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Step 7Putting It All Together
Run the jack through the hole in the bottom of the film canister (you did cut a hole in the bottom of the film canister, right?) and pull until there is about an inch of slack left before the lid goes on. If you're like me, you probably made the hole on the bottom waaaay too big, so go ahead and cover 'er up with some black electrical tape.
Push the slack into the canister so that in case the twisted cable gets yanked, all your beautiful soldering work won't come apart. Put the cap on and plug the cable into the remote control port on the digital camera. Here's how to work it:
When the switch is "down" (in my case, towards the black pushbutton) the remote is off and will not do anything. When you're ready to take a picture, slide the switch "up" towards the other pushbutton (in my case, the red one). If the room is brightly lit and your subject is stationary, press the black (bottom) pushbutton and hold until the camera autofocuses. Release and push the red button to take the picture. In this use, the camera will focus when you push the black button and beep, then focus again quickly before taking the picture when the red button is pushed.
If the room isn't brightly lit, or your subject is moving, push the black pushbutton and hold until the camera focuses, then continue holding and press and release the red button to take the picture. In this use, the camera only focuses once, preventing possible blurry pictures from trying to focus quickly.
This can also be used for "bulb" exposures. Just set your camera's shutter speed to bulb, push and hold the black button, and continue holding while pushing and releasing the red button. The camera's shutter will remain open until you release the black button.
Oh, and remember to slide the switch back down when you don't want to take a picture.
That's it! A quick and easy remote control that I had all the parts for, except the pushbuttons, so it only cost me about 3 bucks. Enjoy!
Push the slack into the canister so that in case the twisted cable gets yanked, all your beautiful soldering work won't come apart. Put the cap on and plug the cable into the remote control port on the digital camera. Here's how to work it:
When the switch is "down" (in my case, towards the black pushbutton) the remote is off and will not do anything. When you're ready to take a picture, slide the switch "up" towards the other pushbutton (in my case, the red one). If the room is brightly lit and your subject is stationary, press the black (bottom) pushbutton and hold until the camera autofocuses. Release and push the red button to take the picture. In this use, the camera will focus when you push the black button and beep, then focus again quickly before taking the picture when the red button is pushed.
If the room isn't brightly lit, or your subject is moving, push the black pushbutton and hold until the camera focuses, then continue holding and press and release the red button to take the picture. In this use, the camera only focuses once, preventing possible blurry pictures from trying to focus quickly.
This can also be used for "bulb" exposures. Just set your camera's shutter speed to bulb, push and hold the black button, and continue holding while pushing and releasing the red button. The camera's shutter will remain open until you release the black button.
Oh, and remember to slide the switch back down when you don't want to take a picture.
That's it! A quick and easy remote control that I had all the parts for, except the pushbuttons, so it only cost me about 3 bucks. Enjoy!
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