VIXIA HF G40 immediately shuts down with Sony LANC

[jobbruggen]

Hi everyone, new to this forum.

A simple question about using a LANC connection for control of my CANON HF G40 and HF G30.

When I connect the Sony LANC to my G40, it immediately shuts down. Same when first power off, then connect, it immediately shuts down when I power on. I thought these LANC connection were standardized?

Any suggestions appreciated.

Greetings from the Netherlands,

Job

[IamintheUK]

I think you will find that, as the controllers contain circuitry,  the protocols used by different manufactures are different. I used one of these controllers (from Ebay) with my G40 and it was specified as being compatible with Canon.

[jobbruggen]

Thanks, Yes, I opened the Sony LANC handle bar and there is a lot of circuitry in there!

But no battery (which I expected) so it is getting the power from the camera LANC socket. Makes sense.

Best is probably to sell the handle bar separately from the tripod.

Greetings,

Job