Timer - CamRanger 1001 Mac User's Manual

Focus%Stacking%
Focus!stacking!is!a!process!of!taking!multiple!captures!with!slight!changes!in!focus!
and!then!post!processing!them!to!enhance!the!depth!of!field.!This!control!allows!the!
user!to!set!the!focus!step!size!to!take!between!in!each!shot!and!the!number!of!shots!
to!take.!Each!focus!step!will!move!the!focal!plane!further!from!the!camera.!So!the!
user!will!want!to!set!the!focus!to!the!nearest!plane!desired!to!be!in!focus!and!start!
the!stacking!process!from!there.!If!too!few!captures!were!taken,!the!process!can!be!
restarted!from!where!the!initial!stacking!ended.!Note:!post!processing!of!the!images!
is!not!done!within!the!CamRanger!application.!
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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.!
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