Question about SLR control application

[Chiggins]

Currently I have a kiosk deployed with a Canon T2i attached to it. We're looking to roll out more kiosks, but when looking at prices, the T3i is now more expensive than the T2i. Is there a programming standard for controlling SLR cameras, or is it known that Canon implements things the same way so I could use a T3i with the kiosk? Or would it not work, for whatever reason?

Thanks!

[kitschpatrol]

Hi Chris, the camera control software in the kiosks was written against Canon's EDSDK 2.10. Their SDK officially supports the following Canon SLRs:

• EOS-1D Mark III
• EOS 40D
• EOS-1Ds Mark III
• EOS 450D/Rebel XSi
• EOS 1000D/Rebel XS
• EOS 5D Mark II
• EOS 50D
• EOS 500D/Rebel T1i
• EOS 550D/Rebel T2i
• EOS 7D
• EOS-1D Mark IV
• EOS 60D
• EOS Rebel T3
• EOS Rebel T3i

Any of these cameras should work with the kiosk software without modification, but I can't guarantee anything since we've only tested with the T2i.

Rebuilding the control chunk of the software agains the more recent EDSDK 2.11 would add support for a few of the later model SLRs. (Specifically the EOS Rebel T4i, EOS 5D Mark III, and the EOS-1D X.)