I like the sound of that!




The great thing about a remote external flash is that it works off the actual flash of the camera and it is "physically" independent of the camera...meaning nothing has to be done to the camera that would void it's warranty. The problem with this setup with commerical IR cameras is this: Almost every one illuminates the IR flash for an extended time. I can only assume that there is a delay from when the array comes on to when the pic is actually taken. Remote flashes basically trigger on when the illumination fires, so I would think this would have the remote flash firing before the pic is actually taken. On a whiteflash commercial cam(and all homebrew cams) the flash fires when the pic is taken and is obviousily not on for an extended time. This makes the timing work between the remote flash and the camera. So with what we have available right now, don't see a work around for the flash....but I do like HCO's coment from above!

I don't know how a remote flash on a camera like a scoutguard could work if it were not somehow "hardwired" to the camera.

Very interesting idea for thought & further discussion though!

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Well, since the ScoutGuards current internal IR illuminates and stay on for a short time (instead of instant on/off) I am sure something could be easily designed out of an IR reciever, maybe a slow discharge capacitor, batteries to recharge the capicitor, and a IR LED array. This would allow for the external unit to sense the Camera IR and illuminate milliseconds after the IR signal, and stay on long enough to get the picture, then recharge the capacitor for the next use.

There, I just designed a prototype!!!

Phil

Of course, using it for video would take a lot more design to keep it on for a longer duration.

I wouldn't be at all suprised if something like Dave's BigFoot flash board does not already have or possibly could have the ability to program the flash on for a period of say 2secs to give plenty of time for the pic to be taken.

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