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 enlarge | Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
List Price: $30.00
Buy New: $21.50
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Avg. Customer Rating:  300 reviews
Media: Electronics
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Number Of Items: 1
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 3.4 x 2.5 x 0.9
MPN: RC1
Model: 2465A001AA
UPC: 082966581205
EAN: 0082966581205
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 wonderful... October 2, 2004
25 out of 26 found this review helpful
This little piece of equipment is wonderful! It's so small and light that you won't even notice it when it's attached to your neck strap. Rather than using the RS-60E3 remote switch with a tiny 4ft. cord which can get tangled up, use this and have all the flexiblity in the world...well at least up to 16ft. You can use it like a standard shutter release or with a 2 second delay. But the main reason I purchased this remote was to use for bulb exposures--just push the button once to open the shutter and when you're done just push it again to close. And the best thing about the RC1 is the price. At just $20 you can't go wrong.
 This RC1 destroys your self-portraits! Get the radio remote control instead February 12, 2008
24 out of 37 found this review helpful
I bought this Canon Wireless Remote Control RC1, with the Rebel XTi because I wanted to learn taking portraits and wanted to try it on myself first. But this RC1 was good for nothing, seriously! Here are the reasons that make me hate it:
1. You have to be in front of the camera to use it. That means you can not avoid to be in the picture. And when you are in the picture, you can not hide it. You have to advertise it in front of every picture that you are in! Yes! you pay Canon to do free commercial for them.
2. The Canon RC1 can not focus the camera. Therefore, you must pre-focus the spot before you jump into it to take the shot. Yes, I really mean you have to run and jump into the spot to take the picture because the camera will switch off in ten seconds when it is in remote-control mode. In fact, the camera's self-timer mode works a lot better than this RC1. With the self-timer, you will be in the picture without showing the ugly remote control in your hand every time.
3. This RC1 is not good for self portrait shoot. Period! I got it for that only purpose. But it destroyed nearly all of my self portrait shots. Because it can not focus the camera, I had to put something at the spot that I would be in and focus it first. The problem is to find the object of my size to put in my place for focusing. I like to take pictures of me in my natural environment, like sitting at my desk, cooking in the kitchen, working in the backyard, sitting and playing the guitar, etc. It is impossible to find something to take my place for focusing in many situations like that. I need a remote control that can focus the camera on me (a live subject) and not a still object right at the exact spot that I am in. And the Canon RC1 can not do that. I took hundreds of pictures of myself in various situations using this RC1 and only a few of them were in good focus. The worse shots were those close-up (just a few feet away from the camera) and in low light even though I used the EF 50mm f/1.2L USM lens which usually produces very clear pictures in low light.
If you only occasionally want to be in the picture, then you will be more happy with the self-timer mode than this RC1. But if you want to do a lot of self-portrait shots, then get yourself a radio wireless shutter release, instead. There is one on Amazon. But it is very expensive. There are plenty of good and brand new ones on e bay on sales for 20 - 30 bucks. These brand new devices are cheap because they are massively made in China. Do not try to think that Chinese products are not good. What in the world today is not made in China?
I got one from Gaget Infinity on e bay for 19 bucks plus 10 bucks shipping from Hong Kong. It took two weeks to ship from Hong Kong to California. But it worths it. This litte radio wireless shutter release is not as nicely built as the RC1, but it does the job that it is supposed to do. It comes with a radio receiver, which is plugged into the camera and a radio remote control the same size as the RC1. The remote control lets you press half-way to focus the camera, and press all the way to take the shot. The camera does not have to be in remote mode. You can even wake up a sleeping camera by pressing the control half way. You can not do that with the RC1. The bad thing about the RC1 is that if you do not press it within ten seconds, the camera goes to sleep and then you must press the shutter button (half-way) on the camera (not on the RC1) to wake the camera up. Ten seconds are never really enough time for posing a good portrait shot!
With the radio wireless shutter release, you can take as much time as you need to make yourself look good in front of the camera. With it, I got my self-portraits the way I wanted and that they were perfectly in focus everytime. I used it for all kind of shots when I need to mount the camera on a tripod. It is the best tool for controlling camera shake. It is also a good device when you want to take pictures of little children playing, birds, and little animals around your house. You just set the camera hidden at some place and go back to your work. When the subject enters the picture frame, just press the remote control half-way to focus, and press it all the way to snap the picture. You snap the best picture of your subject in its natural environment without disturbing it!
While the RC1's range is only several feet, the radio remote control that I got works well within 25 feet. And the nice thing about it is that it does not have to be in front of the camera and I do not have to expose it when I am in the picture.
A radio remote control for the same price of this RC1 or cheaper will work fine for you. But do not get this RC1 or any kind of infrared remote control like it! This kind of remote control is good for TV, but not for camera!
Handy and very effective May 9, 2004
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
Easy quick way to remotely operate the shutter for my Digital Rebel. Works either as an instant release or allows for a slight time delay after pressing the button. Much easier than running back to the camera for taking family photos..!
 It really is wireless but... July 12, 2007
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
Pros:
It really is wireless
Can be set to take the photo immediately or timed
It's small and includes a neck strap cover to attach to camera's neck strap
I have heard this remote will work with the new Canon 5D Mark II (Will keep you posted when I find out)
Cons:
Range is pretty short, you must be close
Must be in front of camera to use
Must point at camera to use
Must set camera to timer mode to use (Note remote can release shutter immediately)
Must wakeup camera manually before you can use
Can change the exposure slightly in dark or night shots
Mirror lockup mode will not work with remote!
It works but...
It works but I really have a problem with the several different unanticipated things that happen when you use it. Please note all use of this remote testing and use was on a Canon Digital Rebel XTi camera using the included 18-55mm kit lens and a Canon 70-200mm 2.8 Lens on a tripod in RAW mode at ISO 100 your results may vary.
Overview:
I bought this remote to trip the shutter while taking photos of birds at my bird feeder without being next to the camera and to trip the shutter when shooting fireworks and taking Astrophotography (photos of the night sky, moon and stars etc.) Having to be in front of the camera to take a photo is one of the biggest problems I have. I BOUGHT this so I could be behind the camera and away from the birds so I would not scare them. Why didn't Canon put a sensor on the back of the camera?? Or make this a radio controlled sensor?
Self-timer mode to use:
The other problem is having to put the camera in timer mode to use it. After you put the camera in timer mode and you are using the remote on immediate exposure mode it will indeed take the photo when you press the button. HOWEVER, if you are in the timer mode and you happen to be up next to the camera and see a bird at the feeder and press the camera's shutter button you will rudely find that the camera is in timer mode and will not take the photo for 10 seconds! You have to use the remote to get an immediate exposure.
Sleep mode:
Also, if you wait too long to take the shot, the camera will go back into sleep mode. Guess WHAT? You can't wake up the camera using the remote. You have to walk up to the camera, scare all the birds away press the cameras shutter button to wake up the camera then the remote is active again.
Use a mirror:
I did find a round about way to take exposures of the birds from behind the camera by propping a mirror up in front of the camera and aimed back at the camera. The remote signal would bounce off the mirror and back and the camera and work.
Low Light Astrophotography etc:
Another problem is photography in low light conditions. The exposure is OK in bright light, but, when using the remote in the dark while the camera is on a tripod I have found the illumination from the remote is bright enough to affect the camera meter and therefore underexpose what you are taking a photo of when shooting Astrophotography etc.. Therefore I am going to have to either return this wireless remote and purchase the wired remote or keep this remote for self portraits and also buy a wired remote. Please note you can't see the light from the remote but the camera's meter must be able to.
Self portraits:
I thought this was were the little remote would shine, but guess what? You have to point the stupid thing at the camera for it to work!! You look a little weird in a self portrait holding this little remote in your hand and trying to point it at the camera without being conspicuous. I think it's actually better to use the camera's built in timer.
Low light photography exposure:
I thought I could use this remote to trigger my photos when I use the mirror lockup function so the camera would not shake. Guess what?? The mirror lockup mode does not work when using the REMOTE! When you trigger the camera using the remote it takes a photo normally with the exposure happening immediately after the mirror goes up causing the image to blur anyway.
10-24-2008 Update:
I have a new Canon 5D Mark II on order and I heard that it can use this remote. That probably means that the new 60D when it comes out will be able to use this remote. Will let you know when I get the 5D Mark II if this is so.
 Very nice EOS accessory October 5, 2000
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
This remote is a great accessory for the Canon Elan II/IIe. It's a very convenient way to do astrophotography, where you set the camera on "bulb" and leave the shutter open for 30 seconds or more. One push of the button on the remote opens the shutter, the next push closes it; you never even have to touch the camera. It's also great for taking group pictures when you want to be in the picture, and don't want to race into position to beat the camera's timer. The RC-1 is small and compact, and fits nicely onto a holder on the camera strap. My only complaint is that you have to hold it in front of the camera to use it, which can be inconvenient at times. Overall, though, it's a relatively cheap, convenient gadget to have.
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