Motion-activated shutter trigger for EOS R8

[JeffreyEttinge]

I own a Canon R8 mirrorless camera. I also have the BR-51 Canon remote shutter trigger. I am trying to find a motion-activated trigger that I can use to photograph wildlife that is compatible with this camera, either branded by Canon or another company. It looks like Vivitar made one, but it doesn't seem to be available anymore. Has anyone found a solution to this? Thanks, Jeff

[jrhoffman75]

https://www.camtraptions.com/camera-traps-old/pir-motion-sensor-v4-vs-v3-vs-v2/

No experience with it.

[FloridaDrafter]

Hello, Jeff!

I bought a trigger made by MIOPS (Smart+) to shoot lightning, but it does a lot more. It will act as a motion trigger, but it uses the camera in your phone. You mount the unit in the hot shoe and connect to the cameras trigger port via cable. I mount my phone using an "L" bracket. and connect the phone via Bluetooth and the MIOPS app. You can control it with your phone or on the unit itself.

I used it to get this shot by setting a shutter delay so the bird would be in frame. I guess I could have messed with the sensitivity, but the delay worked. I used an R5 and RF100mm macro.

Since I use it on several cameras (DSLR and MILC) that have different types of connectors, I had to buy a couple of different cables, but they weren't expensive. The unit itself is a bit pricey, but IMO, worth it for the features.

Newton

[JeffreyEttinge]

Thanks. Will take a look. 

Jeff

[JeffreyEttinge]

Thank you very much.  I just took a quick look and looks like a great solution! I'm hoping I can put my camera in burst mode so I won't have to worry about delaying the trigger or changing the sensitivity. Will likely give it a try. I am also doing bird photography.  Jeff.

[FloridaDrafter]

I can't get it to shoot bursts, at least I don't see that option in the MIOPS app.

Newton

[JeffreyEttinge]

Do you set the shutter delay in the app or on your camera? I don't see that option on my R8.

[FloridaDrafter]

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@JeffreyEttinge wrote:

Do you set the shutter delay in the app or on your camera? I don't see that option on my R8.

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In the app. I overlooked the "Frame" setting in my app, so yes, you are able to take multiple frames. Frankly, I don't know what I thought "Frame" meant, but it makes since now... Go figure ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, sorry.

I haven't used this feature (haven't had too) so I can't attest to it's effectiveness.

Newton

[JeffreyEttinge]

Also, what kind of laser trigger do you have and how do you set that up?  I assumed that it came with a built-in laser, but I guess not. Does the laser deter birds from entering the field of view?  Jeff

[FloridaDrafter]

I don't use a laser. But the MIOPS unit only acts as a receiver so you would need a laser pointer to make a trigger line.

I wouldn't use a laser because of the possibility that it might blind or temporarily blind the bird when it breaks the beam to trigger the camera.

Newton