Electronic manual control of HC1 auto controls through Lanc/Firewire? at DVinfo.net

Wayne Morellini · June 30th, 2005, 11:01 AM

I am wondering if there are any Lanc controls, or through Firewire computer controls, is it possible to independently control zoom, focus, shutter, gain, aperture?

Chris Hurd · June 30th, 2005, 11:31 AM

Remote zoom and focus control is possible via LANC through commonly available controllers made by VariZoom, Bogen, Zoe, Libec and a variety of other manufacturers. Remote shutter, gain, and aperture control is not possible through LANC, unfortunately.

The potential for remote control of zoom, focus, shutter, gain, aperture and more is definitely a possibility through FireWire although there is no such thing as a remote FireWire controller at the present time. This could be accomplished via a laptop computer but again no such option is available at the moment that I'm aware of.

Wayne Morellini · June 30th, 2005, 12:44 PM

Actually I have seen a firewire one but with basic controls, it might be in my links list (but I have many thousands of links). But I am open to suggestions on how to make a custom one. I am sure that there is a some ultra-small firewire enabled micro-controller board out there somewhere, but where to get instructions/spec?

Chris Hurd · June 30th, 2005, 01:14 PM

I'd love to believe you regarding an existing FW controller, but experience has taught me to remain skeptical. If you can produce the link, I'd love to see it; otherwise I'll have to maintain that so such thing yet exists as far as I'm aware.

Wayne Morellini · July 1st, 2005, 11:33 AM

Well I looked/googled for many hours for the firewire zoom controller, but haven't found it. I might not have even linked it, as it was peculiar to have firewire, but too rudimentary in functions.

So sorry, no luck, but I did find some interesting things, including using a universal remote, and a cheap firewire based pan/tilt/zoom head:

If anybody else has seen this thing (probably the only one on the market, please let us know.

Firewire
http://www.321cam.com/videosolutions...ontrolBase.htm
http://secure.eagletron.com/TCamWeb/powerpod.htm

Remote
http://home.kooee.com.au/rms/index.htm

Thanks

Wayne.

June 30th, 2005, 11:01 AM	#1
Wayne Morellini Inner Circle Join Date: May 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 2,762	Electronic manual control of HC1 auto controls through Lanc/Firewire? I am wondering if there are any Lanc controls, or through Firewire computer controls, is it possible to independently control zoom, focus, shutter, gain, aperture?

June 30th, 2005, 11:31 AM	#2
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Remote zoom and focus control is possible via LANC through commonly available controllers made by VariZoom, Bogen, Zoe, Libec and a variety of other manufacturers. Remote shutter, gain, and aperture control is not possible through LANC, unfortunately. The potential for remote control of zoom, focus, shutter, gain, aperture and more is definitely a possibility through FireWire although there is no such thing as a remote FireWire controller at the present time. This could be accomplished via a laptop computer but again no such option is available at the moment that I'm aware of. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

June 30th, 2005, 01:14 PM	#4
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	I'd love to believe you regarding an existing FW controller, but experience has taught me to remain skeptical. If you can produce the link, I'd love to see it; otherwise I'll have to maintain that so such thing yet exists as far as I'm aware. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

June 30th, 2005, 12:44 PM	#3
Wayne Morellini Inner Circle Join Date: May 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 2,762	Actually I have seen a firewire one but with basic controls, it might be in my links list (but I have many thousands of links). But I am open to suggestions on how to make a custom one. I am sure that there is a some ultra-small firewire enabled micro-controller board out there somewhere, but where to get instructions/spec?

July 1st, 2005, 11:33 AM	#5
Wayne Morellini Inner Circle Join Date: May 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 2,762	Well I looked/googled for many hours for the firewire zoom controller, but haven't found it. I might not have even linked it, as it was peculiar to have firewire, but too rudimentary in functions. So sorry, no luck, but I did find some interesting things, including using a universal remote, and a cheap firewire based pan/tilt/zoom head: If anybody else has seen this thing (probably the only one on the market, please let us know. Firewire http://www.321cam.com/videosolutions...ontrolBase.htm http://secure.eagletron.com/TCamWeb/powerpod.htm Remote http://home.kooee.com.au/rms/index.htm Thanks Wayne.