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iOSUser’sManualfortheCamRanger,CamRangerShare,and
CamRangerPTHub&TripodV2.2.6
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CamRangerHardware 4.........................................................................................................................CamRangerRegistration 5....................................................................................................................CamRangerSetup 6..................................................................................................................................FirmwareUpdate 6..................................................................................................................................CamRangeriOSApp 8.............................................................................................................................StatusBar 8...........................................................................................................................................................RecentThumbnails 9.........................................................................................................................................iPhoneThumbnails 9.........................................................................................................................................................
MainImageView 9..............................................................................................................................................CapturedImages 9..............................................................................................................................................................LiveViewImages 10..........................................................................................................................................................
AdvancedTabs 10...............................................................................................................................................DataTab 11............................................................................................................................................................................FocusTab 11..........................................................................................................................................................................TimerTab 12.........................................................................................................................................................................HDRTab 13............................................................................................................................................................................TripodTab 14.......................................................................................................................................................................StackShotTab 14................................................................................................................................................................
CameraProperties 15........................................................................................................................................NikonConnectionMode 15.............................................................................................................................................ExposureCompensation&Bracketing 15................................................................................................................
CameraActions 16..............................................................................................................................................AdvancedSettings 17.........................................................................................................................................Connection/Network 17..................................................................................................................................................Overlays 18............................................................................................................................................................................Controls 18.............................................................................................................................................................................Ratings 20..............................................................................................................................................................................Watermark 20.......................................................................................................................................................................Sharing 20..............................................................................................................................................................................Transfer 20.............................................................................................................................................................................ColorTRUE 22.......................................................................................................................................................................Help 22.....................................................................................................................................................................................
CurrentImageControls 23..............................................................................................................................Share 23...................................................................................................................................................................................iPhoneControls 26.............................................................................................................................................................
CardContents 27.................................................................................................................................................Compare 27...........................................................................................................................................................RatingsSystem 28...............................................................................................................................................ApplicationLifeCycle 29..................................................................................................................................
Connection/NetworkBridging 30......................................................................................................UsingtheCellNetwork 31.....................................................................................................................CamRangerShareApp 32....................................................................................................................CamRangerShareUsers 33.............................................................................................................................
CamRangerPTHubandTripod 34....................................................................................................CamRangerPTHubHardware 34..................................................................................................................MP-360TripodHeadHardware 34...............................................................................................................CamRanger,CamRangerPTHub,andTripodSetup 35..........................................................................CamRangerAppAdditionswiththePTHub 36........................................................................................Panorama 37........................................................................................................................................................AdvancedAutomation 37.................................................................................................................................ShootMoveShoot 38.........................................................................................................................................................BulbRamping 38.................................................................................................................................................................
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Tools 39...................................................................................................................................................................................PracticalTips 39..................................................................................................................................................................
Tips&Troubleshooting 40...................................................................................................................Registration 40....................................................................................................................................................Connection 40......................................................................................................................................................Speed 40.................................................................................................................................................................Commands 41.......................................................................................................................................................Images 41...............................................................................................................................................................CamRangerPTHubandTripod 42...............................................................................................................
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CamRangerHardwareTheCamRangerdeviceisturnedonbyslidingthepowerswitch,locatedonthesideoftheunit,towardsthefrontofthedevice.Thegreenpowerlightwillilluminatewhentheunitispoweredon.Anyswitchontheoppositesideofthepowerswitchdoesnotcurrentlyhaveanyfunc5onality.
Thechargingportislocatednexttothepowerswitch.ThemalemicroBendoftheprovidedwhitechargingcordisconnectedtothisport.TheotherendofthechargingcordcanbeconnectedtoafemaleUSBportthatprovidespower,suchasacomputerorthroughtheprovidedACadapter.WhenthedeviceischarginganaddiLonalyellowlightwillilluminatenexttothegreenpowerlightindicaLngthatitischarging.Theyellowlightwillturnoffleavingonlythegreenpowerlightwhenitisfullycharged.
AblackneoprenecaseisprovidedtoassistinaOachingandsecuringtheCamRanger.Thecasehasacarabineertofacilitatehangingfromatripod,beltloop,etc.DonotjusthangtheCamRangerbythecableasitwillputstrainontheUSBconnectorsaswellaspossiblydisconnect.
TheCamRangerbaOeryisaccessiblebyremovingtheboOomcover.
TheboOomcoveristhesidewiththeCamRangerserialnumber.Simplygraspthesideedge/cornerofthecoverneartheUSBconnectorandpullbacktoremove.Toreplacethecover,firstplacethetwolowertabsintotheslotsandthensnapinthetop.
CamRangerisnotwater-resistantinanywayandshouldnotgetwet.
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CamRangerRegistra0onBeforeaniPad,iPhone,oriPodTouchcanbeusedwithaCamRanger,itneedstoberegistered.RegistraLonrequiresInternetconnecLvity.Beforeproceeding,confirmconnecLvity.(DonotconnecttotheCamRangernetwork.)
LaunchtheiOSCamRangerappandthefollowingscreenappears.
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Pressthe“Register”buOontoloadtheregistraLonviewseenbelow.
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Enterthe8-characterCamRangerserialnumber.TheserialnumberislocatedbothontheboOomofthebackcoveraswellasabovethebaOeryunderneaththebackcover.Note:theserialnumbercontainsonlyleOersandNOnumbers.
Pressthe“Register”buOontoregister.AmessageboxwillappearindicaLngregistraLonwassuccessfulandtheiOSdevicecanbeusedwiththeCamRanger.ExittheappandthenproceedwiththesetupprocessasdetailedbelowintheCamRangerSetupsecLon.
IfregistraLonfails,confirmInternetconnecLvityandtheCamRangerserialnumberbeforecontacLngcontact@CamRanger.comforassistance.
CamRangerSetupPowerontheCamRangerandconfirmthatallfourlightsbrieflyappear.TheCamRangerwilltakeapproximately30secondsunLlitisfullyiniLalized.
ThefirstLmetheuserconnectstoCamRangerfromaniOSdevice(iPad,iPhone,oriPodTouch),theiOSdeviceneedstoberegistered.SeetheCamRangerRegistraLonsecLonabove.
OntheiOSdeviceconnecttoyourCamRangernetwork.TheSSIDwillbeCamRanger-###,withthelastthreecharactersmatchingthelast3charactersoftheCamRanger’sserialnumber.Thepasswordisthefull8charactersoftheCamRanger’sserialnumber.ThepasswordMUSTBEENTEREDINALLCAPS.ThekeyboardonneweriOSversionscanbeputintocapslockbydoubletappingtheshifkey.
ConnecttheCamRangertothecamerawiththeprovidedblackUSBcable.ThemaleAendisinsertedintotheUSBportattheendoftheCamRanger,andtheotherendisconnectedtotheUSBportofthecamera.Thenensurethecameraisturnedon.WhenthecameraisconnectedandturnedonthegreenlightclosesttotheedgeoftheCamRangerdevicewilllight.
LaunchtheCamRangeriOSapp.TheapplicaLonwillconnecttotheCamRangerandtheuserwillbeabletocontrolthecamera.
ForcommonproblemswithsetupandconnecLonrefertotheTroubleshooLngsecLonattheendofthemanual.
FirmwareUpdateItisrecommendedtochecktheiOSappandfirmwareversionbeforeusingtheCamRangertoensuretheyarethelatestversion.Theappmustbeatleast2.0andthefirmwareversion6tosupportnetworkbridging,sharingfeatures,ortheCamRangerPTHubandMP-360(orMP101,Bescor,orHague).ToupdatetheCamRangerfirmware,visitcamranger.com/downloadsforfurtherinstrucLonsonupdate.
TochecktheCamRangerappandfirmwareversion,refertothe‘Help’tabwithintheCamRangersejngs.TheiniLaldigitslistedaferCamRangerindicatetheappversionandthe
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lastdigitindicatesthefirmwareversion.Forthefollowingexample,CamRanger2.0.4indicatesthattheappisversion2.0andthefirmwareisversion4.Iftheversionlistedis2.0.5.6,thentheappversionis2.0.5andthefirmwareisversion6.
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CamRangeriOSAppNote:theCamRangeriOSappsupportstheiPad,iPhone,andtheiPodTouch.Forbrevity,onlytheiPadlandscapescreenshotswillbeshownastheequivalentportraitoriPhoneversionsareverysimilar.Anyplaceswheresignificantdifferencesexistwillbecalledout.
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StatusBar�
Thestatusbarislocatedatthetopofthescreenandprovidestheuserwithanumberofstatuselements.Fromleftoright:
• CameraConnecLon:IndicatesiftheCamRangerdeviceiscurrentlycommunicaLngwiththecamerao Connected:� o Disconnected:�
• CameraBaOeryStatus:IndicatestheapproximatebaOerychargeonthecamera• CameraModelName• LensModelName(Note:notallcamerasorlensesaresupported)• ShotsRemaining:Indicatesthenumberofshotscurrentlyremainingonthecamera’s
removablemediausingthecurrentsejngs
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RecentThumbnails
� • Asimagesarecaptured,thethumbnailsareautomaLcallydownloadedanddisplayed
alongthetopofthescreen.Thethumbnailsmaybescrolledlefandrightwhenmorearedownloadedthancanfit.
• Athumbnailmaybeselectedtoviewthecorrespondingimageforviewing.Theimageisdownloadedanddisplayedinthemainimageview.Thecurrentlyselectedthumbnailisindicatedwithayellowoutline.
• WhenbothaJPGandRAWfileformatiscaptured,onlytheJPGthumbnailisdisplayed.• JPGandRAWfilescanbeviewed.NikonTIFFfileswilldisplaythethumbnailbutthe
associatedimagecannotbeviewed.ItshouldbenotedthattheNikonRAWfilessimplyshowsacompressedJPGversion.However,iftheimageissaveditwillsavethefullNEFfile.
• Asmallred“R”icononthelowerrightofthethumbnailindicatesthatitisaRAWimage.Asmallgreen“T”indicatesTIFF,whilenoiconisusedtoindicateJPGformaOedimages.
• Note:onlythumbnailsforimagescapturedwithinthecurrentCamRangersessionwillbedisplayed.
iPhoneThumbnailsThethumbnailsontheiPhonesoriPodToucheswiththeoriginalsizedisplay(nottheiPhone5sizedisplay)aredisplayedinadifferentmanner.Aferapictureistaken,themainimageviewwillslidedowntorevealalistofthumbnails.SelecLngathumbnailwillslidethemainimageviewbackinplacewiththedownloadedimage.
ThethumbnailandmainimageviewscanbeswappedatanyLmebyswipingthescreenupordown.
MainImageViewLiveviewandcapturedimagesaredisplayedwithinthemainimageview.
CapturedImagesImageswillbedisplayedinthemainimageviewinoneoftwoways,byselecLngathumbnailinthethumbnailssecLonorthroughtheAuto-Viewfeature.TheAuto-ViewfeatureisdescribedinmoredepthintheAdvancedSejngssecLon.
Itisimportanttonotethatthatimagesdisplayedinthemainviewarenotsavedbydefaultandaresimplybeingdisplayed.TosavetheimagetotheiOSdevice,refertotheCurrentImageControlsorCardContentssecLon.
Theimagemaybezoomedinto100%resoluLonbydoubletapping.Theimagecanthenbepannedbydraggingafinger.Doubletappingagainwillreturntheviewtoitsoriginalstate.
AsindicatedinthethumbnailssecLon,TIFFimagescannotbeviewed.
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DependingontheamountofmemoryinyouriPad,iPhone,oriPodtouch,certainlargerimagefilescannotbeviewed.Deviceswith1GBofmemory,suchasthe3rdor4thgeneraLoniPadandtheiPhone5,willhavenolimitaLons.Deviceswith512MBofmemory,suchasthe2ndgeneraLoniPad,iPadMini,oriPhone4,canviewnearlyallimagesexceptfortheverylargest,suchasalargeJPGontheD800.Deviceswith128MB,suchasthe1stgeneraLoniPadandolderiPhonesandiPodTouches,willnotbeabletoviewlargeJPGsonmostcamerasormediumJPGsonsomecameras.
Whenviewinganimage,afingerswipeontheimagetotheleforrightwilldisplaythepreviousornextimagerespecLvely.BypressingtwofingersonanimageandrotaLng90degreeseitherdirecLon,theimagecanberotated.
SLllimagesviewedwithinthemainviewcanbecorrectedaccordingtoanX-RitecolorcalibraLon.SeetheColorCalibra2onsecLonformoreinformaLon.
LiveViewImagesInliveview,theimageisautomaLcallyupdatedasliveviewimagesstreamin.TheexactrateisverymuchdependentonWiFisignalstrengthandthecameraandiOSdevicespecs.However,assumingagoodconnecLon,liveviewframeratewillbeabout7–18fpsdependingonthecameramodel.
Duringliveviewtheimagemaybesingletappedtofocusatthatpoint,alsoknownasperforminga“touchfocus.”NotethatforCanoncameras,theouteredgesoftheimagecannotbefocusedon.Doubletappingwillzoominanddoubletappingagainreturnstoregularsize.
AliveviewhistogrammaybetoggledonorofffromtheDatatabasdescribedintheAdvancedDatasecLon.Togglingthehistogramonwillgenerateahistogramforeachliveviewframe;however,atthecostofadecreasedframerate.Togglethehistogramofftomaximizetheframerate.
Canoncamerascandisplaytheliveviewimageonthecameraaswellasallowphysicallytriggeringimagesbypressingthecamera’sliveviewbuOona3erstarLngitontheCamRangerapp.NikoncamerasdonotallowanycontrolofthephysicalcamerawhileliveviewisacLve.
AdvancedTabsTherearefourtabsprovidingadvancedinformaLonorcontrols:Data,Focus,Timer,andHDR.(TheiPhonedisplayhasafifhtabtoincorporatetheAdvancedSejngsbuOon.)AddiLonalTripodorStackShottabsarealsovisiblewhenthoseaccessoriesareconnected.
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DataTab
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ThedatatabshowsanRGBhistogramandmeta-dataassociatedwiththeimageinthemainimageview.Thefollowingmeta-dataisprovided:
• ShuOerSpeed• Aperture• MegaPixels(Notethisisnotfilesize,butimageresoluLon)• ISO• MeteringMode• ExposureCompensaLonValue
Withinliveviewthedatatabwillsimplyinformtheuserthatliveviewisonandprovideatoggleswitchtotogglethedisplayofthehistogram.Thehistogramisupdatedinreal-Lme,butatthecostofslowingdowntheframerate.
FocusTab
� Thefocustabisonlyenabledduringliveviewandprovidesadvancedfocusingcontrols.
• FocusAdjusto TherearetwosetsofbuOonstomovethelens’focalplanenearerorfurther
fromthecamera.o EachsethasthreebuOonswithdifferentsizedarrowstospecifyalarge,medium,
orsmallstepinfocus.
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o TapthebuOontomovethefocusbyasingleincrement,holdingdownthebuOonwillhavenoaffect.
• FocusStackingo FocusstackingisaprocessoftakingmulLplecaptureswithslightchangesin
focusandthenpostprocessingthemtoenhancethedepthoffield.Thiscontrolallowstheusertosettheincrementalfocusstepsizebetweenineachshotandthenumberofshotstotake.Eachfocusstepwillmovethefocalplanefurtherfromthecamera.Sotheuserwillwanttosetthefocustothenearestplanedesiredtobeinfocusandstartthestackingprocessfromthere.Iftoofewcapturesweretaken,theprocesscanberestartedfromwheretheiniLalstackingended.Asgeneralrule,largestepsizesaregoodforlandscapes,mediumformostmacrowork,andsmallforhighlymagnifiedmacroscenesand/orlowf-stopvalues.Note:thepostprocessingisnotdonewithintheCamRangerapp.
TimerTab
� TheLmertaballowstheuseoftheCamRangerasanintervalometeraswellasspecifyingexposureLmeswhenthecameraisinbulbmode.
• TimeLapseo TheentryfieldsareusedtospecifytheiniLaldelaybeforethefirstshot,the
numberofshotstotake,andthedelayinbetweeneachshot.o Aferconfiguringthesejngs,pressthe“Start”buOontobeginthe
intervalometerprocess.o TheintervalometercommandsarestoredontheCamRangerdeviceandtheiOS
devicedoesnotneedtoremainonorconnected.o The“ShotDelay”shouldnotbeusedforprecisionLming,parLcularlywhenthe
delayisonlyafewsecondsorless.o CancelingLmelapse:Theintervalometernowprovidesacountdownof
esLmatedLmetocompleLonaswellastheabilitytocanceltheintervalometer.IfonehasacurrentintervalometeracLvewhenstarLngasession,firstselecttheLmertabandthenaferthenextshotthecancellaLonandcountdowninfowillappear.
o TimeLapse–HDR▪ Ifthecameraisinmanualexposuremode,asmallHDRtogglebuOonwill
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▪ IftheHDRtogglebuOonissettoonforeachLmelapsecapture,CamRangerwillactuallytakeasequenceofbrackeLngimagesusingthebracketparametersasspecifiedwithintheHDRtab.
o TimeLapse–Bulb▪ Ifthecameraisinbulbmode/shuOerspeedandthecamerasupports
bulbshots,CamRangerwilltakeBulbshotsduringtheLmelapse.ThebulbduraLonisspecifiedbytheShotDuraLon,locatedwithintheBulbsecLonimmediatelybelowtheTimeLapsesecLon.
o BeforestarLngtheLmelapsesequence,adialogwillappearinformingtheuseroftheLmelapseparametersandprovideanopportunitytocancel.
• Bulbo TheBulbcontrolsareonlyenabledwhenthecameraisinbulbmodeandthe
camerasupportsremotebulbshots.o TheentryfieldsareusedtospecifytheiniLaldelaybeforethefirstshotandthe
lengthoftheexposure.o AferconfiguraLon,pressthe“Start”buOontobeginthebulbprocess.o ThebulbcommandsarestoredontheCamRangerdeviceandtheiOSdevice
doesnotneedtoremainonorconnected.
HDRTab
� The“HDR”,orAdvancedBrackeLng,tabcanbeusedtogenerateaseriesofphotoswithvaryingexposures.
• AdvancedBrackeLngisonlyenabledwhenthecameraisinManualmode.• ThePropertyfieldspecifiesthecamerapropertytobevaried.TherearethreeopLons,
ShuOerSpeed,Aperture,andISO.• TheIniLalDelayfieldspecifiestheamountofdelay,ifany,totakebeforebeginningthe
brackeLngsequence.• TheiniLalvaluefortheselectedpropertyissetwiththeStartValuefield.• ThetotalnumberofimagestocaptureisspecifiedbytheNumberofShotsfield.• ThepossibleStepSizevaluesareupto3stopandspecifythehowmanystopstovary
theexposurebetweeneachcapture.o Typicallythestepsizevaluesareinincrementsof1/3stops.However,thiscan
varybasedonthecamerasejngs.ForexampleifthecameraisconfiguredtoonlyallowISOvaluescorrespondingtofullstops,thenthestepsizeincrementwillbe1stop.
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• ThevalidvaluesfortheNumberofShotsareautomaLcallydeterminedbasedonthevaluesspecifiedforStartValueandStepSize.Forexampleastepsizeof1/3stopswillallowmoreshotsthanastepsizeof3stops.
• ThestarLngpointofthebracketissetwithinthesejngsandcanbeginattheshadows(lowestexposure),mid-point,orhighlights(highestexposure).IfthestarLngpointissettomid-point,theresulLngsequencewillstartatthelowestexposurebutwiththeiniLallysetvalueasthemid-point.SeetheAdvancedSe8ngssecLonformoreinformaLononsejngtheHDRstartpoint.
• AferconfiguraLon,pressthe“Start”buOontobeginthebrackeLngprocess.• ThebrackeLngcommandsarestoredontheCamRangerdeviceandtheiOSdevicedoes
notneedtoremainonorconnected.• DuringtheHDRprocess,acompleLonprogressbarwillbeshownaswellasthe
opportunitytocancelthesequence.• AfertheHDRprocessiscomplete,thepropertybeingadjustedwillbesettotheStart
Value.• Ifthecameraissettobulbmodeandbulbshotsaresupported,abulbHDRsequence
canbeperformed.o TheStartValuefieldwillbeusedtoenterinanumberofmillisecondsforthe
startvalue,correspondingtothelengthofLmetheshuOerwillbeopen.o TheminimumpermiOedshuOerduraLonis100milliseconds.Thenumberof
shotswillautomaLcallyupdatetopreventthis100millisecondminimumfrombeingexceeded.
• Note:thepostprocessingisnotdonewithintheCamRangerapp.
TripodTab
WhentheCamRangerPTHubandMP-360(MP101,Bescor,orHague)areinusewiththeCamRanger,anaddiLonaltapwilldisplayfortripodcontrol.RefertotheCamRangerPTHubandTripodsecLonofthisdocument,onpage35,formoredetails.
StackShotTab
WhentheCamRangerPTHubandStackShotareinusewiththeCamRanger,anaddiLonaltapwilldisplayforcontrollingtheStackShot.RefertotheseparateCamRanger&StackShotManual,foundattheboDomofthehDp://www.camranger.com/downloadswebsitepage,formoreinformaLon.
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CameraProper0es
� TheabovediagramindicateseachofthecameraproperLesthatcanbeset.NotallproperLescanbesetforallcamerasorinallmodes.Forexample,thediagramisfromasessionwithaCanoncameraandformostCanonsthefocusmodeandautoexposuremodecannotbeset.DisabledproperLesareindicatedwithadarkerbuOonbackground.
NikonConnec5onModeNikoncamerasallowconnecLonsintwodifferentmodes:“PC”and“Camera”.(SeetheAdvancedSe8ngssecLonforhowtochangebetweenthemodes.)ThekeydifferenceisthatPCmodeallowstheCamRangerusertoadjustproperLesthatarecontrolledviaaphysicalswitchordialonthecamera,whichareotherwisedisabledinCameramode.However,inPCmodenopropertychangesdonephysicallytothecamerawillberecognizedandanychangesmadethroughCamRangerwillbelostaferdisconnecLng.PCmodealsopreventstriggeringimagesfromthecameraitself,andtheCamRangerappmustbesettoCameramodetoallowphysicallytriggeringfromthecamera.ItshouldalsobenotedthattheconnecLonmodecannotbechangedwhileliveviewisacLve.
ExposureCompensa5on&Bracke5ngPressingthebrackeLngbuOonwilldisplaythefollowingcontrol:
� PressingthearrowsatthetoprightandlefmovestheexposurecompensaLon.HoldingdownthearrowwillmovetheexposurecompensaLontoitsrespecLvelimit.ThetwobuOonsattheboOommiddlecontrolthebracketamount.PressingthearrowspoinLnginwillreducethebrackeLngamount,whilepressingthearrowspointoutwardwillincreasethebrackeLngamount.
ThebrackeLngisnotsetunLlthe“Set”buOonispressed.The“Close”buOonwilldismissthedialog.Pressing“Close”withoutpressing“Set”willeffecLvelycancelanyadjustmentsmade.
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CameraAc0ons
� • Capture
o The“Capture”buOoniniLatesthecameratrigger.TheexactcamerabehaviorisdependentonthecameraandcameraproperLes,mostimportantlythecapturemode.
o Formostcapturemodes,suchassingle,Lmer,orquietthebuOonperformstheimagecaptureasexpected.Itshouldbenotedthatforsomecameras,advancedmodessuchasremoteorLmerwillbehaveassinglecapturemode.
o ConLnuouscapturemodediffersbetweenNikonandCanon.▪ Nikon:AferselecLngaconLnuousdrivemodeapickerisdisplayed
allowingtheusertoselectthenumberofimagestocapture.WhentheCapturebuOonispressed,thatnumberofimageswillbecaptured.
▪ Canon:WheninaconLnuousmode,pressingandholdingtheCapturebuOonbehavesinthesamewayaspushingthephysicaltriggeronthecamera.
o Itisnotedthattherecanbeaveryslightlagbetweenthepressingofthe“Capture”buOonandtheimagecapture.ThedelaycanbemorepronouncedwhileliveviewisacLve.ForLmecriLcalapplicaLons,aremotetrigger,suchasanRFtrigger,canbeusedincombinaLonwiththeCamRanger.
• Auto/ManualFocusToggleo TheAF/MFFocustogglebuOonallowstheusertochangethefocusingbetween
autoandmanualwithouthavingtophysicallyadjustthecamera.o ThisAF/MFadjustmentisnotpossibleforallcamerasinallmodes.Forexample,
someNikoncamerasarerequiredtobeconnectedin“PC”mode.o Aferanytouchorincrementalfocusingwhileinliveview,thefocusmodewill
automaLcallyaOempttoswitchtomanualfocussuchthattheuserspecifiedfocusisnotoverridebyautofocusuponcapture.
• LiveViewo The“LiveView”togglebuOonisusedtoturnliveviewonandoff.o Whenliveviewison,themainimageviewisupdatedwithliveviewimagesas
wellasupdaLngtheRGBhistogramintheDatatabiftheliveviewhistogramisturnedon.
o Note:runningliveviewisrelaLvelyintensiveandtheremaybeslightperformancelagsinotherareas.
• MovieModeo The“MovieMode”togglebuOonisusedtoturnliveviewonandoff,butwithin
moviemode.o Whenmoviemodeison,themainimageviewisupdatedwiththeliveimages.o The“Capture”buOonchangesto“Record”andpressingthe“Record”buOonwill
startandthenstoptherecordingofamovie.
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o Thecamerashouldnotexplicitlybeputintoaseparatemoviemodeifsuchamodeexists,whetherthroughadialorswitch.
o Note:moviescannotbedownloadedtotheiOSdevice.
AdvancedSeDngs
TheadvancedsejngsmenuisaccessedfromthesejngsbuOonandallowstheusertomanagetheconnecLon,setopLonsandcontrols,andgethelp.Theimagebelowshowsthesejngsmenuwitheachcategorythatcanbetappedtoexpand.
Connec5on/Network
• CamRangerConnec0on:Astatedependent“Connect”or“Disconnect”buOonisavailabletotheuserasatroubleshooLngopLontoavoidclosingtheapplicaLoninthecaseofconnecLonproblems.
• Connec0onMode(NikonOnly)o AtoggleswitchisprovidedtochangetheconnecLonmodebetween“PC”and
“Camera”▪ PC:PCmodeallowsmorecontroloverproperLeswithinCamRanger;
however,somepropertychangesarenotmaintainedandchanging
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sejngsonthephysicalcameraisnotrecognized.AddiLonally,imagescannotbephysicallytriggeredfromthecamera.
▪ Camera:Allowsthecameratobephysicallyusedasnormal;however,notallproperLeswillbeenabledwithinCamRanger.
• NetworkSeDngs:ThenetworksejngallowstheusertobeconnectedtotheCamRangerandanaddiLonalInternetnetworksimultaneously.RefertotheNetworkBridgingsecLonofthisdocument,page31,forfurtherdetails.Note:CamRangerfirmwareversion6andaboveisrequired.
Overlays
• ImageOverlay:OverlaysanimageontopofbothsLllimagesandliveview.Whentoggledon,thedevice’sphotolibraryappearstoallowtheselecLonofanimagetobeusedastheoverlay.NOTE:WhenanimageisimportedtothedeviceviaiTunes,thetransparencyisremovedandbecome’sopaquewhite.Thiscanremediedbyemailingtheimagetothedeviceandthensavingintothephotolibrary.
• GridLines:Overlayagridoverthemainimageview(opLonsof3x3or4x6)
• GridColor:Selecteithergray,white,black,orredgridlinecolor
• Highlights:Blinkssolidredoveroverexposedhighlights
• Shadows:Blinkssolidblueoverunderexposedshadows
• FocusPeaking:Duringliveview/moviewillaOempttooutlineinredareasinfocus.TheaccuracyofthisisgreatlydependingonyoursceneandcameraparameterssuchasApertureandISO.
• FileName:DisplaystheimagesfilenameattheboOomlefofeachimage• AspectRa0o:Overlaysredlinesoverthemainimageviewtogivetheuservisual
feedbackoncommoncroppingraLos.Note:thisinformaLonisnotsavedwiththeimage.
• FocusPoints:DisplaysfocuspointswhenreviewingsLllimages.(Canononly)• NightMode:Willaddaredoverlaytotheappscreentoassistwithnightvision.
Controls
• ClientMode:Removesallcameracontrolsfromthemaindisplaysuchthatcamerasejngscannotbechangedorthecameracontrolled.
• Auto-View:ThreepossiblesejngsthatcontrolautomaLcallydisplayingimages:
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• OFF-ImagescapturedarenotautomaLcallydisplayedandmustbeindividuallyselectedtobeviewed.
• ON-ImagesareautomaLcallydisplayedastheyaretaken.
• CAM-ImagesarenotautomaLcallydisplayed,butcanbedisplayedasdictatedbythephotographeratthecamera.Tohaveanimagebedisplayedfromthecamera,itneedstobemodifiedonthecamera.Therearefewwaysthiscanbedone,butthesemethodsmayworkwell:
• Canon-GivetheimagearaLng
• Nikon-PressthelockbuOontolocktheimage
Notethatforbothofthesemethodsthe“change”canbeimmediatelyundone, suchasdoublepressingthelockbuOontolockandthenunlockanimage.This featurecanbecombinedwithsharingworkflow,suchasselecLngimagestobe senttotheCamRangerShareapportoanFTPserver.
• Auto-Save:AutomaLcallydownloadsandsavesimagestoeithertheiOSphotolibrary,FTPserver,orDropbox.ThefinalopLonistoautomaLcallyprinttoaDNPPrinterviaDNP’sWirelessPrintServer.SeethesharingsecLonformoredetails.
• Auto-Thumbnails:AutomaLcallydisplaysthumbnailsofcapturedimages.Thismaywanttobeturnedoffif,forexample,manyconLnuousdriveshotsarebeingcaptured.IfAuto-Thumbnailsisoff,awhitebuOonwillappearinthethumbnailsviewindicaLnghowmanythumbnailsarependingtobedownloaded.TappingthisbuOonwilldownloadthependingthumbnails.
• DownloadMessage:Whenturnedonnomessageswillappearduringthedownloadingandsavingofimages.
• HDRStartValue:SpecifieswheretheselectedHDRpropertyvalueiswithinthebracket,atthemostexposedpoint(Highlights),leastexposedpoint(Shadows)orinthemiddle(Mid-Point).
• HDR/FocusStackDelay:SpecifiesanyaddiLonaldelaytobetakenbetweenshotsduringFocusStackingorHDRbrackeLng.Thiscanbeusefulifflashesneedtoberechargedbetweeneachshot.
• CacheSize:TheCamRangerapplicaLonmaintainsasmallcacheondisktostorerecentlyviewedimages.Theseimagesarethenveryquicktore-display.Thecachecanbesettooneofthreesizes:Small(100MB),Medium(500MB),orLarge(1GB).Thecacheiscleareduponthestartofanewsession.
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• ClearCache:Withappversion2.0.7theCamRangerappnowrunsinthebackgroundwhenitisclosed.BecauseofthisthecachedoesnotcleareveryLmeitisclosed.UsethisbuOontoclearthecacheduringaCamRangersession.
• SeDngsLock:OpLonallylockthesejngsmenurequiringapasswordtoaccess.Thepasswordisthefirst4charactersintheserialnumber.ThiscanbeusefulinconjuncLonwithclientmode.
• MovieRestart:WiththemovierestartopLon,theusercanselect10minutes,19minutes,or29minutestoautomaLcallyrestartmovierecording.Uponrestarttheremaybeagapofacouplesecondsbetweentheendofonevideoandthestartofthefollowing.OneshouldcheckthedefaultvideolengthforthecamerainusetodeterminetheappropriateLmeforthemovierestart.
• VolumeShuQer:WhenthevolumeshuOeristurnedon,theusercancaptureimagesusingthevolumebuOonsontheiOSdevice.
Ra5ngs
• Ra0ngsList:Displaysalistofallratedimageslocatedonthecamera’smemorycard.
Watermark• Watermark:Thetexttouseforthewatermark.• ShowWatermark:Displaysawatermarkovereach
fullsizeimage.• WatermarkLoca0on:SpecifiesthelocaLonofthe
watermark:Center,BoOom-RightorBoOom-Lef.• WatermarkSize:Theusercanspecifythesizeofthe
watermarktobesmall,medium,large,orLle.• Savew/Watermark:Specifyifimagessavedor
sharedshouldhavethewatermarkembeddedwithinit.
SharingWithSharingenabled,theusercanshareimagestoothersmartphones,tablets,orcomputers.ThedevicesreceivingtheimagesmusthavethefreeCamRangerShareappinstalledontheirdevice.RefertotheCamRangerShareAppsecLonofthisdocument,page32,formoreinformaLon.
TransferThetransfertabisusedtoconfigureFTPandDropboxaccountsejngsandchangetheAutoSaveopLons.Whenthetransfertabisexpanded,thefollowingdropdownispresent.
• FTPSeDngs:OnceselecLngtheFTPSejngsthefollowingscreenappears.OncetheHost/Server
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Name,Username,Passwordisentered,theusercantesttheconnecLon.OpLonallyaremotedirectorycanbespecified.Thisdirectorymustalreadyexistorbecreatedwiththe“Create”buOon.TheusermustbebridgedintoanexisLngwifinetworkorhaveaccesstocellulardatatoshareimagestoanFTPserver.
•Dropbox:TosetupDropbox,clicktheSejngsbuOon,whichwillbringupthedialogonthelef.TheaccountstatuswilllistedandthebuOoncanbepressedtoLogInorLogOut.WhenlogginginawindowwillpopuptoentertheDropboxusernameandpassword.OpLonally,afoldercanbeenteredandanyimagessavedtoDropboxwillbesavedtothisfolder.Notethatthefolderdoesnotneedtoexistandwillbecreatedifnecessary.
• AutoSave:TheusercanautosaveimagestoeithertheiOSdevice,FTPserver,orDropbox.ThesaveopLonscanbechangedineithertheControltaborTransfertabwithintheSejngs.ItisimportanttonotethatsavingimagestoDropboxortoanFTPservercanbeaLmeconsumingprocess.ThiswouldprobablynotbeaneffecLveworkflowforlarge/RAWimagesorifshooLngimagesrapidly.
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ColorTRUESupportedbyiOS7.0+only
ColorcalibraLonofyouriOSdisplayispossiblewithX-RitecolorcalibraLondevicesandtheirassociatedColorTRUEcalibraLonapp.FormoreinformaLononX-RiteColorTRUE,pleasevisithOp://www.calibratecolor.com.
ThecalibraLonprocessworksbyfirstusingasupportedX-RitedevicewiththeColorTRUEapptocreateacalibraLonprofileuniquetoyour
display.ThisprofileisthenavailabletobeusedwithintheCamRangerapp.
• UseColorCalibration:Turncalibrationonoroff.• AmbientLight:Ifdesired,selectfromanumberofprede\inedenvironmentsto
moreaccuratelydisplayimagesbasedontheambientlight.Forexample,selectfromenvironmentssuchasOutdoorsorOf\ice.
• ColorTRUEProYile:SelecttorefreshtheColorTRUEpro\ile.TheCamRangerappwillattempttogetthelatestcalibrationpro\ilefromtheColorTRUEapp.
IfcalibraLonison,theusersLllhastheabilitytotogglecalibraLononoroffforindividualimages.WhencalibraLonisturnedon,thefollowingbuOonwillappearintheboOomrightofimagesandcanbepushedtoenableordisablecalibraLon.
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ThecalibraLonprocesscantakeanywherefromlessthanasecondforasmallJPGonaneweriPadtoover5secondsforalargeresoluLonimageonanolderdevice.
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•ShowManual:Viewthisdocument.Note:itcanbesavedtoiBooksforeasierreadingandnavigaLon.•Email:EmailwithyourquesLons,problems,comments,etc.•CamRangerversion:appandfirmware(lastdigit)version
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CurrentImageControls
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ThecontrolsdisplayedinthetoolbaraboveareusedtoperformvariousacLonsonthecurrentmainimageview’scontent.
• Expand:The“Expand”buOonmakestheimagefullscreen.Aferexpanding,thebuOonchangesto“Shrink”andcanbepressedtoreturntothenormalscreenlayout.The“Expand”buOoncanalsobeusedinliveview.
• Share:SeetheseparateSharesecLonimmediatelyfollowingthisoneforfullinformaLon.
• Rate:AraLngdialogisdisplayedallowingtheusertoratetheimageaswellasaddanycomments.SeetheRa2ngssecLonofthisdocumentforfurtherdetailsonusingtheraLngssystem.
• Delete:AferprompLngtheusertoconfirm,thisbuOonisusedtoerasethedisplayedimagefromtheremovablemediainthecamera.
Share
ThesharetabprovidestheuserwiththeabilitytosaveimagestotheiOSphotolibrary,sharewithothersusingtheCamRangerShareapplicaLon,sharetosocialmedia,email,print,andmore.
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NotethatforsomeofthesharefeaturestofuncLon,thewifimustbebridgedintoanexisLngnetworkoruseacellulardataconnecLon.TheseopLonsrequiringInternetconnecLvitywillbedisabledifnotavailable.RefertotheConnecLon/NetworkBridgingorCellNetworkporLonofthisdocument,beginningonpage33,formoreinformaLonaboutwifibridging.
ThesharebuOonwilldisplaythefollowingview:EachsharingopLonusesthecurrentlydisplayedimageandperformsanacLonasdescribedbelow.IfInternetconnecLvityisrequiredforaparLcularopLon,thatopLonwillbedisabledisnotconnectedtotheInternet.TheinfobuOonwilldisplayamessagewithmoreinformaLonregardingthatparLcularsharingopLon.
NotethatsomesocialmediatypesarenotcapableofproperlydisplayingRAWformatimages.Forexample,TwiOerandFacebookwilljustshowthumbnailsforNikonNEFfiles.TypicallysharingRAWfilesisnotrecommendforthisreasonandduetotheirlargesize.
• CamRangerClient:SharetouserswiththeCamRangerShareappontheirsmartphone,tablet,orcomputer.ThenumberinparenthesesindicatesthenumberofCamRangerShareusers.RefertotheCamRangerShareAppsecLonofthisdocument,page33,formoreinformaLon.
• iOSPhotoLibrary:Savetheimagetotheuser’sphotolibraryontheiOSdevice.NotethatApplechangesthenameofthefileanditwilldifferentfromthatonthecamera.
• Dropbox:SavetheimageDropbox.Ifnotalreadyloggedin,apromptwillappeartologintoaDropboxaccount.ThiscanalsobeconfiguredwithintheCamRangerSejngsunderthetheTransfersecLon.Oncesignedin,theaccountinformaLonwillbesavedandremainsignedinunlessexplicitlysignedout.TheusermustbebridgedintoanexisLngwifinetworkorhaveaccesstocellulardatatoshareimagestoDropbox.SavingtoDropboxcanbeaneffecLvewaytosendimagestootherswhomaybeveryfarawaybutcanaccesstheDropboxlocaLonwhereimagesarebeingsaved.
• Facebook:Displaysawindowwheretheusercanposttheimageaswellasanycomments.TheuserwillneedtosignintotheirFacebookaccountviatheiOSsejngspriortosharingimagestoFacebook(ThisisthedevicesejngsandnottheCamRangersejngs).WhenposLngimagestheusercaneditthecapLonandspecifythealbum,locaLon,andaudience.PressthePostbuOontoposttheimagetoFacebook.TheusermustbebridgedintoanexisLngwifinetworkorhaveaccesstocellulardatatoshareimagestoFacebook.
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• FTP:SavestheimagetoaremoteFTPserver.TheusermustfirstsetuptheFTPserverfromwithintheCamRangerSejngs.WithintheSejngs,selectTransferandthefollowingscreenwillappear.OncetheinformaLonisentered,theusercantesttheconnecLonandshareimagestotheFTPserver.TheusermustbebridgedintoanexisLngwifinetworkorhaveaccesstocellulardatatoshareimagestoanFTPserver.
• Instagram:OpenstheInstagramapptoposttheimagetoInstagram.TheInstagramappmustbeinstalledonthedevice.OnceclickingontheInstagramicon,theInstagramappwillopenwiththeselectedimageavailableforediLngandposLngtoInstagram.TheuserwillbepromptedtosignintoInstagramifnotalreadysignedin.AferposLngtheimagetoInstagram,theCamRangerappwillneedtobere-opened.TheusermustbebridgedintoanexisLngWiFinetworkorhaveaccesstocellulardatatoshareimagestoInstagram.
• TwiQer:TopostanimagetoTwiOertheusermustsignintotheirTwiOeraccountfromwithintheiOSsejngs(ThisisthedevicesejngsandnottheCamRangersejngs).AferpressingtheTwiOericontheusercanrenametheimageandchoosetoincludealocaLon.PressthePostbuOonattheupperrightcornerofthepopuptocompetetheTwiOerpost.TheusermustbebridgedintoanexisLngWiFinetworkorhaveaccesstocellulardatatoshareimagestoTwiOer.
• DNPPrinter:PrinLngtoaDNPPrinterispossiblewhenacompaLbleprinterisconnectedtoDNP’sWirelessPrintServer(WPS).Whenselected,thecurrentimagewillbesentusingtheWPS’HTTPmethodandprintedusingtheconfiguraLoncurrentlysetontheprinterandWPS.NotethattheCamRangermustbebridgedintotheWPSWiFinetworktobeabletoproperlycommunicate.SeethebridgingsecLonoftheusermanualformoreinformaLononhowtodothis.VisithQp://www.dnpphoto.com/EventPhoto/WPS-1.aspxformoreinformaLonontheDNPWirelessPrintServer.
• More:Thefollowingscreenwillappearwhenthe“More”iconisselected.▪ Flickr:TheusermustlogintotheirflickraccountwithintheiOSsejngsinorder
fortheflickricontoappear.Oncesignedin,imagescanbesharedtoflickr.▪ Message:SendimagesviaiMessageortextmessage.▪ Mail:Sendimagesviaemail.IfnotbridgedintoanexisLngnetworkor
connectedtocellulardata,themessagewillremaininthe“outbox”andsendonceconnectedtotheInternet.
▪ iCloud:SentimagestoiCloud.▪ Copy:CopyanimagetopasteinadifferentapplicaLon.▪ Print:PrintimagesfromanyAirPrintcompaLbleprinter.Aferclickingprint,the
usermustselectthecorrectprinterandspecifythenumberofprints.
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iPhoneControls
TheiPhonedoesnothaveaseparatetoolbarwiththesecontrols.The“Expand”buOonislocatedinthelowerlefofthemainimageview.The“Share”buOonislocatedinthelowerright,andthe“Delete”isoverlaidinthetoprightcorner,respecLvely,ofthemainimageview.The“Delete”buOononlyappearmomentarilyuponasingletouchofthemainimageviewandthendisappearsafewsecondslatersoastonotobscuretheimage.
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CardContents
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ThecardcontentsbuOonshownabovewilltransfertoaviewdisplayingthumbnailsoftheimagesonthecamera’sremovablemedia.TheappwilliniLallyloadthemostrecent20thumbnailsonascrollablewindow.Toloadmorethumbnails,scrolltotheboOomandmorethumbnailswillautomaLcallyload.
Anynumberofthumbnailscanbeselectedbypressingathumbnail.Selectedthumbnailswillhaveayellowborderaroundthem.AferselecLngthumbnailstheymayeitherbedeletedorsaved.The“Delete”buOonatthelowerlefwillfirstprompttheusertoconfirm,andthendeletetheassociatedimagesoftheselectedthumbnailsfromthecamera’sremovablemedia.The“Save”buOonatthelowerrightwillsaveallassociatedimagesoftheselectedthumbnailstotheuser’siOSphotolibrary.Imagesaresavedregardlessofformat.
BasicfilteringbyimageformatisavailablethroughthefilterbuOonfoundonthelowerlefcorner.ThefilterbuOonindicatestheformatofimagesbeingdisplayed:JPG,RAW,orall.ThisbuOoncanbeselectedtochangetheformatfiltering.
Note:Thethumbnailsarepresentedinchronologicalorderbeginningwiththemostrecent.However,forNikontheyaregroupedfirstbyformat,suchthatallJPG’swillbelisted,thenTIFF’s,andfinallyRAWimages.
AssumingtheuserhasaGPSenablediOSdeviceandhasgrantedlocaLonprivilegestotheCamRangerapp,theapprecordsGPSposiLonsinordertotagimagessavedtotheiOSdevice.Whenanimageisdownloaded,theappaOemptstofindaGPSposiLonthatcorrespondswiththeLmetheimagewastaken.IfaposiLonisfound,theGPSdataisaddedtothefile’sEXIFheader.Note:GPSdatacanonlybeaddedtoJPGimagesandtheimagefileonthecamerasremovablemediaisnotupdated.
Imageswithinthecardcontentsviewcanalsobeviewedbydoubletappingontheimage.Similarlytothemainscreenimageviewer,imagescanbeswipedleforrighttodisplaythepreviousornextimagerespecLvely.
CompareComparingmulLpleimagescanbedonefromwithinthecardcontentsvieworthespecial“Compare”buOonvisiblewheninClientmode.The“Compare”buOonislocatedontherightsideoftheboOomtoolbarandwillbecomeacLvewhenbetween2and4imagesareselected.SelecLngthe“Compare”buOonwillshowthese2to4imagesallonthesamescreen.
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TheimagesdisplayedwithinthecomparescreenarenotfullresoluLon,butarescaleddown.Theycanbezoomedinandoutwithadoubletaporpinchzooming.Tosave,delete,orrateanindividualpicture,firsttaptheimagetoselectit,asindicatedbyayellowoutlinearoundtheimage.
Ra0ngsSystemThebuilt-inraLngssystemallowstheusertoadda1,2,or3starraLngoraswellasacommenttoanydisplayedimage.However,becausetheimagesarestoredonthecamera’smemorycardandcannotbeedited,theraLngslistisstoredasaseparateanddisLnctlistoffilenamesandraLngsthatcanbeemailed.
Anindividualimagecanberatedbypressingthe“Rate”buOonintheimagecontrolsontheboOom.Tappingthedesiredstarcansetthenumberofstars.Acommentcanbeaddedwithintheprovided“Notes”field.©CamRanger–PatentPending �28
Thelistofalltheratedimagesonthecurrentmemorycanbeaccessedfromthe“Sejngs”buOon(seetheAdvancedSe8ngssecLonformoredetails).
TheRaLngslistdisplaysalltheraLngsassociatedwithimagesonthecamera’smemorycard.RaLngscanbeeditedbytappinganewstarraLngorbychangingthetextinthenotesfield.ImagescanbeviewedbydoubletappingonanitemintheraLngslist.AnindividualraLngcanbedeletedbyselecLngitandthenpressingthe“Remove“buOonintheboOomright.TheenLrelistcanbeclearedbypressingthe“Clear”buOonontheboOomlef.TheenLrelistcanalsobeemailedbypressingthe“EmailList”.TheemailwillcontainalisLngoftheraLngswitheachraLngconsisLngofthefilename,starraLng,andanycomment.(AsareminderanyemailsentwillnotactuallybesentunLltheiOSdeviceisconnectedtotheInternet).
Asnotedabove,theraLngslistwillshowraLngsforimagesthatcorrespondtoimagescurrentlysavedonthecamera’smemorycard.IftheCamRangerappisstartedwithoutbeingconnectedtotheCamRanger,therewillbeabuOontoviewalloftheratedimagessavedontheiPadregardlessofcameraormemorycard.NotethattheapplicaLonmustbestartedfreshandifrunninginthebackground,itmustbecompletelykilledfirst.
Applica0onLifeCycleNewtoversion2.0.7,theCamRangerapplicaLonrunsinthebackground.EachLmetheapplicaLonisputinthebackground,suchasbyswitchingappsorreturningtothehomescreen,theCamRangerappdisconnectsfromCamRangerandcamera.Whentheappisre-openedtheconnecLonwillbeaOemptedtobere-established,displayingpreviousthumbnailsorimageswithintheapp.Iftheappwaslastopenedmorethanafewhoursagooradifferentcameraisbeingused,thenanypreviousthumbnailsorimageswithintheappwillberemoved.
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IncertainscenariosortroubleshooLngstepsitmaybenecessarytostartcompletelyfresh.Todoso,theCamRangerappwillneedtobecompletelyclosed.TocompletelyclosetheCamRangerapp,pleasefollowthesesteps:
• Ensurethemain/homeiOSscreenisvisible(canbedonebypressingthehomebuOon)• DoubletapthehomebuOon• ForiOS7,locatetheCamRangerwindowandswipeupordowntocloseit• ForiOS5/6,locatetheCamRangericonontheboOombarandthenpresstheminus
sign
Connec0on/NetworkBridgingThenetworkbridgingfeaturesonlyworkswithCamRangerfirmware6andupandtheCamRangerapp2.0andup.RefertotheFirmwareUpdatesecLonofthisdocumentforfurtherdetailsaboutthefirmwareupdate.
ByclickingontheConnecLon/NetworktabwithintheCamRangerSejngs,thefollowingwillappearinthedropdown.
ThenetworksejngallowstheusertobeconnectedtotheCamRangerandanaddiLonalInternetnetworksimultaneously.PreviouslywhenusingtheCamRanger,theiOSdevicecouldonlybeconnectedtotheCamRangerWiFinetwork,makingitsotheusercouldnotuseanyothernetworkwhentheCamRangerwasinuse.NotethatconnecLontoanaddiLonalnetworkmayslowdowntheperformanceoftheCamRanger.
TojoinanexisLngnetwork,firstconnecttotheCamRangernetworkfromwithintheiOSsejngsandthenstarttheCamRangerapp.Selectthe‘Sejngs’buOonfromwithintheCamRangerapp,expendtheConnecLon/Networktabandthenclickonthe‘View/Edit’buOon.AdialogwillappearlisLnganynetworksthattheCamRangersees.OnecanjoinaparLcularnetworkbyselecLngthenetworkofinterestandthenenteringthepasswordifnecessary.TheCamRangerwillthenaOempttojointhatnetwork.NotethatwhileconnecLngtotheaddiLonalnetworktheCamRangernetworkwillmomentarilydisconnect.OneshouldjointheaddiLonalnetworkbeforestarLngaCamRangersession,aOemptedtodosoduringasessionmaydisruptthecurrentsession.TheCamRangercannotbridgewithhiddenInternetnetworks.
OnceonehasconnectedtoanaddiLonalnetwork,thisnetworkwillautomaLcallybesavedintheCamRangersejngs.TheaddiLonalnetworkswillbelistedattheboOomofthenetworkdialog,“KnownCamRangerNetworks,”andcanbeaccessedwithinthe‘View/Edit’tab,withinthe‘ConnecLon/Network’tab,foundintheCamRanger‘Sejngs’.WhenevertheCamRangeristurnedon,theCamRangerwillaOempttojoinanyoftheknownnetworksonthe“KnownCamRangerNetworks”dialoglist.IfmulLplenetworksarewithinrange,itwilljointhenetworkwiththestrongestsignal.NetworkscanbeaddedordeletedbyselecLngthe‘Edit’buOon,foundnexttothe“KnownCamRangerNetwork”list.IfonedoesnotwanttheCamRangertojointoanynetworksonthislist,itisrecommendedtodeletethenetworksfromthelist.
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WhentheCamRangerisbridgedtoanothernetworkitprovidestwomodesofoperaLon.AdevicecanconnecttotheCamRangerwhenthatdeviceisconnectedtoeithertheCamRangerorbridgednetwork.IftheCamRangerisbridgedtoanInternetconnectednetwork,devicesontheCamRangernetworkwillbeabletoaccesstheInternet.
NOTE:IftheCamRangerisnotabletojoinanetwork,suchasduetoaninvalidpassword,itispossiblethatCamRangerwillnotcreateititsownnetworkandtheWiFilightwillbeoff.Ifthisoccurs,powerontheCamRangeronwhereitcannotaccessthebridgednetworkortemporarilyturnoffthebridgednetwork.ThebridgednetworkwithintheCamRangernetworksejngscanthenbedeletedormodified.NotethattheSSIDoftheexisLngnetworkmustbelessthan32charactersandcannotcontainanapostropheorquotaLonmark.
WiFiBridgingaswellasothernetworkconfiguraLoncanbeperformedusingtheCamRangerSejngsapplicaLonavailableforbothOSXandWindowsandcanassistwithtroubleshooLng.PleaserefertoCamRangerSejngsUserGuideformoreinformaLon.
UsingtheCellNetworkTypicallyifconnectedtoaWiFinetwork,aniPadoriPhonewillnotusethecellnetworktoconnecttotheInternet,evenifthedevicehascellularconnecLvity.SowhenconnectedtotheCamRangerWiFinetwork,bydefaultitisnotpossibletoreachtheInternet.However,thereisanunofficialwork-around.IfconnecLonissuesarise,reverLngbacktotheoriginalconfiguraLonmayberequired,however,mostusershavehadgoodsuccesssimultaneouslycommunicaLngwiththeCamRangeroverWiFiandtheInternetoverthecellularnetwork.Toconfigurethiswork-around,pleaseusethefollowingsteps:
• OpentheiOSSejngsappandselecttheWiFisecLon.• JointheCamRangerWiFinetwork• Aferthenetworkisjoined,selecttheinformaLonbuOontotherightofthe
CamRangernetworkname.• NotetheIPAddressassignedundertheDHCPtab.• SelecttheStaLcstab.• EntertheIPAddressnotedfromtheDHCPtab.• EnteraSubnetMaskof255.255.255.0• Leaveallotherfieldsblank.
Thisguideisnotintendedtobeanetworkingguide,butpleasenotethatitispossiblethatconnecLonissuesariseeitherwiththeiOSdeviceorwithotherdevicesthatmaybeontheCamRangerWiFinetwork.Ifhavinganyproblems,itisrecommendtoremovethevaluesundertheStaLctabandrevertbacktoDHCP.
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CamRangerShareApp
WhenthephotographerisinaCamRangersession,otherscanviewimagesandliveviewonseparatesmartphones,tablets,orcomputersusingtheCamRangerShareapp.TheCamRangerShareappisfreeandtheiOSversionisavailablefordownloadontheAppleappstore.Otherversionsareavailablefromwww.camranger.com/downloads.IndividualsusingtheCamRangerShareappcanonlyviewimagesandliveviewwhentheCamRangerisconnectedandthemainapphasenabledsharingfromwithinthesejngs.TheCamRangerfirmwaremustbeupdatedtoversion6andabovetoenablesharingfromwithintheCamRangerapp.ThephotographerhascompletecontroloverwhatissharedtootherdevicesusingtheCamRangerShareapp.FromwithintheCamRangerSejngs,thephotographercanselectwhethertoautomaLcallyshareallimagesthatareviewedonthemaindevice,shareallthumbnails,andwhetherornottoshareliveview.Individualimagescanalsobeshareddirectlyfromthemainview.Themaindeviceswatermarksejngswillbesetonallsharingdevices.
Whenviewinganimage,thephotographercanselectthe'Share'buOonattheboOomofthescreen,providingtheopLonofsendingtheimagetotheiOSphotolibraryorsharingitwiththoseusingtheShareapp.Thenumberinparenthesesafer“CamRangerClients”indicatesthenumberofpeopleusingtheCamRangerShareapp.
Fromthesharesejngsonecanalsodisplayalistofallshareddevicesthatarecurrentlyconnectedbyclicking‘ShowList’withinthe‘Sharing’tab.
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AssumingthatalldeviceshaveagoodconnecLonwiththeCamRanger,asthenumberofusersincrease,theperformancedecreasesslightly;adding1secondpershareddeviceforeachsmallJPGthatisdistributedisagoodruleofthumb.Similarly,sharingliveviewwithanaddiLonal1or2deviceswillnotsignificantlydegradeperformance,butasmoredevicesareaddedtheframeratewillreduce.AddiLonally,adevicewithaverypoor/slowconnecLoncandegradetheperformanceforeveryone.TheCamRangerappcanalwaystemporarilyturnoffsharingtokickoffallshareddevices.AsthenumberofusersincreasesthetherearepracLcalperformancelimits.Dependingonthescenario,pracLcalmaximumsof5-15clientsaretypical.TheamountofdatabeingsharedaswellasthenetworkstrengthtoalloftheclientsdictatesthepracLcalmaximum.
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needtoconnecttotheCamRangernetwork,usingthesamepassword,howevernoregistraLonisrequired.IftheCamRangerisbridgedtoanexisLngInternetnetwork,theShareappusercanconnecttothesameInternetnetworkthattheCamRangerisconnectedto,andsLllusetheShareapp.
CamRangerShareUsersTheCamRangerShareappcanbeusedontheiPhone,iPad,Androiddevices,andMacandWindowscomputers.TheappisfreeandavailablefordownloadintheAppleappstoreorfromhOp://camranger.com/downloads/.CamRangerShareusersmustfirstjointheCamRangernetwork(orbridgednetworkiftheCamRangerisbridged).BeforetheCamRangerShareappisstarted,themainCamRangercontrollermuststartasessionandconfirmthatsharingisenabledwithinthesejngs.ThoseusingtheshareappshouldconsulttheCamRangerControlleraboutthenetworkconnecLonandshouldstaywithinrangeoftheCamRangerorbridgednetworkwhenusingtheapp.
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CamRangerPTHubandTripod• TousetheCamRangerPTHubandMotorizedtripod,aCamRangerisrequired.• TheCamRangerPTHubandMP-360(MP101,Bescor,or
Hague)willonlyworkwithCamRangerfirmware6andupandtheCamRangerapp2.0andup.RefertotheFirmwareUpdatesecLonofthisdocumentforfurtherdetailsaboutthefirmwareupdate.TheCamRangermustberegistered(seeCamRangerusermanual),theCamRangerPTHubdoesnotrequireregistraLon.
CamRangerPTHubHardware• TheCamRangerPTHubispoweredbytheCamRanger.
MP-360TripodHeadHardware
� • InstallBaQeries:OpenthebaOerycompartmentbyslidingthecoverdownwardandlifingit
outward,insertthe4AAbaOeriesinthesameposiLonasthemarkingsinsidethebaOerycompartment.
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SerialConnectorport(CableincludedwithCamrangerPTHub)
USB2.0A-endport(USB2.0AtoBconnectorincludedwithCamRangerHub) USBport(USBcable
includedwiththeCamRangerorCamera)
• Moun0ngtheMotorizedPanHead:ThemotorizedPanHeadmaybefastenedtoastandardtripodheadortoanymounLngdevicehavingastandardUNC¼-20threadmounLngscrew.(NOTE:theMP-360mustbemountedtoanexisLngtripodhead)• Moun0ngtheCamera:Fastenthecamerasecurelytothetopofthemotorizedtripod
usingthemounLngscrew,whichisastandardUNC¼-20thread.AligntheopLcalaxisoftheCamerawiththelongdimensionoftheMotorizedPanHeadbody.
• Specifica0ons:o Powersource:4AAbaOeriesorA/Cadapterplug(neitherincluded)o VerLcalTiltAngle:+/-15degreeso HorizontalPanningAngle:360degreeswithunlimitedrotaLon
(ifpurchasedthroughCamRanger)o MaximumCameraweight:6lb(2.7kg)o Size(LxHxW):5.75x4.5x4inches(145x115x103mm)o Weight(withoutbaOeries:1.75lb(800mg)
• Bubblelevel:Ifdesired,placetheincludedadhesivebubblelevelonthetopofthetripod(onendwithon/offswitch).
CamRanger,CamRangerPTHub,andTripodSetup
• Requiredparts:o CamRanger*o CamRangerPTHubo Motorizedtripod(eithertheMP-360,Bescor,orHague)*o USBcable(includedwithCamRangerorcamera)o SerialConnector(includedwiththeCamRangerPTHub)o USB2.0AtoBconnector(includedwithCamRangerPTHub)
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o Camera*o Device*(iPhone,iPad,Androiddevice,Mac,orWindowscomputer)
*RequireschargedbaOeryorconnecLontoACpower• ImportanttripodsetupinstrucLons:
o SettheAutoPanAngleSelectorSwitchto0°andtheMainPowerSwitchto“M”.Thesesejngsarerequiredfor360°rotaLonandcontrolfromwithintheCamRangerapp.
o LevelthetripodifnecessaryforyourapplicaLon.o WhensecuringtheCamRangerandCamRangerPTHubtothecamerasetup,do
notmounttothetripod.MounttheCamRangerandCamRangerPTHubtothemotorizedtripodorcamerastrapandmakesuretheunitscanrotatefreelyaroundthetripod.
CamRangerAppAddi0onswiththePTHubWhentheCamRangerPTHubandMP-360(orMP101,Bescor,orHagueTripod)areusedwiththeCamRanger,a“Tripod”tabwillappearwithintheappincludingthefollowingdisplay.Withintheapponecanadjustthespeedofthetripodmovement,thedirecLonofthemovement,andaccessadvancedsejngs(toperformpanoramasandmovingLmelapse).
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Adjusttochangespeed
AddiLonal“Tripod”tab
PressforadvancedautomaLon
DirecLonalPad:-Singletapforincrementalmovement-DoubletapofholdforconLnuousmovement
Pressforautomatedpanoramas
PanoramaAferpressingthepanoramabuOon,thefollowingdialogisdisplayed.TheautomaLcpanoramafeaturesworksbyfirstallowingtheusertocalibratetheMP-360tripodhead.BecausethespeedofrotaLoncanvarybasedoncameraweight,baOerylife,temperature,etc.thecalibraLonprocessallowsformoreaccuratemovementsforpanoramas.ToperformacalibraLon,followthesesteps:1.Selectthe“CalibraLon”amount.Possiblevaluesare90°,180°and360°.Formostcircumstancesa90°
calibraLonisadequate,butalongercalibraLoncanbemoreaccurate.2. Pressthe“Start”buOon.3. UsingthedirecLonalpadonthetripodtab,movethetripodheadeitherclockwise,or
counterclockwisethenumberofdegreesspecifiedinstep1.Thesmalldegreesgaugeonthetripodheadcanbeusedtoassistwiththis.
4. Pressthe“Stop”buOon.5. ThecalibraLonstatusiconshouldnowchangetoindicateavalidcalibraLon.NOTE:AnychangetothetripodheadspeedwillresultinthecalibraLonbeinginvalidated.
Toperformapanorama,enterthenumberofshotstobetakenandthetotaldegreesofrotaLonfortheenLrepanorama.The“DirecLon”togglespecifiesthedirecLonthetripodheadshouldturn.UponpressingthestartbuOontheCamRangerwillbeginthepanoramafromthetripodhead’scurrentlocaLon.
ItisimportanttorememberthatthetripodheadisaninexpensiveopLonwithinexpensivemotors.EvenwiththecalibraLonprocess,theresLllwillbeinaccuraciesofprobablyatleastafewdegrees.
AdvancedAutoma0onTheAdvancedautomaLonbuOon(+),displaysthefollowingtabswhenpushed:
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ShootMoveShootThisisafeatureusedtomakemovingLmelapses,bytakingmulLplepictureswithaspecifiedamountofincrementalmovementbetweeneachshot.Theuserinputsthenumberofshots,theshotdelaybetweeneachshot,thedirecLonandduraLonofthemovement,andhastheopLontoincludeHDR.
▪ NumShots:Enterthetotalnumberofshotstotake▪ ShotDelay:Enterthenumberofsecondstodelaybetweeneachshot▪ MoveDirec0on:SelectthedirecLonofmovementbetweenpictures:up,down,
right,lef,ornone.▪ Movedura0on:Enterthenumberofmillisecondstomovebetweeneachshot.▪ HDR:TheHDRsejngsareinpuOedwithintheCamRangerHDRtab.WithHDR
iniLated,ateachshottheHDRserieswillbecaptured.
BulbRampingBulbrampingistheprocessofvaryingthebulbexposureLmetoadjusttheexposureduringtheLmelapse.TheuserspecifiesaniniLalduraLonforthebulb,theexposurevaluechangedesiredoverthecourseoftheLmelapse,andanymaxduraLonofbulbshot.IfthebulbduraLonwouldneedtobegreaterthanthemaxduraLontoachievethedesiredEVchange,theCamRangerwillautomaLcallyadjusttheISOandthebulbduraLonappropriately.
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▪ Bulbramping:Turnonoroff▪ Rampingmode:CurrentlyUSBonly▪ Ini0aldura0on:Enterthenumberofmillisecondsforthefirstbulbshot▪ EVchange:EntertherelaLvechangeinexposurevalueinfullstops▪ Maxdura0on:Enterthemax/minnumberofmillisecondsforanybulbshot.If
theEVchangeisposiLvethiswillbethemaximumbulblength.IftheEVchangeisnegaLve,thiswillbetheminimumbulblength.
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� Topline:Ifamovieiscreatedusing25fpswiththecurrent‘ShootMoveShoot’and‘BulbRamping’sejngsinplace,thislineindicatesthelengthofthemovieTripodTracker:ThisistheapproximatecumulaLvemoLonofthetripod.ThiswillindicatesthemovementdirecLonandduraLon.Thisfeatureisbeneficialwhenmakingpanorama,todeterminetheduraLonofmovementbetweenshots.
Prac5calTipsTheminimummovementduraLonisdependentonanumberofvariablessuchasbaOerylife,cameraweight,operaLngtemperature,etc.Tomovethetripodheadthesmallestpossibledistance,thetripodspeedshouldbesettothefastestsejng.Typicallyabout10-30msistheminimummovementduraLon.BrieftesLngisrecommendedbeforebeginningasequence.
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Tips&Troubleshoo0ngBelowaresomeLpsandtroubleshooLngforcommonquesLonsorissuesarrangedbycategory:
Registra0on• CertainacLonsmaycausetheiOSdevicetoneedtobere-registeredsuchasmajoriOS
updates,restoringfromabackup,etc.• MostregistraLonissuesareduetonothavingInternetconnecLvityorenteringtheserial
numberincorrectly.• IfyousLllhaveissues,[email protected].
Connec0on• MakesureCamRangerisfullypoweredonandiniLalized(itshouldtakeapproximately
30seconds).ThepowerlightandWiFilightshouldbothbeon.• ThepasswordtoconnecttotheCamRangerWiFiistheCamRangerserialnumberinall
CAPS.IftherearesLllissuesconnecLng,turningtheiOSdevicesWiFioffandthenbackonmayhelp.
• IftheCamRangerapplicaLonisconnectedtotheCamRangerdevice,butnocameraisconnected,itwillaOempttoconnecttoacameraapproximatelyevery5seconds.
• IftheiOSdeviceisoutsideoforneartheedgeoftherangeoftheCamRangerhardwaretherewilllikelybeconnecLonproblems.
• Usethe“Disconnect”and“Connect”buOonsintheAdvancedSejngstoforceanewsession/connecLon.
• PowercyclingthecameraandCamRangeraswellasrestarLngtheappwillcompletelyrefreshtheconnecLon.
• WhenthecamerabaOerybeginstogetlow,certaincommandsmaystarttofailoraconnecLonmayberefused.
• TheCamRangerapprunsinthebackgroundbutinadisconnectedstate.Tostartcompletelyfresh,completelykillingtheappisnecessary.SeetheApplica2onLifeCyclesecLonabovefordetailsonhowtodothis.
• IfthereisaninconsistentorintermiOentconnecLon,theissueisofenrelatedtotheUSBconnecLonanddifferentUSBcablewillofenfixtheproblem.
• Ifthecamerahasin-cameraWiFicapabiliLes,itmustbeturnedOFFtomakeaconnecLonwiththecamera.
Speed• TheCamRangerhasallthesamedistanceandinterferencelimitaLonsasWiFi.Long
distancesandsolidobjectswillslowtheconnecLonspeed.• TheCamRangerappcanhandleverylargeimagefiles.However,waiLngforthosefilesto
transferfromthecameraandthenoverWiFicanbeLmeconsuming.AcommonoperaLngmodeistoshootRAWalongwithasmallormediumsizedJPG.
• NewerandfasteriOSdevicesdoperformbeOeroverall,parLcularlyforintensivetaskssuchasshowingthe100%resoluLonimages.
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• Imagefilescanbeverylargeandmemoryintensive.IftheCamRangerappishavingstabilityissues,closingotherappsrunninginthebackgroundorevenpowercyclingtheiOSdevicewillimproveperformance.
Commands• Dependingonthecameraandthemode,capturecanfailifthecamerafailstoacquire
focus.• Intervalometer,Bulb,andAdvancedBrackeLngsequencecommandsarestoredonthe
CamRangerhardwaresuchthattheiOSdevicedoesnotneedtoremainonandconnected.However,thisalsomeansthatanychangesoracLonswiththeiOSdeviceduringoneofthoseadvancedoperaLonscouldresultinfailureorunexpectedoutcomes.
• WhenanoperaLon,command,orsejngisnotavailableornotworkingtheissueisofenrelatedtothecamerasetup.Forexample:o TogglingtoAFisdisabledifthecameralensswitchissettoMF.o LiveviewwillfailonCanoncamerasifLiveViewShooLngisdisabledinthe
camera’smenu.o Capturefailsbecausetheremovablemediaonthecameraisfull.
• ForCanoncameras,theLiveViewfocusmodewithinthecamera’smenumustbesetto“LiveView”.
• AdjusLngorviewingthenumberofbrackeLngshotsisnotcurrentlysupported.Thedisplayassumesthreeshots.However,ifthenumberofshotsisactually2,5,7,9,etc.thebracketamountissLllcorrectitwilljustincorrectlydisplay3shots.
• Somefeaturesaresimplynotsupportedbysomecameras.ForexampleconLnuouscapturemodeisnotsupportedontheCanon40DandmostNikonsdonotsupportbulbshots.Seethecameracapabilitymatrixatwww.CamRanger.comformoredetailedinformaLon.
• IftouchfocusingdoesnotworkonaCanoncamera,thelikelycauseisthattherearAFbuOonhasbeenchangedtosomeotherfuncLonandmustberesetbacktoitsdefaultAFbehavior.
Images• ThethumbnailsarenotdownloadedunLlafertheimagehasbeenrecordedtothe
camera’scard.OnmostcamerasthisisrelaLvelyquick.However,dependingonthecamera,speedofremovablemedia,andnumberofshotstakeninsuccession,therecanbealag.
• ThemaximumsizedimagethatcanbeviewedisdependentontheiOShardware.Forexample,the1stGeneraLoniPadcanonlyhandlelargeRAWorJPG’sfromslightlyoldercameras,butcanhandlemediumsizedimagesfrommostcurrentcameras.The3rdGeneraLoniPadsupportsallimagesizesforallsupportedcameras.Regardless,allimageformatsandsizescanbedownloadedtotheuser’siOSPhotolibrarythroughthecardcontentsview.
• CamRangercanbeusedtoviewanddownloadpicturescapturedthroughothermeans.Soaseparatephotographercouldbecapturingimages,oraRForlighttriggercouldcaptureimagesandtheCamRangerappwouldautomaLcallydownloadthethumbnails.
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• IfshooLngtomulLplecards,ensuretheplaybackcardissettothememorycardofinterest.SoifshooLngRAWtocardoneandJPGtocardtwoandviewingtheJPGsisdesired,thensettheplaybackcardtocardnumbertwo.
CamRangerPTHubandTripod• Ifthetripodheadbecomesunresponsive,securelyreconnecttheserialconnectortothe
tripodhead.• ThespeedofthetripodmayvarydependingontheweightofthecameraandbaOerylife
ofthetripodhead.• WhenusingtheCamRangerPTHub,theCamRangerbaOerywilldrainmorequickly.
ForanyandallquesLonsrelatedtoyourCamRanger,[email protected].
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