Wireless Remote

I bought this one from a well known auction site. £11.79 (inc delivery) from Honk Kong. It was with me within 4 days.
I've used it a few times now and it works great. I'll let you know if all is ok with it in 6 months.



Wirelessly Trigger Your Camera's Shutter
-With the receiver connected to your camera's remote control socket, you can press the button on the transmitter to trigger your camera's shutter wirelessly!
-The transmitter communicates with the receiver via 433Mhz radio frequency.

Also Work as a Wired Remote Control
-The receiver alone can be used as a standard wired remote control, even without the battery and transmitter.

Two-Level Shutter Button, Autofocus, Continuous Drive & Bulb Mode Supported Too!
-The shutter button on the transmitter or receiver can be pressed halfway or all the way (half-press or full-press).
-You can activate autofocus, release shutter, activate continuous drive mode or keep the shutter open for bulb photography as well.

16 Channels with Working Distance of 100 Meters!
-Strong resistance to interference.
-There are 16 channels available so that you can switch to other channels to avoid jamming frequency.
-Maximum working distance is about 100 Meters in open area without blockage.

Able to Mount the Receiver on Hot Shoe
-The receiver can be mounted on the hot shoe, like a flash gun.
-If you need to use the hot shoe for your flash or spirit level, you can hang the receiver aside.

Energy Saving Design, Long Working Hour, Replaceable Batteries
-With its low voltage and energy saving design, you don't have to change the battery often.
-With a new battery, the receiver standby time is about 100 hours.
-With a new battery, the remote control can trigger about 1,000 times.
-The batteries are replaceable, transmitter uses 23A battery, receiver uses CR2 battery.

Avoid Camera Vibration=Sharper Pictures!
-Since you can trigger the shutter without touching the camera body, it can avoid camera vibration, thus resulting in sharper pictures.

How to Use?
After turning on both transmitter and receiver, you can do the followings:

Autofocus:
-Half Press to activates autofocus.

Single Shot:
1. Switch the camera to single shot mode.
2. Full Press to release shutter and take pictures.

Continuous Drive:
1. Switch the camera to continuous drive mode.
2. Full Press and hold it to release shutter continuously.

Bulb Mode:
1. Switch the camera to Bulb mode.
2. Full Press for 3 seconds.
3. The receiver is in bulb mode now.
4. Press the button again to close the shutter.

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For under 12 quid this is a very cheap way for me to get close ups of birds on the ground.
Put some food down and put the camera a few feet away...






As you can half press the remote to get focus, this works well when something comes into shot...








It's also great to use when doing macro shots on a tripod. No having to set a timer, just set you camera up ready and press the remote. No camera shake.

This is a great by for £11.79 delivered. Only time will tell if it will last, but it does feel well made.

Thanks for the review SL

cool .............must get one of each

Been thinking about one of these.

Interesting read, thanks Dave.

Great information read it twice l have to make a desision now thanks for the help.

all the best

Under 12 quid John. Don't think to long. It's still working great by the way

mines about 4 years old and still going