Wireless - - - Remote Photography

[M-i-t-c-h]

Right, i do remote photography and the set up as it currently is happens to be like this:

1) USB cable come out of my laptop and gets converted to a Cat 5 cable.

2) Cat 5 runs for 100ft

3) Cat 5 then is turned back into a USB and is split.

4) One USB goes into the camera, the other goes into the pan and tilt.

Now would it be possible to place a wireless cable router at the begining of 2), so the Cat 5 doesnt run for 100ft but plugs into a router

and then at stage 3) use a usb wireless dongle before the split to recieve the signal?

does anyone know if that would work and wether i would still be able to control the camera like i could through the cable, before i go buy kit to test it with?

Is there a simpler way and im way over complicating things?

any help will be must appericated!

[anzo]

Opps. Misread the post.

Is the camera controlled manually or via your computer? Is data direct from the camera to your PC?

In either case:

Cheap computer running XP > Set up with wireless network to your own laptop > Add a shared folder > Enable remote desktop on the cheap computer and plug in your equipment (or add your camera as a shared device - if possible, never done it myself).

In that case you can operate the cameras and data remotely and locally - Though it may cause problems occasionally. Personally I'm not a fan of wireless...

Edited February 7, 2008 by anzo

[M-i-t-c-h]

lol i replyed to soon

Edited February 7, 2008 by M-i-t-c-h

[F-Stop Junkie]

What does the USB lead do? Do you use it for framing and whathaveyou as well? Is it just a shutter release?

In this case, there's no network component, the Cat5 lead is just that, a lead. You can't replace it with a wireless network unless the camera supports a network connection - which most don't apart from for file transfer.

If you use the lead as a remote shooting tool, then stick with what you've got. If you just use it as a shutter release and you want wireless, get Pocket Wizards or similar.

[Tomm]

I can't see it being possible, unless you could get some funny ethernet -- wireless ^v^v^ wireless -- ethernet thing that worked in place of an ethernet cable. I don't know of one though. You'd need a power supply too I guess.

You could probably get a tiny linux computer with wifi and keep that up the pole. Something like an eeePC. Would take a lot of setting up I'd imagine and probably not worth the hassle.

Or there are wifi-enabled SD cards about but I don't know if they would work, and I don't know about CF either. Couple that with a wireless remote and that could work but I don't know if the technology exists yet. http://www.eye.fi/