Pulse Camera Control

Even after an Alpine tech set it up it fails. Of course the tech set it up for ANDROID after being told is was to be used on iPhone. Completely incompetent company. Still will not work on either of our two iPhones and Alpine is silent.

I own a Nikon D3400 DSLR. As some may know, the only intervalometer available is an infrared point and click one. Not very useful for astrophotography. After looking everywhere online for another option I finally found the solution. The Pulse. Despite having some issues early on, it seems that Alpine Labs has come through and made a good product. I can now take astrophotography photos with multiple long exposure shots without clicking the shutter on the camera. Bluetooth connectivity is perfect, I have not had any disconnects yet. The only issue I’ve seen is occasional clipping with the onscreen text and numbers. Timelapse’s are super easy to set up and they even have preset ones you can try. I was afraid to try this out based on the reviews but I’m so glad I did!

I bought this a few years ago...a lot happened, I moved a few times, had stuff in storage...long story short, I just got my pulse out for the first time after a crazy few years hoping to take some long exposure shots of the perseid meteor showers tonight. Just downloaded the app, and went through all the steps to connect it with no luck. The app can’t find the device. Really bummed.

This set up is connected to a Canon 77D. Depending on the settings on the camera connection can be unreliable. The set up is also very specific and the unit has to be disconnected then reconnected to recognize the camera. The initial setup didn’t work and the Bluetooth connection had to be reset and deleted from the phone.

According to the last update, they fixed an issue that would previously prevent the pulse from showing up in the devices page. That is a lie. No matter how many times I’ve turned on my Pulse and checked to see whether or not it was connected in my phones Bluetooth settings (it’s always connected, which means the Pulse Bluetooth works, as well as my phones) it never shows up in the devices list, which means I can’t even use it. It’s worthless.

A very dodgy product that works in whimsical ways. This company should be scrutinized for suspect business practices. The Pulse is a worthless tool that works almost never. Still can’t successfully make the Bluetooth work in 2018. Stay away from this company as you’ll be very disappointed.

It took some time to get my Pulse working, and it needs to be activated in very particular way, namely: Turn on camera (Canon 6DMk2) Turn on Pulse Connect Pulse via USB Open iOS app Otherwise it won’t work at all. HDR doesn’t work (presents an error message) and long exposure doesn’t either (takes a shot at a shutter speed besides what I specified). Bluetooth preview image is hit or miss too. I also verified that I’m at the latest firmware :-/ I got this for time lapses, which do work though.

Would like to see image preview with current version and also histogram and Apple Watch support.

Apple Watch support would be incredible. Could just strap the Apple Watch to my Ronin or use it while also filming with another camera. I film concerts and have cameras sitting on stage while I am moving around and the ability to start video while far away at the click of a button from my watch would be incredible! Very interested in this tool, but won't buy it unless it supports the Apple Watch.

Not only did it lockup my Canon but the app can't even update the devices firmware.