Arduino High Speed Photography Trigger

[MACHINEIRON]

I forgot to say. This is a really professional demonstration, produce a series of them.

Thanks for showing us.

[MACHINEIRON]

The opto-coupler will be sufficient (Arduino not needed). Light input to opto-coupler = low resistance across the output of the opto-coupler transistor (it is the same as a switch being turned on) and this will trigger the flash.

Sound needs some signal amplification (a 30 cent op-amp will do this) and this drives a transistor to produce low ON resistance (same as a switch) across the flash unit input.

Forget the Arduino and the lines of code (I'm a programmer and electronics engineer).

[whosthefinn]

awesome

[calvert991]

let me guess k u r useing the so if u get pissed you can smash and the wine to get drunk off ur ass

[unclesara]

This is guy is so enchanted and lispy it is hard to take him seriously.

[mrichardson23]

@unclesara Sounds like something you need to work on.

[unclesara]

@mrichardson23 I am not your father.

[nrdesign1991]

You don't need an arduino to do this.

[mrichardson23]

@nrdesign1991 No, you don't. As the saying goes, "there's more than one way to skin a cat."

[danimal511]

cool idea

[weaponeer]

This project has so many possibilities. no way I could build it (and no money if I could), but I would love to use this to capture the fireball from a rifle or pistol

[shg327]

Great idea and demo, thanks!

[stormbytes]

Absolutely fantastic video! Terrific explanation and demo! Thumbs up!

[carlosarayapereira]

Nice work and documentation man. Keep it up. >>

[USBSTIKK]

amazing



[MrGalassi]

This is simply amazing.

[cunyuren1]

what i want to say is only great

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[adhammohamed1995]

what is the use of arduino? and how could the trigger work with Arduino UNO?

[MinecraftTechnic]

@sciencething0101 because the arduino output current is too low for a mechanical relay.

[sciencething0101]

why the iso thing why not just use relay?

[jaz013]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing.

[kogi04]

Awesome! I want to try such black magic as well.

[cabrahamrv]

Freaking awesooooome...!

[Cybernerd43]

Awsome



[forPhotographers]

Great and simple explanation. Thanks

[zzdawg1]

Ha ha his face in the balloon picture!!

[brankodell]

You are GOD :)

[janzy1980]

How do you control the camera shutter with the Arduino? In the video and in your code it's turned on/off automatically, yet you only talk about connection with the flash in the tutorial.

[ppagesjr]

can you ad a motion sensor, led maybe

[Murrzeak]

One words - AWESOME!

[docesam2]

100% mate

[queueupladeez]

Sound travels too slowly to use it as a trigger for many things, unless you can keep the microphone very close to the sound source. Perhaps that's why the balloon pop was captured too late.

[Fantasma25]

Cool!

[MrZazhy]

where can i get the relay at 3:33 ?

[lungstruck]

@MrZazhy Check out the link to the parts list in the desc - it has a link to the relay on Mouser elec.

[MrZazhy]

@lungstruck tnx didnt even see it:P

[17GAZZANIKON]

how much does it cost to make this, excluding the camera gear :)

[allanmathew14]

where do i put in the code??....

[MrTr0llol]

DAMMIT IM A DOCTOR

[MrTr0llol]

DAMMIT IM A PHOTOGRAPHER NOT AN ENGINEER!

[MethshockFilms]

You should def take a picture of a guy who's about to fall flat on his face.

[tsikla]

why you have to isolate the flash voltage from the arduino? i cant understand this concept. i mean i do understand it, but why isolation? couldn't it be done without isolation? just a simple way to reduce voltage to optimal levels? thanks

[steakeater10]

@tsikla The voltage that the flash requires is too much for the Arduino to handle and you would end up frying your Arduino if you did not isolate the two.

[cadtech28]

Very nice tutorial... Shows what can be done with this device...

[GirlGamerGymnast]

Question , i Have A Photoshot XS30IS , Could i do it with this camera ? i Need Help Please Answer . (:

[purplemutantas]

@GirlGamerGymnast If the camera can do long exposures it will work.

[surferboy36O]

I did this with just a few simple components, no Arduino needed.

[WildRover1964]

Found this by chance while looking for something else. I'm blown away. I've never heard of Arduino before and I've been allover google today. Can't wait to have a go at some projects. Love your presentation. Slick articulate.  Got the pace and detail absolutely right. And according to djholmes86 I'm one of 2.5 people who understood you...I guess I must be number 3.5 which puts me in the top 0.0035% Now I'm happy.

[ortseamym]

Wow I just saw your video, and I got it to work!

Only I'm using a PIC motion sensor instead of a piezo.

[XxMsrSzprzxX]

XxMsrSzprzxX Now I can record my cumshot by moaning when I reach climax.

[XxMsrSzprzxX]

Now I can record my cumshot by moaning when reach climax.

[joeynuggetz]

Can something like this be done with the built-in flash on my DSLR? I have everything except for an external flash.

[khashy87]

wtf

[boaarmpit]

Interesting tutorial. Thanks.

Has anyone tried this using a disposable camera flash unit? I wonder if you can get sufficiently bright short pulses..

[187sirhc]

@mrichardson23 Getting one of these soon on pay day aswell and a laser and some light sensitive resistors. just wondering, why does the UNO cost less than the NANO ? when the UNO seems to be better. is it simply bacuse the nano is just smaller and was more 'fiddly' to build? or is there a big reason why i should pay a bit more for the Nano rather than the Uno for getting the best pictures possible. Any help will be much appreciated

Thanks

[grrumpff]

PERFECT video!

Explained everything in a simple without making me feel like an idiot :P

[ShaiS0]

1st of all, gr8 video! this vid made me believe I can work with the arduino too.

Since I can't seem to get my new opto isolator to work I was wondering why not just use a relay?

Is it because the response time of the relay is too slow?

10X!

[Chris28456]

@ShaiS0 It's mainly to separate the high voltage potential of the flash from the arduino. Relays should work if the rest of the timing is adjusted. Try some trial and error.

[speedstuff]

amazing.. this can be used like security systems...

[Cosmonama]

Well Done!! Great JOB ;O)

[GTechno13]

I understood everything - I'm a photographer and a electronics engineer so I guess I count for 2%. But I don't see how you capture the picture when sound is as slow as it is. I would think that by the time the sound hits the piezo and the arduino goes through a few clock cycles and then the flash is finally triggered that the event has already ceased but I guess the pictures don't lie.

[mestahi]

wow that was great, we are about to start studying with arduino at school, its going to be great =)

[The48thRonin]

Cool thanks for the video!

[GeekyGuyOz]

Just got my Arduino today...my son has a Nikon DS700 - I think this is a match just waiting to happen. Thanks

[malmonletratista]

Hey dude are you giving an instructional video or talking to yourself? you talk to fast as if you are just thinking aloud.

[indemaTROY]

@malmonletratista I didn't have any issues understanding him.

[bahamutod]

I don't know if you have a gun or friends with guns but it would be cool to see a high speed shot of a gun firing just as the bullet is inches out of the barrel!

[turtlebeachgoers]

You lost me at hello.......but the visuals were cool

[viljamip]

I tried to fire my SB-800 flash with infrared led. It worked great but it was too slow to catch a popping balloon properly. I think it would be faster with pc sync cord. I'll try it next. Does anyone no how to fire a Nikon D7000 with an arduino to catch lightnings?

[yakir11114]

cool! but the bad thing is you have to make noise i guess it wont work with basic cameras because they dont have long exposures

but i can see how a mobile phone application can use the microphone to do something similar but the question is if it will trigger its camera fast enaugh without the long exposure i guess it will because it doesnt have a shutter

[cclcrac]

it's not pronounced "peye-ee-zo". It's "pee-et-zo"

[Tropetre]

You needed a hammer to break a wineglass?

[TheOrigonalKoil]

Nice project. If our hackspace could afford a nice camera like that, I'm sure we would make this one. It's a great idea. We here at ReCode liked it.

[Aaron16]

a schematic would be nice.

[jonnyweblover]

I actually LOVE you... more cool videos please!!

[arminask]

i bet you got another video of arduino based dildo!

[moode3005]

*_^

[EastCoastPeace3]

lol his face

[holdupmaster]

speak more slowly.

[ThomasTheTank142]

@mrichardson23 1:46 flash what? .com

thanks.

[mrichardson23]

@ThomasTheTank142 Flashzebra

[miro9406020601]

what model dslr is that 

[jimthechimmneyman1]

i you want to shoot a gun at high speed hook a button up so when you pull the trigger it hits the button inside and triggers the camera. assuming the annotation ment shooting a gun and not shooting video with a camera

[oscomputertricks]

break an arduino board P.S I've subscribed!

[Chuckpwpg]

Wow, very cool!

[TheDreamCar]

wow thats so nice : good job

[casciana17]

What kind of Arduino board is ?

[mrichardson23]

@casciana17 Nano 3.0

[RavenRof]

more videos :)

[killroy456]

now THATS advanced photography

[boom3rang]

Very nice, your project has many of the features I was looking to add down the road sometime... this will speed things up considerably :) I like the idea of those power switches.  Seems like a much safer and easier way to switch AC current.

[goodgoodgoodful]

I guess that you were nicknamed MattGyver at school? Well if they didn't, they should :) BTW I 'll definitely check this Arduino stuff out. Thanks for this video.

[sebasgb1]

Check what we're doing with Arduino & Etoys. Have fun! :) /watch?v=l_IYlDbBlEs

[javiguardiola]

Thank you for your quickly answer, I'm impressed with the response from the Arduino, I thought that it processed much slower, thank you.

[javiguardiola]

I have a question, Why you use a flashDelayMS? and what is the value you have choose?, I think that this delay isn't neccesary, but you haven't explain it. Thanks in advance and a good video.

[mrichardson23]

@javiguardiola I didn't get into this detail in the video to keep it as simple as I could. For the glass breaking, I added an extra delay so that the flash would catch more of the glass breaking apart and flying in different directions. Without the extra delay, I was catching the glass just as it cracked, which didn't look as cool. So that number should be adjusted according to what you're shooting.

[mdrentra]

Suggestion: why not use piso sensor to detect vibrations of a surface instead of sound? sound travels much slower than for example a bump on a table.

you could rig it so you could take pictures of things hitting such surface.

this way you could take pictures of the action much earlier than waiting for the sound to travel all the way to the sensor, specially in taking pictures on events such as these that a fraction of a second before or after can make all the difference.

[IkethePanda]

What parts of the code would you remove if I didn't have the pushbutton switch, the camera remote shutter, or the device to turn the lights off? And would you be able to list what you have everything plugged into on the arduino? I'm using a duemilanove instead of a nano, and i'm having a bit of difficulty. It looks like the code you posted is also different from what you have things connected to in the video (different pin numbers and such). Thanks!

[TinselKoala]

Great job Matt ! I use a DSLR for just the opposite: long exposure astrophotography. I've got an arduino and now I'm inspired to start fooling around with it. You are a great teacher, keep it up and thanks !...

--TK

[Mastrofpupts951]

Very, very cool :]

[devinasamantha]

u definitely always win on science fair *___*

[Spaeckli]

sorry maybe a stupid question, okey they're 2...

do you write your scripts in c++??

and wehere can i get those chips?

thx

[mrichardson23]

@Spaeckli Yes, programming the Arduino is done with a set of C/C++ functions. Check places like SparkFun, Adafruit, Mouser and Digikey for the parts. Link to the parts list (and sources is in the description).

[Spaeckli]

@mrichardson23 thanks for the fast answer

[Spaeckli]

@mrichardson23 ou soprry other question

what kind of changes in the script would you advise to make the project with a laser pointer and a light sensor instead of the sound sensor?

[mrichardson23]

@Spaeckli Assuming you're using a photoresistor, you'll have to flip the logic on the analogRead() function and adjust the threshold accordingly.

[kcluview]

Pretty cool! Thanks for posting!

[Tetran87]

The water ballon pop would be cool but:

Idé: how about dropping the baloon into your hand with a tac in it, instant water ball in hand :P

[shutterspeed919]

this stuff is awesome. but i dont get any of it haha

[warlord90210]

Awesome videos! I really enjoy them, I hope to see some new videos soon.

[mmztiger]

loooool love that, but it needs some preparations and sets.

any1, this is great. +1

[TXJAVA2]

Fun - Thanks. you have a future in television.

[squiggy18]

I want to eat your brain....

Seriously, you are a genius, though I don't understand a thing you are saying, but I still think you are a genius.

Still want to eat your brain though.

[princerexor]

@squiggy18 so you are a zombie but beware he got some plants potatoes and corns to stop you.

[vceezy]

that was amazing!

[bhaaradwaaj]

good man..... i need more arduino stuffs

[idontknowyoududes]

what the fuck did he just say....

[PuzzlePicture]

Alright, you braininack.!!!

On top of the massive amount of tech wordsabout high speed... did you really have to speak just as fast???

[eatingsmash]

that was awsome! :D

[bhbigheart]

Great!!

[philiptbs]

good!Pretty simple!

[PSyessir]

you need to talk slower and explain things more clearly

[xentrox]

This is pretty awesome, thanks!

[Pennyroyal91]

wtf..........i did not understand one thing

[h0niels]

you rely on a senor ? i would use a lazer beam

[MrMrSparden]

I just wanted to watch him hit the wine glass with the hammer...

[Eembu]

eh to fast of an explanation for me, I am not into electronics... maybe someday. But yeah pretty good video, just seems like it is not very useful if you want to photograph during the day light.

[lesaubergines]

Yeah, I don't think all of those photos are using this technique you're presenting in this video...

[lesaubergines]

This doesn't make any sense to me. Like, why is this necessary?

Just have a camera with a high shutter speed. O.o

[TheENProductions]

htyh

[fly3rthanabutterfly]

Wow..I didn't understand a thing! But I should because Im gonna become a PROFESSIONAL photographer real soon :) Very cool though!

[BobBacklundRocks]

Enjoyed the new videos

Thank you for sharing them !

[stevo292]

how about no?

[GuyWithBluePoop]

Oooooohhhhhh.....

Very uhhhh.. helpful

[Silverjda]

if you Press the Numbers 3 and 4 alternatively really fast, he will start saying "skeet skeet skeet"!!!!

[djholmes86]

of people watching, 1% are photographers, 1% of those know electrical, 25% of those know how to program.

With 100,000 views, 2.5 people understood what you were talking about. cool though.

[poli881990]

@djholmes86 wrong maths

[ArtisanTony]

It would be easier to buy this print

[DannyTheArchitect]

lol he said "stick around and find out". i just click towards the end, whata noob

[XxMEVANSxX]

@DannyTheArchitect wow amazing breakthrough? because u found a way to FF a video?

[DannyTheArchitect]

@XxMEVANSxX YEAH :D!!! I'm getting this idea pattened lol

[THENOXG]

TOOOO MUCH DATAAAAAA!!!!!!!!

[Alxzanderthegreat]

._. This made me feel stupider then what i already am.

[usher1234566]

@Alxzanderthegreat



[HannaSimplyMe]

Thumbs up if u skiped till the end to see the pic -.-

[BIGMAN26ism]

Man i don't no what you just said. but just take the damn shot !

[NorwegianPoser]

gay

[bagkingz]

@NorwegianPoser lmao...i knew someone had to say it...not disappointed

[TheGiri101]

its a good work . thank u.....................

[TheGiri101]

its a goodwork..............thank u....

[MoshAndy]

For a tutorial it was way too complicated for an average user who wants to 'start out' with high speed photography.

[superkirby14]

i likeee feedback

[manyakols9]

cool. but i didnt understand a thing

[First2ner]

@manyakols9

Why did you watch then?

[SAMIMYS]

@manyakols9 me too, but it was fun anyway, usually these kinds of projects need more details also you should know about electronics well, otherwise it is hard to catch it :)

see my projects are easier :)

[ccune34]

gay WAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!

[ivisionfilmz]

COOL

[TheCheesyProductions]

the only problem with this is that it has to capture sound emitting things

also, there will be a very slight delay since the camera is triggered as such:

sound wave->sensor and controller->computer->camera

instead of professional sound wave->sensor and controller->camera

but this setup should work for many high speed actions, since the delay isn't that too big

[thecrispyjew]

hello

[headacherack]

do you think you could repeat that?

[INFetcTED]

Subscribd.

[freitag07]

what about the focus and aperture value??

[tuffboom]

is this guy gay or what

[CloverTime419]

disregarding the SLR, how much with this generally cost in total?

[usaswim323]

wat

[therichyD]

3:49 is when vid begins

[TheShimmerBunny]

i skipped all the way to the end!!! i dont kno half of what he was saying but the speed photo was funny and pretty cool

[TimeToStun]

i don't really know alot about cameras and stuff like that, but the vidoe was cool.

[bxnykino]

have you created a white paper so I can read at my own pace how to set up this rig...is there a simpler way to do this...

[juniorloz]

Press and hold 9, machine gun!

[DomDollx]

WOA! O.O perfect timing and info. but it'd be great to have some info from the vid on the description for us slower people who can't think at the speed of speech when it comes to circuitry ^_^'

thanks