DiY Multi Connector

[Graham_of_Rainham]

Ever been frustrated by not being able to use the Live View TV Stream and trigger the camera with a remote?

The FT E-System had both a socket for the Video, USB and a Remote, so life was simple, albeit a bit of a tangle of cables

Olympus now has everything on the one "Multi-Connector" with the MFT system, and I've not been able to find a cable that will do it all on the interwebthingy, so it's back to the DiY bench.



Eventually this will be a full multi-plug, serving all the outputs from the 12 pins and accessing all the cameras outputs (although I may skip the Audio, as I rarely take video)

While I got the basic "Pin-out" on line, it needed some extra cross connections to make the functions work correctly.

All good fun on a "day off" from retirement duties...

[Graham_of_Rainham]

Re: DiY Multi Connector

Faced with the problem of wanting Live View and Remote Control to work at the same time on my Olympus cameras,
and not being able to source a suitable solution from internet searches, I set about making one.





The AV is the standard output to an RCA Plug, but the Remote Control lead has a 2.5mm stereo plug, so I can use my Radio Trigger or a push button release.

While it works perfectly, the two leads going into the plug is less than ideal.
A single multi-core lead that splits into AV and RC leads, would look better.

It will get the most use when the PEN is attached to the OM Bellows unit or Very Long Telephoto Lenses to reduce vibration input to an absolute minimum.

Cost - less than £10
Time - couple of hours + testing (playing actually )

Works on both the E-PL5 and XZ-1

[fotofundi]

Re: DiY Multi Connector

Hi
I want to send the camera image in real-time to a connected laptop computer (live view) running Windows 7 or 8 so I can monitor wildlife, and be able to trip the shutter remotely when required.
Advice on how to achieve this without having to use an iPhone or Android device would be very welcome.
Also
The new Olympus OM-D cameras have a multi connector just below the accessory shoe in addition to the USB and HDMI sockets on the side.
1. Does anyone know if it is possible to obtain a DIY multi-connector plug to fit this socket and from where?
2. The pin connections of the multi connector.
Thanks for any help, suggestions etc.