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: Excellent remote for the Canon Digital Rebel and XT
Summary: 5 Stars
Works as advertised. Very light and small. Seems to work well within the distance limits.
Highly recommend for those who want to use a tripod for long exposures or want to be in the picture themselves.
Note for amateur photographers - The remote works best when you switch from AF to MF modes (for your lens). If you have lenses that only do AF, not sure how the results might be. But I guess thats a limitation for any similar remote.
Note for Canon Digital Rebel (and XT) - Cannot use the remote when the continuos shooting mode is selected. This was unexpected for me - basically this means that if you want to take portrait photographs in continuos mode, you cannot use the remote.
Customer Review: Great device that should satisfy most people's requirements!
Summary: 5 Stars
I've owned and used this product for several months now, and have found that it does everything that I need.
The range works as advertised, and I also love that you can attach the clip holder to the camera's strap for easy, quick, and convenient access. The adjustable 0 second or 2 second delay is great, too!
The only (very) slight issue that I have with it is that the remote has to be in front of the camera for it to work... which is great for self-portraits, but say you're taking a night shot on a tripod you'll have to do a reach-around (be careful not to get your hand/arm in the shot). That said, it's not enough of an issue for me not to give it 5 stars, or buy a remote switch instead.
Customer Review: Stand in front?
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought mine years ago to use with my ElanII E. It works pretty well if you are at the front of the camera when you use it. Not quite what I had in mind when I bought it. If you learn to work around this little problem, the product does work fine, to the front and off to the side. That has always annoyed me however. On the plus side, it is still on its first batteries after all these years and it is still working as good as new. It also does work with the new XTI. A freind of mine has 2 XTIs so we tried it on one of them. he bought a wire remote instead. It's not really the units fault, it's just where the eye on the camera is.
Update February 2010, it is still working on the battery it came with.
Customer Review: Handy
Summary: 5 Stars
Really convenient and handy.
I usually mount the camera on a tripod and use it for:
- family pictures with everybody in the picture
- when you want ultimate image quality or at long exposures
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It has a "locked" switch for when it's in the bag, "instant shot" when you aren't in the picture, "2-sec delay" mode when you want some time to hide your hand with the remote.
It cannot do "continuous shooting", and even if you set +-1/3EV bracketing it will take only one shot at a time when in "2-sec delay mode"...
I don't use it often, but when I do - it's so much much better than the standard 10-sec timer.
Customer Review: Hassle-Free Shutter Delay
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this for a Canon Rebel XTi, solely for the purpose of setting up a makeshift photo booth (with props) for guests to use at my wedding. Out of the box, it just...worked. I didn't have to do anything except turn the camera on and enable the remote access. Quite a few people used this remote during the course of a few hours without any trouble.
The remote has a nice plastic piece that shields the button when it's not in use. It's very easy to snap it off, flip it around, and reattach it as an extender. The remote's so small that it's good to have a way to make it just a bit bigger. As mentioned already, it has three settings - off, immediate release, and 2-second delay.