Advanced T Abs; Data; Focus - CamRanger Camerahardware device User Manual

Supports windows 7 and 8 computers

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Advanced T abs

There a re f our t abs p roviding a dvanced i nformation o r c ontrols: D ata, F ocus, T imer, a nd H DR. A

Tripod o r S tackShot t ab w ill a ppear a s a f ifth t ap i f t he C amRanger i s b eing u sed w ith t he C amRanger

PT H ub a nd a s upported t ripod h ead ( the M P-‐360, B escor, o r H ague) o r S tackShot.

Data

The d ata t ab s hows a n R GB h istogram a nd m eta-‐data

associated w ith t he c aptured i mage i n t he m ain i mage v iew.

The f ollowing m eta-‐data i s p rovided:

• Shutter S peed

• Aperture

• MegaPixels ( Note t his i s n ot f ile s ize, b ut i mage

resolution)

• ISO

• Metering M ode

• Exposure C ompensation V alue

Within l ive v iew t he h istogram c an b e t oggled o n o r o ff. O f

note, t he h istogram w ill r educe t he l ive v iew f rame r ate.

Focus

The f ocus t ab i s o nly e nabled d uring l ive v iew a nd p rovides a dvanced f ocusing c ontrols.

Focus A djust

There a re t wo s ets o f b uttons t o m ove t he l ens' f ocal

plane n earer o r f urther f rom t he c amera. E ach s et h as

three b uttons w ith d ifferent s ized a rrows t o s pecify a

large, m edium, o r s mall s tep i n f ocus. T ap t he b utton t o

move t he f ocus b y a s ingle i ncrement, h olding d own t he

button w ill h ave n o a ffect.

Focus S tacking

Focus s tacking i s a p rocess o f t aking m ultiple c aptures

with s light c hanges i n f ocus a nd t hen p ost p rocessing

them t o e nhance t he d epth o f f ield. T his c ontrol a llows

the u ser t o s et t he f ocus s tep s ize t o t ake b etween i n

each s hot a nd t he n umber o f s hots t o t ake. E ach f ocus

step w ill m ove t he f ocal p lane f urther f rom t he c amera.

So t he u ser w ill w ant t o s et t he f ocus t o t he n earest

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