Shutterbug Bluetooth Remote

Received my Shutterbug remote and hooked it up to my T4i.

I am using the iPhone 5. The App is great. Beautiful UI and everything works as advertised.

I used all the features including auto focus, BLUB and time lapse with multiple exposures, manual open/close shutter and I am pretty impressed. No complaints here!

And, BTW, service and communication with the vendor was A++++.

Shutterbug Remote!!!!

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Just ordered mine today, so anxious to get my new toy and try it out.

mike1812 wrote in post #15603245
Just ordered mine today, so anxious to get my new toy and try it out.

Just placed my order as well, I'm a sucker for a new toy!

To start i should say ive never used product like this but i have been interested in them, and since i see the devoloper is reading these i wanted to critique the product if i may...

First of all, i dont understand why their needs to be a cable running to that white battery pack deal. Is there no way to make one of these simliar to a USB Flash drive,where it could be simply plugged into the side of the camera, eliminating the need for a cable? and if thats not possible maybe make it so where its a much shorter cable, using a smaller battery like a watch battery? Im sure in the near future (lets hope anyways) canon and the other camera manufacturers will put Bluetooth build into the cameras.

EDIT*** i found a product with a design similar to what im talking about but it has a poor rating and it looks like its only made for nikon... its called BLUESLR
http://www.gadgetmac.c​om …er-release-for-dslrs.html

and its about double the price...

Hi Daniel - The critique is welcome, but here is my rebuttal:

The "white battery pack deal" contains all of the electronics - bluetooth transciever, antenna, timing crystal, etc. There is also a small watch battery inside for power. All in all, it is really small and surprisingly light (less than 1 ounce).

The reason for the cable is twofold:
1. There are two ways to trigger the shutter on most cameras: via USB, or via shutter release port. USB has issues with lag, power consumption, and manufacturer specific protocols. This is why the BlueSlr you linked to is Nikon only. The Shutterbug uses the shutter release port, which is a standard protocol and can even be found on older cameras without USB options. It is designed to simply extend your shutter button to a different location.

2. By using the shutter release port as mentioned above, one has to deal with the fact that every manufacturer uses proprietary connectors. Instead of selling a Nikon Shutterbug, a Canon Shutterbug, an Olympus Shutterbug, etc. we chose to make one Shutterbug unit with cables that connect to any manufacturer.

As for your hope that in the near future, the manufacturers will put bluetooth into the cameras, I do believe it will be the case. Unfortunately, most of us have invested heavily into our equipment and, at least for me, it will be a long time before I am upgrading camera bodies.

Hope that addresses some concerns.

miznick wrote in post #15613355
Hi Daniel - The critique is welcome, but here is my rebuttal:

The "white battery pack deal" contains all of the electronics - bluetooth transciever, antenna, timing crystal, etc. There is also a small watch battery inside for power. All in all, it is really small and surprisingly light (less than 1 ounce).

The reason for the cable is twofold:
1. There are two ways to trigger the shutter on most cameras: via USB, or via shutter release port. USB has issues with lag, power consumption, and manufacturer specific protocols. This is why the BlueSlr you linked to is Nikon only. The Shutterbug uses the shutter release port, which is a standard protocol and can even be found on older cameras without USB options. It is designed to simply extend your shutter button to a different location.

2. By using the shutter release port as mentioned above, one has to deal with the fact that every manufacturer uses proprietary connectors. Instead of selling a Nikon Shutterbug, a Canon Shutterbug, an Olympus Shutterbug, etc. we chose to make one Shutterbug unit with cables that connect to any manufacturer.

As for your hope that in the near future, the manufacturers will put bluetooth into the cameras, I do believe it will be the case. Unfortunately, most of us have invested heavily into our equipment and, at least for me, it will be a long time before I am upgrading camera bodies.

Hope that addresses some concerns.

That answers my questions... the only reason i dislike the cord is because it hangs down, do you guys make a hotshoe mount for the whitebox? Or is there another way to attach it to the camera?

And yeah i know what you mean i wont be buying another camera for sometime so for the time being im looking for another option. thanks for taking the time to answer my questions

As I was home sick the last couple of days, I found a little time to play around with my new toy. Wow, this thing really works as advertised. Simple to plug in, connected with the iPhone 5 right away, and worked like a charm. This is fantastic. Now I've got solid wireless flash through the 600EX-RT system, AND solid wireless camera control through the Shutterbug remote. This is awesome.

mike1812 wrote in post #15631913
As I was home sick the last couple of days, I found a little time to play around with my new toy. Wow, this thing really works as advertised. Simple to plug in, connected with the iPhone 5 right away, and worked like a charm. This is fantastic. Now I've got solid wireless flash through the 600EX-RT system, AND solid wireless camera control through the Shutterbug remote. This is awesome.

I found the same thing. Nice little toy.

I really like the iPhone UI...looks and works great.

The cable between the shutter release port and the shutterbug is a standard connection cable, correct? I already have a cable for my 5DII from the TriggerTrap remote, but I would really like to try out this wireless option.

Absolutely.... The 2.5mm port on the Shutterbug is standard and if you already have a cable, you'll be all set.

Miznick, I received my Shutterbug yesterday and I've got some questions.

First, I swear I ordered the white one but got the black.... (No big deal), just FYI...

I hooked it up to my 5DIII and it immediately worked, good on you for making a simple device. However, the only thing that seems to work in the few minutes I had to tinker was the shutter trigger. I click the focus button and the camera doesn't focus. Any thoughts? I'll do the remaining testing tonight.

Jason

Hi Jason -

I just checked your order on Amazon, and the record shows Black. I'd be happy to swap a white one for you if thats what you really wanted. I'll also check Amazon to make sure there are no errors in their catalog.

As for the focus - I checked this on my 5D before shipping to you. I have a friend with a 5Diii that I'll ask to check it out ASAP. Should be working fine.

I'll email you directly and we'll figure it out.

jskwarek wrote in post #15639823
Miznick, I received my Shutterbug yesterday and I've got some questions.

First, I swear I ordered the white one but got the black.... (No big deal), just FYI...

I hooked it up to my 5DIII and it immediately worked, good on you for making a simple device. However, the only thing that seems to work in the few minutes I had to tinker was the shutter trigger. I click the focus button and the camera doesn't focus. Any thoughts? I'll do the remaining testing tonight.

Jason

Make sure you aren't set to back button AF; remotes only work when AF is assigned to the shutter button.

I sort of assumed that was going to be the issue and will try again tonight. Although I hate to give up back button auto focus...

Thanks,
Jason

jskwarek wrote in post #15639967
I sort of assumed that was going to be the issue and will try again tonight. Although I hate to give up back button auto focus...

Thanks,
Jason

Set one of your Custom settings (C1, etc) to use the normal setup (AF on shutter); that way you can just switch to C1 to use the remote and back to anything else to go about things normally.