Embracing Technology

At Caliber Video we embrace technology and the awesomeness it provides.   It is hard to complain about technology when it makes our lives easier every single day.  Now, I admit I have had my fair share of technological blunders , but for the most part we do tend to live harmoniously with our many gadgets.

With this in mind ,  I could not wait to try out a new app I discovered called DSLR Controller!  What this app does is allows you to connect a  compatible smart phone to your Cannon DSLR Camera.   The app not only allows you to use your phone as a high quality ( much cheaper) field monitor , but it also enables you to control all the functions of the camera.   I am able to easily access ISO ,  F-Stop,  Picture Quality, White Balance ,  Histogram ,  On Screen Grid,  Record,  Shutter,  Auto and Manual focus,  review, and I am sure some other fun features  I have yet to discover.     There honestly really isn't much of a delay and helps with getting a much finer focus, because I am sure many of you know the LCD screen on the camera sometimes... makes things look deceivingly good.  

So how do you get the set up to work?    First you need a USB to USB micro cable to connect to your camera  ( I stole one from my PS3 ) .  Secondly ,   you need to have  a USB OTG connector which allows you to use the camera as  a host device  which enables it to send files and the image.   Third,  I decided to go all out and by a shoe grip for my cell phone which is conveniently sold on Amazon .    With all these items totaling in the ball park of $20-$25 dollars + Shipping and the cost of the app ( at this time ) $7.99 , you will have a rig set up to use your cell phone (Or tablet  ) as a field monitor.   Just imagine .... 5 inch display... touch screen... 1080p... on your camera ... for less than $50.00 !    And if you really want to go all out like I did so you don't lose out on adding your mic or lights look into this high quality - Metal - mutli shoe attachment follow this link Tripple Shoe.

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I admit we have been kind of lax on our blog posting  , but going forward we will be adding much more content and stories just like this one!   If you have any comments or questions feel free to shoot us an email!  

Until Next time,

Mike 

P.S.  I forgot to mention I will be adding a full video over view of this set up very soon!  Stay Tuned and don't forget to like us on FaceBook