Wireless camera flash synchronizer system and method
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1. A method of wirelessly communicating a camera synchronization from a camera body to a remote device with an external wireless camera flash synchronizer connected to an external synchronization connector of the camera body, the wireless camera flash synchronizer including a transceiver having an oscillator element having a wireless receive mode and a wireless transmit mode, the oscillator element configured to be in only one of the wireless receive mode and wireless transmit mode at a time, the method comprising:
- setting the oscillator element to the wireless receive mode;
detecting a synch signal from the external synchronization connector of the camera body;
in response to said detecting of the synch signal, automatically switching the oscillator element from the wireless receive mode to the wireless transmit mode; and
wirelessly transmitting a synchronization data from the wireless camera flash synchronizer to the remote device.
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Abstract
A single oscillator synchronizer system and method that automatically switches from a wireless receive mode of the oscillator to a wireless transmit mode of the oscillator upon the detection of a synchronization (synch) signal of a camera body. In one example, a method of wirelessly communicating a camera synchronization from a camera body to a remote device with a wireless camera flash synchronizer connected to a synchronization connector of the camera body, the wireless camera flash synchronizer including a transceiver having an oscillator element with a wireless receive mode and a wireless transmit mode, the oscillator element configured to be in only one of the wireless receive mode and wireless transmit mode at a time is provided. In another example, a wireless camera flash synchronizer that automatically switches from a wireless receive mode to a wireless transmit mode upon detection of a synch signal of a camera body is provided.
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1. A method of wirelessly communicating a camera synchronization from a camera body to a remote device with an external wireless camera flash synchronizer connected to an external synchronization connector of the camera body, the wireless camera flash synchronizer including a transceiver having an oscillator element having a wireless receive mode and a wireless transmit mode, the oscillator element configured to be in only one of the wireless receive mode and wireless transmit mode at a time, the method comprising:
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setting the oscillator element to the wireless receive mode; detecting a synch signal from the external synchronization connector of the camera body; in response to said detecting of the synch signal, automatically switching the oscillator element from the wireless receive mode to the wireless transmit mode; and wirelessly transmitting a synchronization data from the wireless camera flash synchronizer to the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An external wireless camera flash synchronizer for connection to one or more external flash synchronization connectors of a camera body, the wireless camera flash synchronizer comprising:
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a transceiver having an oscillator element having a transmit mode and a receive mode, said oscillator element being in only one of said transmit mode and said receive mode at a time; a first synchronization signal connector for connecting said transceiver to an external PC flash synchronization connector and/or a hotshoe connector of a camera body; and an auto mode switcher for switching said transceiver from said receive mode to said transmit mode in response to said first synchronization signal connector receiving a synch signal from said camera body via said external PC flash synchronization connector and/or said hotshoe connector. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An external wireless camera flash synchronizer for connection to one or more external flash synchronization connectors of a camera body, the wireless camera flash synchronizer comprising:
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a transceiver having an oscillator element having a transmit mode and a receive mode, said oscillator element being in only one of said transmit mode and said receive mode at a time; a means for connecting said transceiver to an external PC flash sychronization connecter and/or a hotshoe connector of a camera body; and a means for switching said transceiver from said receive mode to said transmit mode in response to said means for connecting receiving a synch signal from said camera body via said external PC flash synchronization connector and/or said hotshoe connector.
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