Hello there!

This is my first Maemo application, so be gentle if I do something wrong and in the same reason, every good tip and hint how to continue from this point is gladly taken

I got the basic idea for this application, when I tested Shutter, it was good, but it left me missing some options (most important thing was Bulb). So I decide to do some coding practice and create my own, with those missed options included. Like Shutter, this one is written in Python and uses Lirc to handle infrared. UI is currently in GTK, but I think I will change it in Qt in somewhere in the future (when the main functionality is ready, and pr1.2 is out). Currently pyKake only works as Olympus RM-1 but in future I will add support for other remotes to (at least from Canon, Nikon and Pentax). But more about this in the future (in next release I hope and if everything goes like I hope, it will be a first deb). The Name pyKake comes from two words py=python and Kake is a Finnish nickname for remote.

Update:

Changes: New windowed UI. Added support for Canon, Nikon, Olympus and Pentax. Bulb timer. And installable from Extras-devel.

PyKake is now in Extras-devel. So you can install and use (and test it) in you device at your own risk. It should work correcly, so there shouldn't be any risk to brick your N900, but it is still in development (so I don't give any guarantee for it). So here's the warnings:

The software hosted in extras-devel is not ready for normal users!
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't play with it unless you really know what you are doing. Be ready to file proper bug reports instead of posting complaints.
Expected problems: crashes, battery drain, poor system performance, full disk space & more - SERIOUSLY!
Don't play with Extras-devel if you haven't backed up your data or aren't prepared to re-flash your device.

Short manual
Install pyKake from the Extras-devel and you find it from application menu.
In the first start there should be a Settings dialog open at the begining. Select your camera and set time interval of notify beebs in Bulb mode in what you want it to be and click Save (you can also change settings at any time, from main menu under the "Settings" selection).
Program should work right after the install, but if it won't, you maybe had to restart the device (and this means there is some problems with reloading lirc, so please note me). After the Settings dialog you will see the main window, here you can select the mode to use:

1. Basic: Basic mode, here you can take photos, just clicking the "Shutter" button. For Canon cameras, there is also "Activate/Deactivate 2sec mode" button, when it is activated, photos with 2 seconds interval can be taken (in other manufacturers you had to select this function from camera).

2. Bulb: This is front end to take photos in Bulb mode. This includes "Bulb on/off" button, timer and "Add time" button (and for Canon cameras, there is also "2 sec mode" button). To use Bulb first set up your camera in bulb mode and then add time or click Bulb on button. If timer is counting up, you get sound notify in the time interval, which set up in settings (30 sec, 1 min, 10 min or Off). If timer is counting down, you will be alarmed when time is out. (The app won't send the end command to the camera automatically, you haft to do it yourself.) Timer won't understand 2 sec delay (if you use it), so you had to count it by yourself.

3. Viewer (only Olympus): There is 4 buttons in this mode: Zoom in, Zoom out, Previous and Next. You can use this to remote control your camera in View mode (Zooming in and out in picture, going to next/previous picture), this is handy if you example show your pictures in TV . There is probably some more better use for these buttons too (these are from RM-1 remote), but I haven't found those (maybe used in more advanced cameras than e-420) so if you have some kind of knowledge, please send note about it to me .

If there is problems in program, or something else, you can write it up to this thread or send me an email. And thank you for your interest

Screenshots:

Main window:


Bulb mode:


Settings dialog:


And the license is GPL