CamRanger Camerahardware device User Manual - Camera   Actions

Summary of Camerahardware device

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    1 windows user’s manual supports windows 7 and 8 computers.

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    © camranger – patent pending 2 table of contents camranger hardware ......................................................................................................................... 3 camranger registration ........................................................................................

  • Page 3: Camranger   Hardware

    3 camranger hardware the camranger device is turned on by sliding the power switch, located on the side of the unit, towards the front of the device. The green power light will illuminate when the unit is powered on. Any additional switch present on the camranger currently serves no function. The ch...

  • Page 4: Camranger   Registration

    4 camranger registration before a windows computer can be used with a camranger, the windows camranger application should be installed on the computer, at no additional cost to the user, from the downloads page on the camranger website, www.Camranger.Com/downloads. Once downloaded, the camranger app...

  • Page 5: Camranger   Setup

    © camranger – patent pending 5 if registration fails, confirm internet connectivity and the camranger serial number before contacting support@camranger.Com for assistance. Camranger setup power on the camranger and confirm all four lights briefly appear. The camranger will take approximately 30 seco...

  • Page 6: Status   Bar

    © camranger – patent pending 6 camranger windows application status bar the status bar is located at the top of the application screen, below the camranger menu bar, and provides the user with a number of elements. From left to right: • camera model name • lens model name (note: not all cameras or l...

  • Page 7: Recent   Thumbnails

    © camranger – patent pending 7 recent thumbnails • as images are captured, the thumbnails are automatically downloaded and displayed along the top of the screen. The thumbnails may be scrolled left and right when more are downloaded than can fit. • a thumbnail may be selected to view the correspondi...

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    © camranger – patent pending 8 captured images captured images can be displayed in the main image view in one of two ways, by selecting a thumbnail in the thumbnails section of the application or through the auto-­‐view images feature. The auto-­‐view image feature is useful when capturing images fr...

  • Page 9: Advanced   Tabs

    © camranger – patent pending 9 advanced tabs there are four tabs providing advanced information or controls: data, focus, timer, and hdr. A tripod or stackshot tab will appear as a fifth tap if the camranger is being used with the camranger pt hub and a supported tripod head (the mp-­‐360, bescor, o...

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    © camranger – patent pending 10 plane desired to be in focus and start the stacking process from there. If too few captures were taken, the process can be restarted from where the initial stacking ended. Note: post processing of the images is not done within the camranger application. Timer the time...

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    © camranger – patent pending 11 hdr the “hdr”, or advanced bracketing, tab can be used to generate a series of photos with varying exposures. • advanced bracketing is only enabled when the camera is in manual exposure mode. • the property field specifies the camera property to be varied. There are t...

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    12 tripod tab when the camranger pt hub and mp-­‐360 (or mp 101, bescor, or hague tripod) are used with the camranger, a “tripod” tab will appear including the following display. However, this tab will only be present with camranger firmware 6 and up. To update one’s camranger firmware, visit http:/...

  • Page 13: Camera   Properties

    13 camera properties the below image and bullet list indicates the camera properties that can be set using the application: • auto exposure mode • shutter seed • aperture • iso • metering mode • capture mode • white balance • image format • focus mode • exposure compensation and bracketing not all p...

  • Page 14: Camera   Actions

    14 camera actions capture o the “capture” button initiates the camera trigger. The exact camera behavior is dependent on the camera and camera properties, most importantly the capture mode. O for most capture modes, such as single, timer, or quiet, the button performs the image capture as expected. ...

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    © camranger – patent pending 15 o note: movies cannot be downloaded to the windows computer using the camranger. Auto / manual focus toggle o the af/mf focus toggle button allows the user to change the focusing between auto and manual without having to physically adjust the camera. O this af/mf adju...

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    16 file individual images being viewed on the main viewing screen can be saved, shared to other devices which are using the camranger share app, or deleted from the file dropdown menu. Connection • camranger connection: a state dependent “connect” or “disconnect” button is available to the user as a...

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    © camranger – patent pending 17 view the view drop down provides access to the camera’s card contents and options for control accessibility for the windows application display. Card contents to view the card contents select “view” on the windows camranger menu bar and then “card contents.” by doing ...

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    © camranger – patent pending 18 any number of thumbnails can be selected by pressing a thumbnail, or all may be selected by pressing “select all” at the bottom of the window. Selected thumbnails will have a grey border around them (as seen above, 2 images are selected). After selecting thumbnails th...

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    19 help the “help” dropdown found on the windows camranger menu bar is used to access user settings, registering camranger devices, and to access this help manual. Settings-­‐ camranger preferences the camranger preferences configure various user options related to saving, viewing, and sharing image...

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    © camranger – patent pending 20 captured from the computer or the camera. This does not result in the images being displayed within the camranger app. If shooting jpeg+raw, only the jpeg files will be saved in the image directory. To save the raw files on the computer, select the raw images within t...

  • Page 21: Camranger   Share

    © camranger – patent pending 21 camranger share in order for the camranger share feature to work, the camranger firmware must be updated to version 6 and up and the camranger software must be updated to the most recent version. When the photographer is in a camranger session, others can view images ...

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    © camranger – patent pending 22 practical performance limits. Depending on the scenario, practical maximums of 5-­‐15 clients are typical. The amount of data being shared as well as the network strength to all of the clients dictates the practical maximum. If the camranger is only connected to the c...

  • Page 23: Registration

    23 tips & troubleshooting below are some tips and troubleshooting for common questions or issues arranged by category: registration • if the camranger windows application is re-­‐installed, the computer may need to be re-­‐ registered. • most registration issues are due to not having internet connec...

  • Page 24: Commands

    © camranger – patent pending 24 • newer and faster windows computers do perform better overall, particularly for intensive tasks such as showing the 100% resolution images. Commands • depending on the camera and the mode, capture can fail if the camera fails to acquire focus. • intervalometer and bu...