

I have a rather incomplete compatibility list here. Note that since 2015 many Sony cameras have a different interface, the "Multiport", and do not support LANC. An adapter is required to connect to many newer cameras, for example the 522AV LANC-AV 10PIN CABLE ADAPTOR from Hague Camera Supports in the UK. The controller is fitted with a 2.5mm stereo jack plug for the LANC connection. The supplied software allows control of:Īll features depend on camera compatibility.

and also provides control of cameras supporting the Sony LANC protocol (also called S-Link). This device gives you remote control over a Bescor pan/tilt camera power head. The LEDs are arranged around the edge of the viewing screen inside the vehicle so that I know instantly the approximate direction in which the thermal is looking.Home PanTiltLANC JMux Contact USB Pan Tilt Controller with Sony LANC (S-Link) interface The pot feed a circuit that lights LEDs in turn as the voltages changes. The pot produces a voltage that varies with the position of the spotter. I fitted both of mine with a potentiometer that was linked to the rotating part of the set up via a toothed belt.

Unless you know the ground you are scanning it's easy to lose your sense of direction and not know where the thermal is pointing. It's battery operated but is not wireless so has a control cable back to the inside of the vehicle. The second used one of these Maxwell MP-101 3D Motorised Tilt Head with Cable Remote: .uk: Camera Photo mount the thermal on the plate and you're good to go. The first one used a wireless remote spotlight bought on eBay Boat Marine Hovercraft Wireless Remote Control Search Rescue Spot Light | eBayĭiscard the sealed beam unit and get a plate the fits the hole where the sealed beam unit was. I've built a couple of these using thermal cores and lenses I bought from China
