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Opteka RC-7 Wireless Remote Control for Olympus EVOLT E-520, E-510, E-500, E-420, E-410, E-330, E-300, E-3 & E-1 Digital SLR Camera | 
 enlarge | Brand: Opteka
Category: CE
List Price: $29.95
Buy New: $12.95
You Save: $17.00 (57%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 776
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 2 x 1 x 0.3
MPN: OPT-RC7-O
Model: RC-7
UPC: 049368200844
EAN: 0049368200844
ASIN: B000PDGJXY
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Wireless camera operation for Olympus Evolt E-510, E-500, E-410, & E-330 (see list below) | | • | Allows for shutter release up to 16 feet | | • | Instant or 2-second shutter release delay | | • | Makes group photos easy | | • | Battery included, Typical Battery Life - up to 2 years, 10,000 exposures |
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 I think it's waterproof! August 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this for an Olympus e-510 and it has worked great. It also worked immediately for my brother's Rebel XTi.
Aside from what it is supposed to do, I recently had this remote in a non-waterproof pouch in an extremely heavy rainstorm. The remote and fiber cloths in the pouch were very very wet. I didn't try to use it right away but it did work the next day and still does. :)
 Poor quality August 9, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Product is of very cheap construction - battery compartment lip breaks easily when you access battery. Dissapointing...
Opteka RC-7 Wireless Remote Control August 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought the wireless remote to use with my Olympus E-510 camera. The remote works perfectly and I recommend it to anyone seeking a less expensive option to the Olympus brand.
With Olympus E-510, All 3 Advertised Buttons Work July 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have only used the RC-7 with an Olympus E-510. It also has separate sets of buttons for Minolta, Nikon, Pentax, and two varieties of Canons.
The E-510's own manual only documents the usefulness of three buttons of their brand of remote; Normally only shutter release (S). In manual BULB mode, the W and T buttons will open and close the shutter manually. The - and + buttons are not documented in the E-510's manual. So it's not shocking that on the RC-7 the + and - don't do anything; working as Olympus designed. Olympus apparently only enables these buttons on other models of cameras.
I've used the RC-7 to snap pictures of the moon without shaking the camera on the tripod. Worked great.
Some reviews have complained that the remote doesn't work. Mine appeared to be brand new, but didn't have any plastic tab isolating the battery. It worked right out of the box. Well, that's after I figured out that I had to go through the E-510's drive-mode menu to enable the E-510's ability to react to a remote (top left of camera, left silver button closest to user, near flash button). With this button, you can set the camera to snap a pic immediately after clicking the remote's shutter release button, or to wait two seconds and then snap the pic. RTFM.
If you're in doubt as to whether the RC-7 is sending a signal, then put your camera into live view mode (where you can see the image on the LCD). Then point the remote towards the lens and press and hold any button on the remote. The human eye can't see the signal, but when it is translated onto the LCD screen, there is a noticeable pulsing light from the remote when it's working. If you can't see it, try again in a dark room. Alternatively, try viewing the signal with another digital camera or camcorder - they all should be able to see/reveal it. (You won't see this through any camera's optical viewfinder.)
The RC-7 is a better value than the Olympus version, and it can control other camera brands that you may already have, or buy in the future. Or maybe you have another Olympus model that actually has a use for the + and - buttons.
DOA May 26, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The product was dead on arrival. The instructions said to remove the protective stripe from the battery. There was non. I called 17th Street Photo, they said that maybe the battery was dead. I checked it with my Volt-Ohm meter .... checked OK. They said they'd send me a new one. They never did.
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