Touching the camera while taking a picture causes vibration in any manual or digital camera. This vibration causes blur in the photograph. A cable release, on-board timer or 10-second countdown is necessary to eliminate this problem. Making your own cable release is relatively easy. The cost to make your own camera shutter release is under $20.
Infrared Modification
A shutter release may be made from an old VCR infrared transmitter, a mini plug jack that matches the connector for the camera, an old joystick micro switch and a data transfer cable.
Open the infrared transmitter and removing the LED. The data transfer cable will attach to the micro switch and infrared transmitter. Soldering will attach the wires in the infrared transmitter. Hot glue may be used to make sure the cable does not move. The process takes five minutes. No cost is involved with using old items from around the house.
Hands-Free Phone Adapter Modification
A hands-free phone can be adapted for a DIY camera shutter. The building process takes approximately five minutes and costs approximately $3.
The ear piece will be cut off and a mini plug jack will be attached. The button on the ear piece will serve for the shutter release.
Wireless Doorbell Modification
A wireless doorbell may be used to create a shutter release. The process requires soldering, a stereo plug, a MOC 3020 or MOC 3040 chip, an old cable and a wireless doorbell. The LED light should work in the doorbell along with having a long ring melody.
The bell should be disconnected. Make sure the LED light stays on while pushing the button. The cable wires will be soldered to the pins or chip inside the doorbell housing. The stereo plug will attach to the end of the cable.
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