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- Handy for taking pictures of subjects that difficult to approach with minimized vibration
- Can activate the bulb function on the compatible cameras
- Ideal for time-lapse photography including blooming flowers and astrophotography
- Function as self-timer, interval timer, long-exposure timer- can be programmed as an intervalometer
- Includes time remind speaker and release signal lamp, LCD display and screen illuminator
Product Description
The Timer Remote Control Shutter is an advanced Canon camera shutter release tool which can be used to release camera shutter, as well as to be programmed to run timed photography task, etc. Delay the starting moment, manage exposure time, set shooting interval or organize numbers of shots. It allows you to control camera shutter up to 1.0 m (3.28 ft) away from a compatible EOS camera.
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February 16th, 2010 at 1:18 am
I would love to find out how wonderful this unit is but once it arrived, I found that it was missing any adapters. The plug end of the unit has three small holes in it and DOES NOT FIT MY CAMERA!!!
THEREFORE IT IS USELESS TO ME AND A WASTE OF MY MONEY.
Maybe someone at Satechi will read this and stop sending out these timers without the proper adapters.
Rating: 1 / 5
February 16th, 2010 at 2:11 am
See UPDATE notices in this review for the latest:
For those of you who may be considering the Satechi TR3MAA over the very-pricey Canon TC-80N3, here are some specs directly from Satechi Tech support:
* Battery required: 1xAAA (1.5v)
* Shortest possible interval time between shots: 1-second
* Maximum shots possible in a sequence: Infinite (set # frames to zero – same as with the Canon TC-80N3). Oh, and “infinite” is only as long as the battery/camera/storage holds out.
* Un-packaged product dimensions: 6″ long 2″ wide 1″ thick (the Canon TC-80N3 is 6″ long, 1.5″ wide and .75″ thick). Note that both sets of measurements exclude the cable.
A few remaining questions about this product:
* IS there actually a power on/off switch?
UPDATE April 2009: The redesign includes a power switch
* How does the “time remind speaker” work?
* How does the “release signal lamp” work?
Note that it appears that Satechi recently completely redesigned the TR3MAA. So, I have no idea if the above specs apply to the OLD or NEW design – both units have THE SAME MODEL NUMBER!!!!
If Satechi were on the ball they would offer all of technical information anyone could possibly ever need IN the product description!
So, why am I giving this 3-stars? Satechi tech support. Here’s why:
Today, Feb 14, 2009, after waiting 3 months, I FINALLY received a response to my inquiry for specifications on this product. Satechi HAD apparently sent me an email reply back in November 2008, but instead of using the SAME subject line from MY email, they changed it to a completely generic all-caps “TECH SUPPORT” with absolutely NO mention of their company name or the product in the subject line.
So, all my junk email filter would have seen in my inbox was an email from somebody calling themselves “TECH SUPPORT” with the subject line “TECH SUPPORT”. Guess what, Satechi? You FAILed email 101!!!!
This is NOT how we conduct an email exchange, folks! Of course, I never even saw their first reply because it went directly to a junk folder (suspicious subject line) and was deleted. So, GOOD LUCK if you’re expecting an email reply from Satechi. You may never even see it!
UPDATE April 2009: One reviewer here reports prompt email communication with Satechi tech support (see March 30, 2009 review).
UPDATE August 2009: Check out the reviews here from July 13, 2009, and especially July 31, 2009. Very interesting. At this point – and after reading the reviews here – I would hesitate to buy this product.
Rating: 3 / 5
February 16th, 2010 at 3:45 am
I like the idea of this product and the functions are great. But there is no power switch or sleep function. So if you put it in your bag after a long shoot, it will be DEAD the next time you pull it out of the bag.
Rating: 1 / 5
February 16th, 2010 at 4:32 am
This ad is misleading. The box has a label “A” attached. I believe there are different models to fit diffrent cameras INTSTEAD of multiple connectors to fit the camera AVERTISED! Now I have to get a replacement, refund, or an EXPENSIVE “paper weight”!
This is the first BAD EXPERIENCE I’ve had with Amazon.com after many years of purchases
Rating: 1 / 5
February 16th, 2010 at 6:54 am
PRO:
The functionality of this is worth every penny. At half the price of the branded intervalometer, I got two of these, one of the Canon 5D and one for the Canon 7D. They work really well for timelapse photography. I’ll be purchasing a different type for some old Rebel XTs soon.
CON:
Chinese photo accessories manufacturers are not known for their English skills. The manual needs help. Use EOS Utility’s remote shooting settings as a guide to how you want to work with this intervalometer. Once you mastered EOS Utility you can apply the same principles to this device fairly easily. How long you want the bulb to be open, intervals between shots, how many shots, etc.
Rating: 5 / 5