Remote Shutter Release: homemade - PhotoCamel

kris142 · 06-18-2008

On my sony I want to make a remote shutter release but there is one problem... I dont know what each pin on the board is. There are 3 pins all in a row(horizontal).

What does each pin for?

I have seen tutorials on making Remote's but they were for a Canon 40d which have a triangular pin patturn.

Any help?

Also is there anything I need to watch out for? If I do something wrong( touching wrong pins at one time) will it fry the camera?

brian.austin · 06-18-2008

Adorama has a wired release for $40 and a wireless for $85. Seems safer for a guy with a new camera.

If nothing else, you could reverse engineer the wired unit to extend it as needed.

rshunk · 06-18-2008

Buying one would probably be best and eBay has many generic ones for Minolta/Sony (they are the same) for very little money.

But if you insist on making your own, visit this page: Minolta SLR FAQ: Tips & Tricks (#6.5)

Bob S.

kkart · 06-19-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by rshunk

Buying one would probably be best and eBay has many generic ones for Minolta/Sony (they are the same) for very little money.

But if you insist on making your own, visit this page: Minolta SLR FAQ: Tips & Tricks (#6.5)

Bob S.

Oh that will come in handy, nice link Bob!

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brian.austin Photocamel Master Location: Arizona, USA Posts: 5,117 CamelKarma: 1661 Editing OK?: Ask first Gallery \| Blog	Re: Remote Shutter Release: homemade Adorama has a wired release for $40 and a wireless for $85. Seems safer for a guy with a new camera. If nothing else, you could reverse engineer the wired unit to extend it as needed.
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rshunk Vicuna Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 205 CamelKarma: 98 Editing OK?: Ask first Gallery \| Blog	Re: Remote Shutter Release: homemade Buying one would probably be best and eBay has many generic ones for Minolta/Sony (they are the same) for very little money. But if you insist on making your own, visit this page: Minolta SLR FAQ: Tips & Tricks (#6.5) Bob S.

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