Cellphone cameras and big lights
Nikolai
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For all you soldering-iron-welding DIY junkies, here's a question:
how can I trigger my big lights with a Motorola RAZR V3 phone camera? :dunno
If only it had a built-in flash, I could've used an optical slave trigger, but it doesn't. The "shutter" sound it makes is most likely non-synched with the actual capturing process, so acoustical trigger is hardly an option.
Any thoughts?:scratch
how can I trigger my big lights with a Motorola RAZR V3 phone camera? :dunno
If only it had a built-in flash, I could've used an optical slave trigger, but it doesn't. The "shutter" sound it makes is most likely non-synched with the actual capturing process, so acoustical trigger is hardly an option.
Any thoughts?:scratch
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Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
I have a feeling you'd blow out every shot you took if you did this.
But you're correct: the camera would set the exposure according to the dark ambient surrounding, and the flash will simply blow it..
Oh well, I guess scratch that idea
I think Mitt Romney has a better chance of getting elected president then you putting a PC socket on a camera cell phone. But don't let me stop you in your quest.
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Unfortunately Mototola does not allow for such accessories.
I am using K800i with built-in flash.
After reading your message, I did a quick experiment but using a cheapest SunBlitz flash with built-in sensor.
It seems the built-in light sensor can detect the flash light from the K800i and triggered the flash.
I think the flash gun just detect and the nearby flash light and trigger, it would care whether it is SonyEricsson or other brand.
flickr.com/photos/photoskipper/
That's what I was saying. If the cellphone has a flash, there is no problem.
Mine doesn't :-(
Not to answer your initial question, but to allow the experiment, you could always use hot lights, either "real" ones, or the Shop Light variety. Setup your ratios via distance only if using shop lights, or, one light and a reflector.
Interesting... Let's see em' when your done.
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At least they'd have better pictures to use on their website!:D
LMAO I can just see these huge lights and a razr taking the shot. That's a mastercard commercial if I ever heard one..
Hmm... Good idea! I may try it!
I may as well!
Why are you being so dense? Just stack a bunch of ND filters in front of the phone. Geeze louise.
Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
It seems not possible to use any flash if there cellphone camera does not have any flash. They just don't have any means to send the signal to trigger the external light source.
Most of the cam-phone is fully automatic (it does everything by itself) including increase the sensitivity and exposure time to compensate the low light. It means we need sufficient ambient light for those cam-phone to improve the picture quality.
Hot light is the only way out. For small and close up subject, you can use day-light table lamp. For room, you can use extra ceiling lights. But when out-door, you need to take out the HID head-light from your car to light up the faces.
Again, the noise level of cam-phone at low light is not acceptable. I think, I will not waste the battery juice to try if the cam-phone cannot focus the object.
flickr.com/photos/photoskipper/
Wait. I get it now. You set this whole thread up so you could post that link didn't you. BwaaaaHaaaaaa!
Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
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I was not looking to give you a practical link. I just think it's funny, that someone thought "I need an intervalometer, what do I have lying around...hmmm....hey, look, I've got this nifty graphing calculator right here in my breast pocket!"
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OK. The fact that you even KNEW of such a thing speaks volumes. Get counselling.
And you seemed like such a normal person.
Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
Heh. Actually, Andy had linked to this, and I just noticed the other link right there on that page. So, I plead innocent. :ivar
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to to trigger the flashes by hand (via radio
trigger) and get proper exposure (with
exposure compensation) after a little timing practice ...
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