On Mon, 24 Mar 2003 00:48:38 -0500, dh_ld@nomail.com wrote:

>A while ago I had a question about getting a remote control for a

>Sony camcorder, and Jack Hayes provided the following:

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>From: "Jack Hayes" <atrei@cyberbeach.net>

>Newsgroups: rec.video

>Subject: Re: How to find remote control for Sony camcorder?

>Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 19:31:18 -0500

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>Are you looking for a wired remote or IR remote? If wired the best idea I

>have been given is to purchase the cheap Sony tripod with Lanc remote keep

>the remote and discard the tripod. I have just ordered one for this purpose.

>

>Jack

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>Since then I've resolved the original problem, but now am wondering

>about Lanc units. Is there a lot of difference between different types?

>I'm mainly interested in the cheapest thing I can get that will give me

>the ability to control zoom, and zoom speed.

All start/stop zooming, but they vary on the complexity

of the zoom control. The Sony remote from the tripod handles

has some limited speed control (rocker, in increments); the

RM95 and the old grip-handle Sony controllers are

single-speed, as I recall (these are all the cheapest); the

Canon 1000 permits pre-selecting a zoom speed (6) or using

a rocker (under $200); the big Varizoom permits variable

speed (with dial, continuously variable, moveable while

zooming, under $400). None will zoom the lens slower than

the on-camera control, and none will "ease-in/ease-out"

of zooming smoothly, unfortunately...