A700 AE bracketting and remote control questions

[HUM469]

Again, why would anyone stand so far from the camera that you can't
read the LCD? I really don't know what usage cases you have in mind.
It seems you're arguing some theorethical points with little
relevance in practice. In normal usage cases you'd have all the
feedback you need right there on the LCD. It would be no different
than changing it by using the control on the camera.

But in any case, I'd rather have a useful bracketting range anyway.
But since it's still very narrow, I was just hoping there might be
another option.

I am not so sure it's an issue of people standing too far away, but that often I see people (both novice and pro) standing off to the side or in front of the camera with wired and wireless remotes. I have done both myself and certainly could remember which setting I was one, but having once worked in customer support, I can tell you that average users are not so quick and would be calling in by the hundreds if such a thing were the case. I agree with you that bracketting range would be more useful in your case anyway.

But from a remote control standpoint, the idea Ken5_D (I think) brought up about a Pocket PC control would be extremely cool. Since the latest generation all seem to be able capable of USB hosting, it would be fantastic if someone could re-write the computer program to work on Windows Mobile 6. After all, my new phone is already on every trip hiking or otherwise since it carries all my books, trail notes, and is a GPS with maps. If I could plug it into the camera, control, view, and trigger the A700, who needs bracketing, other remotes or a lap top anyway? Anyone out there good with PPC code?

 

[Humus]

Because they are using the camera to take a picture that they are
in.. propably the number one reason someone wants a wireless remote.

That sounds like a rather odd thing to do. If I make pictures of myself, I don't want to be holding a remote in the picture, but maybe that's just me ...

 

[Humus]

Anyone out there good with PPC code?

I'm good with code, but not for embedded platforms. And I suppose there isn't any public API available for communicating with the camera anyway. I'd have loved to be able to control it from my cell-phone though.

 

[HUM469]

I'm good with code, but not for embedded platforms. And I suppose
there isn't any public API available for communicating with the
camera anyway. I'd have loved to be able to control it from my
cell-phone though.

Darn, and I was getting visions of how I would be using an A700 tethered to a PPC for all sorts of nefarious.. I mean infamous... interesting compositons around corners and what not! Hehe

In all seriousness, a touch screen remote control like that would be very cool in very specific situations, but I know I would be a minority on that one. I used to know some really good "reverse-software-engineers" (they preferred that over hackers they said), and if I ever bump into them again, I will see if they could disassemble the remote software and re-build it for PPC, but I am not holding my breath.

 

[WaltKnapp]

that´s the point Math, Sony encourage the use of DRO with their
cameras and they do not give us a useful auto bracket functions.

Maybe because DRO and it's more advanced successors will be replacing HDR.

Or maybe because they did like with liveview and checked with experienced users and found it was low or no priority with experienced users.

Walt

 

[WaltKnapp]

Again, why would anyone stand so far from the camera that you can't
read the LCD? I really don't know what usage cases you have in mind.
It seems you're arguing some theorethical points with little
relevance in practice. In normal usage cases you'd have all the
feedback you need right there on the LCD. It would be no different
than changing it by using the control on the camera.

For me I'd be far away at least sometimes. It's fairly standard to remote control from a distance with wildlife photography. Probably more people would want to do that than would want HDR. Start looking at the entire world of photography, get away from your computer once in a while.

As far as the buttons being reprogrammable on the remote, they are not, they have specific codes for controlling the TV hard wired in. It would be a much more expensive remote if the buttons were programmable.

Walt

 

[nibbi]

Or maybe because they did like with liveview and checked with
experienced users and found it was low or no priority with
experienced users.

Walt

Maybe, but anyway, HDR or not, a large EV values for auto bracket will be better and one shot release for the full bracket series will be better too.

BR,
Nibbi
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[Humus]

Maybe because DRO and it's more advanced successors will be replacing
HDR.

DRO cannot replace HDR. DRO produces a JPEG, which is totally useless for advanced graphical applications like instance for HDR rendering or image based lighting.

 

[Humus]

As far as the buttons being reprogrammable on the remote, they are
not, they have specific codes for controlling the TV hard wired in.
It would be a much more expensive remote if the buttons were
programmable.

No one is asking for a programmable remote. The only thing that would need additional programming is the camera, you know, the software component in any modern advanced electronic device. The cost would be a one-time for having someone write the code for it and test it. Production cost would be unchanged as it's the same physical hardware.