Make a Wired SONY ALPHA DSLR Remote (by Brad Justinen)

Step 4 Plug it into your camera and start shooting burr-free photos, etc.

Sorry i don't have more photos if you get stuck you can contact me and i will help you out.

Enjoy!!!!

Comments

[PGunn]

Nice article have you tried adding one of these or something similar? http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=666 
I would give it a shot but having no electrical background I would be afraid of killing the camera somehow. I'm looking for a way to use my netbook to allow timed photos and using what you have coupled with one of these would be a way to get around not having that ability built into the A200.

[anonymouse197]

Hmm... I lie apparently! I didn't think of using a simple Relay with the Arduino - making operating a switch like this very easy. A relay detects a voltage, and closes a physical switch using electromagnets, so the Arduino code could be written to close two separate relays; one controlling the auto focus, and one firing the shutter. I will play around with this for a little longer, until I have something more specific to bring to the table. I will be making an instructable on this if you don't mind me doing so, and I would love to collaborate if you are still interested in a year old topic!

[anonymouse197]

I would also be very interested to see how something like this might work. I have played a little with the Arduino Duemilanove but so far I cannot think of a way to do this using software. As far as I am aware it is very easy to send a voltage through an Arduino pin, but it is seemingly impossible to connect two pins. The only way that I could think of doing this would be by having a servo controlled by the Arduino swing across a metal paperclip and bridge two contacts or something of these sorts, but this would be a very ineffective way of doing it. The timing function would be very simple coding when the rest is complete, the only tricky part is connecting the wires. I will keep looking into ways of doing this, and I will notify you of any breakthroughs that I find. Fingers crossed, and thanks for the fantastic instructable - you have saved me a good £30!

[plokko]

I have a problem: i have modified the connector and now it fit perfectly in the a200 but the camera don't respond to the buttons,does i have to set something in the camera menu?i can't findi it in the manual!

[sensoryhouse]

The camera will automatically recognize the remote. 

First off, do you know if the a200 will take the same remote as the a100, I think it should.

[plokko]

it's a connection problem,floppy connector sux,i tryed also fan or cd-in connectors but i can't find one working.

I also used a "double pushbutton" setup(one over the other to simulate the original remote)

[plokko]

I DID IT,it fit perfectly on the socket and have also the anti inversion pin!!!
I used a 4 pin cd-in plug(not every cable have 4 pins),cut the left pin and the plastic on the top(not on the bottom,it fit perfectly as anti inversion pin).

I gluead also 2 buttons one in front of the other to obtain a "dual state" button.
IT WORKS PERFECTLY,like the original(don't have the on/off state only because i didn't want it)

[plokko]

I LUV YOU!!!
i have a sony a200,a LOT of pc components,want a remote for my camera but don't want to spend money on it!