naimis
Contributor
A while back, I contacted Ikelite to find out how much they sell their housing buttons for, in the hopes that I could use them for my own camera housing (as one still does not yet exist for the Panasonic SDT750). Unfortunately, while Ikelite does sell the larger dial-type controls, they do not sell the push-buttons.
So, I'm starting to consider my options again. One option would be to fabricate my own buttons. This would be time consuming, obviously. Another option is to find another source of such controls (anyone know of any?) A third option is to build a new controller that uses hall effect sensors or something similar.
The third option is certainly doable but implies a long lead time as I have to ramp up on IR control and microcontroller design/use. There was at least one post in the epic diy camcorder thread implying that Panasonic used LANC, but everything else I've read suggests that Panasonic devices use RC5. Maybe some Panasonic devices used LANC, but this camcorder definitely does not have a LANC connector. There were also mentions of buttons, all of which linked off-site to a registration required microsoft thing (boo).
Any comments or suggestions?
So, I'm starting to consider my options again. One option would be to fabricate my own buttons. This would be time consuming, obviously. Another option is to find another source of such controls (anyone know of any?) A third option is to build a new controller that uses hall effect sensors or something similar.
The third option is certainly doable but implies a long lead time as I have to ramp up on IR control and microcontroller design/use. There was at least one post in the epic diy camcorder thread implying that Panasonic used LANC, but everything else I've read suggests that Panasonic devices use RC5. Maybe some Panasonic devices used LANC, but this camcorder definitely does not have a LANC connector. There were also mentions of buttons, all of which linked off-site to a registration required microsoft thing (boo).
Any comments or suggestions?