I set it up on my Nikon last night and attempted to capture some lightning, but it never triggered. I tried different sensitivity levels. Suggestions?
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i never got a shot of lightning with it. i gave up and saved up for a higher price one from a different company. i tried talking with the opteka company couldn't get help. it took over 800 pictures over the past month never got one good shot (no lightning). if you havent had it long i would send it back.
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I had the same problem. I too am frustrated trying to learn this camera - in the past all I had was a very basic digital camera. My issue was having the burst feature on. If you hit menu, and next to picture burst if it does not day "off" the flast will not work.
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It may be defective the one I have has a decent black and white image at night. You most likely won't see a light from it it records using infra red lighting at night. If it's not recording anything you pro bubbly have a bad camera.
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The IR light gives away the cameras position. Try Wildgame blackout. Small and no lights to give away it's position
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Manually it works great, but the auto?.....not so well. Took some outdoor pics of my nephew's. It was a sunny day, no clouds. Went to take a pic under a tree but it was so bright behind him, he was a black silhouette. Tried zooming in and out to try to get it to recognize where I wanted it to focus; it it didn't work. Tried turning the flash on while in the auto setting. It wouldn't work either. Have to go into program settings to get the force flash to work. Have to adjust the aperture to get the backlight (not every time, but whenever it won't do it automatically.)
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I turned that on with my sony a7 as well, but I can't get it to work. I removed the battery film. what should I do now...
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It is invisible. No red. I went through the same thing. Make sure your camera is sensitive to 940nm. Only a camera in that range will see the illumination .
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I bought one. I didn't have any trouble finding the settings in the A7 menu and my battery is installed properly without the plastic interrupter strip and I couldn't get it to work. If they shipped it with a dead battery, shame on them. I don't have another. Where is the camera reading the IR signal? Through the lens? Are you supposed to see a light on the front of the remote when you push the button?
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Maybe you have to check on your camera settings. I think you could have issues with continuous shooting because sometimes the strobes doesn't charge so fast.
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Return it and buy Nikon's remote. I had the same exact problem with this thing. Only the Nikon brand remote works with the D3200
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I checked gopro, found out it do not carry IR sensitive len. You need to replace Len to make it work. If you change len with IR sensitive, IR Illuminator should be work for it. Thanks
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I'm sorry, I don't remember for certain how mine worked...or didn't work. I sent it back after about an hour of trying to get it to even be recognized by my computer there was very little (if anything) that DID work the way it was supposed to. I suggest you do the same. Return it and remember...most of the time...you get what you pay for. I ended up buying a very nice camera I'm pleased with on ebay for something like $20-$30. Good luck.
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Apologies. I just looked at your question again. The flash doesn't fire when you take the picture? Do you have a Canon, Nikon or something else? I'm not sure, but it might make a difference. Otherwise, you should go into your menu and see if you have external flash set to on.
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It would be helpfull if you told us what triggers and what camera u are using.I bought Pixel King Wireless iTTL triggers for NIkon and they do not work with my Sigma EF-530-DG-Super... so you see it is not only about the Flash...
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Odd. I doubt it's a defective unit. Try manual mode to see if that works. Also. check that you haven't added some underexposure flash compensation on the camera or the flash.
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I have experienced the same thing but my camera is a few years old. Initially I had an awful time with its flash not working. Just as the warranty would expire, the flash stopped functioning. Nikon fixed it once and replaced the entire camera the second time. But now with this shutter problem, I am fed up. I do not trust the camera, and Nikon by extension. I have a 35 year old Nikkormat which is in my attic, which never gave me any problems. Bummer. I am in the market for another camera, not a Nikon.
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your flash might be set for automatic. look on back to where you see a lightning bolt, press it and see how it is set. if all else fails read the manual. ( this would be my first thing to do sit down with a cup of coffee in the am and just read. and register your camera on line.