Android User`s Manual

AndroidUser’sManualforthe
CamRanger,CamRangerShare,and
CamRangerPTHub&Tripod
SupportsmostAndroidhand-helddeviceswithOSversion4.0andabove
CamRangerHardware .............................................................................................................4
CamRangerRegistra2on..........................................................................................................5
CamRangerSetup....................................................................................................................6
CamRangerAndroidApp......................................................................................................... 8
MainImageView.............................................................................................................................9
CapturedImages.................................................................................................................................. 9
LiveViewImages.................................................................................................................................. 9
AdvancedTabs................................................................................................................................10
Data....................................................................................................................................................10
Focus.................................................................................................................................................. 10
Timer.................................................................................................................................................. 11
HDR....................................................................................................................................................12
TripodTab......................................................................................................................................... 13
StackShotTab.................................................................................................................................... 13
CameraProper2es.......................................................................................................................... 14
NikonConnecSonMode....................................................................................................................14
ExposureCompensaSon&BrackeSng...............................................................................................14
CameraAc2ons..............................................................................................................................16
Capture..............................................................................................................................................16
LiveView............................................................................................................................................16
MovieMode ......................................................................................................................................16
Auto/ManualFocusToggle.............................................................................................................. 17
MenuBar.......................................................................................................................................18
AdvancedSeGngs.......................................................................................................................... 20
GeneralSe[ngs.................................................................................................................................20
Gridlines............................................................................................................................................. 21
WatermarkSe[ngs........................................................................................................................... 21
EnableSharing...................................................................................................................................21
Transfer..............................................................................................................................................21
About.................................................................................................................................................22
RecentThumbnails.........................................................................................................................23
CardContents.................................................................................................................................... 23
NetworkBridging.................................................................................................................. 24
CamRangerShareApp.........................................................................................................25
CamRangerPTHubandTripod..............................................................................................27
CamRangerPTHubHardware......................................................................................................... 27
MP-360TripodHeadHardware.......................................................................................................27
CamRanger,CamRangerPTHub,andTripodSetup........................................................................28
CamRangerAppAddi2onswiththePTHub....................................................................................28
ShootMoveShoot.............................................................................................................................29
BulbRamping.....................................................................................................................................29
Tools...................................................................................................................................................30
PracScalTips......................................................................................................................................30
Tips&Troubleshoo2ng..........................................................................................................30
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Registra2on....................................................................................................................................30
Connec2on.....................................................................................................................................30
Speed.............................................................................................................................................31
Commands.....................................................................................................................................31
Images............................................................................................................................................32
CamRangerPTHubandTripod.......................................................................................................32
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CamRangerHardware
TheCamRangerdeviceisturnedonbysliding
thepowerswitch,locatedonthesideofthe
unit,towardsthefrontofthedevice.Thegreen
powerlightwillilluminatewhentheunitis
poweredon.Anyaddi2onalswitchpresenton
theCamRangercurrentlyservesnofunc2on.
Thechargingportislocatednexttothepower
switch.ThemalemicroBendoftheprovided
whitechargingcordisconnectedtothisport.
TheotherendofthechargingcordcanbeconnectedtoafemaleUSBportthatprovidespower,
suchasacomputerorthroughanACadapter.
Whenthedeviceischarging,ayellow/orangelightwillilluminateindicaSngthatitischarging.
Theyellow/orangelightwillturnoffleavingonlyagreenpowerlightwhenitisfullycharged.
Chargingtakesapproximately2hours.
TheCamRangerba_eryisaccessiblebyremovingthebo_omcover.Thebo_omcoveristhe
sidewiththeCamRangerserialnumber.Simplygraspthesideedge/cornerofthecovernearthe
USBconnectorandpullbacktoremove.Toreplacethecover,firstplacethetwolowertabsinto
theslotsandthensnapinthetop.
CamRangerisnotwater-resistantinanywayandshouldnotgetwet.
Ablackneoprenecaseisprovidedtoassistina_achingandsecuringtheCamRanger,notethat
thispouchisnotwaterproof.Thecasehasacarabineertofacilitatehangingfromatripod,belt
loop,etc.DonotjusthangtheCamRangerbythecableasitwillputstrainontheUSB
connectorsaswellaspossiblydisconnect.
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CamRangerRegistra2on
BeforeanAndroiddevicecanbeusedwithaCamRanger,theapplicaSonshouldbeloadedon
theAndroiddevice,atnoaddiSonalcosttotheuser,fromtheGoogleplaystore.The
applicaSoncanalsobefoundonourwebsiteatwww.CamRanger.com/downlods.Once
downloaded,theCamRangerappneedstoberegistered.RegistraSonrequiresInternet
connecSvity.Beforeproceeding,confirmInternetconnecSvity(donotconnecttothe
CamRangernetwork).
LaunchtheAndroidCamRangerappandthefollowingscreenappears.(Note:ontheiniSal
registraSontheappmayskipthisscreenandproceeddirectlytothefollowingregistraSon
screen).
Pressthe“Register”bu_ontoloadtheregistraSonviewseenbelow.
Enterthe8-characterCamRangerserialnumber.Theserialnumberislocatedbothonthe
bo_omofthebackcoveraswellasabovetheba_eryunderneaththebackcover.Note:The
CamRangerdoesnotneedtobeonduringtheregistraSonstepandtheserialnumbercontains
onlyle_ersandNOnumbers.
Pressthe“Register”bu_ontoa_emptregistraSon.AmessageboxwillappearindicaSngthat
theregistraSonwassuccessful.TheAndroiddevicecannowbeusedwiththeCamRanger.The
followingscreenwillappear.AnyregisteredandavailableCamRangernetworkswillbelistedon
theupperleicornerofthepopupwindow.
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ByselecSngtheappropriatenetworkandpressingthe“Connect”bu_on,theAndroiddevice
willconnecttotheCamRangernetwork.Note:ItisnotnecessarytogointotheAndroid
device’sInternetse[ngstoswitchtotheCamRangernetworkaierregistraSon.However,asa
troubleshooSngmethod,se[ngtheCamRangerWiFinetworkwithintheAndroidse[ngscan
bedone.
IfregistraSonfails,confirmInternetconnecSvityandtheCamRangerserialnumberbefore
[email protected].
CamRangerSetup
ThefirstSmetheuserconnectstotheCamRangerfromanAndroiddevice,theAndroiddevice
needstoberegistered.SeetheCamRangerRegistraSonsecSonaboveformoredetails.
WhenstarSngaCamRangersession,powerontheCamRanger,andconfirmallfourlightsbriefly
appearontheCamRangerunit.TheCamRangerwilltakeapproximately30-45secondsunSlitis
fullyiniSalized.
ConnecSngtotheCamRangernetworkcanbedoneinoneoftwoways:fromwithinthe
AndroidCamRangerapporwithinthedevice’sInternetse[ngs.
ToconnecttotheCamRangernetworkfromwithintheapp,whentheCamRangerappis
launched,thefollowingscreenwillappearlisSngtheavailableCamRangernetworks.
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ByselecSngtheappropriatenetworkandpressingthe“Connect”bu_on,theAndroiddevice
willconnecttotheCamRangernetwork.
OnecanalsoaccesstheCamRangernetworkfromwithintheSe[ngsontheAndroiddevice.
TheSSIDwillbeCamRanger-###,withthelastthreecharactersmatchingthelast3charactersof
theCamRanger’sserialnumber.Thepasswordisthefull8charactersoftheCamRanger’sserial
number.ThepasswordMUSTBEENTEREDINALLCAPS.ThekeyboardonnewerAndroiddevices
canbeputintocapslockbydoubletappingtheshiikey.
OncetheAndroiddeviceisconnectedtotheCamRangernetwork,connecttheCamRangerto
thecamerausingtheprovidedblackUSBcable.ThemaleAendisinsertedintotheUSBportat
theendoftheCamRanger,andtheotherendisconnectedtotheUSBportofthecamera.Then
ensurethecameraisturnedon.Whenthecameraisconnectedandturnedonthegreenlight
closesttotheedgeoftheCamRangerdevicewilllight.
LaunchtheCamRangerAndroidapp.TheapplicaSonwillconnecttotheCamRangerandthe
userwillbeabletocontrolthecamera.EnsurethatyourcameraandCamRangerba_eryare
chargedwhenstarSngyourCamRangersession.Forcommonproblemswithsetupand
connecSonrefertotheTroubleshoo*ngsec*onofthismanualonpage30.
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CamRangerAndroidApp
TheCamRangerAndroidappsupportsAndroidhand-helddeviceswith3.2soiwareandup.For
brevity,onlytheAndroidTabletportraitscreenshotswillbeshownthroughoutthemanual,as
theequivalentlandscapeorAndroidPhoneversionsareverysimilar.Anyplaceswhere
significantdifferencesexistwillbecalledout.
Se[ngs
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MainImageView
Liveviewandcapturedimagesaredisplayedwithinthemainimageview.
CapturedImages
Imageswillbedisplayedonthemainimageviewinoneoftwoways,byselecSngathumbnailin
thethumbnailssecSonorthroughtheAuto-Viewfeature.TheAuto-Viewfeatureisdescribedin
moredepthintheAdvancedSe[ngssecSon.
Itisimportanttonotethatthatimagesdisplayedinthemainviewarenotsavedbydefaultand
aresimplybeingdisplayed.TosavetheimagetotheAndroiddevice,refertotheAdvanced
Se<ngssec*onofthismanualonpage20.
Imagesmaybezoomedinto100%resoluSonbypullingyourfingersapartonthedevice’s
screenandcanbezoomedoutbypinchingyourfingersonthescreen.Whenzoomedin,the
imagecanbepannedbydraggingafinger.Pinchyourfingersonthescreentoreturntheview
toitsoriginalstate.
AsindicatedinthethumbnailssecSon,TIFFandCanonRAWimagescannotbeviewedwhile
NEFfilescanbeviewedascompressedJPGfiles.
LiveViewImages
Inliveview,theimageisautomaScallyupdatedasliveviewimagesstreamin.Theexactrateis
verymuchdependentonWiFisignalstrengthandthecameraandAndroiddevicespecs.
However,assumingagoodconnecSon,liveviewframeratewillbeabout7–18fpsdepending
onthecameramodel.
Duringliveviewtheimagemaybesingletappedtofocusatthatpoint.NotethatforCanon
cameras,theouteredgesoftheimagecannotbefocusedon.Pullyourfingersapartonthe
devicesscreentozoominandpinchyourfingerstogethertoagainreturnthescreentoregular
size.
AliveviewhistogrammaybetoggledonorofffromtheDatatabasdescribedintheAdvanced
DatasecSon.Togglingthehistogramonwillgenerateahistogramforeachliveviewframe;
however,atthecostofadecreasedframerate.Togglethehistogramofftomaximizetheframe
rate.
Canoncamerascandisplaytheliveviewimageonthecameraaswellasallowphysically
triggeringimagesbypressingthecamera’sliveviewbu_ona>erstarSngitontheCamRanger
app.NikoncamerasdonotallowanycontrolofthephysicalcamerawhileliveviewisacSve.
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AdvancedTabs
TherearefourtabsprovidingadvancedinformaSonorcontrols:Data,Focus,Timer,andHDR.A
fiihTripodtaborStackShottabwillbepresentiftheCamRangerisconnectedtotherespecSve
deviceswiththeCamRangerPTHub.
Data
TheDatatabshowsanRGBhistogramandmeta-dataassociatedwiththeimageinthemain
imageview.Thefollowingmeta-dataisprovided:
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Shu_erSpeed
Aperture
MegaPixels(Notethisisnotfilesize,butimageresoluSon)
ISO
MeteringMode
ExposureCompensaSonValue
Withinliveview,thedatatabwillsimplyinformtheuserthatliveviewisonandprovidea
toggleswitchtotogglethedisplayofthehistogram.Thehistogramisupdatedinreal-Sme,but
atthecostofslowingdowntheframerate.
Focus
TheFocustabisonlyenabledduringliveviewandprovidesadvancedfocusingcontrols.
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FocusAdjust
Therearetwosetsofbu_onstomovethelens’focalplanenearerorfurtherfromthe
camera.Eachsethasthreebu_onswithdifferentsizedarrowstospecifyalarge,
medium,orsmallstepinfocus.Tapthebu_ontomovethefocusbyasingleincrement,
holdingdownthebu_onwillhavenoaffect.
FocusStacking
FocusstackingisaprocessoftakingmulSplecaptureswithslightchangesinfocusand
thenpostprocessingthemtoenhancethedepthoffield.TheautomaScfocusstacking
featureallowstheusertosetthefocusstepsizetotakebetweenineachshotandthe
numberofshotstotake.Eachfocusstepwillmovethefocalplanefurtherfromthe
camera.Sotheuserwillwanttosetthefocustothenearestplanedesiredtobeinfocus
andstartthestackingprocessfromthere.Iftoofewcapturesaretaken,theprocesscan
berestartedfromwheretheiniSalstackingended.Note:thepostprocessingisnotdone
withintheCamRangerapp.
Timer
TheTimertaballowstheuseoftheCamRangerasanintervalometeraswellasspecifying
exposureSmeswhenthecameraisinbulbmode.
TimeLapse
• TheentryfieldsareusedtospecifytheiniSaldelaybeforethefirstshot,thenumberofshots
totake,andthedelayinbetweeneachshot.
• Aierconfiguringthese[ngs,pressthe“Start”bu_ontobegintheintervalometerprocess.
• TheintervalometercommandsarestoredontheCamRangerunitandtheAndroiddevice
doesnotneedtoremainonorconnected.
• The“ShotDelay”shouldnotbeusedforprecisionSming,parScularlywhenthedelayisonlya
fewsecondsorless.
• Onceanintervalometersequenceisbegun,itcanonlybecancelledbyturningoffpowerto
theCamRangerdevice.
• TimeLapse–Bulb
• Ifthecameraisinbulbmode/shu_erspeedandthecamerasupportsbulbshots,
CamRangerwilltakeBulbshotsduringtheSmelapse.ThebulbduraSonisspecifiedby
theShotDuraSon,locatedwithintheBulbsecSonimmediatelybelowtheTimeLapse
secSon.
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• BeforestarSngtheSmelapsesequence,adialogwillappearinformingtheuseroftheSme
lapseparametersandprovideanopportunitytocancel.
Bulb
• TheBulbcontrolsareonlyenabledwhenthecameraisinbulbmodeandthecamerasupports
remotebulbshots.Note:forsomecameras,bulbmodeissetbychangingtheshu_erspeed
to“bulb.”
• TheentryfieldsareusedtospecifytheiniSaldelaybeforethefirstshotandthelengthofthe
exposure.
• AierconfiguraSon,pressthe“Start”bu_ontobeginthebulbprocess.
• ThebulbcommandsarestoredontheCamRangerdeviceandtheAndroiddevicedoesnot
needtoremainonorconnected.
HDR
The“HDR”,orAdvancedBrackeSng,tabcanbeusedtogenerateaseriesofphotoswithvarying
exposures.
• AdvancedBrackeSngisonlyenabledwhenthecameraisinManualmode.
• ThePropertyfieldspecifiesthecamerapropertytobevaried.TherearethreeopSons,Shu_er
Speed,Aperture,andISO.
• TheIniSalDelayfieldspecifiestheamountofdelay,ifany,totakebeforebeginningthe
brackeSngsequence.
• TheiniSalvaluefortheselectedpropertyissetwiththeStartValuefield.
• ThetotalnumberofimagestocaptureisspecifiedbytheNumberofShotsfield.
• ThepossibleStepSizevaluesareupto3stopandspecifythehowmanystopstovarythe
exposurebetweeneachcapture.
• Typicallythestepsizevaluesareinincrementsof1/3stops.However,thiscanvarybasedon
thecamerase[ngs.ForexampleifthecameraisconfiguredtoonlyallowISOvalues
correspondingtofullstops,thenthestepsizeincrementwillbe1stop.
• ThevalidvaluesfortheNumberofShotsareautomaScallydeterminedbasedonthevalues
specifiedforStartValueandStepSize.Forexampleastepsizeof1/3stopswillallowmore
shotsthanastepsizeof3stops.
• ThestarSngpointofthebracketissetwithinthese[ngsandcanbeginattheshadows
(lowestexposure),mid-point,orhighlights(highestexposure).IfthestarSngpointissetto
mid-point,theresulSngsequencewillstartatthelowestexposurebutwiththeiniSallyset
valueasthemid-point.SeetheAdvancedSe[ngssecSonformoreinformaSononse[ngthe
HDRstartpoint.
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• AierconfiguraSon,pressthe“Start”bu_ontobeginthebrackeSngprocess.
• ThebrackeSngcommandsarestoredontheCamRangerdeviceandtheAndroiddevicedoes
notneedtoremainonorconnected.
• Note:thepostprocessingisnotdonewithintheCamRangerapp.
TripodTab
WhentheCamRangerPTHubandMP-360
tripod(MP101,Bescor,orHague)areusedwith
theCamRanger,anaddiSonaltapwilldisplayfor
tripodcontrol.RefertotheCamRangerPTHub
andTripodsec*onofthismanualonpage25
formoreinformaSonaboutthisfeature.
StackShotTab
WhentheCamRangerPTHubandStackShotareinusewiththeCamRanger,anaddiSonaltap
willdisplayforcontrollingtheStackShot.RefertotheseparateCamRanger&StackShotManual
foundonourwebsite,www.CamRanger.com/help,formoreinformaSonaboutusingthe
CamRanger,CamRangerPTHub,andStackShot.
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CameraProper2es
TheabovediagramindicateseachofthecameraproperSesthatcanbeset.NotallproperSes
canbesetforallcamerasorinallmodes.Forexample,thediagramisfromasessionwitha
CanoncameraandformostCanonsthecameramodecannotbeset.DisabledproperSesare
indicatedwithadarkerbu_onbackground.
NikonConnecDonMode
NikoncamerasallowconnecSonsintwodifferentmodes:“PC”and“Camera”(Seethe
AdvancedSe<ngsdialoginthismanualonpage21formoreinformaSononhowtochange
betweenthemodes).ThekeydifferenceisthatPCmodeallowstheCamRangerusertoadjust
properSesthatarecontrolledviaaphysicalswitchordialonthecamera,andwouldotherwise
bedisabledinCameramode.However,inPCmodenopropertychangesdonephysicallytothe
camerawillberecognizedandanychangesmadethroughCamRangerwillbelostaier
disconnecSng.PCmodealsopreventstriggeringimagesfromthecameraitself,andthe
CamRangerappmustbesettoCameramodetoallowphysicallytriggeringfromthecamera.It
shouldalsobenotedthattheconnecSonmodecannotbechangedwhileliveviewisacSve.
ExposureCompensaDon&BrackeDng
PressingthebrackeSngbu_onwilldisplaythefollowingcontrol:
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PressingthearrowsatthetoprightandleimovestheexposurecompensaSon.Holdingdown
thearrowwillmovetheexposurecompensaSontoitsrespecSvelimit.Thetwobu_onsatthe
bo_ommiddlecontrolthebracketamount.PressingthearrowspoinSnginwillreducethe
brackeSngamount,whilepressingthearrowspointoutwardwillincreasethebrackeSng
amount.
ThebrackeSngisnotsetunSlthe“Set”bu_onispressed.The“Close”bu_onwilldismissthe
dialog.Pressing“Close”withoutpressing“Set”willeffecSvelycancelanyadjustmentsmade.
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CameraAc2ons
Capture
• The“Capture”bu_oniniSatesthecameratrigger.Theexactcamerabehavioris
dependentonthecameraandcameraproperSes,mostimportantlythecapturemode.
• Formostcapturemodes,suchassingle,Smer,orquietthebu_onperformstheimage
captureasexpected.Itshouldbenotedthatforsomecameras,advancedmodessuchas
remoteorSmerwillbehaveassinglecapturemode.
• ConSnuouscapturemodediffersbetweenNikonandCanon.
• Nikon:AierselecSngaconSnuousdrivemodeapickerisdisplayedallowingtheuser
toselectthenumberofimagestocapture.WhentheCapturebu_onispressed,that
numberofimageswillbecaptured.
• Canon:WheninaconSnuousmode,pressingandholdingtheCapturebu_onbehaves
inthesamewayaspushingthephysicaltriggeronthecamera.
• Itisnotedthattherecanbeaveryslightlagbetweenthepressingofthe“Capture”bu_on
andtheimagecapture.ThedelaycanbemorepronouncedwhileliveviewisacSve.For
SmecriScalapplicaSons,aremotetrigger,suchasanRFtrigger,canbeusedin
combinaSonwiththeCamRanger.
LiveView
• The“LiveView”togglebu_onisusedtoturnliveviewonandoff.
• Whenliveviewison,themainimageviewisupdatedwithliveviewimagesaswellas
updaSngtheRGBhistogramintheDatatabiftheliveviewhistogramisturnedon.
• Note:runningliveviewisrelaSvelyintensiveandtheremaybeslightperformancelagsin
otherareas.
MovieMode
• The“MovieMode”togglebu_onisusedtoturnliveviewonandoff,butwithinmovie
mode.
• Whenmoviemodeison,themainimageviewisupdatedwiththeliveimages.
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• The“Capture”bu_onchangesto“Record”andpressingthe“Record”bu_onwillstartand
thenstoptherecordingofamovie.
• Note:moviescannotbedownloadedtotheAndroiddevice.
Auto/ManualFocusToggle
• TheAF/MFFocustogglebu_onallowstheusertochangethefocusingbetweenautoand
manualwithouthavingtophysicallyadjustthecamera.
• ThisAF/MFadjustmentisnotpossibleforallcamerasinallmodes.Forexample,some
Nikoncamerasarerequiredtobeconnectedin“PC”mode.
• Aieranytouchorincrementalfocusingwhileinliveview,thefocusmodewill
automaScallya_empttoswitchtomanualfocussuchthattheuserspecifiedfocusisnot
overridebyautofocusuponcapture.
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MenuBar
Themenubarislocatedatthetopofthescreenandprovidestheuserwithanumberof
elements.
FromleUtoright:
• CameraBa_eryStatus:Indicatestheapproximateba_erychargeonthecamera
• CameraModelName
• BelowtheCameraModelName
• LensModelName,(Note:notallcamerasorlensesaresupported)
• ShotsRemaining:Indicatesthenumberofshotscurrentlyremainingonthecamera’s
removablemediausingthecurrentse[ngs
• FullScreen:Willenlargethemainviewingimagetofullscreen
• ShareThisbu_onprovidestheuserwiththefollowingdropdownandopSons.
• Save:TheselectedimagewillbesavedtothephotolibraryontheAndroid
device.
• CamRangerShare:Theselectedimagewillbesharedtootherdevicesusingthe
CamRangerShareapplicaSon.Refertopage26formoreinformaSonabout
usingtheCamRangerShareapplicaSon.
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• More:ThisprovidestheusertheopSonofsharingtheselectedimagetosocial
media(Facebook,Twi_er,flickr,Instagram,etc.),Dropbox,anFTBServer,and
more.ThelistofapplicaSonsincludeallapplicaSonsontheAndroiddevice
whichallowforimagestobesharedtothem.Oncetheuserclicksonasocial
mediaicontheywillbepromptedtologinifnotcurrentlyloggedin.Refertothe
Se[ngssecSonofthedocumenttolearnmoreabouttherequiredsetupfor
DropboxandFTPserverimagesharing.
• Delete:AierprompSngtheusertoconfirm,thisbu_onisusedtoerasethedisplayed
imagefromtheremovablemediainthecamera.ForfurtherSaveandDeleteopSons,
refertotheCardContentssec*onofthismanualonpage22.
• SeGngs:(LocatedwithinthethreeverScaldots“more”bu_on).The“more”bu_on
displaystheappse[ngstoviewandmodify.
NotethatdifferentscreensizesandorientaSonsmaypresentthemenubardifferently.Moreor
lessbu_onsmaybelocatedwithinthemoredropdownortheymayallbeaccessedfromthe
devicesmenubu_on.
TheAndroidPhonedoesnothaveamenubarwiththeFullScreen,Save,andDeletecontrols.
Insteadthesecontrolscanbeaccessedfromthedevicesmenubu_on.
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AdvancedSeGngs
Theappse[ngscanbeaccessedontheupperrightcorneroftheCamRangermenubarand
allowstheusertosetopSonsandcontrolsandaccesshelp.Withintheadvancedse[ngs,the
usercanadjustsavingopSons,watermark,sharing,andtransferopSons.
GeneralSeKngs
• ClientMode:Removesallcameracontrolsfromthemaindisplaysuchthatcamerase[ngs
cannotbechangedorthecameracontrolled.
• ConnecSonMode(NikonOnly)
• AtoggleswitchisprovidedtochangetheconnecSonmodebetween“PC”and“Camera”
• PC:PCmodeallowsmorecontroloverproperSeswithinCamRanger;however,some
propertychangesarenotmaintainedandchangingse[ngsonthephysicalcamerais
notrecognized.AddiSonally,imagescannotbephysicallytriggeredfromthecamera.
• Camera:Allowsthecameratobephysicallyusedasnormal;however,notall
properSeswillbeenabledwithinCamRanger
• ImageCaptureOp2ons:
• None:ImageswillnotbesavedtotheAndroidphotogalleryandaspicturesaretaken
theywillappearasathumbnailintherecentthumbnailssecSonontheCamRangerapp
screen.
• AutoViewOnly:ImageswillautomaScallydownloadsanddisplaysastheyaretaken.
• AutoSave:ImageswillautomaScallydownloadandsavetotheAndroid’sphotogalleryas
theyaretaken.
• FTP:ImageswillautosavetotheFTPserver.NotethattheusermustentertheFTPserver
informaSonwithintheSe[ngsTransfertabpriortoturningontheAutosave.
• Dropbox:ImageswillautosavetoDropbox.Notethattheusermustenterintheir
DropboxinformaSonwithintheSe[ngsTransfertabpriortoturningontheAutosave.
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• Frame-nameOverlay:Willoverlaytheimagefilenamewhenenabledandviewingimages.
Gridlines
• Gridlines:Whengridlinesareenabled,theusercanselectforthegridlinecolortobered,
grey,black,orwhite.
• NumberofGridlines:Theusercanenablegridlinestobeeither3x3or6x4.
WatermarkSeKngs
• WatermarkEnabled:Displaysawatermarkovereachfullsizeimage.Whenthewatermarkis
enabledandtheuserissharingimagestomulSpledevises,thewatermarkwillbedisplayed
ontheshareddevices.
• Watermark:Inserttextheretobedisplayedforthewatermark.
EnableSharing
RefertotheCamRangerSharesecSonofthismanualonpage26formoredetailsaboutthe
sharingfeatures.
Transfer
ToshareimagestoanFTPserverorDropboxtheusermustfirstentertheaccountinformaSon
withinthistab.InaddiSontoautosavingimagestotheAndroidphotolibrary,theusercanauto
savetoanFTPserverorDropbox,formoreinformaSonaboutautosaveopSonsrefertothe
AdvancedSe[ngs-GeneralSe[ngsporSonofthisdocument,onpage21.
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• FTP:TheusermustenterthenameoftheFTPserver,theusername,password,and
subdirectory.Importantnote:IftheusersharesimagestotheFTPserverandis
requiredtoreenterthepassword,thispasswordwillnotbechangedintheCamRanger
Transferse[ngs.Theusermustgobackintothese[ngsandresetthepassword.
• Dropbox:Theusermustentertheusernameandpasswordtoshareimagesto
Dropbox.TheuseralsohastheopSonofloggingoutofthedropboxaccountwhen
notinuse.
About
• UserManual:Clicktoviewthisdocument.
• CamRangerversion:ThelastdigitindicatestheCamRangerfirmwareversionwhileall
precedingdigitsindicatedtheCamRangerAndroidapplicaSonversion.
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RecentThumbnails
• Asimagesarecaptured,thethumbnailsareautomaScallydownloadedanddisplayedalong
thetopofthescreen.Thethumbnailsmaybescrolledleiandrightwhenmoreare
downloadedthancanfit.
• Athumbnailmaybeselectedtoviewthecorrespondingimageforviewing.Theimageis
downloadedanddisplayedinthemainimageview.Thecurrentlyselectedthumbnailis
indicatedwithayellowoutline.
• WhenbothaJPGandRAWfileformatiscaptured,onlytheJPGthumbnailisdisplayed.
• JPGfilescanbeviewedontheAndroidCamRangerapplicaSonforCanonandNikoncameras.
TheCanonRAWfilesthumbnailwillappearwithintheapp,butcannotbeviewedinthe
currentversion.NikonTIFFandNEFfileswilldisplaythethumbnailandwhenviewed,will
displayasacompressedJPG.However,iftheimageissavedtothedevice’sphotogalleryit
willsavethefullTIFForNEFfile.
• Asmallred“R”icononthelowerrightofthethumbnailindicatesthatitisaRAWimage.A
smallgreen“T”indicatesTIFF,whilenoiconisusedtoindicateJPGforma_edimages.
• Note:onlythumbnailsforimagescapturedwithinthecurrentCamRangersessionwillbe
displayed.
CardContents
Thecardcontentsbu_onshownabovewilltransfertoaview
displayingthumbnailsoftheimagesonthecamera’s
removablemedia.TheappwilliniSallyloadthemostrecent
thumbnailsonascrollablewindow.AddiSonalthumbnails
willdownloadasthewindowisscrolled.
Imageswithinthecardcontentsviewcanalsobeviewedbytapping
ontheimage.
TosaveimagestotheAndroidphotogalleryordeleteimagesfrom
thecamera’scardcontents,theusermustfirstselectthe“Save”or
“Delete”bu_onontheupperrightcornerofthescreen,withinthe
cameracardcontents.OnceselecSngeither“Save”or“Delete,”any
numberofthumbnailscanbeselectedwithinthecameracard
contentsbypressingthethumbnail.Selectedthumbnailswillhavea
yellowborderaroundthem.Bypressingthe“Done”bu_ononthe
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upperleicornerofthewindow,thefileswilleitherbesavedordeleted.WhendeleSng,the
“Delete”bu_onintheupperrightcornerwillfirstprompttheusertoconfirm,andthendelete
theassociatedimagesoftheselectedthumbnailsfromthecamera’sremovablemedia.The
“Save”bu_onintheupperrightcornerwillsaveallassociatedimagesoftheselected
thumbnailstotheuser’sAndroidphotoGallery.Imagesaresavedregardlessofformat.Pressing
thebackbu_ononthedevicewillexitfromthecurrentselecSonmode.
JPGimagescanbesavedregardlessofcameraorAndroiddevice.CurrentlyCanonRAWfiles
cannotbeviewedorsaved.NikonTIFF’sandNEFfilescanbeviewedandsaved.Becausethe
largesizesoftheNEFfile,expectthisfiletransfertotakeSme.
Note:Thethumbnailsarepresentedinchronologicalorderbeginningwiththemostrecent.
However,forNikontheyaregroupedfirstbyformat,suchthatallJPG’swillbelisted,thenTIFF’s,
andfinallyRAWimages.
NetworkBridging
TosetupnetworkbridgingtheCamRangermusthavefirmware6orupandaniOSdevice(such
asaniPad,iPhone,oraniTouch)withtheCamRangerapporMaccomputerwiththe
CamRangerSe[ngsapp.Refertowww.CamRanger.com/downloadsfortheCamRanger
firmwareupdateandfortheCamRangerSe[ngsapplicaSonandusermanualtoestablish
bridgingontheMacandtheCamRangeriOSusermanualtoestablishbridgingonaniOSdevice.
NotethattobridgenetworksitisrecommendedtobefamiliarwithInternetnetworking.
NetworkbridgingallowstheusertobeconnectedtotheCamRangerandanaddiSonalInternet
networksimultaneously.WhenusingtheCamRangerwithoutbridging,theAndroiddevicecan
onlybeconnectedtotheCamRangerWiFinetwork,makingitsotheusercannotuseanyother
networkwhentheCamRangerisinuse.WhenbringingisestablishedontheiOSdeviceorMac
computer,theCamRangercanbeconnectedtotheAndroiddeviceandsuccessfullybridge
betweentheCamRangerandaddiSonalnetwork.
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CamRangerShareApp
WhenthephotographerisinaCamRangersession,otherscanviewimages
andliveviewontheirpersonaliOSdevices,Androiddevices,and/orMacor
WindowscomputerusingtheCamRangerShareapp.TheCamRangerShare
applicaSonisfree.TheAndroidversionisavailablefordownloadonthe
GooglePlayappstoreoronourwebsiteatwww.camranger.com/downloads.
FormoreinformaSonabouttheCamRangerShareapplicaSon,refertotheCamRangerShare
AppUserGuideVideo(Note:thisvideoisdemonstraSngthesetupwithaniPad,butthegeneral
conceptandusewiththeAndroidisthesame).IndividualsusingtheCamRangerShareappcan
onlyviewimagesandliveviewwhentheCamRangerisconnectedandthemainapphas
enabledsharingfromwithinthese[ngs.
TheCamRangerfirmwaremustbeupdatedtoversion6andabovetoenablesharing;this
updateisavailableonourwebsiteatwww.camranger.com/downloads.Fromwithinthe
CamRangerSe[ngs,foundattheupperrighthandcorneroftheCamRangerapplicaSon,the
photographercanmodifythesharese[ngs.Thephotographerhascompletecontroloverwhat
issharedtodeviceswiththeCamRangerShareapp.Notethatthewatermarkse[ngs
establishedbythephotographerwillbesetonallsharingdevices.
• EnableSharing:Whensharingisenabled,theCamRangerusercanchosetoshareindividual
imagesbeingviewedonthemainimageviewbyselecSng“Share”fromthe“more”drop
down,foundontheupperrightcorneroftheapplicaSon.
• AutoShareImages:AnyimagesviewedonthemainscreenbytheCamRangeruserwillbe
sharedtotheCamRangerShareuser.Ifanimagethumbnailisnotdoubletappedandviewed
bytheCamRangeruserinthemainimageview,itwillnotbesharedtotheCamRangerShare
appusers.
• ShareLiveView:TheCamRangershareuserwillbeabletoseethecamera’sliveviewontheir
personaldevice.
AssumingthatalldeviceshaveagoodconnecSonwiththeCamRanger,asthenumberofusers
increase,theperformancedecreasesslightly;adding1secondpershareddeviceforeachsmall
JPGthatisdistributedisagoodruleofthumb.Similarly,sharingliveviewwithanaddiSonal1
or2deviceswillnotsignificantlydegradeperformance,butasmoredevicesareaddedthe
frameratewillreduce.AddiSonally,adevicewithaverypoor/slowconnecSoncandegradethe
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performanceforeveryone.TheCamRangerappcanalwaystemporarilyturnoffsharingtokick
offallshareddevices.AsthenumberofusersincreasesthetherearepracScalperformance
limits.Dependingonthescenario,pracScalmaximumsof5-15clientsaretypical.Theamount
ofdatabeingsharedaswellasthenetworkstrengthtoalloftheclientsdictatesthepracScal
maximum.
IfthephotographerisonlyconnectedtotheCamRangernetwork,theCamRangerShareapp
userswillalsoneedtoconnecttotheCamRangernetwork,usingthesamepassword,however
noregistraSonisrequired.IftheCamRangerisbridgedtoanexisSngInternetnetwork,the
ShareappusercanconnecttothebridgedInternetnetworkthattheCamRangerisconnected
to,andsSllusetheShareapp.
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CamRangerPTHubandTripod
• TousetheCamRangerPTHubandMotorizedtripod,aCamRangerisrequired.
• TheCamRangerPTHubandMP-360(MP101,Bescor,orHague)willonlyworkwith
CamRangerfirmware6andupandthelatestCamRangerAndroidapp.Referto
www.CamRanger.com/downloadsfortheCamRangerfirmwareupdate.Notethatthe
CamRangermustberegisteredwhiletheCamRangerPTHubdoesnotrequireregistraSon.
CamRangerPTHubHardware
• TheCamRangerpowerstheCamRangerPTHub
USB2.0A-endport(USB
2.0AtoBconnector
includedwithCamRanger
Hub)
SerialConnectorport
(Cableincludedwith
CamrangerPTHub)
USBport(USBcable
includedwiththe
CamRangerorCamera)
MP-360TripodHeadHardware
• InstallBa`eries:Opentheba_erycompartmentbyslidingthecoverdownwardandliiingit
outward,insertthe4AAba_eriesinthesameposiSonasthemarkingsinsidetheba_ery
compartment.
• Moun2ngtheMotorizedPanHead:ThemotorizedPanHeadmaybefastenedtoanytripod
ortoanymounSngdevicehavingastandardUNC¼-20threadmounSngscrew.
• Moun2ngtheCamera:Fastenthecamerasecurelytothetopofthemotorizedtripodusing
themounSngscrew,whichisastandardUNC¼-20thread.AligntheopScalaxisofthe
CamerawiththelongdimensionoftheMotorizedPanHeadbody.
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• Specifica2ons:
• Powersource:4AAba_eries
• VerScalTiltAngle:+/-15degrees
• HorizontalPanningAngle:360degreeswithunlimitedrotaSon
• (ifpurchasedthroughCamRanger)
• MaximumCameraweight:6lb(2.7kg)
• Size(LxHxW):5.75x4.5x4inches(145x115x103mm)
• Weight(withoutba_eries:1.75lb(800mg)
• Bubblelevel:Ifdesired,placetheincludedadhesivebubblelevelonthetopofthetripod(on
endwithon/offswitch).
CamRanger,CamRangerPTHub,andTripodSetup
• Requiredparts:
• CamRanger*
• CamRangerPTHub
• Motorizedtripod(eithertheMP-360,Bescor,orHague)*
• USBcable(includedwithCamRangerorcamera)
• SerialConnector(includedwiththeCamRangerPTHub)
• USB2.0AtoBconnector(includedwithCamRangerPTHub)
• Camera*
• Device*(iPhone,iPad,Androiddevice,Mac,orWindowscomputer)
*Requireschargedba_eryorconnecSontoACpower
• ImportanttripodsetupinstrucSons:
• SettheAutoPanAngleSelectorSwitchto0°andtheMainPowerSwitchto“M.”These
se[ngsarerequiredfor360°rotaSonandcontrolfromwithintheCamRangerapp.The
45°,90°,and340°autopanse[ngsonthetripodheadservenofuncSon.
• LevelthetripodifnecessaryforyourapplicaSon.
• WhensecuringtheCamRangerandCamRangerPTHubtothecamerasetup,donot
mounttothetripod.MounttheCamRangerandCamRangerPTHubtothemotorized
tripodorcamerastrapandmakesuretheunitscanrotatefreelyaroundthetripod.
CamRangerAppAddi2onswiththePTHub
WhentheCamRangerPTHubandMP-360tripod(orMP101,Bescor,orHagueTripod)areused
withtheCamRanger,a“Tripod”tabwillappearincludingthefollowingdisplay.Withintheapp
onecanadjustthespeedofthetripodmovement,thedirecSonofthemovement,andaccess
advancedse[ngs(toperformpanoramasandmovingSmelapse).
AdjustdirecSonof
tripodmovement
(inpicture,tripodis
movingcounterclockwiseat
aslightupwardangle)
AddiSonal“Tripod”
PressforAdvanced
AutomaSon
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AdjusttoChange
Speed
TheAdvancedautomaSon,+bu_on,includesthefollowingtabswhenpushed:
ShootMoveShoot
ThisisafeatureusedtomakemovingSmelapses,bytakingmulSplepictureswithaspecified
amountofincrementalmovementbetweeneachshot.Theuserinputsthenumberofshots,
theshotdelaybetweeneachshot,thedirecSonandduraSonofthemovement,andhasthe
opSontoincludeHDR.
• NumShots:Enterthetotalnumberofshotstotake
• ShotDelay:Enterthenumberofsecondstodelaybetweeneachshot
• MoveDirec2on:SelectthedirecSonofmovementbetweenpictures:up,down,right,lei,
ornone.
• Movedura2on:Enterthenumberofmillisecondstomovebetweeneachshot.
• HDR:TheHDRse[ngsareinpu_edwithintheCamRangerHDRtab.WithHDRiniSated,at
eachshottheHDRserieswillbecaptured.
BulbRamping
BulbrampingistheprocessofvaryingthebulbexposureSmetoadjusttheexposureduringthe
Smelapse.TheuserspecifiesaniniSalduraSonforthebulb,theexposurevaluechange
desiredoverthecourseoftheSmelapse,andanymaxduraSonofbulbshot.Ifthebulb
duraSonwouldneedtobegreaterthanthemaxduraSontoachievethedesiredEVchange,the
CamRangerwillautomaScallyadjusttheISOandthebulbduraSonappropriately.
•
•
•
•
•
Bulbramping:Turnonoroff
Rampingmode:CurrentlyUSBonly
Ini2aldura2on:Enterthenumberofmillisecondsforthefirstbulbshot
EVchange:EntertherelaSvechangeinexposurevalueinfullstops
Maxdura2on:Enterthemax/minnumberofmillisecondsforanybulbshot.IftheEV
changeisposiSvethiswillbethemaximumbulblength.IftheEVchangeisnegaSve,this
willbetheminimumbulblength.
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Tools
• Topline:Ifamovieiscreatedusing25fpswiththecurrent‘ShootMoveShoot’and‘Bulb
Ramping’se[ngsinplace,thislineindicatesthelengthofthemovie.
• TripodTracker:ThisistheapproximatecumulaSvemoSonofthetripod.Thiswill
indicatesthemovementdirecSonandduraSon.Thisfeatureisbeneficialwhenmaking
panorama,todeterminetheduraSonofmovementbetweenshots.
PracDcalTips
TheminimummovementduraSonisdependentonanumberofvariablessuchasba_erylife,
cameraweight,operaSngtemperature,etc.Tomovethetripodheadthesmallestpossible
distance,thetripodspeedshouldbesettothefastestse[ng.Typicallyabout10-30msisthe
minimummovementduraSon.BrieftesSngisrecommendedbeforebeginningasequence.
AcommonapplicaSonistakingpanoramashots,however,thefirstquesSoniswhatthe
movementduraSonshouldbesetto.Thetripodtrackercanbeusedtodeterminethe
appropriateSmebetweeneachshot.FirstposiSonthecamerawheretheiniSalshotshouldbe
taken.Aier,ensuringthetripodtrackeriscleared,movethecameratothedesiredposiSonof
thesecondshotusingtheCamRanger.ThetripodtrackerSmewillindicatetheapproximate
SmetousefortheduraSonbetweeneachshot.
Tips&Troubleshoo2ng
BelowaresomeSpsandtroubleshooSngforcommonquesSonsorissuesarrangedbycategory:
Registra2on
• IftheCamRangerappisre-installedontotheAndroiddevice,theAndroiddevicemay
needtobere-registered.
• MostregistraSonissuesareduetonothavingInternetconnecSvityorenteringtheserial
numberincorrectly.
• IfyousSllhaveissues,[email protected].
Connec2on
• MakesureCamRangerisfullypoweredonandiniSalized(itshouldtakeapproximately
30-45seconds).ThepowerlightandWiFilightshouldbothbeon.
• ThepasswordtoconnecttotheCamRangerWiFiistheCamRangerserialnumberinall
CAPS.IftherearesSllissuesconnecSng,turningtheAndroiddevicesWiFioffandonmay
help.
• IftheCamRangerapplicaSonisconnectedtotheCamRangerdevice,butnocamerais
connected,itwilla_empttoconnecttoacameraapproximatelyevery5seconds.
• IftheAndroiddeviceisoutsideoforneartheedgeoftherangeoftheCamRanger
hardwaretherewillbeconnecSonproblems.
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• PowercyclingthecameraandCamRangeraswellasrestarSngtheappwillcompletely
refreshtheconnecSon.Notethatitisnecessarytopressthedevicesbackbu_onto
actuallyexittheapplicaSonandnotjustputitinthebackground.
• Whenthecameraba_erybeginstogetlow,certaincommandsmaystarttofailora
connecSonmayberefused.
• TheCamRangerhardwarecanonlybeconnectedtoasingleAndroiddeviceataSme.
• Ifthereisaninconsistentorintermi_entconnecSon,theissuemayberelatedtotheUSB
connecSonanddifferentUSBcablewilloienfixtheproblem.
• Ifthecamerahasin-cameraWiFicapabiliSes,itmustbeturnedOFFtomakeaconnecSon
withthecamera.
Speed
• TheCamRangerhasallthesamedistanceandinterferencelimitaSonsasWiFi.Long
distancesandsolidobjectswillslowtheconnecSonspeed.
• TheCamRangerappcanhandleverylargeimagefiles.However,waiSngforthosefilesto
transferfromthecameraandthenoverWiFicanbeSmeconsuming.Acommon
operaSngmodeistoshootRAWalongwithasmallormediumsizedJPG.
• NewerandfasterAndroiddevicesdoperformbe_eroverall,parScularlyforintensive
taskssuchasshowingthe100%resoluSonimages.
• Imagefilescanbeverylargeandmemoryintensive.IftheCamRangerappishaving
stabilityissues,closingotherappsrunninginthebackgroundorevenpowercyclingthe
Androiddevicewillimproveperformance.
Commands
• Dependingonthecameraandthemode,capturecanfailifthecamerafailstoacquire
focus.
• Intervalometer,Bulb,andAdvancedBrackeSngsequencecommandsarestoredonthe
CamRangerhardwaresuchthattheAndroiddevicedoesnotneedtoremainonand
connected.However,thisalsomeansthatanychangesoracSonswiththeAndroiddevice
duringoneofthoseadvancedoperaSonscouldresultinfailureorunexpectedoutcomes.
• WhenanoperaSon,command,orse[ngisnotavailableornotworkingtheissueisoien
relatedtothecamerasetup.Forexample:
• TogglingtoAFisdisabledifthecameralensswitchissettoMF.
• LiveviewwillfailonCanoncamerasifLiveViewShooSngisdisabledinthecamera’s
menu.
• Capturefailsbecausetheremovablemediaonthecameraisfull.
• ForCanoncameras,theLiveViewfocusmodewithinthecamera’smenumustbesetto
“LiveView”.
• AdjusSngorviewingthenumberofbrackeSngshotsisnotcurrentlysupported.The
displayassumesthreeshots.However,ifthenumberofshotsisactually2,5,7,9,etc.the
bracketamountissSllcorrectitwilljustincorrectlydisplay3shots.
• Somefeaturesarenotsupportedbysomecameras.ForexampleconSnuouscapture
modeisnotsupportedontheCanon40DandmostNikonsdonotsupportbulbshots.See
thecameracapabilitymatrixatwww.CamRanger.comformoredetailedinformaSon.
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• IftouchfocusingdoesnotworkonaCanoncamera,thelikelycauseisthattherearAF
bu_onhasbeenchangedtosomeotherfuncSonandmustberesetbacktoitsdefaultAF
behavior.
Images
• ThethumbnailsarenotdownloadedunSlaiertheimagehasbeenrecordedtothe
camera’scard.OnmostcamerasthisisrelaSvelyquick.However,dependingonthe
camera,speedofremovablemediaandnumberofshotstakeninsuccession,therecanbe
alag.
• CamRangercanbeusedtoviewanddownloadpicturescapturedthroughothermeans.So
aseparatephotographercouldbecapturingimages,oraRForlighttriggercouldcapture
imagesandtheCamRangerappwouldautomaScallydownloadthethumbnails.
• IfshooSngtomulSplecards,ensuretheplaybackcardissettothememorycardof
interest.SoifshooSngRAWtocardoneandJPGtocardtwoandviewingtheJPGsis
desired,thensettheplaybackcardtocardnumbertwo.
CamRangerPTHubandTripod
• Ifthetripodheadbecomesunresponsive,securelyreconnecttheserialconnectortothe
tripodhead.
• Thespeedofthetripodmayvarydependingontheweightofthecameraandba_erylife
ofthetripodhead.
• WhenusingtheCamRangerPTHub,theCamRangerba_erywilldrainmorequickly.
ForanyandallquesSonsrelatedtoyourCamRanger,pleaseemail
[email protected].
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