Start (And Preview); Abort Screen - Shoot-Move-Shoot Only - Cognisys STACKSHOT 3X Owner's Manual

position as its starting point for the next time power is applied. That could cause equipment
damage if you just plug in power and hit the start button again. Ouch!

7.9 Start (and Preview)

This button starts the motion profile. If the motors are not at their zero position you will be
asked if it is okay to return back to zero.
For "Shoot-Move-Shoot" mode the "Start" button has an additional feature. So you have your
time lapse set up to run over an eight-hour period. It's not terribly easy to check your framing
just by looking at the first and last frame – trouble can be lurking in the middle of your shoot
somewhere that you might not find until after the eight-hours while processing the frames.
Nuts! We've been there before. StackShot 3X has an excellent preview function. If your final
video duration is set to 30 seconds (as an example), you can press and hold the "Start" button
and get a real-time motion preview of the move (which would be 30 seconds of move-time).
Ideally you would use live-view on your camera and record a video. This short and simple step
could save you a night (and 1000 frames!) of wasted effort. If StackShot 3X can't run the profile
because it exceeds the maximum speed for an axis the real-time motion will last slightly longer.
7.10 Abort Screen – Shoot-Move-Shoot only
If you're running a lengthy time lapse you may find part way through that there is a problem. If
you touch the screen it will abort the current time lapse and show a pop-up asking what you
would like to do from this point:
Restart All:
This option will restart the current time lapse from the beginning. The motors will return to
their starting position and start with the lead-in.
Resume:
If you accidentally touched the display and didn't intend on aborting the time lapse then you
had better press the resume button. Depending on when it was aborted you may end up
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