Shooting Celestial Bodies (Astrotracer) - Ricoh PENTAX KF Operating Manual

Shooting Celestial Bodies
(ASTROTRACER)
Setting the ASTROTRACER
1
Attach the GPS unit to the camera and turn the
camera on.
2
Select [ASTROTRACER] in A3 menu and press
D.
The [ASTROTRACER] screen appears.
3
Select [ASTROTRACER] and press D.
4
Select [On] and press E.
5
Select [Precise Calibration] and press D.
The [Precise Calibration] screen appears.
6
Rotate the camera
according to the
instruction displayed on
the monitor.
The result of calibration appears.
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u Caution
• When performing a calibration, be careful not to drop the
• If the battery is removed, perform a calibration again after the
• As the magnetic field environment varies depending on the
ASTROTRACER ASTROTRACER
ASTROTRACER ASTROTRACER
Precise Calibration Precise Calibration
• Changing the lens or the angle of the monitor after performing
Enables ASTROTRACER function Enables ASTROTRACER function
in Bulb mode to eliminate star in Bulb mode to eliminate star
trails during timed exposures trails during timed exposures
Cancel Cancel OK OK
Precise Calibration Precise Calibration
Rotate camera in each of three Rotate camera in each of three
directions ensuring that each directions ensuring that each
rotation exceeds 180 degrees rotation exceeds 180 degrees
Stop Stop
Press E.
The screen of Step 4 reappears.
If [The operation could not be completed correctly] appears,
change the camera direction and perform a calibration
again.
Press F twice.
The camera returns to standby mode.
camera. Wrap the strap around your wrist or take other
preventive measures.
battery is put back in.
shooting location, a precise calibration must be performed at
each location when shooting images of celestial bodies with
ASTROTRACER.
a calibration may have some effect on the magnetic field
environment. In this case, perform a calibration again.
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