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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] gadgetfl:
Steadycam with Monitor - DIY Parts List and Notes

This is not so much a new idea, just an upgrade to other people’s ideas.

Notes:

1) Braded Cables with a loop on each end. I slipped some rubber tubing over it and heat shrunk the ends. There are 2 of them connected to “F” also I use one more on “M”. I clip it on the back clips and connect it around my chest.

2) The original design calls for a piece of pipe. I had an old tripod handle I screwed it into a “F”. Cut down on a few OZ. If you use the pipe, use the other "L" here.

3) I heat shrunk all the pipes for esthetics and to cut down on any metal on metal noise. I got the heat shrink at Harbor Freight.

4) These are just ¼ 20 Eye Bolts. The top one is screwed into the “F” while the bottom one is in the hole of “F” with a nut. I use them to guide the tether cable.

5) I positioned a “F” above “L” . The “L” rim is not rigid enough without this to handle the weight.

6) I spray panted all other parts black and then sprayed with Plasti Dip for esthetics and to cut down on any metal on metal noise.

Other Notes:

1)	I added “M” to help of offset the weight. It works very good without added shake.

2)	I used the L pipe at the bottom to offset some of the forward tilt.

3)	I use the “G-K” with a Superclamp on my tripod for fixed tether.

4)	I sometime use the “D” on a boom attached to the “E” for better recording.

5)	I can also Attach the “E” to my Camera flash shoe and the attach “D” to it for better recording.

6) Tether software on the Xoom is DSLR Controller

7) The whole thing breaks down into one bag

A.	Opteka FB-30 Rotating Flip Flash Bracket for Digital SLR Cameras I had to run tape around the top bracket to keep it from flipping. I have seen others use a regular flash bracket.

B.	Sima Quick Connect for Tripod

C.	CN-126 LED Video Light for Camera or Digital Video Camcorder

D.	EzFoto Professional DV Stereo microphone for Canon

E.	Zoom H2 Handy Portable Stereo Recorder Not shown

F.	Halex 36010 Ground Clamp (I get mine at Lowes) These have a 1/4 20 Female thread.

G.	RAM Mount 1.75 inch Long Double 1 inch Ball Arm

H.	2x RAM Mount Long Arm B-Socket RAM-B-201U-C

I.	RAM Mount Motorola Xoom Tablet Cradle RAM-HOL-MOTO3U

J.	RAM Mount Camera Thread B-Ball RAM-B-237U

K.	RAM Mount Round Plate with 1 inch Ball RAM-B-202U

L.	Velo Flame BMX Grip

M.	Lowepro Topload Zoom Chest Harness for Maximum Security & Stability, Black.

N.	Basic Steadycam Design Blueprints

O.	ePhoto Vbracket Hot Shoe V Mount Dual Bracket

FYI, I lot of the parts I already had and just retasked or they multitask for other projects.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] drqaisar309:
DSLR controller not working on galaxy note

Hello, yesterday i bought this application but it dosen´t work on my Galaxy Note. It is giving this error "Your device is not compatible with Androids native USB host mode". The USB connector is otherwise working normally with all the attached peripherals.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mermaidkiller:
Just downloaded it.

Works nice with my 40d and Galaxy S2.

A few wishes:

- Support for timelapse (it shows 'not implemented yet')

- Ability to download photos to the Android device. Now one can only view them. Or even downloading the image when taking from the device immediately to e.g. /sdcard/DCIM folder like the OSX / Windows EOS Utility does.

- Red screen for night mode which is very useful for astrophotography to preserve night vision.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] MrFrankie:
Tomtec Ultimate 10" Tablet > Canon 50 D

Best XDA

I have bought DSLR controller a long time a go, just to support this great idea.

Last week I bought a tablet :

TomTec Ultimate 10"

Cortex A8 1.2 GHz chip

Also sold as a Xiron tablet

Flash the ROM to ICS 4.0 Beta (rooted)

This tablet is 200 Euro by Bart Smit/Blokker

The tablet has a USB host port. I have used a cable Usb A port (on the tablet) to mini Usb B (on the Canon 50 D). Put the camera on in Manual mode and start DSLR Controller. I get an error message :

"Could not find a compatible camera. If you have a compatible camera connected. please make sure it is turned on...."

I didn't get it to work at this moment. Is their any change it will ever work with this tablet ? Have I done something wrong ?

Would be great if i could use this tool for fast reviewing my photo's.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
The entire message is:

"Your device is not compatible with Android's native USB Host mode. However, it has been detected that this application MAY be able to function if you ROOT your device."

So, before continuing, let me ask you: is your device rooted ?

- Timelapse is coming (that's why it's in the menu)

- Downloading/managing photos is also coming

- Night mode is half possible, you can activate a display filter. Settings (cogwheel) -> Display Filter -> Luminance -> Red. This only works for the liveview image though, not for the rest of the interface. Such a feature is being looked at though.

Have you tried this with the original 2.3 firmware ?

The ICS version on this device is a tweaker-made build so it may simply be faulty. From the exact error message you get I can deduce that at least the app thinks USB host mode is operational but no camera is attached. From what I've seen from this tablet you are correct in your USB port / cable setup, btw.

Do USB sticks work ?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] drqaisar309:
Thanks for the quick reply. No i didnt root the device as it was stated no root required when i downloaded the software. Is there any way around that it might work without rooting the device? I dont want to loose my warranty.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
No, on the Galaxy Note you currently do need root for the app to function (as stated in various places, including the app description, the first post of this thread, and the devices page on the website). It is expected the app will work without root after Samsung updates it to ICS, which according to them will be before April 1.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] MrFrankie:
Tomtec Ultimate 10" Tablet > Canon 50 D

Thanks for your reaction.

Yes it is an ICS Beta release. Just thought newer is always better...yeh, not always...i know ;-) . I could reflash the tablet but that will take some time.

The usb port works. USB sticks works and also USB mouse keyboard works.

When i connect the usb cable, i get a "busy" message in the DSLR display for 5 seconds.

I will try to reflash the tablet (get root) this week and try the DSLR Controller again.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jaoropez:
450d/xsi checking in:

-thanks for adding the review image after capture option, I requested that a while back, glad that got in :)

-I got the 'image review - follow shot' working, I didn't realize that I had to be shooting in jpeg, I never really shoot in jpeg(always RAW), but this is a great feature anyways( i know it says JPEG only, i'm stupid)

-HDR with M is working beautifully, I am now able to take 5 shots (-4,-2,0,+2,+4 EV) back to back without having to adjust anything, Awesome.

-One question about the HDR mode, why are there 2 go buttons? it seems like the center go resets to default and the one on the left takes the shots?

-everything else works as per previous comments, same stuff still down work (due to old 450d).

-is there a way (in the future) to able to adjust the shot format(jpeg, raw, etc) from within dslr controller? not a big deal, just wondering, would be nice to have most of the menu options that are on the camera accessible from a tablet/phone.

thanks for all the hard work, always looking forward to the next update
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] msatter:
Thanks Chainfire for the new functions and the extended shutoff time during image review. Very nice that DSLRcontroller starts directly and is overlaying the lock/save screen mode on my Galaxy S2.

I have tested the HDR mode and in combination with the 1D MKIV, DSLRcontroller is stating after the second or third picture in the sequence that "An error occurred while shooting."

It is not a big problem and caused by the ability of the camera to store pictures on two memory cards at the same time. As soon the second card is used next to the first card the error occurs during the sequence.

High/low speed continues shooting does not produce errors and all the pictures are shown in the review screen.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] MDicnMan:
Sadly both the Bionic and the Cyanogen HP Touchpad pass the Remote Release test but neither can see my 7D. I so don't want to buy a "real" android tablet just to have this great app.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
Interesting. Something strange is going on here, I'd probably need one of these in-hand to fix this problem. From what I understand, it actually should work, so I'm wondering why it doesn't :)

Well, you certainly never cease to have more "interesting" problems with DSLR Controller than most :)

Pretty sure this issue is timing related. Try turning on Mirror Lockup on the camera, this will cause a two second automatic delay per capture in DSLR Controller, see if the problem disappears.

Sorry but I don't exactly follow. Do you mean Remote Release works on both devices but DSLR Controller doesn't ? Can you be more specific in what you have tried and what does / doesn't work ?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] gemini8026:
Got all excited to try out the new HDR M....

Saw that I have access to all my steppings, and got really excited....

Did three test fires, and it WASNT a success.

Chainfire. Im a 5D2, and Galaxy S2 running CM7. I set up the HDR - M to take 5 shots. -4,-2,0,+2,+4.... It took the same exposure on all 5 of the shots. So it essentially did the same shot 5 times. The menu in the app said it was doing the shots properly as it was shooting, but the outputted files were all the exact same shot at 0 exposure....

Further Testing :

AV mode is working fine..

When in HDR M mode, its not changing the exposures. Tried reboots, troubleshooting, and HDR M mode still isnt agreeing with things. Everythign else appears to be groovy
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] MrFrankie:
Cheap ?

Would be great if this works: 199.00 EUR	= 259.968 USD (and $8,52, for the software)

I think one of the cheapest 10" DSLR controllers..;-)

In January they expect the official ICS rom. I hope it will solve this problem. But I will check other roms first.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
Probably a timing issue. Will look into this. Can you PM me your email address to send you further test versions if needed ?

I assume the progress popup does show you different shutter time values between shots ?

(Thing is, I do most of my testing on a 550D, which is quite a bit quicker in many things than the 5DmkII is, that's why I don't get these issues when testing myself)

Out of curiosity, what area are you in ?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] druckgott:
Hi, one question, what is the barrier to get this ap running on "older" devices?

Because I search a app which only brings me the live view to my galaxy ace.

Is it posible to create a version which has not all futurs and work on older devices??

I do not need all the futures.

thx

druckgott
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] WvandeHoef:
Testing with v0.83 now and am happy to inform you that I cannot get it to stall the Tab or the EOS 600D. So this release is OK for me. Thanks a lot for the recompile :)

One question: is there a way to change the focus point from the Tab?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] msatter:
I tested with MLU on and it did made no difference. I still get the error when I have two memory cards inserted and I have selected record to separate media. This is my default setting because I transfer the pictures wireless to an iPad by means of an EyeFi card. I can also select only in that mode on which media the movies are recorded.

The other three options to record to media (standard, auto switch, multiple) causes no problem.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] itsskin:
Can not confirm this. My 5d2 working like a charm in M HDR.

Thank you!!!!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] MrFrankie:
DSLR on Tomtec ICS device

I'm from Dordrecht, south-west of the Netherlands.

Not that far from Utrecht ;-)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] eboman:
I can also confirm it works on the 99 Euro tablet sold @intertoys:

Qware Pro3

at least the remote trigger app, next step is buying the beta app.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] gadgetfl:
It's time for a new cell phone. I am on Verizon USA. If you have had success getting DSLRC to work in a Verizon Phone, please tell me which phone, root status and which custom ROM.

TY
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] gemini8026:
Hi, do you have a Galaxy S2? Which build if so?

Ive tested this quite a bit, and everytime its the same result. Newest CM7 with the new beta, and the latest camera firmware!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
I'll try to get a new version out to you with some changes to see if that fixes the problem soon. I'm a bit busy these few days though.

Same response as for msatter :)

Hah, I live in Eindhoven these days. Let me know if you get it to work with a different firmware, because I still think it should work.

That's great! If you do get DSLR Controller, please let us know what the liveview performance is like. I assume this tablet needs to be rooted ?

Should work on the Verizon Galaxy Nexus, 4.0.2 stock firmware (ICL53F) or newer, no root required :)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] msatter:
I just got me a Qware Pro3 7" tablet and it works wit DSLR controller strait out of the box.

Viewing angle not that great compared to an Amoled screen on my Samsung Galaxy S2 , colors a little blueish, resolution not very high but usable, speed is good, memory needs tweaking because it is now 32MB with DSLRcontroller.

Android version 2.34

For € 99 you also get a tablet and an extra leather portfolio. There is also an offer for the previous 10" Pro2 tablet which is now € 99 instead of € 199.

The newer 10" Pro3 is the normal price of € 199

Viewing angle also in one direction better than the opposite direction so you have to turn your tablet for optimal viewing in different positions. I noticed also that light pressure of the finger tips is transferred to the LCD.

The leather portfolio is not that useable and I wont use it.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jguerdat:
I can verify M HDR works fine on 5D MkII and Toshiba Thrive w/ 3.2...
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] n99hockey:
I have the Galaxy Nexus on Verizon

I am unlocked and rooted, but still running the stock ROM

Loads up and works fine with my Canon T1i
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] MDicnMan:
I guess it is time to give up on getting the Bionic or TP to work unless someone else has had success.

Anyone?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] aimtea:
this is can use for nexus s ?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] rathmannm:
I actually managed to get it to work with my Canon EOS 40D and HP Touchpad running the latest Cyanogen build :) The problem with the Touchpad is as with any other USB device you connect to it that you have to have another power source. So in addition to simply linking up the TP and EOS you need to use a USB Y cable and plug it into a USB power source!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] dakine:
Couple questions: How well does the app handle video mode? Could a tablet now function as a monitor or is the refresh rate really too low? Also is there a difference in performance between cameras and tablet combinations? (Less or more lag) I see it says basic video but not much else is mentioned about video.

Im wondering how well this would work with a 5DII and a Note or maybe one of the newer quadcore tablets.

Sent from my my i9000 running CM or MIUI
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] gadgetfl:
I find there is a little lag, but it is not to bad. USB doesn't have the bandwidth of HDMI. Does not effect recording. Check my post a few pages back to see my video rig.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jsomby:
Hi sir!

I just bought this software to support development and i wish that you add support for saving images into phone in future :-)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] gadgetfl:
Image FTP Backup Options

I personally have a FTP server setup in my office. But any FTP server would work. This is nice if I want a backup or clear cards of images while I travel. When we can save directly to our devices, this is a good way to save off load images at the end of the day. I like getting the image on my server ASAP because they are backed up every night. I start the upload before I go to bed and it is done in the AM.

I use FtpCafe FTP Client to connect and upload images when WiFi is available.

I use this reader Kodak A250 50-in-1 Card Reader

and Drive Mount to mount reader.

Works great.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] MDicnMan:
Hmm, you'd think with a powered device it would work without. Did you make the Y or buy it?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] JonJt:
This question deals with a manual focus issue.

I'm using a rooted Asus Transformer with android 3.2.1 and a gripped 60D with firmware version 1.1.0

Basically, manual focus adjustment does not work at all. I can auto focus but, using the manual focus controls produces no change in focus. I've tried it with a 50mm 1.4 and a 17-55mm 2.8.

Has anyone encountered this problem before?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] DjJuvan:
@JonJt, I hope you didnt switch the AF|MF on the lens? It must be on AF to make manual focus in DSLR controller. ;)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
Well, I know it's not the lens, because I have tested this on the 17-55mm 2.8. Indeed the lens itself must be in AF mode - but if you don't have that, the manual focus controls should not even be visible. So not sure what is going on here.

If nothing else helps, all I can suggest is to reset all the C.Fn values to defaults. Seemingly unrelated settings can have the weirdest effects on DSLR Controller operation.

Also, please check if the manual focus adjustment is working with your current settings in EOS Utility on your computer.

@rathmannm

Does capturing continue to work for you after image review? A comment on the Market claims on his 40D capturing stops working after image review has been used.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] JonJt:
Both lenses were in AF mode.

I reset all the C.fn to their defaults and tried again with the 17-55. The problem persists. Manual focus adjustment does work with EOS utility.

Would it be of any consequence that I'm using a rooted transformer?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] fiNative:
Hey Chainfire,

I installed the app on my Galaxy Tab 8.9,

then connected it to my Canon 7D,

once I turned on the power,

the app popped up,

but then everything froze.

I couldn't even force close the app,

I had to shut down the tablet.

Any idea how I can solve the problem?

I want to use this app so bad :(

Thank you
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Pikeface999:
Firstly thanks for a great app. It has taken me a while to get it going.

Really thanks to a previous post and some luck. The previous post was this -:

I got at last this app working with Galaxy S2 after rooting with

ZergRush.

My phone has stock 2.3.5 (I9100XXKI4 / GINGERBREAD.XWKI8)

USB-OTG from Dealextreme

Canon 5D Mark II (2.0.11)

The luck was using a different usb cable.

Great.

I dont know if any one has asked this question so apols in advance. Would it be possible to transmit the image from the android phone either in blue tooth or wifi so that as you take the image it could appear on an ipad ?

This would be so good
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] rathmannm:
@MDicnMan

I did already have a USB Y cable that came with my external HD.

@Chainfire

Yes capturing does continue to work for me after image review.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
I have a favor to ask. I need to know the shortest bulb time attainable on various models.

For example, on my 550D, it's about 700ms. On my 50D I suspect it is much less, but due to a shutter problem I cannot actually test it (it's going in for repairs tomorrow).

A way to test it is to go to settings (cogwheel) -> timed bulb shot, and entering "1" as time. Then compare that shot to various images you take at various shutter speeds (with the same aperture and ISO).

Especially interested in the results for the 600D, 60D, 7D, 5DmkII, and 1D(s)mk(xxx). Oh, and every other model ;)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] msatter:
Shortest bulb time attainable on a 1D MKIV is 1ms and I think it could even go to 8000st/second.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
Did you test this by using "timed bulb shot" and comparing results ? I need the result attainable by the program, not what the camera can do in theory :)

If it really is 1 ms, then... nice!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] huahaonam:
Good Josb,thanks
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Novalim:
Timed bulb shot of 1 compares to a shutterspeed of 1/50 / 1/60 on a 450D
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Jip-Hop:
Chainfire, is it theoretically possible to directly record to the phone's external SD-card? If yes it would bypass the 4GB file size limit when the SD-card is NTFS formatted. Just curious if you think it's possible.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] msatter:
My bad and I did not interpreted your question correctly. I have now compared the pictures and it is 1000/8000 or shorter written 1/8 second despite the exif information is stating 1 second.

100ms is about 1/6 second and 500ms is 1/2 second.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] atomiclama:
Kindle Fire

Has anyone tested with the kindle fire?

This blog post seems to indicate that it works, but doesn't really confirm anything.

monaceio.blogspot.com/2011/12/control-dslr-camera-live-view-on.html

Thanks
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
As far as I know this isn't possible, no.

Nobody has claimed so far to have gotten it running on a Kindle Fire.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] gaelynx:
geotagging feature

geotagging the pictures taken through DSLR Controller would be totally awesome!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jguerdat:
5DmkII is also equivalent to 1/50 - 1/60 second or approximately 17-20msec. I thought the 1/60 second shot was a tad closer.

---------- Post added at 09:12 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:07 AM ----------

You're not the only one who wishes for this. If NTFS can't be implemented in the camera for licensing or complexity reasons, how about EXT2/3/4 from Linux? There are Windows drivers out there to be able to read/write such formats directly...
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] fiNative:
You are not replying ):
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mi1stormilst:
Thanks for the work hoping to get it working

I have a nook color with cyanogen and I modified memory to 128mb and bought the following cable (Micro USB OTG to USB 2.0 Adapter) from efocity and I am using a 7D with factory settings, please help I am really really really wanting this to work )-: So far the application has refused to recognize the camera at all.

UPDATE: I tested with a thumb-drive and nothing must be the cable )-: I think the most important issue here would be to find a few good suppliers with cables that we know will work. This is the second cable/adapter I order since the first one was the wrong type of connection )-:
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
That's because I have no idea what the problem may be :) Cables ?

All I can say is, check your cables. Make sure your OTG cable works with USB sticks, and still then it can be faulty.