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GigaPan Pro User Guide
Pic Order – Allows for different patterns of capturing the individual photographs such as
{column-right, column-left, row – down, row – up}.
Timelapse/Series - Used to capture a sequence of panoramas over a period of time. You
may use a timer of zero seconds to 99 days or an external trigger to change when each
panorama in the sequence is taken. When you choose the timer, the value includes the time
to capture the panorama. When external trigger has been selected, use a Canon E3 style
remote shutter that is inserted in the EPIC Pro remote trigger port.
Battery Status - Tells you what the voltage level of the batteries is. A voltage of 7.4 volts
means that the batteries are fully charged. A voltage of around 7 volts means your batteries
will not be able to operate the EPIC Pro for much longer.
Save/Load Config - Allows you to save up to three configurations, which is convenient
when you want to quickly change lenses or bracketing options.
Factory Reset - Resets certain options to their default values. The 'Camera Setup' , 'Time per
Pic' , 'Start Delay' , 'Mult Shutter' , 'Pic Order' , 'Saved Panoramas' and vertical field of view will be
reset.
Expert Options Submenu
Checklist - If this option is set to ON, a checklist of things that need to be done in order to
successfully create a technically good image are presented to the user before the panorama
is taken. Selecting OFF will eliminate these prompts.
Shutter Mode - Allows you to choose how the unit will operate your camera's shutter. The
settings are Remote or Manual. The Remote setting will use the electronic trigger cable to
connect the EPIC Pro to the remote shutter port on your camera. If the Manual method is
used, the user must manually actuate the shutter and press the OK button on the EPIC Pro
to advance to the next photograph.
Shutter Length - The amount of time that the focus and shutter signals are asserted
{Exposure (bulb), 0.5s, 0.6s, 0.7s, 0.8s, 0.9s, 1.0s, ... 2.0s, and 2.2s, 2.4s ... 4.0s, and 4.5s, 5.0s,
8.0s}. You are able to incrementally increase the amount of time that the focus signal is
asserted when using autofocus. You are able to quickly find a tradeoff between allowing
for enough time for your camera's autofocus subsystem to achieve good focus and not
requiring too much time to capture the entire gigapan. When 'Shutter Length' exceeds
'Time/Exposure', then 'Shutter Length' takes precedent. You can also use the bulb so that
the remote shutter controls the exposure time when using autofocus or doing exposure
bracketing to capture HDR images.
Motor Speed - Options are 'Slow' , 'Med, ' or 'Fast' . It is recommended that you use the 'Slow'
setting when using large lenses to reduce the settling time after accelerating and de-accel-
erating a large lens.
Motors Rigid The 'On' setting will help hold large lenses in position when you are not in a
'Move' mode, or actively capturing a panorama.