40D in burst mode ...

Hi guys,

here's the dilemma. I need to create a 4-5 second GIF animation that will contain multiple shots of the same object (me). The number of images that are going to be used is irrelevant but it is going to be more then 10 ... I have no one to help me with this so what I need to know is if there's a way to set the camera on tripod and set it somehow so when I trigger it, it does a multishot burst. I'm the subject to be shot so I can't be behind the camera. Anyone know if it is possible to use the timer and burst mode? Thanks much in advance ...

If you get a remote release like the rs-80N3 then you can just let it blast away on burst mode. Then just run into the picture! Sure, the first few frames will be garbage but you can still get what you want.

Either that or put something heavy on the camera's release button to hold it down... I think the remote would work better.

picturecrazy wrote in post #4106644
If you get a remote release like the rs-80N3 then you can just let it blast away on burst mode. Then just run into the picture! Sure, the first few frames will be garbage but you can still get what you want.

Either that or put something heavy on the camera's release button to hold it down... I think the remote would work better.

I'll add a recommendation of the TC-80N3, which combines a cable release with timer functions (battery-operated capabilities that the RS lacks).

One thing strangely lacking in the Canon DSLRs that I've used is an intervalometer function (or any control over the self-timer operation). To get control, you can use the TC-803N -- more spendy than a regular cable release (the "RS" model) but invaluable if you want to get useful remote/timed shooting.

Tony

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No need to put heavy things on the shutter, EOS Utilities >> Remote shooting will do the job much better.
Just click on the clock icon and set Interval and Delay timer values.

Drawback: Your camera has to be connected with USB cable and must be within reach of the computer.

Hermeto wrote in post #4106892
No need to put heavy things on the shutter, EOS Utilities >> Remote shooting will do the job much better.
Just click on the clock icon and set Interval and Delay timer values.

Drawback: Your camera has to be connected with USB cable and must be within reach of the computer.

This sounds like the solution I was looking for! What a great forum this is. Thanks everyone!

Additional advantage is that you’ll be able to see all of your shots instantly opened in ZoomBrowser.

Hermeto wrote in post #4106942
Additional advantage is that you’ll be able to see all of your shots instantly opened in ZoomBrowser.

EOS Utilities is something that came with the camera on a disk, I presume?

Yes, it came on CD.
40D is new camera, there are probably no software updates yet.

One more word of caution!

If you shoot remotely, make sure to use that rubber thingy, that most likely you already have lost - the Eyepiece cover.
In some situations, stray light in open viewfinder can ruin the exposure..

what's wrong with just getting someone else to hit the button for you while the camera is on the tripod?

Must be a scene where he can't afford witnesses.

number six wrote in post #4107700
Must be a scene where he can't afford witnesses.

Yah, thats it. I'm making a XXX movie starring myself

You can always phone a friend. =P

Emberghost wrote in post #4107879
You can always phone a friend. =P

I don't have any friends I walk the earth all alone ...

I'm kidding. I simply have one night to figure it all out and put it together. I want to shoot the images and then convert them to vectors in Illustrator CS2 and then create an animation out of that. I'm afraid that if I call a friend to help me, we'll get distracted and it won't get done. It's a lot of work (I think).

I made one a few months back. 30D/tripod/RS-80N3 cable release:

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