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  • Page 1 User’s&Manual&...
  • Page 2 Table&of&Contents& CamRanger)Hardware) ......................) 3 ! CamRanger)Registration).......................) 3 ! CamRanger)Setup) ........................) 5 ! CamRanger)iOS)App)........................) 5 ! Status)Bar)............................)6 Recent)Thumbnails)..........................)6 iPhone!Thumbnails!............................!7 Main)Image)View) ..........................)7 Captured!Images! ..............................!7 Live!View!Images! .............................!8 Advanced)Tabs) ...........................)8 Data!..................................!9 Focus! ..................................!9 Timer!.................................!10 HDR!..................................!11 Camera)Properties).........................) 1 2 Nikon!Connection!Mode!..........................!13...

  • Page 3: Camranger&Hardware

    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.! 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!the!provided!AC!adapter.! When!the!device!is!charging!an!additional!yellow!light!will!illuminate!next!to!the! green!power!light!indicating!that!it!is!charging.!The!yellow!light!will!turn!off!leaving! only!the!green!power!light!when!it!is!fully!charged.! A!black!neoprene!case!is!provided!to!assist!in!attaching!and!securing!the! CamRanger.!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.! 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!waterXresistant!in!any!way!and!should!not!get!wet.! CamRanger&Registration& Before!an!iPad,!iPhone,!or!iPod!Touch!can!be!used!with!a!CamRanger,!it!needs!to!be! registered.!Registration!requires!Internet!connectivity.!Before!proceeding,!confirm! connectivity.!(Do!not!connect!to!the!CamRanger!network.)! Launch!the!iOS!CamRanger!app!and!the!following!screen!appears.! ©!CamRanger!–!Patent!Pending!
  • Page 4 Press!the!“Register”!button!to!load!the!registration!view!seen!below.! Enter!the!8Xcharacter!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.! Press!the!“Register”!button!to!register.!A!message!box!will!appear!indicating! registration!was!successful!and!the!iOS!device!can!be!used!with!the!CamRanger.!Exit! the!app,!connect!to!the!CamRanger!network,!and!then!launch!the!app.! ©!CamRanger!–!Patent!Pending!

  • Page 5: Camranger&Setup

    If!registration!fails,!confirm!Internet!connectivity!and!the!CamRanger!serial!number! before!contacting!contact@CamRanger.com!for!assistance.! 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!CamRanger!from!an!iOS!device!(iPad,!iPhone,!or! iPod!Touch),!the!iOS!device!needs!to!be!registered.!See!the!CamRanger!Registration! section!above.! On!the!iOS!device!connect!to!your!CamRanger!network.!The!SSID!will!be! CamRangerX###,!with!the!last!three!characters!matching!the!last!3!characters!of!the! CamRanger’s!serial!number.!The!password!is!the!full!8!characters!of!the! CamRanger’s!serial!number.!The!password!MUST!BE!ENTERED!IN!ALL!CAPS.!The! keyboard!on!newer!iOS!versions!can!be!put!into!caps!lock!by!double!tapping!the! shift!key.! Connect!the!CamRanger!to!the!camera!with!the!provided!black!USB!cable.!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!iOS!app.!The!application!will!connect!to!the!CamRanger!and! the!user!will!be!able!to!control!the!camera.!For!common!problems!with!setup!and! connection!refer!to!the!Troubleshooting!section!at!the!end!of!the!manual.! CamRanger&iOS&App& Note:!the!CamRanger!app!supports!the!iPad,!iPhone,!and!iPod!Touch.!For!brevity,! only!the!iPad!landscape!screenshots!will!be!shown!as!the!equivalent!portrait!or! iPhone!versions!are!very!similar.!Any!places!where!significant!differences!exist!will! be!called!out.! ©!CamRanger!–!Patent!Pending!

  • Page 6: Status&Bar

    Status&Bar& The!status!bar!is!located!at!the!top!of!the!screen!and!provides!the!user!with!a! number!of!status!elements.! From!left!to!right:! • Camera!Connection:!Indicates!if!the!CamRanger!device!is!currently! communicating!with!the!camera! o Connected:! o Disconnected:! • Camera!Battery!Status:!Indicates!the!approximate!battery!charge!on!the! camera! • Camera!Model!Name! • Lens!Model!Name!(Note:!not!all!cameras!or!lenses!are!supported)! • Shots!Remaining:!Indicates!the!number!of!shots!currently!remaining!on!the! camera’s!removable!media!using!the!current!settings! Recent&Thumbnails& ©!CamRanger!–!Patent!Pending!

  • Page 7: Main&Image&View

    • 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!for!viewing.! The!image!is!downloaded!and!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.! • JPG!and!Canon!RAW!files!can!be!viewed.!Nikon!RAW!and!TIFF!files!will! display!the!thumbnail!but!the!associated!image!cannot!be!viewed;!however,! Nikon!JPG’s!can!be!viewed.! • A!small!red!“R”!icon!on!the!lower!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.! iPhone'Thumbnails' The!thumbnails!on!the!iPhones!or!iPod!Touches!with!the!original!size!display!(not! the!iPhone5!size!display)!are!displayed!in!a!different!manner.!After!a!picture!is! taken,!the!main!image!view!will!slide!to!the!right!to!reveal!a!list!of!thumbnails.! Selecting!a!thumbnail!will!slide!the!main!image!view!back!in!place!with!the! downloaded!image.! The!thumbnail!and!main!image!views!can!be!swapped!at!any!time!by!swiping!the! screen!left!or!right.! Main&Image&View& Live!view!and!captured!images!are!displayed!within!the!main!image!view.! Captured'Images' Images!will!be!displayed!in!the!main!image!view!in!one!of!two!ways,!by!selecting!a! thumbnail!in!the!thumbnails!section!or!through!the!AutoXView!feature.!The!AutoX View!feature!is!described!in!more!depth!in!the!Advanced!Settings!section.! It!is!important!to!note!that!that!images!displayed!in!the!main!view!are!not!saved!by! default!and!are!simply!being!displayed.!To!save!the!image!to!the!iOS!device,!refer!to! the!Current!Image!Controls!or!Card!Contents!section.! The!image!may!be!zoomed!in!to!100%!resolution!by!double!tapping.!The!image!can! then!be!panned!by!dragging!a!finger.!Double!tapping!again!will!return!the!view!to!its!

  • Page 8: Advanced&Tabs

    Depending!on!the!amount!of!memory!in!your!iPad,!iPhone,!or!iPod!touch,!certain! larger!image!files!cannot!be!viewed.!Devices!with!1GB!of!memory,!such!as!the!3 !or! !generation!iPad!and!the!iPhone!5,!will!have!no!limitations.!Devices!with!512MB! of!memory,!such!as!the!2 !generation!iPad,!iPad!Mini,!or!iPhone!4,!can!view!nearly! all!images!except!for!the!very!largest,!such!as!a!large!JPG!on!the!D800.!Devices!with! 128MB,!such!as!the!1 !generation!iPad!and!older!iPhones!and!iPod!Touches,!will!not! be!able!to!view!large!JPGs!on!most!cameras!or!medium!JPGs!on!some!cameras.! Live'View'Images' In!live!view,!the!image!is!automatically!updated!as!live!view!images!stream!in.!The! exact!rate!is!very!much!dependent!on!WiFi!signal!strength!and!the!camera!and!iOS! device!specs.!However,!assuming!a!good!connection,!live!view!frame!rate!will!be! about!7!–!18!fps!depending!on!the!camera!model.! During!live!view!the!image!may!be!single!tapped!to!focus!at!that!point.!Note!that!for! Canon!cameras,!the!outer!edges!of!the!image!cannot!be!focused!on.!Double!tapping! will!zoom!in!and!double!tapping!again!returns!to!regular!size.! A!live!view!histogram!may!be!toggled!on!or!off!from!the!Data!tab!as!described!in!the! Advanced!Data!section.!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!as!well!as!allow! physically!triggering!images!by!pressing!the!camera’s!live!view!button!after!starting! it!on!the!CamRanger!app.!Nikon!cameras!do!not!allow!any!control!of!the!physical! camera!while!live!view!is!active.!! Advanced&Tabs& There!are!four!tabs!providing!advanced!information!or!controls:!Data,!Focus,!Timer,! and!HDR.!(The!iPhone!display!has!a!fifth!tab!incorporating!the!Advanced!Settings! button.)! ©!CamRanger!–!Patent!Pending!
  • Page 9 Data' The!data!tab!shows!an!RGB!histogram!and!metaXdata!associated!with!the!image!in! the!main!image!view.!The!following!metaXdata!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!realXtime,!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.! ©!CamRanger!–!Patent!Pending!
  • Page 10 • 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.! • 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:!the!post!processing!is!not!done!within!the!CamRanger! app.! 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! o 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.! o After!configuring!the!settings,!press!the!“Start”!button!to!begin!the! intervalometer!process.! o The!intervalometer!commands!are!stored!on!the!CamRanger!device! and!the!iOS!device!does!not!need!to!remain!on!or!connected.! o The!“Shot!Delay”!should!not!be!used!for!precision!timing,!particularly! when!the!delay!is!only!a!few!seconds!or!less.! o Once!an!intervalometer!sequence!is!begun,!it!can!only!be!cancelled!by! turning!off!power!to!the!CamRanger!device.! ©!CamRanger!–!Patent!Pending!
  • Page 11 ! If!the!HDR!toggle!button!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.! o Time!Lapse!–!Bulb! ! 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.! o 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! o The!Bulb!controls!are!only!enabled!when!the!camera!is!in!bulb!mode! and!the!camera!supports!remote!bulb!shots.! o The!entry!fields!are!used!to!specify!the!initial!delay!before!the!first! shot!and!the!length!of!the!exposure.! o After!configuration,!press!the!“Start”!button!to!begin!the!bulb!process.! o The!bulb!commands!are!stored!on!the!CamRanger!device!and!the!iOS! device!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.! ©!CamRanger!–!Patent!Pending!

  • Page 12: Camera&Properties

    • 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.! • The!possible!Step!Size!values!are!1!to!9!and!specify!the!how!many!steps!to! take!between!each!capture.! o Steps!are!not!the!same!as!stops,!but!are!each!possible!incremental! value!for!the!selected!property.!So,!for!example,!if!the!property!is! Shutter!Speed,!1/30!to!1/25!is!one!step,!1/30!to!1/20!is!two!steps,! and!so!on.! • The!valid!values!for!the!Number!of!Shots!are!automatically!determined!based! on!the!values!specified!for!Start!Value!and!Step!Size.!For!example!a!step!size! of!1!will!allow!more!shots!than!a!step!size!of!9.! • The!bracketing!process!begins!at!the!lowest,!or!darkest,!exposure!and!steps! up!to!higher,!or!lighter,!exposures.! • After!configuration,!press!the!“Start”!button!to!begin!the!bracketing!process.! • The!bracketing!commands!are!stored!on!the!CamRanger!device!and!the!iOS! device!does!not!need!to!remain!on!or!connected.! • Note:!the!post!processing!is!not!done!within!the!CamRanger!app.! Camera&Properties& The!above!diagram!indicates!each!of!the!camera!properties!that!can!be!set.!Not!all! properties!can!be!set!for!all!cameras!or!in!all!modes.!For!example,!the!diagram!is! from!a!session!with!a!Canon!camera!and!for!most!Canons!the!focus!mode!and!auto! exposure!mode!cannot!be!set.!Disabled!properties!are!indicated!with!a!darker! button!background.! ©!CamRanger!–!Patent!Pending!

  • Page 13: Camera&Actions

    Nikon'Connection'Mode' Nikon!cameras!allow!connections!in!two!different!modes:!“PC”!and!“Camera”.!(See! the!Advanced!Settings!dialog!for!how!to!change!between!the!modes.)!The!key! difference!is!that!PC!mode!allows!the!CamRanger!user!to!adjust!properties!that!are! controlled!via!a!physical!switch!or!dial!on!the!camera,!and!would!otherwise!be! disabled!in!Camera!mode.!However,!in!PC!mode!no!property!changes!done! physically!to!the!camera!will!be!recognized!and!any!changes!made!through! CamRanger!will!be!lost!after!disconnecting.!PC!mode!also!prevents!triggering! images!from!the!camera!itself,!and!the!CamRanger!app!must!be!set!to!Camera!mode! to!allow!physically!triggering!from!the!camera.!It!should!also!be!noted!that!the! connection!mode!cannot!be!changed!while!live!view!is!active.! Exposure'Compensation'&'Bracketing' Pressing!the!bracketing!button!will!display!the!following!control:! Pressing!the!arrows!at!the!top!right!and!left!moves!the!exposure!compensation.! Holding!down!the!arrow!will!move!the!exposure!compensation!to!its!respective! limit.!The!two!buttons!at!the!bottom!middle!control!the!bracket!amount.!Pressing! the!arrows!pointing!in!will!reduce!the!bracketing!amount,!while!pressing!the!arrows! point!outward!will!increase!the!bracketing!amount.! 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.! ©!CamRanger!–!Patent!Pending!

  • Page 14: Advanced&Settings

    Continuous!capture!mode!differs!between!Nikon!and!Canon.! ! Nikon:!After!selecting!a!continuous!drive!mode!a!picker!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.! • 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,!
  • Page 15 !!!! The!advanced!settings!menu!is!accessed!from!the!settings!button!and!allows!the! user!to!manage!the!connection,!set!display!and!view!options,!and!get!help.! • CamRanger!Connection:!A!state!dependent!“Connect”!and!“Disconnect”! button!is!available!to!the!user!as!a!troubleshooting!option!to!avoid!closing! the!application!in!the!case!of!connection!problems.! • Display!Options! o Highlights:!Blinks!solid!red!over!overexposed!highlights! o Shadows:!Blinks!solid!blue!over!underexposed!shadows! o Focus!Points:!Overlay!the!focus!points!over!captured!images!(Canon! only)! o Grid!Lines:!Overlay!a!3x3!grid!over!the!main!image!view! o Aspect!Ratio:!Overlays!red!lines!over!the!main!image!view!to!give!the! user!visual!feedback!on!common!cropping!ratios.!Note:!this! information!is!not!saved!with!the!image.! o Client!Mode:!Removes!all!camera!controls!from!the!main!display!such! that!camera!settings!cannot!be!changed!or!the!camera!controlled.! • View!&!Save!Options! o AutoXView:!Automatically!downloads!and!displays!images!as!they!are! taken.! o AutoXSave:!Automatically!downloads!and!saves!images!to!the!iOS! photo!library.! o Cache!Size:!The!CamRanger!application!maintains!a!small!cache!on! disk!to!store!recently!viewed!images.!These!images!are!then!very! ©!CamRanger!–!Patent!Pending!

  • Page 16: Current&Image&Controls

    (100!MB),!Medium!(500!MB),!or!Large!(1!GB).!The!cache!is!cleared! upon!exit!on!the!application.! • Help! o User!Manual:!View!this!document.!Note:!it!can!be!saved!to!iBooks!for! easier!reading!and!navigation.! o Email:!Email!with!your!questions,!problems,!comments,!etc.! • Connection!Mode!(Nikon!Only)! o A!toggle!switch!is!provided!to!change!the!connection!mode!between! “PC”!and!“Camera”! ! PC:!PC!mode!allows!more!control!over!properties!within! CamRanger;!however,!any!property!changes!are!not! maintained!and!changing!settings!on!the!physical!camera!is!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.! Current&Image&Controls& The!controls!displayed!in!the!toolbar!above!are!used!to!perform!various!actions!on! the!current!main!image!view’s!content.! • Delete:!After!prompting!the!user!to!confirm,!this!button!is!used!to!erase!the! displayed!image!from!the!removable!media!in!the!camera.! • Save:!This!button!will!save!the!currently!displayed!image!to!the!user’s!photo! library!on!the!iOS!device.! • Expand:!The!“Expand”!button!makes!the!image!full!screen.!After!expanding,! the!button!changes!to!“Shrink”!and!can!be!pressed!to!return!to!the!normal! screen!layout.!The!“Expand”!button!can!also!be!used!in!live!view.! iPhone'Controls' The!iPhone!does!not!have!a!separate!tool!bar!with!these!controls.!The!“Expand”! button!is!located!in!the!lower!left!of!the!main!image!view.!The!“Save”!and!“Delete”! buttons!are!overlaid!in!the!top!left!and!right!corners,!respectively,!of!the!main!image! view.!The!“Save”!and!“Delete”!buttons!only!appear!momentarily!upon!a!single!touch!

  • Page 17: Tips&&&Troubleshooting

    Any!number!of!thumbnails!can!be!selected!by!pressing!a!thumbnail.!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!user’s!iOS! photo!library.!Images!are!saved!regardless!of!format.! Note:!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.! Assuming!the!user!has!a!GPS!enabled!iOS!device!and!has!granted!location!privileges! to!the!CamRanger!app,!the!app!records!GPS!positions!in!order!to!tag!images!saved!to! the!iOS!device.!When!an!image!is!downloaded,!the!app!attempts!to!find!a!GPS! position!that!corresponds!with!the!time!the!image!was!taken.!If!a!position!is!found,! the!GPS!data!is!added!to!the!file’s!EXIF!header.!Note:!GPS!data!can!only!be!added!to! JPG!images!and!the!image!file!on!the!cameras!removable!media!is!not!updated.! Images!within!the!card!contents!view!can!also!be!viewed!by!double!tapping!on!the! image.! Tips&&&Troubleshooting& Below!are!some!tips!and!troubleshooting!for!common!questions!or!issues!arranged! by!category:! Registration& • If!the!CamRanger!iOS!app!is!reXinstalled,!the!iOS!device!may!need!to!be!reX registered.! • Most!registration!issues!are!due!to!not!having!Internet!connectivity!or! entering!the!serial!number!incorrectly.! • If!you!still!have!issues,!please!email!contact@CamRanger.com!for!assistance.! Connection& • Make!sure!CamRanger!is!fully!powered!on!and!initialized!(it!should!take! approximately!30!seconds).!The!power!light!and!WiFi!light!should!both!be! on.! ©!CamRanger!–!Patent!Pending!
  • Page 18 • The!password!to!connect!to!the!CamRanger!WiFi!is!the!CamRanger!serial! number!in!all!CAPS.!If!there!are!still!issues!connecting,!turning!the!iOS! devices!WiFi!off!and!on!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!iOS!device!is!outside!of!or!near!the!edge!of!the!range!of!the!CamRanger! hardware!there!will!be!connection!problems.! • Use!the!“Disconnect”!and!“Connect”!buttons!in!the!Advanced!Settings!to!force! a!new!session/connection.! • Power!cycling!the!camera!and!CamRanger!as!well!as!restarting!the!app!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.! • The!CamRanger!hardware!can!only!be!connected!to!a!single!iOS!device!at!a! time.! Speed& • The!CamRanger!has!all!the!same!distance!and!interference!limitations!as! WiFi.!Long!distances!and!solid!objects!will!slow!the!connection!speed.! • The!CamRanger!app!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!iOS!devices!do!perform!better!overall,!particularly!for! intensive!tasks!such!as!showing!the!100%!resolution!images.! • Image!files!can!be!very!large!and!memory!intensive.!If!the!CamRanger!app!is! having!stability!issues,!closing!other!apps!running!in!the!background!or!even! power!cycling!the!iOS!device!will!improve!performance.! Commands&...
  • Page 19 • 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!40D!and!most!Nikons!do! not!support!bulb!shots.!See!the!camera!capability!matrix!at! www.CamRanger.com!for!more!detailed!information.! • There!is!no!way!to!cancel!an!Intervalometer,!Bulb,!or!Advanced!Bracketing! sequence!command.!The!only!way!to!stop!it!is!to!power!off!the!CamRanger! device.! Images& • The!thumbnails!are!not!downloaded!until!after!the!image!has!been!recorded! to!the!camera’s!card.!On!most!cameras!this!is!relatively!quick.!However,! depending!on!the!camera,!speed!of!removable!media!and!number!of!shots! taken!in!succession,!there!can!be!a!lag.! • The!maximum!sized!image!that!can!be!viewed!is!dependent!on!the!iOS! hardware.!For!example,!the!1 !Generation!iPad!can!only!handle!large!RAW!or! JPG’s!from!slightly!older!cameras,!but!can!handle!medium!sized!images!from! most!current!cameras.!The!3 !Generation!iPad!supports!all!image!sizes!for! all!supported!cameras.!Regardless,!all!image!formats!and!sizes!can!be! downloaded!to!the!user’s!iOS!Photo!library!through!the!card!contents!view.!! • CamRanger!can!be!used!to!view!and!download!pictures!captured!through! other!means.!So!a!separate!photographer!could!be!capturing!images,!or!a!RF! or!light!trigger!could!capture!images!and!the!CamRanger!app!would! automatically!download!the!thumbnails.! ©!CamRanger!–!Patent!Pending!

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