EOS R5 II Pre-Continous Shooting with a wireless remote

[robert42]

Has anyone made Pre-Continous shooting work with a wireless remote? (Conon or Trird Party)

[Waddizzle]

Just about any remote shutter control simulates pressing the shutter.  If all you need to do take take a photo is press the shutter, then a remote shutter should work just fine.

I believe pre-Capture adds more caveats.  You probably need to be in a Continuous Drive shooting mode, Enable Whole Area Trracking, and probably something else, too.

[robert42]

Do you have a R5 II? The only way I have Made it work is with a wired remote.Canon RS-80N3 and I need  to make it work wirelessly. 

[Waddizzle]

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@robert42 wrote:

Do you have a R5 II? The only way I have Made it work is with a wired remote.Canon RS-80N3 and I need  to make it work wirelessly. 

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There must be some difference between a wired remote and a wireless remote.  Pre-capture engages when you half press the shutter button.  Do both devices allow for a shutter half press?

[p4pictures · Accepted solution]

The wireless bluetooth remotes do not include the "half-press" of the shutter, only a full-press. This is why there is no pre-capture when using the wireless remote. 

Since the limit of bluetooth is about 5 meters / 15 feet, you can use an extension cable for the wired remote RS-80N3, Canon used to sell the 10m / 30ft extension cord for the remotes with N3 connectors - I know this since I have the extension cord and use it with a TC-80N3 sometimes. 

[LaneW]

Wondering if you ever found a wireless remote solution with half press function?

[p4pictures]

Possibly the solution is to use a pocket wizard wireless trigger system. They produce "pre-trigger" cables that effectively hold the shutter at half press when the cable is connected. This would then allow the pre-shooting to run, but it will run continuously while the camera is switched on and may impact battery life or the camera temperature. Then when you press the button on the remote it will fully press the shutter button to start taking photos. I have not tried this myself, but it might be a solution for long range wireless with pre-shooting.