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Permalink Reply by Johann Van Niekerk on January 10, 2011 at 3:04am

Hi Ron
This is a topic iv been researching for long time and sofar with no real results for Anthony other then canon camera's your best bet would be to stick a servo on the camera although I hate it but atleast you can control it via arducam software in the APM manual. For other options there is the URBI controller that controls camera's through USB port but unfortunately they mainly for canons and nikons.
Regards


Johann

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Permalink Reply by Johann Van Niekerk on January 10, 2011 at 3:06am

Link to URBI here
http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/camera-control-switch

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Permalink Reply by Ron Skingley on January 10, 2011 at 4:14am

Thanks Johann.

 

Yes I found the URBI site, but as you say, they don't support Panasonic.

So it's a servo then.

Shame

 

Ron

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DeveloperPermalink Reply by Sandro Benigno on January 10, 2011 at 5:37am

It's really a shame that those newer sophisticated and tiny Cams don't have a PTP remote control implementation inside. Even the Canon is not giving us that option on its current powershoot Cams.

We need to hack their cams to get a general PTP entry to remote controlling. The bigger problem is that you need to know what is the microprocessor used (to know the instructions) so, you need to put your hands on the firmware file, disassemble it, study it a LOT, add your code and test... and the best part: all that job need to be redone for each new model. :)

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Permalink Reply by Ron Skingley on January 10, 2011 at 8:32am

Hmmmmm... Yes.

 

Any volunteers then? :)

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ModeratorPermalink Reply by Gary Mortimer on January 10, 2011 at 2:12pm

Call the people at Astec, they hack the Lumixs but I think there is beginning to be a bit of a migration towards the newer wide angle Canons which are easier to CHDK and USB control.

 

Otherwise just stick a servo over the shutter!

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Permalink Reply by Ron Skingley on January 10, 2011 at 2:24pm

Otherwise just stick a servo over the shutter!

Yes I think that's what it will come to.

Having got this TZ7 re-furb one cheap on eBay, and been impressed with the picture quality, it would be a shame not to use it.

And servos are cheap enough...

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Permalink Reply by Johann Van Niekerk on January 10, 2011 at 2:29pm

MMM hope you have better luck then me Ron, I bought a Nikon S220 of ebay refrub. and the actually camera was to thin to stick a servo in the right angle over the shutter and i opted for hacking the camera open to get to the shutter switch but camera R.I.P...... didnt survive

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Permalink Reply by Ron Skingley on January 10, 2011 at 2:40pm

Oh that's a real shame Johann.

 

I think with this Lumix I will make a holder for it from some fairly dense foam I have, and then stick the servo to that.

That way the foam will take up any movement overshoot of the servo.

But... it's all a bit of a pain when a 'simple' usb connection would have done.

Maybe the future is Canon...

(I'm sure there must be an advert that says that).

 

DeveloperPermalink Reply by Sandro Benigno on January 10, 2011 at 2:29pm

Yes! I will create a special PTP command set, inside the ArduCam OSD code, to allow PTP commands even on newer Canon that don't have PTP by factory. More infos here. ;)

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Permalink Reply by Johann Van Niekerk on January 10, 2011 at 2:35pm

Hi Sandro

whats your time line for that project ?

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DeveloperPermalink Reply by Sandro Benigno on January 10, 2011 at 2:46pm

Well, we should have a fully functional (OSD + Camera Control) next month. You know, the Camera control is OK. The OSD is working like a charm too. I'm just working on the character-set update witch is a bit tricky.

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