Connecting the focus-wire (ring) with ground (sleeve) corresponds to pressing the shutter button halfway down

and results in focusing the camera. Accordingly, connecting the shutter-wire (tip) to ground (sleeve)
corresponds to pressing the shutter button all the way down. In this case the camera is first focused and then
triggered if the focusing was successful. In manual-focus mode the camera is triggered instantly.
Pinout 20D, 30D, 40D, 50D, 5D...
The double and single digit Canon cameras have a different connector (for whatever reason). Canon calls it the
!-connector. The only way to get the connector is to cannibalise a cheap wired remote control. The electrical
circuit behind the connector e"uivalent to the ###$ types.
Electrical characteristics
I measured the electrical characteristics of the wired remote control connector on a Canon %&' ())$ and ()$.
The values are e"ual for both modells. They are listed in the following table
*oltage (no load) !.! *
Threshold voltage +., *
'hort circuit current -, .A
Current at threshold voltage !) .A
The shutter and focus inputs have the same electrical characteristics and wor/ independently. The remote
control port and the shutter button seem to share the same wires. 0ushing the shutter button results in a
voltage drop to ) * at the e#ternal shutter or focus wire. A possible e"uivalent circuit for the trigger circuitry
might loo/ li/e this
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