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I agree with you. This is a bit off topic, but I have a Sony a3000 and a6000. I have a non-sony USB camera timer/remote [1], and I'm pretty pleased with it. Th

I agree with you. This is a bit off topic, but I have a Sony a3000 and a6000. I have a non-sony USB camera timer/remote [1], and I'm pretty pleased with it. There seem to be similar products out there. If there is no USB SDK released by Sony, how are these manufacturers creating this USB control devices? Do they partner with camera vendors behind NDAs? Do they reverse engineer the protocol? Just curious. [1] https://www.amazon.com/Remote-Control-Wireless-Shutter-Release/dp/B07T21VN84/ https://www.amazon.com/Remote-Control-Wireless-Shutter-Relea...

to11mtm 5y ago
Not sure, but wanted to toss out there's apparently a github project that does USB Control for at least some Alphas. [0]. In the case of USB type things, it's probably a bit easier to 'sniff' traffic and reverse engineer the protocol if one wants to. And while some MFGs are notorious for being 'protective' around their protocols (i.e. lenses) I think remote controls are likely not as much a bread and butter to them, so there's less incentive (especially without obsoleting a lot of existing kit.) [0] - https://github.com/pixeltris/SonyAlphaUSB https://github.com/pixeltris/SonyAlphaUSB