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CamRanger 1001 Mac User's Manual

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  • Page 1 Mac$User’s$Manual$ Supports$Mac$OS$10.7/Lion$and$10.8/Mountain$Lion$...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Camera)Properties)............................) 1 2 Exposure!Compensation!&!Bracketing!.......................!12 Camera)Actions) ..............................) 1 3 Capture!.....................................!13 Auto!/!Manual!Focus!Toggle! ............................!13 Live!View! ..................................!14 Movie!Mode!..................................!14 Mac)CamRanger)Menu)Bar)......................) 1 4! CamRanger:)Preferences) ..........................) 1 5 Saving!....................................!15 Viewing!.....................................!15 Controls!....................................!16 File:)Saving)Options) ............................) 1 6 Connection)..............................) 1 6 View) ...................................) 1 7 Card!Contents!................................!17 Controls!....................................!18...
  • Page 3 CamRanger&Hardware& The!CamRanger!device!is!turned!on!by!sliding! the!power!switch,!located!on!the!side!of!the! unit,!towards!the!front!of!the!device.!The!green! power!light!will!illuminate!when!the!unit!is! powered!on.!!Any!additional!switch!present!on! the!CamRanger!currently!serves!no!function.! The!charging!port!is!located!next!to!the!power! switch.!The!male!micro!B!end!of!the!provided! white!charging!cord!is!connected!to!this!port.! The!other!end!of!the!charging!cord!can!be! connected!to!a!female!USB!port!that!provides! power,!such!as!a!computer!or!through!an!AC!adapter.! When!the!device!is!charging,!a!yellow/orange!light!will!illuminate!indicating!that!it!is! charging.!The!yellow/orange!light!will!turn!off!leaving!only!a!green!power!light!when!it!is! fully!charged.!!Charging!takes!approximately!2!hours.! The!CamRanger!battery!is!accessible!by!removing!the!bottom!cover.!The!bottom!cover!is! the!side!with!the!CamRanger!serial!number.!Simply!grasp!the!side!edge/corner!of!the!cover! near!the!USB!connector!and!pull!back!to!remove.!To!replace!the!cover,!first!place!the!two! lower!tabs!into!the!slots!and!then!snap!in!the!top. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CamRanger!is!not!water[resistant!in!any!way!and!should!not!get!wet.! A!black!neoprene!case!is!provided!to!assist!in!attaching!and!securing!the!CamRanger,!note! that!this!pouch!is!not!waterproof.!!The!case!has!a!carabineer!to!facilitate!hanging!from!a! tripod,!belt!loop,!etc.!!Do!not!just!hang!the!CamRanger!by!the!cable!as!it!will!put!strain!on! the!USB!connectors!as!well!as!possibly!disconnect.!! ©!CamRanger!–!Patent!Pending!

  • Page 4: Mac)Camranger)Menu)Bar) 1

    CamRanger&Registration& Before!a!Mac!can!be!used!with!a!CamRanger,!the!application!should!be!loaded!on!the!Mac,! at!no!additional!cost!to!the!user,!from!the!Apple!Mac!app!store!or!from!the!downloads!page! on!the!CamRanger!website,!http://www.camranger.com/downloads.!Once!downloaded,!the! CamRanger!application!needs!to!be!registered.!Registration!requires!Internet!connectivity.! Before!proceeding,!confirm!Internet!connectivity!(do!not!connect!to!the!CamRanger! network).! Launch!the!CamRanger!application!and!the!following!screen!appears.!!If!the!registration! pop[up!does!not!appear,!from!the!“Help”!tab!on!the!Mac!CamRanger!menu!bar,!click! “Register,”!and!the!following!screen!will!appear.!! Enter!the!8[character!CamRanger!serial!number.!The!serial!number!is!located!both!on!the! bottom!of!the!back!cover!as!well!as!above!the!battery!underneath!the!back!cover.!Note:!the! serial!number!contains!only!letters!and!NO!numbers.! Press!the!“Register”!button!to!register.!A!message!box!will!appear!indicating!registration! was!successful!and!the!Mac!can!be!used!with!the!CamRanger.!Exit!the!application!and!then! proceed!with!the!setup!process!as!detailed!below!in!the!CamRanger!Setup!section.!! If!registration!fails,!confirm!Internet!connectivity!and!the!CamRanger!serial!number!before! contacting!support@CamRanger.com!for!assistance.! & & ©!CamRanger!–!Patent!Pending!
  • Page 5 CamRanger&Setup& Power!on!the!CamRanger!and!confirm!all!four!lights!briefly!appear.!The!CamRanger!will! take!approximately!30!seconds!until!it!is!fully!initialized.! The!first!time!the!user!connects!to!the!CamRanger!from!a!Mac,!the!Mac!needs!to!be! registered.!See!the!CamRanger!Registration!section!above.! Once!registered,!connect!to!the!CamRanger!network!on!the!Mac.!The!network!name!will!be! CamRanger[###,!with!the!last!three!characters!matching!the!last!3!characters!of!the! CamRanger’s!serial!number.!Enter!the!network!password,!which!is!the!full!8!characters!of! the!CamRanger’s!serial!number.!The!password!MUST!BE!ENTERED!IN!ALL!CAPS.!! Connect!the!CamRanger!to!the!camera!with!the!provided!black!USB!cable.!(Note:!units! purchased!through!retailers!will!have!a!USB!mini!cable,!which!will!work!with!most! cameras.!A!few!select!Nikons!use!a!different!cable,!which!may!be!purchased!separately!or! the!cable!that!came!with!the!camera!will!also!work.)!The!male!A!end!is!inserted!into!the! USB!port!at!the!end!of!the!CamRanger,!and!the!other!end!is!connected!to!the!USB!port!of! the!camera.!Then!ensure!the!camera!is!turned!on.!When!the!camera!is!connected!and! turned!on,!the!green!light!closest!to!the!edge!of!the!CamRanger!device!will!light.! Launch!the!CamRanger!Mac!application.!The!application!will!connect!to!the!CamRanger!and! the!user!will!be!able!to!control!the!camera.!!!To!attempt!to!manually!initiate!a!connection,! on!the!Mac!CamRanger!menu!bar,!click!“Connection”!and!then!“Connect.”!Once!connected,! the!following!screen!will!appear.! !!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! For!common!problems!with!setup!and!connection!refer!to!the!Troubleshooting!section!at! the!end!of!the!manual.! & & ©!CamRanger!–!Patent!Pending!

  • Page 6: Connection) 1

    CamRanger&Mac&Application& Status&Bar& The!status!bar!is!located!at!the!top!of!the!application!screen!and!provides!the!user!with!a! number!of!elements.!! • From!left!to!right:! o Camera!Connection:!Indicates!if!the!CamRanger!device!is!currently! communicating!with!the!camera! ! Connected:! ! Disconnected:! o Camera!Battery!Status:!Indicates!the!approximate!battery!charge!on!the!camera! o Camera!Model!Name! o Lens!Model!Name!(Note:!not!all!cameras!or!lenses!are!supported)! o Shots!Remaining:!Indicates!the!number!of!shots!currently!remaining!on!the! camera’s!removable!media!using!the!current!settings! • Quitting,!maximizing,!and!minimizing!a!window! o Red,!Yellow,!and!Green!circle!on!upper!left!corner:! ©!CamRanger!–!Patent!Pending!
  • Page 7 ! Red:!This!serves!no!purpose!and!does!not!actually!close!the!window.!!To! close!the!window,!select!“CamRanger”!on!the!Mac!CamRanger!menu!bar! and!then!“Quit!CamRanger”!or!use!the!⌘+Q!shortcut.! ! Yellow:!Used!to!minimize!the!window! ! Green:!Used!to!maximize!the!window!! o Click!on!the!extending!arrows,!located!on!the!upper!right!corner!of!the!screen,!to! view!the!window!in!full!screen! Recent&Thumbnails& ! !!!!!!!! • As!images!are!captured,!the!thumbnails!are!automatically!downloaded!and! displayed!along!the!top!of!the!screen.!The!thumbnails!may!be!scrolled!left!and!right! when!more!are!downloaded!than!can!fit.! • A!thumbnail!may!be!selected!to!view!the!corresponding!image.!The!image!is!then! displayed!in!the!main!image!view.!The!currently!selected!thumbnail!is!indicated! with!a!yellow!outline.! • When!both!a!JPG!and!RAW!file!format!is!captured,!only!the!JPG!thumbnail!is! displayed.! • For!Canon,!JPG!and!RAW!files!can!be!viewed.!!For!Nikon,!JPG!,!TIFF!and!RAW!can!be! viewed.! • A!small!red!“R”!icon!on!the!upper!right!of!the!thumbnail!indicates!that!it!is!a!RAW! image.!A!small!green!“T”!indicates!TIFF,!while!no!icon!is!used!to!indicate!JPG! formatted!images.! • Note:!only!thumbnails!for!images!captured!within!the!current!CamRanger!session! will!be!displayed.!!! & & ©!CamRanger!–!Patent!Pending!

  • Page 8: Live!View!Images

    Main&Image&View& Live!view!and!captured!images!are!displayed!within!the!main!image!view.! Live%View%Images%%% To!initiate!live!view,!click!on!the!eyeball!symbol!located!within!the!camera!action!controls! on!the!bottom!right!of!the!application!screen.!!In!live!view,!the!image!on!the!screen!is! automatically!updated!as!live!view!images!stream!in.!The!exact!frame!per!second!rate!is! very!much!dependent!on!CamRanger!WiFi!signal!strength,!the!camera,!and!the!Mac!specs.! However,!assuming!a!good!connection,!live!view!frame!rate!will!be!about!7!–!18!fps.! When!in!live!view,!the!main!image!view!may!be!clicked!once!to!focus!at!that!point.!Note! that!for!Canon!cameras,!the!outer!edges!of!the!image!cannot!be!focused!on.!Double!clicking! will!zoom!in!the!viewing!window!and!double!clicking!again!returns!to!regular!size.! A!live!view!histogram!may!be!toggled!on!or!off!from!the!“Data”!tab!as!described!in!the! Advanced9Tab<9Data9section9found9on9page99.!Toggling!the!histogram!on!will!generate!a! histogram!for!each!live!view!frame;!however,!at!the!cost!of!a!decreased!frame!rate.!Toggle! the!histogram!off!to!maximize!the!frame!rate.! Canon!cameras!can!display!the!live!view!image!on!the!camera!and!Mac!and!allow!the!user! to!trigger!images!with!the!camera!by!activating!the!camera’s!live!view!button!after!starting! live!view!within!the!CamRanger!application.!!Nikon!cameras!do!not!allow!any!control!of!the! physical!camera!while!live!view!is!active!within!the!CamRanger!application.!! Captured%Images% Captured!images!will!be!displayed!in!the!main!image!view!in!one!of!two!ways,!by!selecting! a!thumbnail!in!the!thumbnails!section!of!the!application!or!through!the!Auto[View!Images! feature.!!The!Auto[View!Image!feature!is!useful!when!capturing!images!from!the!camera! and!using!the!Mac!application!for!image!display.!!When!this!feature!is!selected,!pictures!will! automatically!display!in!the!main!image!view!screen.!This!feature!can!be!turned!on!or!off! by!selecting!“CamRanger”!on!the!Mac!CamRanger!menu!bar!and!then!“CamRanger! Preferences.”!For!more!information!about!this!feature,!refer!to!the!Mac9CamRanger9Menu9 Bar<9Preferences9section9found9on9page915.! When!a!thumbnail!is!selected!for!viewing,!the!image!will!be!displayed!on!the!main!image! view!and!can!be!zoomed!in!at!50%,!100%,!200%,!or!fit!to!screen!by!selecting!the! magnification!of!interest!below!the!image.!The!image!can!then!be!panned!using!the!mouse.!! Images!displayed!in!the!main!view!are!NOT!saved!by!default,!but!are!instead!just! temporarily!cached.!Individual!images!can!be!saved!by!selecting!“File”!from!the!Mac! CamRanger!menu!bar!and!then!“Save”!or!“Save!As”.!For!further!saving!options!including!the! ability!to!automatically!save!all!pictures,!refer!to!the!Mac9CamRanger9Menu9Bar<9Preferences9 section9found9on9page915.! ©!CamRanger!–!Patent!Pending!

  • Page 9: Data

    To!view!the!images!on!the!camera’s!memory!card!select!“View”!on!the!Mac!CamRanger! menu!bar!and!then!“Card!Contents.”!A!new!window!will!appear!displaying!thumbnails!of! the!images!on!the!camera’s!removable!media.!Double[clicking!a!thumbnail!will!display!the! image!within!the!main!image!view.!Additional!features!for!downloading!or!deleting!images! are!also!available.!For!further!information!about!the!card!contents,!refer!to!the!Mac9 CamRanger9Menu9Bar<9Card9Contents9section9found9on9page917.! Advanced&Tabs& There!are!four!tabs!providing!advanced!information!or!controls:!Data,!Focus,!Timer,!and! HDR.!! Data% The!data!tab!shows!an!RGB!histogram!and!meta[data! associated!with!the!image!in!the!main!image!view.!The! following!meta[data!is!provided:! • Shutter!Speed! • Aperture! • MegaPixels!(Note!this!is!not!file!size,!but!image! resolution)! • ISO! • Metering!Mode! • Exposure!Compensation!Value! Within!live!view!the!data!tab!will!simply!inform!the!user!that!live!view!is!on!and!provide!a! toggle!switch!to!toggle!the!display!of!the!histogram.!The!histogram!is!updated!in!real[time,! but!at!the!cost!of!slowing!down!the!frame!rate.! Focus% The!focus!tab!is!only!enabled!during!live!view!and!provides! advanced!focusing!controls.! Focus%Adjust% There!are!two!sets!of!buttons!to!move!the!lens’!focal! plane!nearer!or!further!from!the!camera.!!Each!set!has! three!buttons!with!different!sized!arrows!to!specify!a! large,!medium,!or!small!step!in!focus.!Tap!the!button! to!move!the!focus!by!a!single!increment,!holding!down! the!button!will!have!no!affect.! ©!CamRanger!–!Patent!Pending!

  • Page 10: Timer

    DOF%Preview%% While!in!live!view!the!Depth!of!Field!can!be!previewed!by!selecting!the!“DOF! Preview”!located!within!the!Focus!tab.!!This!function!can!only!be!activated!in!live! view.! Timer% The!timer!tab!allows!the!use!of!the!CamRanger!as!an! intervalometer!as!well!as!specifying!exposure!times!when!the! camera!is!in!bulb!mode.! Time%Lapse% • The!entry!fields!are!used!to!specify!the!initial!delay! before!the!first!shot,!the!number!of!shots!to!take,!and! the!delay!in!between!each!shot.! • After!configuring!the!settings,!click!the!“Start”!button! to!begin!the!intervalometer!process.! • The!intervalometer!commands!are!stored!on!the! CamRanger!device,!the!Mac!does!not!need!to!remain! on!or!connected!once!the!intervalometer!command! is!initiated.! • The!“Shot!Delay”!should!not!be!used!for!precision!timing,!particularly!when!the! delay!is!only!a!few!seconds!or!less.! • Once!an!intervalometer!sequence!is!begun,!it!can!only!be!cancelled!by!turning!off! power!to!the!CamRanger!device.! • Time!Lapse!–!HDR! o If!the!camera!is!in!manual!exposure!mode,!a!small!HDR!check!box!will! appear!allowing!the!combination!of!a!time!lapse!and!HDR!sequence.! o If!the!HDR!check!box!is!set!to!on,!for!each!time!lapse!capture,!CamRanger! will!actually!take!a!sequence!of!bracketing!images!using!the!bracket! parameters!as!specified!within!the!HDR!tab.! ©!CamRanger!–!Patent!Pending!
  • Page 11 • Time!Lapse!–!Bulb! o If!the!camera!is!in!bulb!mode/shutter!speed!and!the!camera!supports! bulb!shots,!CamRanger!will!take!Bulb!shots!during!the!time!lapse.!The! bulb!duration!is!specified!by!the!Shot!Duration,!located!within!the!Bulb! section!immediately!below!the!Time!Lapse!section.! • Before!starting!the!time!lapse!sequence,!a!dialog!will!appear!informing!the!user! of!the!time!lapse!parameters!and!provide!an!opportunity!to!cancel.! Bulb% • The!Bulb!controls!are!only!enabled!when!the!camera!is!in!bulb!mode!and!the! camera!supports!remote!bulb!shots.! • The!entry!fields!are!used!to!specify!the!initial!delay!before!the!first!shot!and!the! length!of!the!exposure.! • After!configuration,!click!the!“Start”!button!to!begin!the!bulb!process.! • The!bulb!commands!are!stored!on!the!CamRanger!device!and!the!Mac!does!not! need!to!remain!on!or!connected.! HDR% The!“HDR”,!or!Advanced!Bracketing,!tab!can!be!used!to!generate!a! series!of!photos!with!varying!exposures.! • Advanced!Bracketing!is!only!enabled!when!the!camera!is!in! Manual!mode.! • The!Property!field!specifies!the!camera!property!to!be! varied.!There!are!three!options,!Shutter!Speed,!Aperture,!and! ISO.! • The!Initial!Delay!field!specifies!the!amount!of!delay,!if!any,!to! take!before!beginning!the!bracketing!sequence.! • The!initial!value!for!the!selected!property!is!set!with!the! Start!Value!field.! • The!total!number!of!images!to!capture!is!specified!by!the!Number!of!Shots!field.! •...

  • Page 12: Exposure!Compensation!&!Bracketing

    Camera&Properties& The!above!diagram!indicates!the!camera!properties,!which!are!also!listed!below,!that!can! be!set!using!the!application:! • Auto!Exposure!Mode! • Shutter!Seed! • Aperture! • ISO! • Metering!Mode! • Capture!Mode! • White!Balance! • Image!Format! • Focus!Mode! • Exposure!Compensation!and!Bracketing! Not!all!properties!can!be!set!for!all!cameras!or!in!all!modes.!For!example,!the!diagram! above!is!from!a!session!with!a!Canon!camera!and!for!most!Canon’s!the!auto!exposure!mode! and!focus!mode!cannot!be!set.!Disabled!properties!are!indicated!with!a!darker!button! background.! Exposure%Compensation%&%Bracketing% Clicking!the!bracketing!button!will!display!the!following!control:! Clicking!the!exterior!arrows!pointing!to!the!left!and!right!will!adjust!the!exposure! compensation.!Holding!down!the!arrow!will!move!the!exposure!compensation!to!its! respective!limit.!The!two!buttons!at!the!middle!control!the!bracketing!amount.!Clicking!the! ©!CamRanger!–!Patent!Pending!

  • Page 13: Capture

    The!bracketing!is!not!set!until!the!“Set”!button!is!pressed.!The!“Close”!button!will!dismiss! the!dialog.!Pressing!“Close”!without!pressing!“Set”!will!effectively!cancel!any!adjustments! made.! Camera&Actions& !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Capture% o The!“Capture”!button!initiates!the!camera!trigger.!The!exact!camera!behavior! is!dependent!on!the!camera!and!camera!properties,!most!importantly!the! capture!mode.! o For!most!capture!modes,!such!as!single,!timer,!or!quiet,!the!button!performs! the!image!capture!as!expected.!It!should!be!noted!that!for!some!cameras,! advanced!modes!such!as!remote!or!timer!will!behave!as!single!capture!mode.! o Continuous!capture!mode!differs!between!Nikon!and!Canon.! ! Nikon:!After!selecting!a!continuous!drive!mode!a!dialog!is!displayed! allowing!the!user!to!select!the!number!of!images!to!capture.!When!the! “Capture”!button!is!pressed,!that!number!of!images!will!be!captured.! ! Canon:!When!in!a!continuous!mode,!pressing!and!holding!the! “Capture”!button!behaves!in!the!same!way!as!pushing!the!physical! trigger!on!the!camera.! o It!is!noted!that!there!can!be!a!very!slight!lag!between!the!pressing!of!the! “Capture”!button!and!the!image!capture.!The!delay!can!be!more!pronounced! while!live!view!is!active.!For!time!critical!applications,!a!remote!trigger,!such! as!an!RF!trigger,!can!be!used!in!combination!with!the!CamRanger.! Auto%/%Manual%Focus%Toggle% o The!AF/MF!Focus!toggle!button!allows!the!user!to!change!the!focusing! between!auto!and!manual!without!having!to!physically!adjust!the!camera.! o This!AF/MF!adjustment!is!not!possible!for!all!cameras!in!all!modes.!For! example,!some!Nikon!cameras!are!required!to!be!connected!in!“PC”!mode,! which!is!accessible!by!selecting!“Connection”!on!the!Mac!CamRanger!menu! bar!followed!by!clicking!“PC”.! ©!CamRanger!–!Patent!Pending!

  • Page 14: Live!View

    After!any!touch!or!incremental!focusing!while!in!live!view,!the!focus!mode! will!automatically!attempt!to!switch!to!manual!focus!such!that!the!user! specified!focus!is!not!overridden!by!auto!focus!upon!capture.! Live%View% o The!“Live!View”!toggle!button!is!used!to!turn!live!view!on!and!off.! o When!live!view!is!on,!the!main!image!view!is!updated!with!live!view!images! as!well!as!updating!the!RGB!histogram!in!the!Data!tab,!if!the!live!view! histogram!is!turned!on.! o Note:!running!live!view!is!relatively!intensive!and!there!may!be!slight! performance!lags!in!other!areas.! Movie%Mode% o The!“Movie!Mode”!toggle!button!is!used!to!turn!live!view!on!and!off,!but! within!movie!mode!(only!for!supported!cameras).! o When!movie!mode!is!on,!the!main!image!view!is!updated!with!the!live! images.! o The!“Capture”!button!changes!to!“Record”!and!pressing!the!“Record”!button! will!start!and!then!stop!the!recording!of!a!movie.! o Note:!movies!cannot!be!downloaded!to!the!Mac!using!the!CamRanger.! Mac&CamRanger&Menu&Bar& & The!CamRanger!menu!bar!located!at!the!top!of!the!Mac!display!contains!many!useful! functions!allowing!the!user!to!manage!the!connection,!set!options!and!controls,!access!to! the!camera’s!card!contents,!and!get!help.!!!! ©!CamRanger!–!Patent!Pending!

  • Page 15: Saving

    CamRanger:&Preferences& The!CamRanger!preferences!are!useful!for!saving,!viewing,!and!HDR!options.!The! preferences!are!accessible!by!clicking!“CamRanger”!on!the!Mac!menu!bar!and!then! selecting!“CamRanger!Preferences”!on!the!dropdown.!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! %%%%Saving% • Saved!Image!Directory:!As!images!are!captured!they!can!be!saved!into!a!specified! directory.!!If!pictures!from!the!camera’s!memory!card!are!downloaded!to!the!Mac! they!will!be!stored!in!this!folder.!!It!is!noted!all!images!are!stored!on!the!camera’s! memory!card.! • Custom!Prefix:!!This!will!give!the!images!taken!during!the!session!a!unique!title! preceding!the!image!number!when!saved!to!the!card.! • Auto[View!Images:!This!feature!will!automatically!display!images!as!they!taken.! Pictures!will!display!regardless!of!whether!they!are!captured!from!the!Mac!or!the! camera.!!! • Auto[Save!Images:!When!this!feature!is!selected,!the!images!will!automatically!be! saved!to!the!directory!during!the!CamRanger!session!regardless!if!the!images!are! captured!from!the!Mac!or!the!camera.! %%%%Viewing% • Name:!Displays!the!images!file!name!at!the!bottom!left!of!each!image! • Grid!Lines:!Overlay!a!3x3!grid!over!the!main!image!view! ©!CamRanger!–!Patent!Pending!

  • Page 16: Controls

    • HDR!Start!Value:!Specifies!where!the!selected!HDR!property!value!is!within!the! bracket,!at!the!most!exposed!point!(Highlights),!least!exposed!point!(Shadows)!or!in! the!middle!(Mid[Point).! File:&Saving&Options& The!“Save”!and!“Save!as”!options!are!beneficial!for!users!who!do!not!want!all!images! captured!to!be!saved!onto!the!Mac.!!! • Save:!The!image!displayed!on!the!main!viewing!screen!can!be!saved!to!the!default! directory!by!selecting!“File”!on!the!Mac!CamRanger!menu!bar!followed!by!“Save.”!! • Save!as:!The!image!displayed!on!the!main!viewing!screen!can!be!saved!to!any! directory!and!any!name!by!selecting!“File”!on!the!Mac!CamRanger!menu!bar! followed!by!“Save.”! To!auto[save!images!as!they!are!captured,!refer!to!the!Mac9CamRanger9Menu9Bar<9 • Preferences9section9found9on9page915.) Connection& • CamRanger!Connection:!A!state!dependent!“Connect”!or!“Disconnect”!button!is! available!to!the!user!as!a!troubleshooting!option!to!avoid!closing!the!application!in! the!case!of!connection!problems.!!! • Nikon!Connection!Mode! o After!selecting!“Connection”!on!the!Mac!CamRanger!menu!bar,!the!options!of! “PC”!and!“Camera”!are!in!the!dropdown.!!! ! PC:!PC!mode!allows!more!control!over!properties!within!CamRanger;! however,!any!properties!changed!are!not!maintained,!and!changing! settings!on!the!physical!camera!are!not!recognized.!Additionally,! images!cannot!be!physically!triggered!from!the!camera.! ! Camera:!Allows!the!camera!to!be!physically!used!as!normal;!however,! not!all!properties!will!be!enabled!within!CamRanger.!The!CamRanger! application!must!be!set!to!Camera!mode!to!allow!physically!triggering! from!the!camera.! ! It!should!also!be!noted!that!the!connection!mode!can!not!be!changed! while!live!view!is!active.!

  • Page 17: Card!Contents

    View& The!view!drop!down!provides!access!to!the!camera’s!card!contents!and!options!for!control! accessibility!for!the!Mac!application!display! Card%Contents% !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! To!view!the!card!contents!select!“View”!on!the!Mac!CamRanger!menu!bar!and!then!“Card! Contents.”!By!doing!this!a!new!window!will!pop[up,!as!seen!above.!The!card!contents!will! display!thumbnails!of!the!images!on!the!camera’s!removable!media.!The!application!will! initially!load!the!most!recent!thumbnails.!To!load!more!thumbnails,!press!the!“More”! button!at!the!bottom!of!the!window.!!As!seen!in!the!picture!above,!a!small!red!“R”!icon!on! the!upper!right!of!the!thumbnail!indicates!that!it!is!a!RAW!image.!A!small!green!“T”! indicates!TIFF,!while!no!icon!is!used!to!indicate!JPG!formatted!images.! Any!number!of!thumbnails!can!be!selected!by!pressing!a!thumbnail,!or!all!may!be!selected! by!pressing!“Select!All”!at!the!bottom!of!the!window.!Selected!thumbnails!will!have!a! yellow!border!around!them.!After!selecting!thumbnails!they!may!either!be!deleted!or! saved.!The!“Delete”!button!at!the!lower!left!will!first!prompt!the!user!to!confirm,!and!then! delete!the!associated!images!of!the!selected!thumbnails!from!the!camera’s!removable! media.!The!“Save”!button!at!the!lower!right!will!save!all!associated!images!of!the!selected! thumbnails!to!the!image!directory!specified!in!the!preferences.!!Images!are!saved! regardless!of!format.! Images!within!the!card!contents!view!can!be!viewed!by!double!clicking!on!the!image.!!The! image!will!then!appear!in!the!main!image!view!window.!!) ©!CamRanger!–!Patent!Pending!

  • Page 18: Controls

    Note!that!the!thumbnails!are!presented!in!chronological!order!beginning!with!the!most! recent.!However,!for!Nikon!they!are!grouped!first!by!format,!such!that!all!JPG’s!will!be! listed,!then!TIFF’s,!and!finally!RAW!images.! Controls% When!the!“Control”!function!is!turned!on,!the!camera!settings!and!image!capturing!can!be! controlled!on!the!Mac!since!the!advanced!controls!tab,!camera!properties,!and!camera! actions!are!accessible!on!the!right!hand!side!of!the!application.!!!Thumbnails!of!the!images! captured!within!the!CamRanger!session!will!appear!on!the!upper!portion!of!the!screen,!the! main!image!view!will!show!live!view!or!captured!images.! When!the!control!function!is!turned!off,!the!advanced!controls!tab,!camera!properties,!and! camera!actions!will!not!appear!on!the!application!screen,!while!the!thumbnails!of!images! taken!within!the!CamRanger!session!will!appear!on!the!upper!portion!of!the!screen!and!the! main!image!view!will!display!the!captured!images.!!The!camera!settings!and!image! capturing!can!be!controlled!from!the!camera!and!are!not!controlled!on!the!Mac!application.!! Image%Only% When!“Image!Only”!is!selected,!the!advanced!controls!tab,!camera!properties,!and!camera! actions!on!the!right!hand!side!of!the!application!are!not.!!The!thumbnails!of!images!taken! within!the!CamRanger!session!will!not!appear!on!the!upper!portion!of!the!screen.! When!“Image!Only”!is!not!selected,!the!advanced!controls!tab,!camera!properties,!camera! actions,!and!thumbnails!are!accessible!on!the!CamRanger!application.! Window& The!“Window”!dropdown!found!on!the!Mac!CamRanger!menu!bar!allows!the!user!to! minimize!and!zoom!the!screen,!bring!the!CamRanger!windows!to!front,!and!access!the! camera!card!contents.! Help& The!“Help”!dropdown!found!on!the!Mac!CamRanger!menu!bar!is!useful!for!registering! CamRanger!units!and!to!access!this!help!manual.!! • Registration:!By!clicking!“Register”!the!user!can!register!a!CamRanger.!!The!user! must!be!connected!to!the!Internet!to!complete!the!registration.!! • CamRanger!Help:!Click!“CamRanger!Help”!to!view!this!document.! ©!CamRanger!–!Patent!Pending!
  • Page 19 Incorporation&with&Lightroom&or&Aperture&& While!one!cannot!control!the!CamRanger!from!within!Lightroom!or!Aperture,!one!can! specify!a!folder!to!automatically!download!images!to,!for!saving!options!refer!to!the!Mac9 CamRanger9Menu9Bar<9Preferences9section9found9on9page915.!This!folder!can!be!set!to!as!a! “watch”!folder!within!Lightroom!or!Aperture!and!set!to!be!automatically!imported.! Tips&&&Troubleshooting& Below!are!some!tips!and!troubleshooting!for!common!questions!or!issues!arranged!by! category:! Registration&& • If!the!CamRanger!Mac!application!is!re[installed,!the!Mac!may!require!the! CamRanger!to!be!re[registered.! • Most!registration!issues!are!due!to!not!having!Internet!connectivity!or!entering!the! serial!number!incorrectly.! • If!you!still!have!issues,!please!email!support@CamRanger.com!for!assistance.! Connection& • Make!sure!the!CamRanger!is!fully!powered!on!and!initialized!(it!should!take! approximately!30!seconds).!The!power!light!and!WiFi!light!should!both!be!on.! • The!password!to!connect!to!the!CamRanger!WiFi!is!the!CamRanger!serial!number!in! all!CAPS.!If!there!are!still!issues!connecting,!turning!the!WiFi!off!on!the!Mac!may! help.! • If!the!CamRanger!application!is!connected!to!the!CamRanger!device,!but!no!camera! is!connected,!it!will!attempt!to!connect!to!a!camera!approximately!every!5!seconds.! • If!the!Mac!is!outside!of!or!near!the!edge!of!the!range!of!the!CamRanger!hardware! there!will!be!connection!problems.! • Disconnect!and!reconnect!the!CamRanger!by!selecting!“Connection”!on!the!Mac! CamRanger!menu!bar!then!“Connect”!to!force!a!new!session/connection.! • Power!cycling!the!camera!and!CamRanger!as!well!as!restarting!the!application!will! completely!refresh!the!connection.! • When!the!camera!battery!begins!to!get!low,!certain!commands!may!start!to!fail!or!a! connection!may!be!refused.! •...
  • Page 20 Speed& • The!CamRanger!has!all!the!same!distance!and!interference!limitations!as!normal! WiFi.!Long!distances!and!solid!objects!will!slow!the!connection!speed.! • The!CamRanger!application!can!handle!very!large!image!files.!However,!waiting!for! those!files!to!transfer!from!the!camera!and!then!over!WiFi!can!be!time!consuming.!A! common!operating!mode!is!to!shoot!RAW!along!with!a!small!or!medium!sized!JPG.! • Newer!and!faster!Mac!computers!do!perform!better!overall,!particularly!for! intensive!tasks!such!as!showing!the!100%!resolution!images.! Commands& • Depending!on!the!camera!and!the!mode,!capture!can!fail!if!the!camera!fails!to! acquire!focus.! • Intervalometer!and!Bulb!commands!are!stored!on!the!CamRanger!hardware!such! that!the!Mac!does!not!need!to!remain!on!and!connected.!! • When!an!operation,!command,!or!setting!is!not!available!or!not!working!the!issue!is! often!related!to!the!camera!setup.!For!example:! o Toggling!to!AF!is!disabled!if!the!camera!lens!switch!is!set!to!MF.! o Live!view!will!fail!on!Canon!cameras!if!Live!View!Shooting!is!disabled!in!the! camera’s!menu.! o Capture!fails!because!the!removable!media!on!the!camera!is!full.! • For!Canon!cameras,!the!Live!View!focus!mode!within!the!camera’s!menu!must!be!set! to!“Live!View”.! • Adjusting!or!viewing!the!number!of!bracketing!shots!is!not!currently!supported.!The! display!assumes!three!shots.!However,!if!the!number!of!shots!is!actually!2,!5,!7,!9,! etc.!the!bracket!amount!is!still!correct!it!will!just!incorrectly!display!3!shots.! • Some!features!are!simply!not!supported!by!some!cameras.!For!example!continuous! capture!mode!is!not!supported!on!the!Canon!40D!and!many!Nikons!do!not!support! bulb!shots.!See!the!camera!capability!matrix!at!www.CamRanger.com!for!more! detailed!information.! •...

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