Triggertrap is an open source, Arduino-based box that will take pretty much any input and use it to trigger your camera. Lasers, a clap of the hands, even your old TV remote — all of them will work to trip your camera’s shutter.
The project differs from other Kickstarter projects in a few ways. First is that there will be two very different versions. Photographer and geek Haje Jan Kamps has already built an Arduino-based laser trigger for a camera (break the beam, take the shot) and he will be selling a more complex kit with various inputs for DIY-loving photography hackers.
The second product will be a smaller, more polished box designed to be sold — eventually — in camera stores. This will contain a laser trigger and other inputs, along with variable time-lapse controls. It will still be hacker friendly thanks to a USB port through which it can be programmed.
The idea is that if you can connect it to an Arduino board, you can use it to fire you camera. This means that you will only be limited by your ideas.
To get in on the Kickstarter action, you’ll need to pledge $75 to get an assembled, Arduino-based model (Haje says prices will rise in the future). If that’s a little rich for you DIY types, you can download the open-source plans and build your own.
Triggertrap: The Universal Camera Trigger [Kickstarter]
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