Is there any danger to the camera using remote control?
Not that we are aware of! The DigiSnaps have been used thousands of times without incident. There used to be some warnings posted from camera manufacturer reps about using remote control. There is a slight danger if you start poking into the various registers of the camera. There are commands to calibrate the camera, change some internal settings, and even upgrade the firmware. The old adage a little knowledge can be dangerous can certainly apply here. Harbortronics has NDAs in place with multiple camera manufacturers who have provided us with their camera models serial protocol, so we are in no danger of somehow accidentally upsetting camera calibrations. We have on many many occasions during development testing actually caused cameras to lock-up (no longer responsive to anything). The communication process is fairly well defined, but its easy enough to confuse the camera. In most cases turning the camera off resolved the lock-up. Sometimes we had to open the battery compartment for a
