Advanced T Abs; Data; Focus - CamRanger User Manual

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.
An a dditional T ripod o r S tackShot t ab i s v isible w hen t he r espective a ccessory i s c onnected.
Data
The d ata t ab s hows a n R GB h istogram a nd m eta-­‐data a ssociated w ith t he i mage i n t he m ain
image v iew. T he 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 d ata t ab w ill s imply i nform t he u ser t hat
live v iew i s o n a nd p rovide a t oggle s witch t o t oggle t he d isplay
of t he h istogram. T he h istogram i s u pdated i n r eal-­‐time, b ut a t
the c ost o f s lowing d own t he 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
advanced 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 w ith s light c hanges i n f ocus a nd
then p ost p rocessing t hem t o e nhance t he d epth o f f ield. T he a utomatic f ocus-­‐stacking
feature a llows t he u ser t o s et t he f ocus s tep s ize b etween i n e ach s hot a nd t he n umber
of s hots t o t ake. E ach f ocus s tep w ill m ove t he f ocal p lane f urther f rom t he c amera. S o
the u ser w ill w ant t o s et t he f ocus t o t he n earest p lane d esired t o b e i n f ocus a nd s tart
the s tacking p rocess f rom t here. I f t oo f ew c aptures a re t aken, t he p rocess c an b e
restarted f rom w here t he i nitial s tacking e nded. N ote: t he p ost p rocessing i s n ot d one
within t he C amRanger a pplication.
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