Point and shoot digitals with remote shutter???

[Ralph Seguin]

I'm looking to build up a stereoscopic shooting rig and would like to
find a pair of identical point and shoot cameras for the job.
Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot in the way of P&S
digital cameras that have remote wired or wireless shutter release
capability.

I know that the Canon G10 supports a wired remote, and while I would
love to get a pair of them and the remote shutter releases, they are
pricey. I was hoping for something more like <= $250 each.
I would prefer a relatively recent camera (within 1-2 years of now/
2009) with good image quality and controls and with good video quality
at 640x480 @ 30Hz.
I already own a Canon SD850IS, which is a great little point and shoot
(but not remote options :(

Suggestions?

I guess I could cobble together something like these, but I don't like
the idea of a manual cable release pushing on both shutter buttons:
http://eosdoc.com/manuals/?q=CableRelease
http://www.instructables.com/id/Hummingbird-Shooter/

[Chris Malcolm]

Post by Ralph Seguin
I'm looking to build up a stereoscopic shooting rig and would like to
find a pair of identical point and shoot cameras for the job.
Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot in the way of P&S
digital cameras that have remote wired or wireless shutter release
capability.
I know that the Canon G10 supports a wired remote, and while I would
love to get a pair of them and the remote shutter releases, they are
pricey. I was hoping for something more like <= $250 each.
I would prefer a relatively recent camera (within 1-2 years of now/
2009) with good image quality and controls and with good video quality
I already own a Canon SD850IS, which is a great little point and shoot
(but not remote options :(

This Flickr group has lots of photographs of working stereo camera
rigs, and from there you should be able to find discussions about
suitable cameras and how to modify them. My impression is that
although few P&S can be operated in that way out of the box, there are
quite a few which can easily be adapted.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/stereoscopic-cameras/

[Alden Carst]

Post by Ralph Seguin
I'm looking to build up a stereoscopic shooting rig and would like to
find a pair of identical point and shoot cameras for the job.
Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot in the way of P&S
digital cameras that have remote wired or wireless shutter release
capability.
I know that the Canon G10 supports a wired remote, and while I would
love to get a pair of them and the remote shutter releases, they are
pricey. I was hoping for something more like <= $250 each.
I would prefer a relatively recent camera (within 1-2 years of now/
2009) with good image quality and controls and with good video quality
I already own a Canon SD850IS, which is a great little point and shoot
(but not remote options :(
Suggestions?
I guess I could cobble together something like these, but I don't like
http://eosdoc.com/manuals/?q=CableRelease
http://www.instructables.com/id/Hummingbird-Shooter/

Please excuse all of the resident moron pretend-photographer trolls that
live in these newsgroups who refused to answer your question. They are too
afraid to admit to some simple free software and inexpensive P&S cameras
that blow-away anything that their imaginary dslr's can do. They all know
about this simple solution, they just don't want to admit to its existence
because it proves everything that they blindly believe to be 100% wrong.

Check out http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page for all 39 models of
inexpensive P&S cameras that will do exactly what you want.

Also check out the dedicated SDM (stereo-data-maker) version of CHDK that
was designed specifically for shooting stereo-pairs, with sync speeds up to
1/20,000th of a second between cameras.
http://stereo.jpn.org/eng/sdm/index.htm

A high-resolution high-speed-sync stereo photography setup of matched
camera-pairs can be had for around $200, camera choice dependent.

Be glad that someone other than the newsgroup resident-trolls happened to
stop by to answer your question correctly. Those who know anything about
photography left these newsgroups long ago. All that's left on usenet are
those who are now living out a "photographer" fantasy in their basement
living role-playing lives. It's all they've got left. I send them my pity.

[Ray Fischer]

Post by Alden Carst

Post by Ralph Seguin
I'm looking to build up a stereoscopic shooting rig and would like to
find a pair of identical point and shoot cameras for the job.
Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot in the way of P&S
digital cameras that have remote wired or wireless shutter release
capability.
I know that the Canon G10 supports a wired remote, and while I would
love to get a pair of them and the remote shutter releases, they are
pricey. I was hoping for something more like <= $250 each.
I would prefer a relatively recent camera (within 1-2 years of now/
2009) with good image quality and controls and with good video quality
I already own a Canon SD850IS, which is a great little point and shoot
(but not remote options :(
Suggestions?
I guess I could cobble together something like these, but I don't like
http://eosdoc.com/manuals/?q=CableRelease
http://www.instructables.com/id/Hummingbird-Shooter/

Please excuse all of the resident moron pretend-photographer trolls that
live in these newsgroups who refused to answer your question. They are too
afraid to admit to some simple free software and inexpensive P&S cameras
that blow-away anything that their imaginary dslr's can do.

Idiot troll.