IR remote releases

wilwahabri · Apr 5, 2021

Does anyone know if the Olympus RM-1 will release the shutter of and Olympus iS-3000? I suspect it may not as the RM-1 is for digital cameras requiring a focus then release signal, but I might be lucky

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neilt3 · Apr 5, 2021

Have you downloaded the user manual for both cameras ?
They will list the correct accessory remote for them .
If one will work the other , it's likely the same item . As they are both autofocus , they might share the same one as the function is essentially the same .

wiltw · Apr 5, 2021

Consider finding a radio remote trigger for the camera, rather than an IR remote trigger. IR units generally don't handle well the use in bright sun and are range limited, compared to radio waves.

wilwahabri · Apr 7, 2021

wiltw said:
Consider finding a radio remote trigger for the camera, rather than an IR remote trigger. IR units generally don't handle well the use in bright sun and are range limited, compared to radio waves.

Unfortunately radio is not an option. The camera does not have an electrical or mechanical remote release socket. It only has an IR release.

wilwahabri · Apr 7, 2021

neilt3 said:
Have you downloaded the user manual for both cameras ?
They will list the correct accessory remote for them .
If one will work the other , it's likely the same item . As they are both autofocus , they might share the same one as the function is essentially the same .

I have both manuals, the IR remote for the iS series cameras changed 3 times with all being interchangeable, the RM-1 is from a much later, digital camera. The reason I am asking is that i have an RM-1 release, but it is currently in storage in Singapore so i cannot test it with the camera which is with me in Germany.

AgX · Apr 7, 2021

wilwahabri said:
Unfortunately radio is not an option. The camera does not have an electrical or mechanical remote release socket. It only has an IR release.

Once you got the respective IR-transmitter, you still could built an radio-line for the th remote part and and only use the IR for adaptation directly at the camera.

neilt3 · Apr 7, 2021

The IR remotes I have for film and digital cameras are Minolta ones ( and a Sony digital )
While the film ones control several models of camera , as do the digital triggers , non if them do both film and digital models .
Likewise they did several triggers for film bodies that worked only on specific models .

I think the reason for having more than one trigger was simply to avoid having one that would set off several ( other people's ) cameras at the same time and place .

The Olympus one has a zoom control on it and a +/- one on it .
Does the one for the film camera also have these controls ?
If not it's likely to use a different frequency/code .

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