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| Thread ID: 97171 | 2009-02-06 05:32:00 | USB extension cable for 'live' photography | R.M. (561) | Press F1 |
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| 745445 | 2009-02-06 05:32:00 | I want to use my digital SLR camera to pics of birds in the tree next to the house . Now, these birds a pretty smart and very skittish! I plan to use my camera on a tripod with the usb cable through the window to my lappy - where I can use Canon software to control the camera . However, the usb cable is quite short and I really haven't got enough distance (and yes, I've tried crawling on my belly through the conservatory . . . But the little dears caught sight of me and departed rapidly) . What sort of extension cables are there available for this, and what are the restrictions? I had a look quickly in DSE this afternoon, but felt I didn't have enough info to make an informed decision! As always - thanks for your help . :) |
R.M. (561) | ||
| 745446 | 2009-02-06 05:46:00 | USB extension cables are pretty cheap, you can get them off trademe easily. Or, if you want I got two 65cm ones you can have for free, totalling 120cm if thats enough. Just PM and give me the postage money. Blam |
Blam (54) | ||
| 745447 | 2009-02-06 05:48:00 | Cant the cam record to a memory card or something?? Then you can transfer the video / pic to the laptop (if the laptop has a card reader) That would probably be better than using USB extension cables |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 745448 | 2009-02-06 05:50:00 | It can record to a memory card. She/he just wants to control the camera with her PC | Blam (54) | ||
| 745449 | 2009-02-06 05:50:00 | USB has a distance restriction of about 5m. You could try one of these (www.trademe.co.nz) if the distance is more than 5 meters. |
davidmmac (4619) | ||
| 745450 | 2009-02-06 05:54:00 | Get a power extension cable then, move closer to them. Then you wont need USB extension cables | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 745451 | 2009-02-06 06:14:00 | DSE has this (www.dse.co.nz) - it looks a bit the same. Good length. The reason for the USB cable is to try to get out of their sight - I tried sitting in the car in the driveway (I got cold and bored - they obviously could see me). The 'other half of the household' says I lack patience - that may well be so! The other thing I could do is to hang a blanket alongside the window (so they can't see me -but I could see them on my lappy screen!)... |
R.M. (561) | ||
| 745452 | 2009-02-06 06:25:00 | DSE has this (www.dse.co.nz) - it looks a bit the same. Good length. The reason for the USB cable is to try to get out of their sight - I tried sitting in the car in the driveway (I got cold and bored - they obviously could see me). The 'other half of the household' says I lack patience - that may well be so! The other thing I could do is to hang a blanket alongside the window (so they can't see me -but I could see them on my lappy screen!)... That is very much the same, only after 5 meters you need another one. |
davidmmac (4619) | ||
| 745453 | 2009-02-06 06:34:00 | Some dSLRs has wireless - maybe your model not support it. Wifi I think. Failing that, you can get things like Pocket Wireless, they stick on your hotshoe and you use a transceiver to fire it ... using radio technology. You can get trademe or ebay cheaper types to do the same job. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 745454 | 2009-02-06 06:34:00 | That is very much the same, only after 5 meters you need another one . Five metres would be plenty . So that looks like my solution - all this effort to get a close-up of a sparrow! What I'm really after is the greenfinches and the yellow hammers I see at times (greenfinches more often) . Sparrows would ok to 'practise' the setup on though! (And I have to persuade the cat to stay inside with me . . . ) . Thanks . :) |
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