Tip of the day !

[Joggreen]

Just a little tip that may help some of you out there with dodgy remote keys.
I was not sure if the infra red side of the key was working and a friend of mine in the TV trade suggested just pointing it at a digital camera and you will see a small glow from the lens of the key if its transmitting properly in the cameras view finder.
I tried it and it works perfectly !
A simple but possibly handy tip.

 

[wd40]

Note:

It won't show in the viewfinder (unless it's electronic) but will show on an LCD screen of a digital camera.

 

[Aoraki]

Most DSLR's have an infrared filter fitted over the sensor so will filter this light out and not show at all, it's not an infallable way of testing your key.

 

[azaman]

Just point it at the lense of your camera phone - I've yet to see a phone with IR filtering.

Try looking at hot coals via your camera/phone, looks quite cool.

 

[grober]

http://mbclub.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=26218&highlight=remote
#14 for a pic.