Author: Harry Guinness / Source: howtogeek.com
As a photographer, you’ll want to control your camera remotely on occasion. For example, if you’re shooting landscapes by the sea and don’t want to get your feet wet, taking a group portrait you’re also in, playing around with self-portraits, or making a timelapse, remote control is essential.
Let’s explore some of the different options.Use a Remote Shutter Release
A remote shutter release is the simplest way to control your camera remotely, and you can find both wired and wireless models. Remote shutter releases have been around since the invention of the camera, so they’re pretty mature.
The simplest remote shutter releases are just a button you press, and your camera takes a picture without you touching it (very useful for long exposure or landscape photography) but the vast majority include features like time-lapse, delay, and exposure timers.
We’re huge fans of remote shutter releases because they’re cheap, lightweight, idiot proof, and can live in your camera bag. The other options we’re going to look at are all either expensive, fiddly, or involve extra gear.
I use the Pixel TW-283. It’s both a wired and wireless shutter release, costs less than thirty bucks, and has both long exposure and time-lapse modes. There’s pretty much nothing not to like. Just make sure you get the version with the right cable for your camera.
If Your Camera Has Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, Control It With Your Smartphone
More and more modern cameras are coming with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth so you can connect and control them from your smartphone or tablet.
In general, you connect your smartphone to a wireless network created by your camera and then use either Canon’s Camera Connect app (iOS, Android) or Nikon’s Wireless Mobile Utility (iOS, Android).The best thing about this option is it’s free; if your camera has Wi-Fi and you have a smartphone, you’re good to go. The other significant advantage is that you get a…
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