Use A Mini Jack To Convert Your iPhone Into a DSLR Super Remote
Here is a nifty idea. Use a couple of cheapo IR LEDs and a nimijack from your neighborhood RadioLove store and you can make your iPhone into a Camera Super remote.
DSLRbot ($4.99)is a simple playback application that plays WAV files. Interestingly, the WAV files it plays correspond to commands used on DSLRs infrared remotes. In turn, those can be used to make time lapse sequences, HDR bracketing and all kinds of similar tricks. Compare that to your over $100 Nikon or Canon Intervalometer.
Buliding the transmitter is easy enough if you have some soldering skills (or actually this would work as a great first project too). And it involves soldering two IR LEDs to a minijack. You than plug the minijack into your iPhone's headphones socket.
You would also need the DSLRbot iPhone App from the iTune Store.
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I played around with
I played around with something similar to this awhile back. If you have a IR reciever, you can actually record the signals coming out of the remote, using the line in on the computer.
Then, in theory if you wanted to save the 4.99 on the app, you should be able to play the files via iTunes.
Android too?
Be interested in how to record the IR data to play back to possibly start work on a basic android version. Well thats my weekend gone next week!
Cheers ! I would some Android
Cheers !
I would some Android version of that app too, homepage's says it's under development tho'.
Well I started work
I started working on it last night and have a basic test app in place that has a single shot remote and that start of an intervalometer (which needs a lot more work to make it even vuagly usable).
I have the parts for my IR output in the mail but I am still trying to get the wav file needed. I have the patern for a Nikon ML-L3 controller but need to make the wav from this still.
Once I get a basic prototype working with my nikon pattern I will look into Canon codes but I won't have access to a Canon camera, unless I can get hold of a 300D or similar for next to free :D
There are no user settings either atm and I just change the code to do what I want so thats more polishing to do once I get past proof of concept.
Canon codes
Just a bit more to say I also have found the canon codes, now I just need to get the software to convert working.
Well thats torn it.
The LEDs I got don't seem to want to work on headphone voltages. I have pluged one into a 1.5v AAA and it worked so I can only think it's down to voltage.
Noticed that you spelt DSLR
Noticed that you spelt DSLR incorrectly in the title.
Thanks Harmeet
That's fixed now for the site. Sadly all those mails that went out will have that typo it for ever and ever.
Only for Canon?
Apparently DSLRbot works only with Canon cameras.
nikon canon pentax sony
nikon canon pentax sony
about the nikons - they only
about the nikons - they only support shutter triggering through IR, and no other actions.
I hope dslbot would be able to act like an intervfalometer and "press" the trigger at a specified interval.
no this work for nikon canon
no this work for nikon canon sony pentax
This is a nice idea....I
This is a nice idea....I wonder, if there is such setup fol cheaper phones like my Nokia 6300....and it doesnt have to be IR....just good old wired remote would be fine....does anybody now something like that?
Timelapse
First thing I thought of after reading this>
Make it an audio file and put in dead space then loop the file and you have a time lapse system. You could even record dead space in time amounts. 1 sec 5 sec and a minute. That way you could make a play list of as much time as you want in your timelapse.
this app have an timelaps
this app have an timelaps option ! sorry for my english !:p
IR not work
I made it to the IR transmitter, it also provides a signal, but the camera (Nikon D80 & D3000) does not react to it. What can I do? The DSLR.bot version 2.0, phone: 3G iPhone with fw 4.1. This can cause problems, because you need to update my firmware
Here is my version
Thanks for the blog post. Your post and the iPhone Guru video motivated me to make my own version. You can read about it here: http://scottgsanders.wordpress.com/2011/05/05/diy-infrared-ir-transmitter-for-the-dslr-bot-iphone-app/
re: your version
Hi Scott,
very nice finish on the final unit! looks like a store bought item
soooooo good
I tried this out last weekend when I had some down time and SO happy i did. Works like a charm on my camera and looking foward to testing it out more this summer! Great idea!!
I tried making this and
I tried making this and followed the directions correctly, however the LEDs don't light up when checked with a camera. Is there anything i may have done wrong? Or is there something special i have to do when recording the infrared "sounds" with a 3.5mm receiver?
Headphones Used
Will the white Apple headphones that came with the iPhone work?
Ground Wire
What do we do with the ground wire??
Ground wire...
The ground wire was not used in my version.
Signal is strong... but no response
I checked the infrared signal and its good... My camera (T3i) is on remote mode and I'm aiming it right at the sensor.... No luck.... What else do I do????
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