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Triggering the remote shutter release

Triggering the remote shutter release

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Triggering the remote shutter release

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We're on a nice sturdy tripod, we've got a sturdy ball head, so we've got the gear to stabilize the camera. But what happens when you touch the camera? Every time you touch it, you move it a little bit, and that's why we have a remote shutter. I'm able to take images without actually touching the camera. One of the very important features is continuous motor burst mode. You often see that associated with shooting wild life or shooting sports, but it's extremely valuable for photographing water. And the reason is, water is always different. When you're photographing water, even at the same shutter speed, each image will look different. And we want to have a lot of choices. We want to go back in Lightroom and see ten different images, even though they're all taking at eight tenths of a second. So, being in burst mode, I'm able to hold this down and the shots will continuously take place. Now, if you want to take one shot, you can, you hold it down once but anytime you get to a shutter…

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