Pulse Camera Control

I have just tried this for this first time. The Bluetooth keeps cutting out. It thinks the camera is in the wrong mode. The HDR option doesn’t work, I could go on. I tried to submit a big report, even that failed. Shocking how this was ever released with so many bugs. Kickstarter project and waste of my money 😡

The device itself looks sleek and modern. The Pulse app however is very poor. The GUI needs bringinging up to date, Bluetooth keeps droppimg out. Not good enough app for pro work reliability. Anyone want to buy mine, going cheap. (Little used).

I can't believe I'm the first to write a review ,but this is a major investment in time ,especially if your of an "age " that requires glasses! This unit gives you the ultimate control in manual settings of most nikon/ Canon DSLRs. Saves you having to squint at the screen and fiddle with cold hands ,and into the bargain saves precious battery life on your camera for shots rather than wasting it on previews . I was very impressed at the level of professionalism of its inventors ,which is also reflected in their other product "Radian2" a timelapse panning device . Well done lads 👍🏻

Waited nearly a year for it, how can you have creative control if you can't see what you are taking a pic of, or control focussing. I expected live view, what's the point of 100 foot range without focus point control, like on Canon Connect. Turns the camera into hit and miss point and shoot unless you are standing over it, then you don't really need remote, it's great for time lapse though, if that's what you want, I didn't.

All the functionality for controlling the camera is there except the ability to alter the most important settings, i.e. shutter speed, aperture, and ISO settings. Somewhat irritating after waiting a year for the kit to arrive and now unable to use it. Customer service say it will be addressed in another update, however it seems rather odd that it doesn't do what is supposed to at this moment in time. If it does start working, it will be fantastic, and I will re-review.

Menu options missing from display on iPhone 4 so can't use

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.