Nikon Coolpix 990 User's Group
Saturday 2009/11/21
| Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:49:10 GMT |
professional opinion
I posted the folder "a love of fall" a bit ago and gave everyone a bit of time to look at them. I am very knew to photography and i kind of want a professional |
| Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:55:28 GMT | Re: On/off button not working |
| Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:34:28 GMT |
Re: On/off button not working
From: Gypsy ... It's called the "mode switch". The part costs about $80, and is not hard to replace if you are handy with tools. You can also try cleaning it |
| Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:53:23 GMT |
On/off button not working
My on/off button isn't working...is there a replacement part I can get or should I sell it on ebay for parts? [Non-text portions of this message have been |
| Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:51:45 GMT |
Re: Shutter Release ??
Bruce; What a great "Hit" was your post on this end. It is EXACTLY what I am trying to do -- get the 990 under microcontroller control. In my case it is |
| Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:02:57 GMT |
Re: Shutter Release ??
Hi, I made a cable release for the 990 ages ago using a PIC16F84A microcontroller. Here is a link to my project and another link to someone else who made it |
| Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:26:57 GMT |
Re: Shutter Release ??
I got a cable by accident. I was trying to get one for my cp4500. want it? ... From: Charlie Wallace To: coolpix990@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, |
| Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:45:46 GMT |
Re: Shutter Release ??
its a serial protocol, its been a while since i played around with my 990 but you either hook up the serial connector cable, which is what the mc-eu1 remote, |
| Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:03:06 GMT |
Re: Shutter Release ??
Actually, I really want to do it via the cable. Does anyone know where I can find the pin out of the cable connector? Many thanks Bill |
| Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:06:57 GMT |
Re: Shutter Release ??
If you don't mind hacking into your 990, the shutter release is controlled by two switch closures - one for prefocus, the other to trip the shutter - on the |
| Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:11:34 GMT |
Re: Shutter Release ??
Right, I have one of their boxes ? great product and highly recommended. But I am trying to ?roll my own? and need the pinouts and protocol for tripping |
| Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:01:00 GMT |
Re: Shutter Release ??
... Try these guys - https://www.harbortronics.com/ They have products that communicate with the 990 via the serial port and accept relay closures as trigger |
| Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:22:05 GMT |
Re: Shutter Release ??
Mike, Many thanks for the speedy reply but I don¹t see how that is going to help me trigger the shutter of my 990 from a relay controlled by a computer. This |
| Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:35:41 GMT |
Re: Shutter Release ??
You can do this without hacking hardware, using software connected via the USB to 990 cable: http://www.charliex.net/cpix/cpix.htm As I recall, you need to |
| Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:20:16 GMT |
Shutter Release ??
I want to trigger the shutter of my 990 from a relay controlled by a computer. I have a spare USB to 990 cable that I can hack. Could someone point me to the |
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