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At the time of writing, the lists below are not complete and needs further updating. If you know of a certain camera's way of REC triggering, please let us know via:

Sony Multi-Terminal Protocol

It seems that any camera from Sony that has this Multi-USB port can use this protocol for REC triggering.

How to make Sony Multi USB connector? Wiring?

Camera Support info Camera Support info Camera Support info
A5000 yes A7S yes A7R yes
A5100 yes A7S2 yes A7R2 yes
A6000 yes A7S3 yes A7R3 yes
A6100 yes A7M yes A7R4 yes
A6300 yes A7M2 yes FX3 yes
A6400 yes A7M3 yes FX6 yes
A6500 yes A7M4 yes FX9 yes
A6600 yes A7C no FS5 yes

Momentary Ground

As the name implies, momentarily shorting a pin in one of the camera's port(s) to ground triggers REC start/stop. Many cameras support triggering REC using this method.

Wiring Diagrams

Brand Model Support info Notes
Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4k yes w/ZITAY recording cable
Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6k yes w/ZITAY recording cable
Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6k pro yes w/ZITAY recording cable
Kinefinity MAVO LF 6k yes
Kinefinity MAVO Edge 6K yes
Kinefinity MAVO Edge 8K yes
RED DSMC2 yes
RED RANGER yes
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 yes w/Panasonic Custom Trigger Connector
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 yes w/Panasonic Custom Trigger Connector
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 yes w/Panasonic Custom Trigger Connector
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 yes w/Panasonic Custom Trigger Connector
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH5 yes w/Panasonic Custom Trigger Connector
Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S yes w/Panasonic Custom Trigger Connector
More.. To Be Appended

3.3V Schmitt Trigger

Pull a pin of a port to 3.3V level to start REC, and pull it back to 0V to stop REC.

Brand Model Support info
RED DSMC yes
RED DSMC2 yes

ZCAM UART protocol

All ZCAM cameras are theoretically supported, but have only been verified on the E2 series.

Model Support info Note Model Support info Note
E2 yes E2-S6 yes
E2C no E2-F6 yes
E2G yes E2-F8 yes
E2-M4 yes E2-S6G yes

TODO