Nikon SLR Cameras

Shutter Release Remote?

Guest
Guest

I have a Nikon P510. I can't seem to find a suitable remote shutter release for the camera. I want to take shots like fireworks and it is terrible having to keep pressing on the shutter release button. I saw people using a remote. But I can't seem to find one suitable for my camera. And I have no plans to change my camera as I'm very happy with it. Any idea where I can get one?

fhotoace
fhotoace

If you had looked on the Nikon website, you would have noticed that there are NO remote shutter releases available for that camera or actually any P&S cameras

If you look in your user manual, you will further notice that the longest shutter speed you have on that camera is 8 seconds, but no bulb setting. Bulb is the setting most used when shooting fireworks, light graffiti and other long exposures.

If you wish to push your boundaries on the area of long exposures, you are going to have to save your pennies and buy a dSLR, maybe even a used one like the Nikon D40

Guest
Guest

You could have a look at this:

It seems nothing is impossible these days. Although at $195 it may be better to sell your existing camera and buy a camera with a connector for a shutter release cable/remote.

Steve P
Steve P

Though I did not research it myself, and actually, that is your job to do anyway, if fhotoace says the Nikon site states there's no remote available for that camera, … Then there likely is not. Such things are typically only available for DSLR cameras. Though your camera is beyond a point and shoot, it is still a relatively basic, amateur oriented device. It does, however, give you some manual controls which you need for fireworks. Put the camera on a tripod, put the camera in Manual mode, set focus to infinity, turn auto focus OFF, set an aperture of f5.6 or f8, set a shutter speed of 2 seconds (may have to experiment some with that), and then use the SELF TIMER to fire the shutter. Set the timer to the TWO second delay point. Again, you MUST use a tripod. You will have to anticipate the fireworks bursts and press the shutter ahead of time to allow for the two second delay, but this will prevent blurred photos due to camera movement from pushing the shutter button. Yes, you are going to get some bad shots, but that is par for the course when shooting fireworks, no matter what equipment you have. If you set up as I stated, you WILL get some very good shots though! Your camera is not that inadequate to do what you want, you are just going to have to think and work with it using the self timer.