Overview
Do the following to connect your Sony Nex (5, 5N, 5T,)
A6000, Nex7r,
to a Pixhawk with an infrared trigger cable and trigger the camera based
on GPS distance.
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Sony IR trigger cable
Trigger your Sony Nex 5 or a6000. Also includes 15cm male to male servo cable
to connect to your Pixhawk. |
$29.95 |
.2 Lbs |
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Configure your Pixhawk
- Connect to your Pixhawk with Mission Planner and go to Initial Setup > Camera Gimbal and set the following:
- Note the - + S when connecting the servo cable
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- On JR/Spektum style cables orange is S, on Futaba style cables S is white.
- Note location of RC ports.
- Slide IR trigger and servo cable into camera mount as shown.
Connect servo cable to AUX2 / RC10.
- Finished.
- On your camera go to Menu > Camera > Drive Mode and select Remote Cdr.
- Go to the FLIGHT DATA screen in Mission
Planner. Right-click on the map and select Trigger Camera
NOW. If everything is setup correctly your Pixhawk will
trigger the camera and it is capable of triggering pictures using
GPS distance.
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