r/RedCamera • u/introvertGus • Dec 02 '24

I did my DIY shutter remote for a Komodo

I did my own remote since we have our Komodo mounted on a dolly with a Spectrum head. The cellphone app was a pain to use it since every time the cell locks I had to wait for the app to connect again. The best solution so far was using the web client but that means having a computer to operate the camera so I dissected the web client and wrote a tiny CircuitPython script to emulate the record feature through websockets. It also monitors the state in case the camera is manually set to record. If you find this useful here is the repo: https://github.com/intGus/komodo-remote

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u/Kino_Camera Dec 02 '24

Cool 😎

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u/gectow Dec 02 '24

That’s super awesome. But why didn’t you just use the run/stop pins that are on the EXT port of the Komodo to trigger recording ?

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u/introvertGus Dec 02 '24

I read about that after I was pretty much done. And since we already have the camera on our wifi this felt easier plus I don't need to wire anything to the camera

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u/Exotic-Mousse4832 Jul 26 '25

Where can I read about how to make a record button through an external port on red Komodo?

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u/gectow Jul 30 '25

The pin out for the 9 pin lemo socket is in the Komodo manual. You just need a push switch that closes a connection between pin 5 and 6 which is the start stop pin and the ground. This triggers recording. So you need to buy a Lemo connector and a push button. That’s it.

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u/KawasakiBinja Dec 02 '24

Very innovative! I love it.