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Cable Release
Cable Releases are the mechanisms attached to cameras that allow photographers to snap photos from a distance.
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Techniques Glossary Cable release
A cable that screws into the camera (on film camera bodies usually into the shutter release, on digital bodies elsewhere) so the shutter can be fired remotely with minimal shake.
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Many times when you using tripod you need to push shutter without shaking the camera. In professional cameras there is a mechanical or electrical connector for plug-in cable release.
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Cable release
Its a flexible cable used for firing a camera shutter. Particularly useful for slow shutter speed and time exposures, when touching the camera may cause camera vibration and blurring of the image.
Cable Release
An accessory which allows you to trip your camera's shutter release without touching it. This helps to prevent camera shake and means you can take pictures with long exposures easier.
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CABLE RELEASE - A flexible cable with a push-button on one end that, when depressed, forces a wire through the cable to depress a camera's shutter release button. The cable release attaches to the camera directly over the shutter release button.
Cable Release
A Cable Release is a manual device that screws into the camera's shutter release and allows one to manually release the shutter without touching the camera, doing so from the cable's button.
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Some people use cable releases for long exposure or bulb photography. Experienced photographers use them in all types of photography to reduce camera vibration which can cause unsharp images.
Cable release
Flexible cable for firing a camera shutter. Useful for long exposures where touching the camera release by hand could cause camera-shake blur.
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Cable Release A wire and button device designed to allow photographers to trip the camera's shutter without touching the camera. Generally used with a tripod-mounted camera to insure even greater steadiness.
Cable Release: A flexible cable with a plunger on one end that is attached to a camera's shutter release. When the plunger is pressed, the shutter is tripped.
Cable Release - flexible encased wire used to trip the shutter
ISO - camera rating indicating relative sensitivity to light. The LOWER the number, the LESS sensitive to light. The HIGHER the number...the more sensitive to light.
Cable Release
Usually an SLR or DSLR feature that allows you to fire the shutter via an electronic or conventional cable release.
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Fit cable releases to both cameras and make a rig to hold the buttons together so that you can press them both at the same time.
Cable Release Adapter T3. A device with a switch on the end of a short length of cable which adapts old-style mechanical shutter releases to all EOS cameras with T3 wired connectors.
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The cable release, an essential of any night photography, would sit in the centre console within easy reach of my left hand. The shutter speed was going to be key to getting the right effect and I knew that this was likely to be around 15sec or more.
Tip 2: Cable Release
One good tip is to carry a cable release. Instead of using the timer function on the camera, use the cable release. This ensures that you can trigger the shutter at precisely the right timing.
2. Use a cable release or the built-in self-timer feature. This prevents the camera from being jarred by your finger pushing the shutter button.
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When leaving the shutter open for multiple seconds you want to make sure you eliminate any natural hand shaking or vibrations.
Always use a cable release. If your camera can take an electronic one, prefer it over a mechanical.
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If you cannot use a cable release, at least use the self-timer.
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If your camera has mirror lock up ("MLU") use it by all means.
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First, use a cable release. Older cameras have standard sockets for basic releases, but for new cameras, a proprietary electronic cable release must be purchased. These can be expensive. But the other option is to simply use your self-timer.
If you have a cable release it's a good idea to use it so you don't accidentally move the camera between shots. Even the slightest movement at this stage can create problems later.
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Don't forget the cable release.
Another way to increase camera stability is to use a cable release. A cable release ensures that you won't have to physically touch the shutter release thus eliminating the possibility of camera shake.
These hand-held supports are usually fitted with a cable release for firing the shutter. Camera shake can cause fuzzy photographs.
The method is simple but requires that your camera have a B setting and that you use a locking cable release and a lens cap or a small sheet of black cardboard.
The use of an electronic cable release will save you the anguish of realizing you should have used one if you didn’t. The simple pressing of the shutter button will impart movement to the image.
Shut the aperture ring down a few stops and go for a longer shutterspeed, 4 seconds or longer, and don't touch the camera or tripod (you need a cable release to trip the shutter).
If your camera accepts it, you can obtain a cable release of some sort that will allow you to fire the camera while you're in front of it. In olden days this could be done with an inexpensive air-bulb release that screwed into the shutter release.
I opened the shutter with a cable release and screwed down the lock, then went to sleep for six hours. As the morning began to brighten, around 4:30, I unscrewed the cable release. No clunk. No motor drive whirr.
Self Timer - (this point was added as a result of comments below - thanks team!) when using my DSLR for Macro work I tend to use a shutter cable release and tripod to make sure my shots are completely still (to eliminate the small amount of ...
There are lenses, cases, tripods, cable releases, flashes, remote light meters, and many other items that work together to turn a photographer into a pack mule.
A cable release (or 'remote switch') is highly recommended, since pressing the button to take the picture is often the main source of camera shake and, ultimately, blur.
Remote releases can be wired (often called "cable releases") or wireless and the use of them helps to prevent the camera from being moved during a long exposure.
Use a remote. If you have a remote or a cable release you can use to fire the shutter, it will greatly minimize the chances that you will bump the camera and ruin a shot by bumping the camera on the tripod.
The button may be threaded to accept a cable release, which you attach as an extension, and use when you want to eliminate vbration. Mounted with the shutter release, at least on those old-timey cameras, is the film advance lever.
This includes providing a tripod or stable platform and using either a cable release or the camera's self-timer to help minimize camera movement. When used together correctly, anyone is capable of taking great night images.
I have shot many sunrises and sunsets in Barbados, I always use a tripod, cable release, the smallest f/stop, timed exposures and yes I bracket them. I use color filters to and saturation to the scene, call me old fashion I shot film.
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An alternate photographic term for a camera cable release.
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Putting your camera on a tripod and using a cable release, remote control or self-timer is essential for long exposures.
They may use a remote release, such as a cable release or infrared remote to activate the shutter to avoid any movement when the button is pressed.
Long exposures require a steady camera - via a tripod or other sturdy support. To guard against vibrations: Use a cable release - and for extra protection: a self-timer or mirror-lock mode (not all SLRs have this latter feature, however).
This allows the photographer be in the picture without using a long cable release or remote control. It is also great for taking macro or night shots as by not touching the camera, you eliminate the chances of camera shake.
Use mirror lockup if you have it and always use a cable release or the self timer on your camera. Never raise the center column more than a few inches.
Allows the photographer to get into the picture without using a cable release or remote control. It is also great for taking macro shots as you don't touch the camera to trip the shutter and thus eliminates any camera shake.
This setting is available on some cameras which allow manual control of the aperture and shutter speed to set a long exposure for night time photography and other subjects. A tripod, cable release or remote control is normally required for best ...
The ability to trip the camera shutter from a distance using a cable release or wireless device.
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Needless to say, you'll probably need a tripod and cable release with the long exposures that are typical.
and can be used to allow the photographer to get into the frame. As many digicams don't have a remote release (like the good old fashioned cable release of film cameras) it can act as an excellent vibration-free shutter release.
These settings are now included on all but the most basic cameras, and either one will let you control shutter speed with precision. Use a shutter release cable so that you don't touch the camera and blur the image. Using a cable release, ...
In the old days this was a cheap piece of kit called a cable release but nowadays it is more likely to be an electronic gizmo with a higher price tag. I, personally, don't use one but that's because I'm a cheapskate.
movements will be noticed, especially if the subject is bright compared to the rest of the scent. The bulb setting should ONLY be used on a tripod. Two methods for limiting camera shake are the Mirror Lock Up feature, or MLU, and the Cable Release.
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