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Canon RC-5 Wireless Remote Controller

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(4.5 out of 5)

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88 of 88 people found the following review helpful:
(4 out of 5)

Canon RC-1 is a better choice (same price)

Aug 17, 2004 - By Danijel Milcic (Croatia)

This is a nice gadget, but with one disadvantige over RC-1.. With RC-5 you CAN`T take pictures instantly, but only with a 2 sec. delay, and on RC-1 you have the choice. Other than that there isn`t much more to say, i mean it is only one button remote.. :) But offcourse, before you decide to buy RC-1 instead RC-5 check will it work with your camera (i have 300D (digital rebel) so in my case both of them work)

40 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

Works great

Sep 14, 2004 - By D. Baham (Dublin, CA USA)

I am using this remote with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel and it works great! It would be nice to get the RC-1 so there isn't a 2 sec delay, but for my needs the RC-5 is fine.

20 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

Get Out From Behind Your Canon Camera!

Nov 30, 2000 - By C. Kirkorian (Arlington, VA United States)

How many times have you wanted to be involved in a special moment, but always get stuck behind the camera? The Canon RC-5 Wireless Remote let's you get into the picture. This is great for frequent traveller's, like me, who don't always trust strangers to take great shots. Small, durable design matches Canon's quality and style. Try it and you'll love taking pictures of YOU again!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

works just like it should

Sep 30, 2007 - By Thomas Debole (long island, ny)

Bought this for my Canon Rebel XT so I could shoot on a tripod and not have to worry about camera shake from pressing the shutter button, or wait 10 seconds for the timer for every picture. It makes the wait for long exposures that much quicker and more efficient.

Sometimes it's a little tricky to get a signal on it since you can only click it from the front of the camera, but it's a negligible annoyance.

Also, it does auto-focus the camera when you click, so if you're auto-focusing through the camera yourself already, I'd suggest getting a focus on your object and then switching it to manual focus, so the camera doesn't try to re-focus on something else.

All in all, great product.

9 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
(2 out of 5)

remote controller

May 12, 2007 - By jennifer (richmond)

A significant disadvantage with the remote is that you have an extremely short time to set up your shot before the camera goes into sleep mode and the remote won't turn it back on.