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5. Click the Use sequential naming checkbox if you want the application to automatically
enter a name for each of the images in the timestamp format, as described in Procedure 4.
This can be especially useful when using the intervalometer, since the name then
indicates when the exposure was made.
6. In the
extension box, select a file format from the dropdown menu, as described in
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Procedure 4.
7. Click the Browse button to select or create the folder you want to store the captured
images in. You may want to create a new folder here to help organize your captures.
8. Set the amount of delay time before the start of the exposures by using the day-h-m-s-ms
fields in the Delay section of the Capture delay timer. This delay will only be applied at
the beginning of the first cycle. It is not repeated between cycles.
9. Set the length of the time interval between cycles using the day-h-m-s-ms fields in the
Interval section of the Capture delay timer. This amount of time will only be applied
after a cycle is complete. It is not added to the delay you specify for the start of the
sequence.
10. Set the number of cycles in the Cycles field. As an example, enter the number "12" here.
a. If you entered the number "1" in the Frames field in step 2a, you will have 12 images
when the sequence is complete. The start of the first exposure is delayed by the
amount of time you specified in step 8. Each subsequent image will have the interval
you specified in step 9 applied before the start of that exposure. This mode is useful if
you just want to generate single images separated by a specific interval, as in a
straightforward time-lapse sequence.
b. If you entered a number other than "1" in the Frames field in step 2b, then the timer
operates as follows. For example, let's say you entered the number "4". When you
start the sequence, the timer will initially apply the delay you specified in step 8 and
then a group of four images will be taken, one directly after another. This completes
the first cycle. The timer will then apply the interval you specified in step 9 and the
next group of four images will be taken, one directly after another. This completes the
second cycle. This process continues until all the cycles are finished. In this example,
you will end up with 48 images – 12 groups of 4 clustered images. This mode is
useful if you want to generate multiple images within a group for stacking, and then
have subsequent groups separated by a specific interval of time.
11. Click the Start button to begin the capture sequence.
The Number of images completed counter shows you the total number of images that
have been captured and written to the hard drive since you pressed Start. For the example
in step 10b, it would indicate "48" when the last cycle is complete and all images have
been downloaded.
12. To stop a capture sequence before it is entirely completed, click the Abort button.
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