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Shooting birds remotely

AussierooAussieroo Registered Users Posts: 234 Major grins
edited May 30, 2012 in Wildlife
I am looking to set up a shooting system using my laptop tethered to my Canon 7D via 10 mtres (33 feet) USB cable. However as most will know that is to long a cable for the camera to be recognised by the laptop. Has anyone found a way to overcome this either by the use of a line amplifier or some such device to help the signal drive through a long usb cable?
Regards Ralph
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    RyanSRyanS Registered Users Posts: 507 Major grins
    edited May 30, 2012
    You'll need to probably use something like this:

    http://www.usbcable.com/cat25.htm

    This, versus a more versatile setup of radio triggers and eyefi cards, should be considered.
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    AussierooAussieroo Registered Users Posts: 234 Major grins
    edited May 30, 2012
    Thanks Ryan, I have found cat5 extenders problem is I have 2 x 10mtres USB Cables I would dearly like to use and not confine to the useless bits bin. If they make USB cab with wired in boosters I thought one might be able to buy plug in ones to ass to the end of the USB cables.
    Regards Ralph
    http://ozphotos.smugmug.com/
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