Good Digital Cameras with Remote Control.?

Question

I need help finding a good digital camera for under $200 with a remote control so that i can take pictures without having to touch the camera. Im starting to get into stop motion films and it looks much better when the camera doesnt move each time you take a picture. So if anyone can help it would be great.

Answer 1

Unfortunately since most if not all digital cameras have self timers on them, remote control manual shutters are no longer an accessory with the majority of "point and click" digital cameras. Only high end (and costly) digital SLR's come with remotes or manual shutter release buttons. You're better off using a camcorder or a good webcam to start off doing stop motion, as both can be easily hooked up to and work with stop motion software in order to capture, organize and edit frames. Plus, using a digital camera for stop motion comes with a ton of problems you're probably not ready for.

To actually frame-grab and compile the movie, I'd suggest using Monkeyjam if you're on a PC. It's free.

http://www.giantscreamingrobotmonkeys.co...

AnimatorDV: Simple+ became freeware.

http://www.animatordv.com/download7

If you're on a Mac, you could try Framethief or FramebyFrame.

http://www.framethief.com/

http://web.mac.com/philipp.brendel/Softw...

For any specific questions, you should check out http://www.stopmotionanimation.com

It's a message board filled with stop motion animators helping eachother out. They even have a handbook section that has basic answers and info on a variety of stop motion topics (armatures, sets, cameras, etc)

http://www.stopmotionanimation.com/handb...

You can also check out this website for other stop motion animation programs; some free, some retail. I haven't used any of them (other than Stop Motion Pro) so I couldn't tell you if the rest of their features were any good or not, but at least it gives you other options.

http://www.stopmotionworks.com/stopmosof...

Here are some online resources about the basic principles of animation. These principles can and should be applied to any genre or medium you choose to work in, whether that be drawn, CGI, or stop motion animation.

http://www.idleworm.com/how/index.shtml

http://www.awn.com/tooninstitute/lessonp...

http://www.animationarena.com/principles...

http://www.animationmeat.com/notes/notes...

If you need more help or info, let me know.