It’s sensible to use a remote control when your camera is mounted on a tripod, especially when you are using slow shutter speeds. The stability of even a high-quality tripod can be compromised if you ...

DIY photographer Dave Schlier modded an old ball mouse into a remote shutter release for his camera and photodocumented the process on Flickr. He soldered phone wire onto the mouse board and connected ...

For reasons we both agree with and can’t comprehend, most ‘prosumer’ SLR cameras don’t have mechanical shutter releases. Instead, IR LEDs are brought into the mix, the Canon RC-1 remote trigger being ...

BlueSLR allows you to connect your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad to your DSLR camera via Bluetooth. Using the BlueSLR application, you can remotely release its shutter from up to 300 ft away. Currently, ...

[Duncan Murdock] received a Canon DSLR camera for Christmas and wanted a remote shutter release to go along with it. Since nary a store was open on Christmas, he was pretty much out of luck.