Olympus CAMEDIA D-390 user manual

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How to hardwire the Olympus D-390 Digital Camera
(External battery method)

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This document covers in detail how to modify the Olympus D-390 Digital Camera so that the
shutter can be controlled remotely. Use the standard RSP PIC chip with this method. Please
note that if you make this modification to your Olympus camera that you will void your
camera’s warranty. This modification can also result in damage to yo

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Battery contact points Since the D-390 does not have the same internal power characteristics as the D-370 or D-380 it’s necessary to control this camera with the PixController RSP board. The recommended way to wire the D-390’s power is through the DC power jack, see “Figure 1”. By doing so you will not add any internal wires to the D-390. Using the external power supply connector to power up/down the D-390 Rear Battery Contact Points does not work unless you can fin

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Figure 1 Wiring diagram for an external battery for the D-390. It is recommended that you use a 3 cell battery holder. This holder was constructed from a 4 AA cell holder sold at Radio Shack. PixController Universal Board Wiring Information Update 9/9/04 Shown below are the locations for wiring to the PixContorller Universal Board. You may either solder your connections to the “Camera Port”, or use the enclosed Phone Cable and wire to the “Phone Jack Port”. Note: The

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