam at arm's length, and the tension of the strap around my neck helps with stability. Something like that.

Try flipping the screen up 90° and using the camera at waist level like an old style Rolleiflex or Hasselblad, left hand under the camera, elbows tucked into your sides. It's a more flattering height to picture most people from too. Just a lot more awkward for portrait orientation.

Thanks. I will try that.