On 21 July 2012 00:35, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Jul 20, 2012, at 3:13 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: > >> On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 5:57 PM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I just heard about this, and I'm not quite sure what I think about it >>> yet (other than that it seems a bit pricey, at first glance). >>> However, I do appreciate that (while "Nikon support is coming soon") >>> it supports a BUNCH of Pentax models. >>> See the FAQ tab on this page: >>> http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/ioshutter-camera-remote/ >> >> Surely it's just because the Pentax remote cable is identical to (some) >> Canons. > > That's probably it. > > They were quite clever. It looks like it plugs into the headphone jack, so > they probably just have a tuned circuit in the black box to trigger on tones > sent over the cable.
It might not even be that difficult, you just need the right trigger signals inside a wav file (for the IR remote release at least.) http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-dslr-discussion/131633-absurdly-simple-diy-k-x-remote-timer-using-mp3-player.html Also commercially, albeit more general than just cameras: http://www.engadget.com/2004/07/27/how-to-turn-your-ipod-in-to-a-universal-infrared-remote-control/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/redeye-mini-converts-iphone-ipad-or-ipod-touch-into-ir-beaming/ -- Eric -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
