DSLR Remote

Yoursmartphoneisalwayswithyou,sowhycarryunnecessarystuff?LetyoursmartphoneincombinationwithDSLRRemotebearemotecontrol,atimeroraHDRcontrollerforyourdigitalreflexcamera.

Whetherviainfrared,bywireorviaBluetooth,DSLRRemoteenablesyoutotaketimercontrolledexposureseries(e.g.fortimelapse),longtimeexposuresorexposuresequencesinthecontextofHighDynamikRangephotography.Ifyouarenotusingadevicewithasupportedbuilt-inIRsender(seebelow)allyouneedisasmall,inexpensiveandeasytobuildhardware,whichisthenconnectedtotheearphonejackofyoursmartphone(andacommerciallyavailableBluetoothstereoheadsetifyouwantremotecontrolviaBluetooth).Youwillfinddetailedinstructionsonhowtobuildtherequiredhardwareontheauthorswebsite(http://bitshift.bplaced.net).

Possiblefunctions(amongothers)are:
1.SimpleRemotecontrol
2.DelayedShots
3.Seriesofshotswithfixedinterval(e.gfortimelapse)
4.Bulbexposures
5.Combinationsfrom2.,3.and4.
6.High-Dynamic-Range-Sequences(HDR)
7.TimecontrolledHDR-Sequences(CombinationofTimerandHDR)
8.TriggeringofshotsorstartofTimerorHDRsequencesbytheambientlightsensoronyoursmartphone(keyword:lightbarrier)
9.TriggeringofshotsorstartofTimerorHDRsequencesbytheinternaloranexternalmicrophone

InvariousmodelsCanonseemstolimittheprecisionofthebulbmodetoonesecond.SoHDRexposuresbelow1secondand/orwithafractionofasecond(as1.5sec)areroundedtothefullsecond.DSLRRemotecan'tdoanythingaboutthat!Reportedmodelssofar:400D,500D,550D,5DII.

Usingabuilt-inIRsender:
DSLRRemoteshouldworkwiththebuilt-inIRsenderofthefollowigdevices(don'tforgettochoosetherightcamerabrandandtoswitchyourcameraintoremotemode):
Samsung
-AllSamsungdeviceswithbuilt-inIRsender
Thereseemstobeabuginsome/allSamsungdevices:inpowersavingmodetheIRblasterdoesn'tworkcorrectly!So,makesuretoswitchyourdeviceintonormal(non-powersaving)modebeforeusingDSLRRemote.
HTC
-AllHTCdeviceswithbuilt-inIRsender
LG
Foralistofsupporteddevicespleasesee:
http://qa.mobile.developer.lge.com/develop/dev-guides/lg-qremote-guide/introduction/lg-qremote-sdk/#SupportedDevices
Sony
Unfortunately,doesn'ttheSonynativeIRAPIprovidethefeatureneededbyanyremoteapplikeDSLRRemote,asisdeployingitsownIRcodesasdatawiththeapp.TheonlythingpossibleintheAPIisusingcodeslearnedfromphysicalremotesorcodessuppliedwiththephone/tablet.PleaseuseaIRdongleorcablereleasehardwareasdescribedontheDSLRRemotewebsite.
Huawei
Unfortunately,Huawaididn'timplementtheAndroidKitkatIRAPIontheirdevices.AndthereisnoofficialIRSDKfromHuawaiavailable.PleaseuseaIRdongleorcablereleasehardwareasdescribedontheDSLRRemotewebsite.
OtherBrands
WithintegrationoftheAndroid4.4.2(Kitkat)IRAPIDSLRRemoteshouldworkwithalldeviceswithabuilt-inIRBlastersupportedbytheKitkatIRAPI.

UsingDSLRRemotehardware:
Caution:afewsmartphonetypesdonotoutputhighenoughvolumeontheirearphonejacktomaketheinfraredharwareworkproperly.Inadditionafewcameratypes(e.g.CanonEOS550D)arestillnotproperlycontrolledremotelyviatheinfraredreceiver.Inthatcaseyoumightwanttochoosethecablecontrol(transistors)instead.

Supportedcamerabrandswhenusingasaninfraredremote:
Canon,Fuji,Minolta,Nikon,Olympus,PentaxandSony

Ifitdoesn'tworkforyou,feelfreetocontacttheauthor,insteadofvotingonestar.Contactinformationsaregivenbelowandontheauthorswebsite(http://bitshift.bplaced.net).