Canon RC-1 Wireless Remote Control for Select DSLR Cameras
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Canon RC-1 Wireless Remote Control for Select DSLR Cameras
Customer Review: Digital Cable Release!
Summary: 5 Stars
This little device is so useful one could argue it should be included with the camera! I purchased it soon after the camera and use it very often. It attaches to the strap and snaps on and off as needed.
It would be too clever for words if the power switch automatically got shut off when attaching this to the strap but that's just the obsessive engineer in me.
I have found this to be an absolute necessity when using long lenses on a tripod. I have found that I can "bouce" the signal off a close wall and get the camera to fire without having to point the remote directly at the front of the camera.
With the camera in Live View, mounted on a tripod, and running auto-focus, I can sit in a chair and fire away without being near the camera. I have not included myself in any group photos yet but that day will come soon enough!
For the price, this belongs on every Canon camera strap!
Customer Review: Much better than cheap third party remotes
Summary: 5 Stars
In comparison with most cheaper third party remotes, this one looks much cooler on your Canon shoulder strap. It's slim and black so it blends well with the look of your Canon camera.
Most importantly, you never need to look at your remote in order to operate once you have it in your palm. It has a good tactile button switch at an ergonomically designed location.
It still has a function selector slide switch for instant and 2-sec-delay shots - all I need for my Canon XSi, although it's a little bit tricky to switch to the middle "instant" position in total darkness. If it had a 2-position (instant / 2sec) switch rather than the current 3-position (off / instant / 2sec) switch it might have been easier to change modes without looking at the switch.
Anyway I am very satisfied with it and unless you want a "universal" remote that works for other brand cameras too, I highly recommend this.
Customer Review: Should be purchased with the camera
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of those items that should've been purchased when I bought my camera. Instead it was bought a few years later, and now I'm wondering how I lasted that long without it. For someone taking self/family portraits or night photography this couldn't be more essential. My family has had me be the portrait photographer for the past few years and I spent a lot of time setting the self timer and running into the photo so that we'd all be together. The remote helped reduce the running back and forth.
For night photography I don't have to hold the shutter on the camera down and worry about camera moving (even with a tripod) when set to bulb. Instead I can set the camera up and push the button from a safe distance.
The remote slides onto the camera strap nicely so it's always there which means I don't have to pull everything out of my bag searching for it.
Customer Review: Simple and Effective
Summary: 5 Stars
No major complaints about this product, it is small and easily fits on camera strap. It is very light and does not add to weight. It is a bit difficult to remove from the strap but if it were easier it would likely be falling off all the time. Some complaints by others rating this can be addressed by adjusting the camera's or remote's settings (I use this with an XSI):
1. To avoid taking a picture of the remote itself when taking pictures with you in the group set to use the 2 second delay instead of immediate release. 2 seconds is long enough to hide it in your hand.
2. To avoid camera powering off and having to be manually woken up, simply set the camera sleep setting differently.
For the price this really can't be beat. Not much with the Canon name can be had for under $30!
Customer Review: you gotta get one of these do-dads
Summary: 5 Stars
We have shot SLR for many years. We had the cable releases, and all the odds and ends. My wife is the main shutter bug and is always setting the timer and scampering around to beat the shutter for family shots. We are always forgetting which bag the shutter release is in and when finally finding it, the moment is over.
Now, all we do is unclip the remote from the camera strap, get in the picture and press the button. My wife looks more like she belonged in the picture, and less like she just hurdled over the kids to get there. The nature shots are more natural, and the low light condition wildlife shots the animals arent looking at us trying to figure out what we are playing with.
This is one cool little gadget.
We use it with a canon rebel Xsi.