Nor is it ideal for your photography making direct contact with the camera for that long can introduce unwanted vibrations or movement.Ī remote switch is a much better way of working. It stays open for as long as you hold the button down – which is not very practical for exposure times of more than a few seconds. If you shoot in bulb mode to achieve exposure times longer than 30 seconds (see this article on bulb mode for more information), pressing the camera shutter button opens the shutter. Pressing the button again will stop the recording. When you press the button on the RC-6, the recording will start immediately. To use for video, set the switch on the RC-6 to ‘2’. As with all uses of the RC-6, make sure that the drive mode is set to one of the remote shooting options. You can use the RC-6 to start and stop movie recording on more recent EOS cameras. Infrared devices can be affected by fluorescent lighting, but we have not experienced any problems at EOS HQ.
When aimed from the front of the camera the range is given as five metres, though this will vary with the surroundings.
