Speed; Commands - CamRanger User Manual

• If t he A ndroid d evice i s o utside o f o r n ear t he e dge o f t he r ange o f t he C amRanger
hardware t here w ill b e c onnection p roblems.
• Power c ycling t he c amera a nd C amRanger a s w ell a s r estarting t he a pp w ill
completely r efresh t he c onnection. N ote t hat i t i s n ecessary t o p ress t he d evices
back b utton t o a ctually e xit t he a pplication a nd n ot j ust p ut i t i n t he b ackground.
• When t he c amera b attery b egins t o g et l ow, c ertain c ommands m ay s tart t o f ail o r a
connection m ay b e r efused.
• The C amRanger h ardware c an o nly b e c onnected t o a s ingle A ndroid d evice a t a
time.
• If t here i s a n i nconsistent o r i ntermittent c onnection, t he i ssue i s l ikely r elated t o t he
USB c onnection a nd d ifferent U SB c able w ill o ften f ix t he p roblem.
Speed
• The C amRanger h as a ll t he s ame d istance a nd i nterference l imitations a s W iFi. L ong
distances a nd s olid o bjects w ill s low t he c onnection s peed.
• The C amRanger a pp c an h andle v ery l arge i mage f iles. H owever, w aiting f or t hose
files t o t ransfer f rom t he c amera a nd t hen o ver W iFi c an b e t ime c onsuming. A
common o perating m ode i s t o s hoot R AW a long w ith a s mall o r m edium s ized J PG.
• Newer a nd f aster A ndroid d evices d o p erform b etter o verall, p articularly f or
intensive t asks s uch a s s howing t he 1 00% r esolution i mages.
• Image f iles c an b e v ery l arge a nd m emory i ntensive. I f t he C amRanger a pp i s h aving
stability i ssues, c losing o ther a pps r unning i n t he b ackground o r e ven p ower c ycling
the A ndroid d evice w ill i mprove p erformance.
Commands
• Depending o n t he c amera a nd t he m ode, c apture c an f ail i f t he c amera f ails t o
acquire f ocus.
• Intervalometer, B ulb, a nd A dvanced B racketing s equence c ommands a re s tored o n
the C amRanger h ardware s uch t hat t he A ndroid d evice d oes n ot n eed t o r emain o n
and c onnected. H owever, t his a lso m eans t hat a ny c hanges o r a ctions w ith t he
Android d evice d uring o ne o f t hose a dvanced o perations c ould r esult i n f ailure o r
unexpected o utcomes.
• When a n o peration, c ommand, o r s etting i s n ot a vailable o r n ot w orking t he i ssue i s
often r elated t o t he c amera s etup. F or e xample:
o Toggling t o A F i s d isabled i f t he c amera l ens s witch i s s et t o M F.
o Live v iew w ill f ail o n C anon c ameras i f L ive V iew S hooting i s d isabled i n t he
camera's m enu.
o Capture f ails b ecause t he r emovable m edia o n t he c amera i s f ull.
• For C anon c ameras, t he L ive V iew f ocus m ode w ithin t he c amera's m enu m ust b e s et
to " Live V iew".
• Adjusting o r v iewing t he n umber o f b racketing s hots i s n ot c urrently s upported. T he
display a ssumes t hree s hots. H owever, i f t he n umber o f s hots i s a ctually 2 , 5 , 7 , 9 ,
etc. t he b racket a mount i s s till c orrect i t w ill j ust i ncorrectly d isplay 3 s hots.
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