A few questions about the RM-1:
I'm trying to shoot hummingbirds from from a hanging plant using my E-520 and RM-1 remote. It appears I have to hold the RM-1 almost straight in front of the camera to make it fire. But that puts me pretty near the hanging plant, which scares away the birds.
1) Any suggestions on technique?
2) Why doesn't Olympus put an infrared sensor on the back of the camera too?
3) Where can I find instructions on the RM-1 itself? I can't figure out what the W, T, minus and plus buttons are supposed to do. You'd think W and T would control the zoom, but they don't seem to do anything. The minus and plus buttons seem like they should control exposure, but again, they don't seem to do anything. Does this sound like operator ignorance/error? Equipment malfunction? The E-520 manual has almost no information on the remote, and I've searched the Olympus site with no luck. Any help appreciated.
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