Re: Use a DSLR? Want remote shutter firing? Try Shutter app...
 

Not working correctly for me here.

When i click the widget I get the :
Shutter: IRsend took 0 seconds (CANON RC1/RC5:S)

but my Canon 40D does not respond.

I think lirc is ok, as I have the Raemote apple remote widget working fine.



Any ideas ?

Thanks,
Joe.

Re: Use a DSLR? Want remote shutter firing? Try Shutter app...
 

You probably need to set your camera to IR Shutter mode.

By the way, I just tried it with my Pentax ist*Ds and it worked perfect. Thanks a lot!

Re: Use a DSLR? Want remote shutter firing? Try Shutter app...
 

DOH!!!!!

on reading up further on it.... the issue here is the camera.

The 40D and higher end canons don't use infrared for remotes.
They use a different stupid wireless technology :mad:

Re: Use a DSLR? Want remote shutter firing? Try Shutter app...
 

I cannot seem to get this to work with my Canon 450D-

Unfortunately QTIrecco fails to install, saying it requires lib packages which are not yet available. Perhaps this is my error but it means I cannot find a suitable remote code for the 450D.

Please could I therefore request a code for 450D as this is potentially for me a very useful application.

Would be good to emulate the two second delay function I have on my current Canon remote as well if possible?

Many thanks for your work!

Re: Use a DSLR? Want remote shutter firing? Try Shutter app...
 

Works on a 400D for me but couple of things... one, the range is tiny..so make sure you are close to the camera. Second thing was that I had to put the camera in timer more for it to work. Not sure if that is the case with your camera as well.

Re: Use a DSLR? Want remote shutter firing? Try Shutter app...
 

Hi, I re-tried at only an inch or two away with the self timer/ remote control setting and still no success - I also get the message IRSend took 0 seconds which I am assuming is a normal message?

Re: Use a DSLR? Want remote shutter firing? Try Shutter app...
 

Yes, this comes if all went ok.
(I might need to improve these messages in another release :-)

Whoever has problems with Canon cams and is using the version from Extras: please try the newer release in Extras-Devel or -Test, there might be an improvement.

Re: Use a DSLR? Want remote shutter firing? Try Shutter app...
 

My feeling has always been that Canon is the Microsoft equivalent in the DSLR market. They give most people what they want but break compatibility and cut corners where they can get away with it. Nikon's attempts to encrypt the white balance data makes me think of even more draconian control minded companies like Apple. And Pentax, with its use of DNG right out of the camera, and its fully backwards compliant cameras (compatible with lenses going back to the screw mounted era) makes me think of them as the Linux equivalent, at least in spirit. :)

Re: Use a DSLR? Want remote shutter firing? Try Shutter app...
 

I stumbled on this by accident. This is a neat toy! Although it doesn't quite work out-of-the-box for me.

To get rid of the 'error 1' failure message, I had to modify shutter.py to call the irsend command with sudo. This is a fresh install of shutter + lirc, and I even followed the reboots the software suggested.

Re: Use a DSLR? Want remote shutter firing? Try Shutter app...
 

Help! Shutter needs your testing love. It's stuck in extras-testing since weeks. Go and give it a thumbs up if it works for you.

Re: Use a DSLR? Want remote shutter firing? Try Shutter app...
 

Practical widget and works nicely with Pentax. Still it should be a bit bigger. I think it's great as widget - if I need more functionality I can use irreco.

Re: Use a DSLR? Want remote shutter firing? Try Shutter app...
 

Works with Panasonic HDC-SD200 video camera with attached conf file. May work also with other Panasonic video cameras. I tested only 'capture_still' for still image capturing; 'start/stop' for video recording and 'power' for toggling stand-by. Range was about 3 meters.

.................
# Please make this file available to others
# by sending it to <lirc@bartelmus.de>
#
# this config file was automatically generated
# using lirc-0.8.4a(default) on Sat May 15 20:21:57 2010
#
# contributed by
#
# brand: Panasonic N2QAEC000024
# model no. of remote control: N2QAEC000024
# devices being controlled by this remote: Panasonic HDC-SD200
#

begin remote

name N2QAEC000024
bits 24
flags SPACE_ENC
eps 30
aeps 100

header 3468 1731
one 446 1269
zero 446 424
ptrail 447
pre_data_bits 24
pre_data 0x40040E
gap 74451
toggle_bit_mask 0x0

begin codes
capture_still 0x14667C
T/+ 0x14465C
W/- 0x14C6DC
start/stop 0x143329
power 0x143C26
ext_display 0x14EAF0
date/time 0x14E6FC
search_back 0x14405A
play 0x14504A
search_forw 0x14C0DA
still_adv_back 0x14E0FA
pause 0x14607A
still_adv_forw 0x14F0EA
skip_back 0x149288
stop 0x14001A
skip_forw 0x145248
delete 0x140E14
menu 0x146A70
up 0x940B91
left 0x94CB51
right 0x944BD1
down 0x948B11
ok 0x141A00
end codes

end remote

Re: Use a DSLR? Want remote shutter firing? Try Shutter app...
 

Is there a way too use it with an Samsung NV camera? They can use a ir remote too.

As I can find the needed outputs, how hard is it to implement it into this widget?

Re: Use a DSLR? Want remote shutter firing? Try Shutter app...
 

The idea for this app is great but sadly it does not seem to support Canon's Wireless Delay, as pointed out earlier in the thread. Any plans on getting this included in future versions? I'd also like to see the remote flash as a feature, though that's a hack for now (and doesn't work for my PowerShot SX1 IS now, thanks to the WD instead of IR).