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Old 12-09-2010, 09:51 AM
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BlueSLR dongle + iPhone = DSLR remote

http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/09/b...-remote-shutt/

You have a phone, you have a DSLR, yet although you love them both equally, the two pretty much never speak. This failure in capturing synergistic value is now at an end, however, thanks to the BlueSLR Bluetooth dongle and its accompanying iOS app. Compatible with iPhones (down to the 3G model), iPod touches (second generation and above), and iPads, this remote control system will let you manually trigger your Nikon's shutter release from a distance of up to 300 feet. There's also GPS tagging, if you're into that sort of thing, and a toggle in the app for adjusting exposure length. The app itself's free, though the dongle will set you back a mighty $149. At least it communicates via Bluetooth, which won't require line of sight like Nikon's own IR remotes. Compatibility is set to expand to include Canon DSLRs and Android and BlackBerry smartphones in the future, but if you've already got a D5000 and an iPhone 4 lying around looking wistfully at one another, you can pre-order your BlueSLR at the source link below.
Old 12-09-2010, 11:50 AM
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i like it but a little too expensive..
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Originally Posted by JS + MS3
i like it but a little too expensive..
Agree. It's nice that it is a bluetooth remote instead of an IR, and that it does GPS tagging, but for those that travel a lot, especially abroad, the GPS tagging is useless unless you want to pay the insane data rates.
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I like how it stated it works up to 300 feet. I don't think bluetooth is designed to reach that far.
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Originally Posted by ConradE46
I like how it stated it works up to 300 feet. I don't think bluetooth is designed to reach that far.
Bluetooth devices come in different classes with Class 3 having the lowest range and Class 1 having the highest range. Of course this all depends on the amount of juice running through the device to increase the range but it is possible for a bluetooth device to have a very high range. I can't speak for this particular device yet, but don't assume that just because something says bluetooth that is has a short range.
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I forgot about Class 1. I haven't even heard of a Class 1 device let at lone see one in action. This would be the first Class 1 device I know of.
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