Camera Actions - CamRanger User Manual

Camera Ac0ons
• Capture
o The "Capture" buOon iniLates the camera trigger. The exact camera behavior is
dependent on the camera and camera properLes, most importantly the capture
mode.
o For most capture modes, such as single, Lmer, or quiet the buOon performs the
image capture as expected. It should be noted that for some cameras, advanced
modes such as remote or Lmer will behave as single capture mode.
o ConLnuous capture mode differs between Nikon and Canon.
▪ Nikon: Afer selecLng a conLnuous drive mode a picker is displayed
▪ Canon: When in a conLnuous mode, pressing and holding the Capture
o It is noted that there can be a very slight lag between the pressing of the
"Capture" buOon and the image capture. The delay can be more pronounced
while live view is acLve. For Lme criLcal applicaLons, a remote trigger, such as an
RF trigger, can be used in combinaLon with the CamRanger.
• Auto / Manual Focus Toggle
o The AF/MF Focus toggle buOon 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.
o Afer any touch or incremental focusing while in live view, the focus mode will
automaLcally aOempt to switch to manual focus such that the user specified
focus is not override by auto focus upon capture.
• Live View
o The "Live View" toggle buOon 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 updaLng the RGB histogram in the Data tab if the live view histogram is
turned on.
o Note: running live view is relaLvely intensive and there may be slight
performance lags in other areas.
• Movie Mode
o The "Movie Mode" toggle buOon is used to turn live view on and off, but within
movie mode.
o When movie mode is on, the main image view is updated with the live images.
o The "Capture" buOon changes to "Record" and pressing the "Record" buOon will
start and then stop the recording of a movie.
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allowing the user to select the number of images to capture. When the
Capture buOon is pressed, that number of images will be captured.
buOon behaves in the same way as pushing the physical trigger on the
camera.
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