Canon RC 5 Infrared Remote Shutter Release Review

[LIBltdProductions]

All well and good... but WILL IT BLEND?

[HollyJFerguson]

Thank you so much, I bought the remote and was having so much trouble with it, this has really helped me out. :)

[u03agc4]

Mine just arrived this morning, was a couple of pounds on amazon, and it works great :) Thank you for reminding me to turn on the remote control function! I felt like an idiot for panicking at first, doh! Teaches me to be in a hurry to test it :P

[petersenphoto]

Does this work in P mode, I want to take some of my OWN family shots this week and I will order this right away if it works in P mode!

[hikinguphigh]

Whats the difference between this and the rc6

[ncs2000]

can this be used as shutter release cable?

[Maxsdiscos]

I have the other one which is rectangular and it has packed in or flat batteries.

I much PREFER the wired ones, £5 off ebay and nice robust build quality.

[danzvideos]

Thank you for the tips on mirror lock and the viewfinder, really useful!

[momoz88]

What about when taking video, can I press the shutter button for the camera to focus while taking video with the 550d for example?

[jaystyles007]

Very useful tutorial. I just purchased one from ebay. They are only $3.99usd with free shipping. tiny.cc/canon-remote

[macbain69]

nice vid! have bought one just now from ebay, hope it work with my 550D!

[ImYourDrillerMan]

I have a cheap SX1 camera that comes with a remote that can scroll thru the menu, press the shutter release, record video and zoom in & out.

And this professional camera has a remote that can only press shutter release? It can't even focus in & out (a must have for video as you dont have to touch the body/lens)? Canon needs to get their shit together,

[jbravo70]

What I don't like about the remote is that it doesn't take the pic right away, it's like it uses a 2 sec timer or something. Not good when u need to take the pic at that instant.

[ImYourDrillerMan]

My SX1 camera was set to 2 seconds aswell. I assume for hiding the remote control in self-potrait shots. It can be easily changed to 0 second though (or any other number).

[itsjudicious]

do you have to be in front of the camera to use this remote or can you be behind the infrared of the camera?

[scalespeeder]

The remote has to be pointing at the front of the camera, so you can't use it from behind.

When on a tripod and you're close, I've found that it works fine from the right hand side or below.

Cheers, Rob.

[typesix]

@scalespeeder mirror :)

[scalespeeder]

Ok, the remote shutter doesn't have a half-way position.

If you're in AF mode on your lens, when you press the remote shutter the camera will attempt to focus. If it achieves a focus lock it will beep, pause, and take a photo. If it can't focus, it won't take a picture.

So you could just stand in the group and fire the shutter remotely, you don't have to worry about pre-focusing. (There is a slight delay when using the remote).

Cheers, Rob.

[cerberusgear]

i have a question.

for example: you want to take a group shot.

do you focus the lens with the release button on the camera and then regroup yourself, and use the IR remote to to trigger the shutter?

-or-

are you in the group, you press the button half way on the IR remote, the camera focuses and then takes the picture?

I have a film SLR, Canon Elan IIe