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Face and Body Scanning / Re: Sony a6000 for Full Body Scan Rig

« on: May 04, 2016, 08:10:37 PM »

Update:

The multiterminal jack has both the 10 pin connections that James posted above, and also a set of 5 pin connections for the USB data transfer and charging (the more easily visible part of the multiterminal port on the camera). See the attached picture of a shutter release cable that I tore apart.

The included USB cable that came with the camera has a short connector, only providing the 5 pin part (which is the shallower part of the multiterminal port on the camera). The shutter release cable connector is longer, providing both the 10 pin connections and the 5 pin connections. The 10 pin portion goes deeper into the multiterminal port, thus the connector is longer.

So I believe this is good news. The triggering functions seem to be separate from the data transfer functions. I'm waiting on a couple multiterminal-to-USB cables to come in so I can tear them apart and see how the wires are connected. Ideally, I'll be able to cut off the multiterminal connector and connect the wires to the 5 pin part of the shutter release cable.

More to follow!

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Face and Body Scanning / Re: Sony a6000 for Full Body Scan Rig

« on: May 03, 2016, 06:41:32 PM »

Thanks for all the info, friends.

James, that pinout was almost really helpful, but I think the multiterminal connector only has 5 pins (unless I'm wrong on that).

Here's my gameplan:
- Buy a couple multiterminal to 3.5mm remote shutter cables (http://www.vellogear.com/detail?sku=1053361)
- Use multimeter to determine which pins control the shutter.
- Attempt to build break-out "Y" cable, one end has the multiterminal connector, the other two are a 3.5mm jack for focus/shutter release and a USB connector for data dump. Hopefully simply redirecting the necessary leads to their respective connectors will be straightforward. My worry is that the USB data uses the same pins as the focus/shutter, just in a different way. We'll see I guess.

I'm sure I'll run into some more problems along the way, but that's the fun! I'll let you know how this goes. It'll be interesting to find out if the USB cable can be connected and still allow shutter triggering.

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Face and Body Scanning / Sony a6000 for Full Body Scan Rig

« on: April 15, 2016, 05:32:06 PM »

Anybody out there using the Sony a6000 for full body capture? The sharpness of the camera is pretty awesome, but I'm concerned about triggering. Any insight into using this camera for multi-cam (50+) rigs would be welcome! Thanks!

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General / Re: Canon 1200D experiences....

« on: February 27, 2016, 11:46:13 AM »

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