TPB #15 – Camera Shutter Sync Sensor

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In this episode I explain what the Camera Shutter Sync Sensor can do with the Camera Axe.

One use is to alternate between two banks of flashes on each shot. This has a few potential uses. For example each bank of flashes could be setup to give different lighting to the scene. Then with two rapid shot you get the same pose with two different lighting effects. Another example would be to compensate for the long time it takes to recharge flashes. If you are shooting kids that like to move around a lot it can be useful to take lots of shots quickly and with two banks of flashes you will have a flash ready twice as often. To trigger more than one flash on each bank you should check out this video about a multi-flash board.

Another way to use this sensor would be in combination with a microphone sensor. With these two sensors you could do something like only take a photo if there is a loud noise and the shutter button is down.

The sensor is for sale at the Camera Axe store.

A beta version of the Camera Axe 5.1 software that was used for this post is here.

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Maurice is a computer engineer, photographer, and all around renaissance man.

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  1. Ernie Hatt  August 7, 2011

    Thanks for another well constructed and interesting viseo. Ernie

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  2. Ben  May 30, 2012

    Hi Maurice,

    I’m interested in triggering many DSLR cameras simultaneously. Perhaps somewhere between 10 and 50 cameras. The common problem is that each camera has a unique shutter lag, and it varies from shot to shot, and seems to be heavily affected by the time between takes. Subsequent takes seem to be affected by the duration of previous takes… its rather messy.

    The current line of thinking seems to be: Use Mirror Lockup, shoot in a darker room with a flash, shoot with a long shutter and aggressive exposure settings.

    I’d really like to be able to shoot with a fast shutter in a normally lit room, as well as with a flash. I’d love to hear your recommended solution, and I love to know if you think the Camera Axe can help.

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