A device that controls an apparatus, esp. a television or VCR, in such a way
Control of a machine or apparatus from a distance by means of signals transmitted from a radio or electronic device
(remote-controlled) unmanned: lacking a crew; "an unmanned satellite to Mars"
a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance; "he lost the remote for his TV"
A remote control is a component of an electronics device, most commonly a television set, used for operating the device wirelessly from a short line-of-sight distance.
(shutter) a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
Close (a business)
Close the shutters of (a window or building)
(shutter) a hinged blind for a window
(shutter) close with shutters; "We shuttered the window to keep the house cool"
Remote Shooting with Dell XPS Gyroscope remote control
Using the Canon EOS Utility for Remote Shooting.
A lot of new computer systems that have multimedia capabilities come with remote controls. For wireless remote shooting, I tether my Canon to my Laptop which has a Gyroscope remote control which I then use to control the EOS utility that came with the camera. Here is a picture of me setting up for remote shooting:
The camera is behind the Monitor, (yes I know the lens cap is on), The Dell remote can be seen leaning on the CPU. I just use that to point at the shutter button of the EOS Utility software and Viola' wireless remote. With this particular Dell system the keyboard is remote as well (bluetooth) and that is why it is not pictured.
IR Test -remote control
I thought I'd better test to see if I was getting true infrared using this little trick. This is a very crude shot of my Xbox 360 remote control with one of the buttons pressed (tricky to hold down the button, hold the film over the camera lens and trip the camera shutter, hence the terrible quality). The IR LED is clearly illuminated, something not visible to the naked eye.