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Day: September 19, 2006

Canon DSLR Serial Control

September 19, 2006 by Will O'Brien 11 Comments


We’ve seen diy shutter remotes before. Canon’s digital SLRs allow control of the camera over USB. Unfortunately they limited the exposure time to 30 seconds via USB control on some of them. To get around it, several (amateur) astronomers have built a serial interface to exploit the remote shutter control port normally used for accessories.

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