BlueSLR allows iPhone users to remotely control DSLR cameras
If you happen to own both a Nikon digital SLR camera and an iPhone and have been looking for a way that the two could work together, you may now be in luck. BlueSLR, which combines a Bluetooth accessory (dongle) that plugs into your SLR and an app you run on your iPhone (3G and up), iPod touch (2nd generation or later) or iPad, enables you to remotely control your camera's shutter from up to 300 feet away. Photographers can also manually adjust focus and exposure length from that distance, along with the ability to tag photographs with GPS information.
Electronista reports that BlueSLR only supports 11 models of Nikon's SLR cameras but that Canon support is in the works for the near future. The Bluetooth dongle that hangs off your SLR will run you US$149, but the app to control it is available from the App Store free of charge.
Most professional photographers have all sorts of gadgets and remotes to control their equipment, so for many of them, this could be one more piece of equipment to carry around. But for the rest of us amateur photographers, this looks like it could be a pretty nice accessory to have in our camera bag. With the iPhone having the ability to remotely control almost anything, including driving your car, monitoring your own robot and now your DSLR camera, anyone want to guess what could be next?
[via Engadget and electronista]
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Meh. Granted, the interface looks beautiful, and the ability to control the camera's settings wirelessly from a distance sound really appealing, but it's all pretty useless unless one is able to actually see the resultant shot on their iDevice and make immediate adjustments. What's the point of such technology when you have to walk back and forth just to check the results?
I currently use a tethered setup with my camera and Lightroom and have my laptop beside me (but out of the picture) when taking a group shot. This allows me to instantly see the results and make necessary camera adjustments and/or reposition subjects without having to walk to the camera to check the results.
300 ft. range for Bluetooth? Really? Must be a Class 1 device. Wonder how long the batteries would last on that considering that Class 1 has a current draw of 100mW compared to Class 2's 2.5mW...
i use http://www.ononesoftware.com/products/dslr-camera-remote/
great app too
Sometimes things are "so near, and yet, so what."
A remote for your DSLR is a cheap idea. Research the word "Phottix" and save 80% of your hard-earned cash.
What we really need is a remote viewer/controller for DSLRs. Send the output from the camera over wifi to your iPhone where you see (and possibly record) the HD and still output and take shots.
I'm wondering if you fully understand both what the blueSLR enables and what the products by Phottix do. Clearly, if all you want is a remote trigger for your camera then there are cheaper ways of doing it than the blueSLR (I, for example, currently use a Hahnel remote). But the blueSLR appears to do things that a standard remote, such as those sold by Phottix, do not. Specifically, I'm looking at controlling the aperture and shutter speed of the camera, plus adding GPS information. I'd definitely find the shutter speed control and GPS tagging functions useful.
December 14 2010 at 5:53 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyDefinitely sounds like you have no idea what BlueSLR actually does. Plus, you didn't bother to check their website. If you had, you would have learned they're working on a "live view" mode that uses the iPhone as a remote live viewer.
December 14 2010 at 12:18 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyYour article says the D70 is supported but it doesn't appear that their site agrees with you. (I hope the D70 becomes supported.)
December 14 2010 at 1:30 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyOops, meant to say that Electronista's site says the D70 is supported. Mea culpa.
December 14 2010 at 1:32 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThis is actually a pretty good deal. I have a cheap $20 wireless remote, but all it does is fire a shot when pressed. This is far more flexible, allowing you to set a delay time and also how many shots are fired. But, best of all (IMO), is that it's also a GPS that writes lat/long directly to the EXIF data. The Nikon GP-1 GPS add-on sells for just under $200. So, for $50 less you also get a great bluetooth remote. Their website also talks about possible future enhancements to the iPhone app, like using the phone as a live view preview. (Also, Android version is coming, same with Canon.)
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