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Digital Rebel (EOS 300D) questions
(1) Is the Digital Rebel instruction manual available on line anywhere?
(2) What is the longest exposure that the shutter will time? 30 seconds? (3) How do you make exposures longer than that? Does it have a B or T setting? (4) What are the electrical requirements for making a cable release for the Digital Rebel? Do you just close a switch across a pair of contacts (as on the Nikon F70/N70 film camera), or is it more complicated than that? |
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Michael A. Covington wrote:
(1) Is the Digital Rebel instruction manual available on line anywhere? Yes: www.canon.com (2) What is the longest exposure that the shutter will time? 30 seconds? Correct. (3) How do you make exposures longer than that? Does it have a B or T setting? There is a Bulb setting. (4) What are the electrical requirements for making a cable release for the Digital Rebel? Do you just close a switch across a pair of contacts (as on the Nikon F70/N70 film camera), or is it more complicated than that? Two pair of contacts, actually: one to initiate the autofocus/exposure (same as pushing the shutter button halfway), the second to trigger the shutter (pushing the button all the way). They connect to the camera via a 3/32" TRS (tip-ring-sleeve, aka "stereo") sub-mini plug. Wiring diagrams are readily available all over the 'net, as well as plans to interface it to various timers, computer connections, etc. |
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Michael A. Covington wrote:
(1) Is the Digital Rebel instruction manual available on line anywhere? Yes: www.canon.com (2) What is the longest exposure that the shutter will time? 30 seconds? Correct. (3) How do you make exposures longer than that? Does it have a B or T setting? There is a Bulb setting. (4) What are the electrical requirements for making a cable release for the Digital Rebel? Do you just close a switch across a pair of contacts (as on the Nikon F70/N70 film camera), or is it more complicated than that? Two pair of contacts, actually: one to initiate the autofocus/exposure (same as pushing the shutter button halfway), the second to trigger the shutter (pushing the button all the way). They connect to the camera via a 3/32" TRS (tip-ring-sleeve, aka "stereo") sub-mini plug. Wiring diagrams are readily available all over the 'net, as well as plans to interface it to various timers, computer connections, etc. |
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"Matt Ion" wrote in message news:acjdd.794117$gE.356744@pd7tw3no... Michael A. Covington wrote: (1) Is the Digital Rebel instruction manual available on line anywhere? Yes: www.canon.com Are you sure? I have not actually been able to download it there. I'll keep searching. (2) What is the longest exposure that the shutter will time? 30 seconds? Correct. (3) How do you make exposures longer than that? Does it have a B or T setting? There is a Bulb setting. (4) What are the electrical requirements for making a cable release for the Digital Rebel? Do you just close a switch across a pair of contacts (as on the Nikon F70/N70 film camera), or is it more complicated than that? Two pair of contacts, actually: one to initiate the autofocus/exposure (same as pushing the shutter button halfway), the second to trigger the shutter (pushing the button all the way). They connect to the camera via a 3/32" TRS (tip-ring-sleeve, aka "stereo") sub-mini plug. Wiring diagrams are readily available all over the 'net, as well as plans to interface it to various timers, computer connections, etc. Outstanding! The Digital Rebel seems to be a hacker-friendly camera (in the good sense of hacker), and to have attracted quite a following. It's *just* cheap enough that people have been able to experiment with it without fear of destroying a multi-kilobuck professional camera. I know about the Russian firmware hack and the Hutech infrared filter modifications. I want one! I'm already thinking about building an astronomy exposure timer... -- Clear skies, Michael A. Covington Author, Astrophotography for the Amateur www.covingtoninnovations.com/astromenu.html |
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"Matt Ion" wrote in message news:acjdd.794117$gE.356744@pd7tw3no... Michael A. Covington wrote: (1) Is the Digital Rebel instruction manual available on line anywhere? Yes: www.canon.com Are you sure? I have not actually been able to download it there. I'll keep searching. (2) What is the longest exposure that the shutter will time? 30 seconds? Correct. (3) How do you make exposures longer than that? Does it have a B or T setting? There is a Bulb setting. (4) What are the electrical requirements for making a cable release for the Digital Rebel? Do you just close a switch across a pair of contacts (as on the Nikon F70/N70 film camera), or is it more complicated than that? Two pair of contacts, actually: one to initiate the autofocus/exposure (same as pushing the shutter button halfway), the second to trigger the shutter (pushing the button all the way). They connect to the camera via a 3/32" TRS (tip-ring-sleeve, aka "stereo") sub-mini plug. Wiring diagrams are readily available all over the 'net, as well as plans to interface it to various timers, computer connections, etc. Outstanding! The Digital Rebel seems to be a hacker-friendly camera (in the good sense of hacker), and to have attracted quite a following. It's *just* cheap enough that people have been able to experiment with it without fear of destroying a multi-kilobuck professional camera. I know about the Russian firmware hack and the Hutech infrared filter modifications. I want one! I'm already thinking about building an astronomy exposure timer... -- Clear skies, Michael A. Covington Author, Astrophotography for the Amateur www.covingtoninnovations.com/astromenu.html |
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(1) Is the Digital Rebel instruction manual available on line anywhere?
Yes: www.canon.com Are you sure? I have not actually been able to download it there. I'll keep searching. Go through the site selecting the camera you want, then select the "Support" tab and from there, you can download the manual. Hope that helps! |
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(1) Is the Digital Rebel instruction manual available on line anywhere?
Yes: www.canon.com Are you sure? I have not actually been able to download it there. I'll keep searching. Go through the site selecting the camera you want, then select the "Support" tab and from there, you can download the manual. Hope that helps! |
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Michael A. Covington wrote:
"Matt Ion" wrote in message news:acjdd.794117$gE.356744@pd7tw3no... Michael A. Covington wrote: (1) Is the Digital Rebel instruction manual available on line anywhere? Yes: www.canon.com Are you sure? I have not actually been able to download it there. I'll keep searching. I am not able to find it right now but I have downloaded it from their site before. If you can not find it let me know I will email it to you. Andre -- ---------------------------------- http://www.aguntherphotography.com |
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Michael A. Covington wrote:
"Matt Ion" wrote in message news:acjdd.794117$gE.356744@pd7tw3no... Michael A. Covington wrote: (1) Is the Digital Rebel instruction manual available on line anywhere? Yes: www.canon.com Are you sure? I have not actually been able to download it there. I'll keep searching. I am not able to find it right now but I have downloaded it from their site before. If you can not find it let me know I will email it to you. Andre -- ---------------------------------- http://www.aguntherphotography.com |
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Michael A. Covington wrote:
"Matt Ion" wrote in message news:acjdd.794117$gE.356744@pd7tw3no... Michael A. Covington wrote: (1) Is the Digital Rebel instruction manual available on line anywhere? Yes: www.canon.com Are you sure? I have not actually been able to download it there. I'll keep searching. Here's where I found it: * www.canon.com * Link "Americas" * Link "Canon Canada" * Link "English" * Link "Downloads" (top menu bar) * Link "Consumer Products" * Digital Camera pulldown - Digital Rebel * Link "Click here to download Manuals and User Guides." * (Popup Window) Radio button: "English manuals" * Link "EOS DIGITAL REBEL/EOS 300D DIGITAL Instruction Manual (PDF, 3.48MB) EOSDR300DIM-EN.PDF" If you still can't download it, I can email it to you, as it just successfully downloaded for me... |
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