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We have added a few people to this list, so please forgive us that there is some repetition from the message about 2 weeks ago.
We now have a prototype that represents a completed design as follows.
The unit uses up to 3 RC channels:
1. Zoom, 7 speed zoom in and 7 zoom out, although the speeds offered on the NEX-3N we are using seem to be fast and faster. Moving the stick further gets faster zooming, different cameras and lenses may be more usable with the higher speeds. This is functionality not offered by the Sony supplied wired remote.
2. Half shutter, full shutter, and MOVIE
3. Power on/off
If you don't have 3 spare channels then connect 1 or 2 channels to any of the three and the unit will still work.
We also expect there to be an auxiliary output to connect a LED status lamp or audio downlink like our LANC products.
The unit is will also work with voltage up to 12 volts from the RC system.
It should be compatible with SLT-A58, DSC-HX300, DSC-HX50, NEX-3N, RX100 II, A7 & A7r
We have been asked what the design will look like. Currently it looks like multi-prototype.jpg. This works but isn't very usable! The completed design will look like MOCK_UP-gW-vL.jpg, maybe about 5mm longer than this picture. You connect to the RX system via the 4x3pin connector. Up to 3 plug-to plug servo leads connect these pins to the 3 servo channels.
CAN YOU HELP US COMPLETE THE DESIGN?
1. As far as we are aware the cameras above cannot take still images whilst recording movies. This is certainly the case with NEX-3N.
If anyone has any of the other cameras, can you confirm this please. We can configure operation to allow still images whilst taking movies, but in this case we would need to remove the "shutter half-press" functionality. What do you think is more important?
2. The third channel allows you to switch the camera on and off, which can save power. Currently the operation has this channel using a momentary switch. Press once to switch on and again to switch off. You can configure the camera to switch-off after a pre-set time, so the main use of this would be to switch the camera back on when "sleeping".
This channel could be used in other ways, e.g.
b. Use a toggle switch, and the camera is either on or off depending on switch position. This gives a positive message to the operator, the camera is either on or off depending on switch position! In this case if the camera tries to power-down then this product will switch-it on again.
c. We could combine both methods on one channel by using one end of the joystick functionality for momentary and the other end for toggle. You choose how it operates by configuring the RC transmitter switch to use the function you want. This gives best flexibility but the user needs to understand and set his transmitter accordingly.
Where to from here?
The design needs a new PCB which takes about 6 weeks to manufacture. This means even though the design is complete we cannot ship till February.
The price is still to be finalised, however it needs a unique connector (as discussed previously) that can only be sourced from Sony, we expect this to retail around £90-£100 GBP
On a positive note, we believe this is a great controller with many features, we'll write again at the start of January with a further update.
Regards
James
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