Remote control for Canon camera

BriNylon

I have a canon800d and a rc6 remote.   I can only get it to fire remotely when it is on a timer.  I want to photograph birds and the timer scares them so its not much good.  Am I using this correctly?
I also want a remote for the video function so I can zoom, pan and focus without camera shake.  Can anyone recommend one?

mksysb

BriNylon said:

I have a canon800d and a rc6 remote.   I can only get it to fire remotely when it is on a timer.  I want to photograph birds and the timer scares them so its not much good.  Am I using this correctly?
I also want a remote for the video function so I can zoom, pan and focus without camera shake.  Can anyone recommend one?

Does canon's connect app work with your phone?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.canon.ic.cameraconnect&hl=en

BriNylon

Please excuse my ignorance here. 
I have worked out how to get photos from my camera to my phone.  I think I used camera connect.  So does that mean I can do all of the above with my phone?

EssexExile

https://www.canon.co.uk/apps/photo-companion/

BriNylon

Many thanks.  Have just realized that I can operate it with my phone but cannot use digital zoom from phone.  Presumably these cameras do not have optical zoom?   If not how can I get it?

debitcardmayhem

Digital zoom is not needed , you can use your pc to do that on the image , but I am not familiar with canon nor the app, does your camera have a manual zoom and can you work that with the app? Not much help I know , as for panning then I guess you would need a motorised mount for your tripod for that , again just guessing

EssexExile

BriNylon said:

Many thanks.  Have just realized that I can operate it with my phone but cannot use digital zoom from phone.  Presumably these cameras do not have optical zoom?   If not how can I get it?

It has an optical zoom on it if you've put a zoom lens on it. I don't suppose it's motorised though, they are thousands of pounds. To be honest there's not much point having a camera that good if you are then going digitally zoom the pictures.

Farway

EssexExile said:

BriNylon said:

Many thanks.  Have just realized that I can operate it with my phone but cannot use digital zoom from phone.  Presumably these cameras do not have optical zoom?   If not how can I get it?

It has an optical zoom on it if you've put a zoom lens on it. I don't suppose it's motorised though, they are thousands of pounds. To be honest there's not much point having a camera that good if you are then going digitally zoom the pictures.

True, normal method is optical zoom, then crop using whatever image processor you have

BriNylon

Many thanks for these replies.
I was wondering whether there is any point to using the Canon as a video camera.  I have a digital sony which a bought a couple of years ago and it seems easier to use than the Canon.
Do many people use this sort of camera as a video camera?

EssexExile

BriNylon said:

Many thanks for these replies.
I was wondering whether there is any point to using the Canon as a video camera.  I have a digital sony which a bought a couple of years ago and it seems easier to use than the Canon.
Do many people use this sort of camera as a video camera?

A chap I know used to do weddings & he used DSLRs for everything.