Timer - CamRanger User Manual

Timer
The t imer t ab a llows t he u se o f t he C amRanger a s a n i ntervalometer a s w ell a s s pecifying
exposure t imes w hen t he c amera i s i n b ulb m ode.
Time L apse
• The e ntry f ields a re u sed t o s pecify t he i nitial d elay
before t he f irst s hot, t he n umber o f s hots t o t ake,
and t he d elay i n b etween e ach s hot.
• After c onfiguring t he s ettings, p ress t he " Start"
button t o b egin t he i ntervalometer p rocess.
• The i ntervalometer c ommands a re s tored o n t he
CamRanger d evice, t he M ac d oes n ot n eed t o r emain
on o r c onnected o nce t he i ntervalometer c ommand
is i nitiated.
• The " Shot D elay" s hould n ot b e u sed f or p recision t iming, p articularly w hen t he
delay i s o nly a f ew s econds o r l ess.
• If t he u ser c loses t he C amRanger a pp a fter i nitiating t he t ime l apse o n t he
CamRanger, w hich i ncludes s hot d elays o f 2 s econds o r l ess, i t m ay b e d ifficult t o
restart t he a pp s ince t he C amRanger i s p rimarily c ommunicating w ith t he c amera.
• Time L apse – H DR
o If t he c amera i s i n m anual e xposure m ode, a s mall H DR c heck b ox w ill a ppear
allowing t he c ombination o f a t ime l apse a nd H DR s equence.
o If t he H DR c heck b ox i s s elected, f or e ach t ime l apse c apture, C amRanger w ill
actually t ake a s equence o f b racketed i mages u sing t he b racket p arameters
as s pecified w ithin t he H DR t ab.
• Time L apse – B ulb
o If t he c amera i s i n b ulb m ode/shutter s peed a nd t he c amera s upports b ulb
shots, t he C amRanger h as t he a bility t o t ake B ulb s hots d uring t he t ime l apse.
The b ulb d uration i s s pecified b y t he S hot D uration, l ocated w ithin t he B ulb
section, i mmediately b elow t he t ime l apse s ection.
• Before s tarting t he t ime l apse s equence, a d ialog w ill a ppear i nforming t he u ser o f
the t ime l apse p arameters a nd p rovide a n o pportunity t o c ancel.
Bulb
• The B ulb c ontrols a re o nly e nabled w hen t he c amera i s i n b ulb m ode a nd t he c amera
supports r emote b ulb s hots.
• The e ntry f ields a re u sed t o s pecify t he i nitial d elay b efore t he f irst s hot a nd t he
length o f t he e xposure.
• After c onfiguration, p ress t he " Start" b utton t o b egin t he b ulb p rocess.
• The b ulb c ommands a re s tored o n t he C amRanger d evice a nd t he M ac d oes n ot
need t o r emain o n o r c onnected.
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