Hello,
I have tried a remote on the 550d. It does shutter release as expected, but it seems that there is no way to start recording footage. Would there be a remote that corresponds with the film function on a dslr?
Thanks,
Rob

See the last post in this thread:

http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/canon-eos-rebel-t2i-eos-550d-hd/480074-remote-video-trigger-built-into-rig-handle.html

Hi Rob,

Hello,
I have tried a remote on the 550d. It does shutter release as expected, but it seems that there is no way to start recording footage. Would there be a remote that corresponds with the film function on a dslr?
Thanks,
Rob

This does not trigger the movie mode as far as I can tell.

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