topic RX10 M4 in Cyber-shot compact cameras

RX10 M4

alun.67 — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 18:26:30 GMT

Please! Does anyone know the thread diameter size of the shutter hole on the RX10 M4.

As I want to connect a concave or convex button to it.

Thank you in advance.

Re: RX10 M4

Mick_D — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 18:35:34 GMT

Hi @alun.67

Do you mean the hole on the shutter realease button?

As far as I know it's a 'standard' thread for a mechanical shutter release cable. I'm not sure there's a size as such, and it would be quite difficult to measure accurately; perhaps the best way would be to measure a cable release thread?

Cheers

Mick

Re: RX10 M4

A-Restless-Soul — Sun, 27 May 2018 18:57:56 GMT

The threaded part of a mechanical shutter release cable is a tapered thread. From memory, I think the thickest part of the thread is around 2.5mm or 3mm across and are all the same dimensions. See image below.

Tapered thread

I have just gone over to this camera from a Fujifilm X-T2 setup and I had a red concave button on that cameras shutter button, so I have just taken it off the Fuji and placed it onto the RX10IV.

Makes a whole lot of difference to pressing the shutter button with more accuracy.

Hope this is useful.

Re: RX10 M4

alun.67 — Sun, 27 May 2018 19:11:26 GMT

Thank you for the reply with photo very much appreciated.

That has sorted things out for me.

Re: RX10 M4

cheddarman — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 16:29:33 GMT

Can one use a remote shutter release using the micro USB port? I have tried mine and it doesn't work??