Pulse Camera Control 4+

Buggy and somewhat unreliable

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.

Saved my camera! Excellent accessory for astrophotography

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!

More or less works, but very rough around the edges

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.

Developer Response ,

Hey Chris. Thanks for sharing your experience so far! This sounds like your Pulse is not functioning properly. The trouble you're having with the HDR and long exposure features isn't normal and we'd love to help correct this if possible. This could be as simple as resetting your Pulse or we could decide to replace your unit. Please send us an email at info@alpinelaboratories.com so that we can begin troubleshooting! We look forward to resolving this.