Canon RC-1 Wireless Remote Control for Select DSLR Cameras
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Manufacturer: Canon Cameras USModel: 2465A001AA
Color: black
Product features:
- Allows for shutter release up to 16 feet
- Wireless camera operation
- 2-second shutter release delay
- Works with some Canon EOS models
- Makes group photos easy
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Canon RC-1 Wireless Remote Control for Select DSLR Cameras
Customer Review: This RC1 destroys your self-portraits! Get the radio remote control instead
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this Canon Wireless Remote Control RC1, with the Rebel XTi because I wanted to learn taking portraits and wanted to try it on myself first. But this RC1 was good for nothing, seriously! Here are the reasons that make me hate it:
1. You have to be in front of the camera to use it. That means you can not avoid to be in the picture. And when you are in the picture, you can not hide it. You have to advertise it in front of every picture that you are in! Yes! you pay Canon to do free commercial for them.
2. The Canon RC1 can not focus the camera. Therefore, you must pre-focus the spot before you jump into it to take the shot. Yes, I really mean you have to run and jump into the spot to take the picture because the camera will switch off in ten seconds when it is in remote-control mode. In fact, the camera's self-timer mode works a lot better than this RC1. With the self-timer, you will be in the picture without showing the ugly remote control in your hand every time.
3. This RC1 is not good for self portrait shoot. Period! I got it for that only purpose. But it destroyed nearly all of my self portrait shots. Because it can not focus the camera, I had to put something at the spot that I would be in and focus it first. The problem is to find the object of my size to put in my place for focusing. I like to take pictures of me in my natural environment, like sitting at my desk, cooking in the kitchen, working in the backyard, sitting and playing the guitar, etc. It is impossible to find something to take my place for focusing in many situations like that. I need a remote control that can focus the camera on me (a live subject) and not a still object right at the exact spot that I am in. And the Canon RC1 can not do that. I took hundreds of pictures of myself in various situations using this RC1 and only a few of them were in good focus. The worse shots were those close-up (just a few feet away from the camera) and in low light even though I used the EF 50mm f/1.2L USM lens which usually produces very clear pictures in low light.
If you only occasionally want to be in the picture, then you will be more happy with the self-timer mode than this RC1. But if you want to do a lot of self-portrait shots, then get yourself a radio wireless shutter release, instead. There is one on Amazon. But it is very expensive. There are plenty of good and brand new ones on e bay on sales for 20 - 30 bucks. These brand new devices are cheap because they are massively made in China. Do not try to think that Chinese products are not good. What in the world today is not made in China?
I got one from Gaget Infinity on e bay for 19 bucks plus 10 bucks shipping from Hong Kong. It took two weeks to ship from Hong Kong to California. But it worths it. This litte radio wireless shutter release is not as nicely built as the RC1, but it does the job that it is supposed to do. It comes with a radio receiver, which is plugged into the camera and a radio remote control the same size as the RC1. The remote control lets you press half-way to focus the camera, and press all the way to take the shot. The camera does not have to be in remote mode. You can even wake up a sleeping camera by pressing the control half way. You can not do that with the RC1. The bad thing about the RC1 is that if you do not press it within ten seconds, the camera goes to sleep and then you must press the shutter button (half-way) on the camera (not on the RC1) to wake the camera up. Ten seconds are never really enough time for posing a good portrait shot!
With the radio wireless shutter release, you can take as much time as you need to make yourself look good in front of the camera. With it, I got my self-portraits the way I wanted and that they were perfectly in focus everytime. I used it for all kind of shots when I need to mount the camera on a tripod. It is the best tool for controlling camera shake. It is also a good device when you want to take pictures of little children playing, birds, and little animals around your house. You just set the camera hidden at some place and go back to your work. When the subject enters the picture frame, just press the remote control half-way to focus, and press it all the way to snap the picture. You snap the best picture of your subject in its natural environment without disturbing it!
While the RC1's range is only several feet, the radio remote control that I got works well within 25 feet. And the nice thing about it is that it does not have to be in front of the camera and I do not have to expose it when I am in the picture.
A radio remote control for the same price of this RC1 or cheaper will work fine for you. But do not get this RC1 or any kind of infrared remote control like it! This kind of remote control is good for TV, but not for camera!
Description of Canon RC-1 Wireless Remote Control for Select DSLR Cameras
This miniature infrared remote is handy for taking pictures of subjects that are hard to approach, or to minimize vibration for close-ups and time exposure. It operates at ranges up to 16.4 ft./5m. Can be set for either instant shutter release or 2-sec. delay. Compatible with: Digital Rebel XTDigital Rebel XTiELPH 370ZEOS Digital RebelEOS ELAN 7/7EEOS ELAN 7NEEOS Elan II/IIEEOS Elan IIEEOS IX LiteEOS Rebel GEOS Rebel K2EOS Rebel T2EOS Rebel TiEOS Rebel XSEOS Rebel XSiLimited Edition Digital RebelSure Shot Classic 120Sure Shot Z135Sure Shot Z90WThe Canon RC-1 remote control makes taking group photos easy by allowing you to take pictures away from the camera. The RC-1 allows the selection of either a 2-second shutter delay or instant shutter release. Compatible with the Canon EOS Elan II/Elan IIe, EOS Elan, EOS 10S, and EOS IX.
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