Canon RC-5 Wireless Remote Controller for Canon XT/XTi, XSi, 7D and T1i Digital SLR Cameras
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Customer Review: Oops: almost useless to me
Summary: 3 Stars
Like lots of other customers I had not read the specs before my purchase and expected it to let me take instant snaps... Well, I was wrong:
there's that delay before the camera fires.
But what sets me apart from many of the customers here is that I like using the mirror up function, for pictures with a long telephoto lens.
The delay that you get between the raising of the mirror and the firing of the camera is just not long enough, especially if you are doing a vertical frame,
as you require about 10 seconds to have the camera really stable.
Well, it's not the infrared controller's fault: it's the camera's.
Customer Review: What's all of this waiting about?
Summary: 2 Stars
OK the remote works fine in communicating with the camera and all of that, but it has a big drawback for me and something I wish I had found out before I purchased it. You have to wait for a 2sec delay after you push the shutter button on the remote for the camera to fire. There are other remotes for Canon DSLR's that are right at the same price and give you the option of firing with you click the button or to have a 2 second delay. Trust me having both options is way better than being limited to just one of them.Customer Review: Simple, but cheap . . .
Summary: 2 Stars
I like the idea - I like how compact it is. But you've got to be standing in front of the camera to use it. The range is not great either. I had to read all of what it actually did online, because mine arrived broken. Disappointed.Customer Review: remote controller
Summary: 2 Stars
A significant disadvantage with the remote is that you have an extremely short time to set up your shot before the camera goes into sleep mode and the remote won't turn it back on.Customer Review: They don't last forever
Summary: 1 Stars
I cannot complain about how the RC-5 worked when it worked. It did its job as expected, but Canon's warranty is not a long one, and they are not into courtesy warranty. Sorry about that. I am more than happy with my Canon cameras, but I'm getting the Opteka RC-4 at half the price.