CamRanger User Manual

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iOSUser’sManualforthe
CamRanger,CamRangerShare,and
CamRangerPTHub&Tripod
V2.2.6
©CamRanger–PatentPending
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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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CamRangerHardware
TheCamRangerdeviceisturnedonbysliding
thepowerswitch,locatedonthesideofthe
unit,towardsthefrontofthedevice.The
greenpowerlightwillilluminatewhentheunit
ispoweredon.Anyswitchontheopposite
sideofthepowerswitchdoesnotcurrently
haveanyfunc5onality.
Thechargingportislocatednexttothepower
switch.ThemalemicroBendoftheprovided
whitechargingcordisconnectedtothisport.
Theotherendofthechargingcordcanbe
connectedtoafemaleUSBportthatprovidespower,suchasacomputerorthroughthe
providedACadapter.
WhenthedeviceischarginganaddiLonalyellowlightwillilluminatenexttothegreenpower
lightindicaLngthatitischarging.Theyellowlightwillturnoffleavingonlythegreenpowerlight
whenitisfullycharged.
AblackneoprenecaseisprovidedtoassistinaOachingandsecuringtheCamRanger.Thecase
hasacarabineertofacilitatehangingfromatripod,beltloop,etc.Donotjusthangthe
CamRangerbythecableasitwillputstrainontheUSBconnectorsaswellaspossibly
disconnect.
TheCamRangerbaOeryisaccessiblebyremovingtheboOomcover.
TheboOomcoveristhesidewiththeCamRangerserialnumber.Simplygraspthesideedge/
cornerofthecoverneartheUSBconnectorandpullbacktoremove.Toreplacethecover,first
placethetwolowertabsintotheslotsandthensnapinthetop.
CamRangerisnotwater-resistantinanywayandshouldnotgetwet.
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CamRangerRegistra0on
BeforeaniPad,iPhone,oriPodTouchcanbeusedwithaCamRanger,itneedstoberegistered.
RegistraLonrequiresInternetconnecLvity.Beforeproceeding,confirmconnecLvity.(Donot
connecttotheCamRangernetwork.)
LaunchtheiOSCamRangerappandthefollowingscreenappears.
Pressthe“Register”buOontoloadtheregistraLonviewseenbelow.
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Enterthe8-characterCamRangerserialnumber.Theserialnumberislocatedbothonthe
boOomofthebackcoveraswellasabovethebaOeryunderneaththebackcover.Note:the
serialnumbercontainsonlyleOersandNOnumbers.
Pressthe“Register”buOontoregister.AmessageboxwillappearindicaLngregistraLonwas
successfulandtheiOSdevicecanbeusedwiththeCamRanger.Exittheappandthenproceed
withthesetupprocessasdetailedbelowintheCamRangerSetupsecLon.
IfregistraLonfails,confirmInternetconnecLvityandtheCamRangerserialnumberbefore
[email protected].
CamRangerSetup
PowerontheCamRangerandconfirmthatallfourlightsbrieflyappear.TheCamRangerwill
takeapproximately30secondsunLlitisfullyiniLalized.
ThefirstLmetheuserconnectstoCamRangerfromaniOSdevice(iPad,iPhone,oriPodTouch),
theiOSdeviceneedstoberegistered.SeetheCamRangerRegistraLonsecLonabove.
OntheiOSdeviceconnecttoyourCamRangernetwork.TheSSIDwillbeCamRanger-###,with
thelastthreecharactersmatchingthelast3charactersoftheCamRanger’sserialnumber.The
passwordisthefull8charactersoftheCamRanger’sserialnumber.ThepasswordMUSTBE
ENTEREDINALLCAPS.ThekeyboardonneweriOSversionscanbeputintocapslockbydouble
tappingtheshifkey.
ConnecttheCamRangertothecamerawiththeprovidedblackUSBcable.ThemaleAendis
insertedintotheUSBportattheendoftheCamRanger,andtheotherendisconnectedtothe
USBportofthecamera.Thenensurethecameraisturnedon.Whenthecameraisconnected
andturnedonthegreenlightclosesttotheedgeoftheCamRangerdevicewilllight.
LaunchtheCamRangeriOSapp.TheapplicaLonwillconnecttotheCamRangerandtheuser
willbeabletocontrolthecamera.
ForcommonproblemswithsetupandconnecLonrefertotheTroubleshooLngsecLonatthe
endofthemanual.
FirmwareUpdate
ItisrecommendedtochecktheiOSappandfirmwareversionbeforeusingtheCamRangerto
ensuretheyarethelatestversion.Theappmustbeatleast2.0andthefirmwareversion6to
supportnetworkbridging,sharingfeatures,ortheCamRangerPTHubandMP-360(orMP101,
Bescor,orHague).ToupdatetheCamRangerfirmware,visitcamranger.com/downloadsfor
furtherinstrucLonsonupdate.
TochecktheCamRangerappandfirmwareversion,refertothe‘Help’tabwithinthe
CamRangersejngs.TheiniLaldigitslistedaferCamRangerindicatetheappversionandthe
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lastdigitindicatesthefirmwareversion.Forthefollowingexample,CamRanger2.0.4indicates
thattheappisversion2.0andthefirmwareisversion4.Iftheversionlistedis2.0.5.6,thenthe
appversionis2.0.5andthefirmwareisversion6.
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CamRangeriOSApp
Note:theCamRangeriOSappsupportstheiPad,iPhone,andtheiPodTouch.Forbrevity,only
theiPadlandscapescreenshotswillbeshownastheequivalentportraitoriPhoneversionsare
verysimilar.Anyplaceswheresignificantdifferencesexistwillbecalledout.
StatusBar
Thestatusbarislocatedatthetopofthescreenandprovidestheuserwithanumberofstatus
elements.
Fromleftoright:
• CameraConnecLon:IndicatesiftheCamRangerdeviceiscurrentlycommunicaLngwith
thecamera
o Connected:
o Disconnected: • CameraBaOeryStatus:IndicatestheapproximatebaOerychargeonthecamera
• CameraModelName
• LensModelName(Note:notallcamerasorlensesaresupported)
• ShotsRemaining:Indicatesthenumberofshotscurrentlyremainingonthecamera’s
removablemediausingthecurrentsejngs
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RecentThumbnails
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Asimagesarecaptured,thethumbnailsareautomaLcallydownloadedanddisplayed
alongthetopofthescreen.Thethumbnailsmaybescrolledlefandrightwhenmore
aredownloadedthancanfit.
Athumbnailmaybeselectedtoviewthecorrespondingimageforviewing.Theimageis
downloadedanddisplayedinthemainimageview.Thecurrentlyselectedthumbnailis
indicatedwithayellowoutline.
WhenbothaJPGandRAWfileformatiscaptured,onlytheJPGthumbnailisdisplayed.
JPGandRAWfilescanbeviewed.NikonTIFFfileswilldisplaythethumbnailbutthe
associatedimagecannotbeviewed.ItshouldbenotedthattheNikonRAWfilessimply
showsacompressedJPGversion.However,iftheimageissaveditwillsavethefullNEF
file.
Asmallred“R”icononthelowerrightofthethumbnailindicatesthatitisaRAWimage.
Asmallgreen“T”indicatesTIFF,whilenoiconisusedtoindicateJPGformaOedimages.
Note:onlythumbnailsforimagescapturedwithinthecurrentCamRangersessionwillbe
displayed.
iPhoneThumbnails
ThethumbnailsontheiPhonesoriPodToucheswiththeoriginalsizedisplay(nottheiPhone5
sizedisplay)aredisplayedinadifferentmanner.Aferapictureistaken,themainimageview
willslidedowntorevealalistofthumbnails.SelecLngathumbnailwillslidethemainimage
viewbackinplacewiththedownloadedimage.
ThethumbnailandmainimageviewscanbeswappedatanyLmebyswipingthescreenupor
down.
MainImageView
Liveviewandcapturedimagesaredisplayedwithinthemainimageview.
CapturedImages
Imageswillbedisplayedinthemainimageviewinoneoftwoways,byselecLngathumbnailin
thethumbnailssecLonorthroughtheAuto-Viewfeature.TheAuto-Viewfeatureisdescribedin
moredepthintheAdvancedSejngssecLon.
Itisimportanttonotethatthatimagesdisplayedinthemainviewarenotsavedbydefaultand
aresimplybeingdisplayed.TosavetheimagetotheiOSdevice,refertotheCurrentImage
ControlsorCardContentssecLon.
Theimagemaybezoomedinto100%resoluLonbydoubletapping.Theimagecanthenbe
pannedbydraggingafinger.Doubletappingagainwillreturntheviewtoitsoriginalstate.
AsindicatedinthethumbnailssecLon,TIFFimagescannotbeviewed.
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DependingontheamountofmemoryinyouriPad,iPhone,oriPodtouch,certainlargerimage
filescannotbeviewed.Deviceswith1GBofmemory,suchasthe3rdor4thgeneraLoniPadand
theiPhone5,willhavenolimitaLons.Deviceswith512MBofmemory,suchasthe2nd
generaLoniPad,iPadMini,oriPhone4,canviewnearlyallimagesexceptfortheverylargest,
suchasalargeJPGontheD800.Deviceswith128MB,suchasthe1stgeneraLoniPadandolder
iPhonesandiPodTouches,willnotbeabletoviewlargeJPGsonmostcamerasormediumJPGs
onsomecameras.
Whenviewinganimage,afingerswipeontheimagetotheleforrightwilldisplaytheprevious
ornextimagerespecLvely.BypressingtwofingersonanimageandrotaLng90degreeseither
direcLon,theimagecanberotated.
SLllimagesviewedwithinthemainviewcanbecorrectedaccordingtoanX-Ritecolor
calibraLon.SeetheColorCalibra2onsecLonformoreinformaLon.
LiveViewImages
Inliveview,theimageisautomaLcallyupdatedasliveviewimagesstreamin.Theexactrateis
verymuchdependentonWiFisignalstrengthandthecameraandiOSdevicespecs.However,
assumingagoodconnecLon,liveviewframeratewillbeabout7–18fpsdependingonthe
cameramodel.
Duringliveviewtheimagemaybesingletappedtofocusatthatpoint,alsoknownas
performinga“touchfocus.”NotethatforCanoncameras,theouteredgesoftheimagecannot
befocusedon.Doubletappingwillzoominanddoubletappingagainreturnstoregularsize.
AliveviewhistogrammaybetoggledonorofffromtheDatatabasdescribedintheAdvanced
DatasecLon.Togglingthehistogramonwillgenerateahistogramforeachliveviewframe;
however,atthecostofadecreasedframerate.Togglethehistogramofftomaximizetheframe
rate.
Canoncamerascandisplaytheliveviewimageonthecameraaswellasallowphysically
triggeringimagesbypressingthecamera’sliveviewbuOona3erstarLngitontheCamRanger
app.NikoncamerasdonotallowanycontrolofthephysicalcamerawhileliveviewisacLve.
AdvancedTabs
TherearefourtabsprovidingadvancedinformaLonorcontrols:Data,Focus,Timer,andHDR.
(TheiPhonedisplayhasafifhtabtoincorporatetheAdvancedSejngsbuOon.)AddiLonal
TripodorStackShottabsarealsovisiblewhenthoseaccessoriesareconnected.
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DataTab
ThedatatabshowsanRGBhistogramandmeta-dataassociatedwiththeimageinthemain
imageview.Thefollowingmeta-dataisprovided:
• ShuOerSpeed
• Aperture
• MegaPixels(Notethisisnotfilesize,butimageresoluLon)
• ISO
• MeteringMode
• ExposureCompensaLonValue
Withinliveviewthedatatabwillsimplyinformtheuserthatliveviewisonandprovideatoggle
switchtotogglethedisplayofthehistogram.Thehistogramisupdatedinreal-Lme,butatthe
costofslowingdowntheframerate.
FocusTab
Thefocustabisonlyenabledduringliveviewandprovidesadvancedfocusingcontrols.
• FocusAdjust
o TherearetwosetsofbuOonstomovethelens’focalplanenearerorfurther
fromthecamera.
o EachsethasthreebuOonswithdifferentsizedarrowstospecifyalarge,medium,
orsmallstepinfocus.
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o TapthebuOontomovethefocusbyasingleincrement,holdingdownthebuOon
willhavenoaffect.
FocusStacking
o FocusstackingisaprocessoftakingmulLplecaptureswithslightchangesin
focusandthenpostprocessingthemtoenhancethedepthoffield.Thiscontrol
allowstheusertosettheincrementalfocusstepsizebetweenineachshotand
thenumberofshotstotake.Eachfocusstepwillmovethefocalplanefurther
fromthecamera.Sotheuserwillwanttosetthefocustothenearestplane
desiredtobeinfocusandstartthestackingprocessfromthere.Iftoofew
capturesweretaken,theprocesscanberestartedfromwheretheiniLalstacking
ended.Asgeneralrule,largestepsizesaregoodforlandscapes,mediumfor
mostmacrowork,andsmallforhighlymagnifiedmacroscenesand/orlowf-stop
values.Note:thepostprocessingisnotdonewithintheCamRangerapp.
TimerTab
TheLmertaballowstheuseoftheCamRangerasanintervalometeraswellasspecifying
exposureLmeswhenthecameraisinbulbmode.
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TimeLapse
o TheentryfieldsareusedtospecifytheiniLaldelaybeforethefirstshot,the
numberofshotstotake,andthedelayinbetweeneachshot.
o Aferconfiguringthesejngs,pressthe“Start”buOontobeginthe
intervalometerprocess.
o TheintervalometercommandsarestoredontheCamRangerdeviceandtheiOS
devicedoesnotneedtoremainonorconnected.
o The“ShotDelay”shouldnotbeusedforprecisionLming,parLcularlywhenthe
delayisonlyafewsecondsorless.
o CancelingLmelapse:Theintervalometernowprovidesacountdownof
esLmatedLmetocompleLonaswellastheabilitytocanceltheintervalometer.
IfonehasacurrentintervalometeracLvewhenstarLngasession,firstselectthe
LmertabandthenaferthenextshotthecancellaLonandcountdowninfowill
appear.
o TimeLapse–HDR
▪ Ifthecameraisinmanualexposuremode,asmallHDRtogglebuOonwill
appearallowingthecombinaLonofaLmelapseandHDRsequence.
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▪ IftheHDRtogglebuOonissettoonforeachLmelapsecapture,
CamRangerwillactuallytakeasequenceofbrackeLngimagesusingthe
bracketparametersasspecifiedwithintheHDRtab.
o TimeLapse–Bulb
▪ Ifthecameraisinbulbmode/shuOerspeedandthecamerasupports
bulbshots,CamRangerwilltakeBulbshotsduringtheLmelapse.The
bulbduraLonisspecifiedbytheShotDuraLon,locatedwithintheBulb
secLonimmediatelybelowtheTimeLapsesecLon.
o BeforestarLngtheLmelapsesequence,adialogwillappearinformingtheuser
oftheLmelapseparametersandprovideanopportunitytocancel.
Bulb
o TheBulbcontrolsareonlyenabledwhenthecameraisinbulbmodeandthe
camerasupportsremotebulbshots.
o TheentryfieldsareusedtospecifytheiniLaldelaybeforethefirstshotandthe
lengthoftheexposure.
o AferconfiguraLon,pressthe“Start”buOontobeginthebulbprocess.
o ThebulbcommandsarestoredontheCamRangerdeviceandtheiOSdevice
doesnotneedtoremainonorconnected.
HDRTab
The“HDR”,orAdvancedBrackeLng,tabcanbeusedtogenerateaseriesofphotoswithvarying
exposures.
• AdvancedBrackeLngisonlyenabledwhenthecameraisinManualmode.
• ThePropertyfieldspecifiesthecamerapropertytobevaried.TherearethreeopLons,
ShuOerSpeed,Aperture,andISO.
• TheIniLalDelayfieldspecifiestheamountofdelay,ifany,totakebeforebeginningthe
brackeLngsequence.
• TheiniLalvaluefortheselectedpropertyissetwiththeStartValuefield.
• ThetotalnumberofimagestocaptureisspecifiedbytheNumberofShotsfield.
• ThepossibleStepSizevaluesareupto3stopandspecifythehowmanystopstovary
theexposurebetweeneachcapture.
o Typicallythestepsizevaluesareinincrementsof1/3stops.However,thiscan
varybasedonthecamerasejngs.Forexampleifthecameraisconfiguredto
onlyallowISOvaluescorrespondingtofullstops,thenthestepsizeincrement
willbe1stop.
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ThevalidvaluesfortheNumberofShotsareautomaLcallydeterminedbasedonthe
valuesspecifiedforStartValueandStepSize.Forexampleastepsizeof1/3stopswill
allowmoreshotsthanastepsizeof3stops.
ThestarLngpointofthebracketissetwithinthesejngsandcanbeginattheshadows
(lowestexposure),mid-point,orhighlights(highestexposure).IfthestarLngpointisset
tomid-point,theresulLngsequencewillstartatthelowestexposurebutwiththe
iniLallysetvalueasthemid-point.SeetheAdvancedSe8ngssecLonformore
informaLononsejngtheHDRstartpoint.
AferconfiguraLon,pressthe“Start”buOontobeginthebrackeLngprocess.
ThebrackeLngcommandsarestoredontheCamRangerdeviceandtheiOSdevicedoes
notneedtoremainonorconnected.
DuringtheHDRprocess,acompleLonprogressbarwillbeshownaswellasthe
opportunitytocancelthesequence.
AfertheHDRprocessiscomplete,thepropertybeingadjustedwillbesettotheStart
Value.
Ifthecameraissettobulbmodeandbulbshotsaresupported,abulbHDRsequence
canbeperformed.
o TheStartValuefieldwillbeusedtoenterinanumberofmillisecondsforthe
startvalue,correspondingtothelengthofLmetheshuOerwillbeopen.
o TheminimumpermiOedshuOerduraLonis100milliseconds.Thenumberof
shotswillautomaLcallyupdatetopreventthis100millisecondminimumfrom
beingexceeded.
Note:thepostprocessingisnotdonewithintheCamRangerapp.
TripodTab
WhentheCamRangerPTHubandMP-360(MP101,Bescor,orHague)areinusewiththe
CamRanger,anaddiLonaltapwilldisplayfortripodcontrol.RefertotheCamRangerPTHuband
TripodsecLonofthisdocument,onpage35,formoredetails.
StackShotTab
WhentheCamRangerPTHubandStackShotareinusewiththeCamRanger,anaddiLonaltap
willdisplayforcontrollingtheStackShot.RefertotheseparateCamRanger&StackShotManual,
foundattheboDomofthehDp://www.camranger.com/downloadswebsitepage,formore
informaLon.
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CameraProper0es
TheabovediagramindicateseachofthecameraproperLesthatcanbeset.NotallproperLes
canbesetforallcamerasorinallmodes.Forexample,thediagramisfromasessionwitha
CanoncameraandformostCanonsthefocusmodeandautoexposuremodecannotbeset.
DisabledproperLesareindicatedwithadarkerbuOonbackground.
NikonConnec5onMode
NikoncamerasallowconnecLonsintwodifferentmodes:“PC”and“Camera”.(Seethe
AdvancedSe8ngssecLonforhowtochangebetweenthemodes.)ThekeydifferenceisthatPC
modeallowstheCamRangerusertoadjustproperLesthatarecontrolledviaaphysicalswitch
ordialonthecamera,whichareotherwisedisabledinCameramode.However,inPCmodeno
propertychangesdonephysicallytothecamerawillberecognizedandanychangesmade
throughCamRangerwillbelostaferdisconnecLng.PCmodealsopreventstriggeringimages
fromthecameraitself,andtheCamRangerappmustbesettoCameramodetoallowphysically
triggeringfromthecamera.ItshouldalsobenotedthattheconnecLonmodecannotbe
changedwhileliveviewisacLve.
ExposureCompensa5on&Bracke5ng
PressingthebrackeLngbuOonwilldisplaythefollowingcontrol:
PressingthearrowsatthetoprightandlefmovestheexposurecompensaLon.Holdingdown
thearrowwillmovetheexposurecompensaLontoitsrespecLvelimit.ThetwobuOonsatthe
boOommiddlecontrolthebracketamount.PressingthearrowspoinLnginwillreducethe
brackeLngamount,whilepressingthearrowspointoutwardwillincreasethebrackeLng
amount.
ThebrackeLngisnotsetunLlthe“Set”buOonispressed.The“Close”buOonwilldismissthe
dialog.Pressing“Close”withoutpressing“Set”willeffecLvelycancelanyadjustmentsmade.
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CameraAc0ons
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Capture
o The“Capture”buOoniniLatesthecameratrigger.Theexactcamerabehavioris
dependentonthecameraandcameraproperLes,mostimportantlythecapture
mode.
o Formostcapturemodes,suchassingle,Lmer,orquietthebuOonperformsthe
imagecaptureasexpected.Itshouldbenotedthatforsomecameras,advanced
modessuchasremoteorLmerwillbehaveassinglecapturemode.
o ConLnuouscapturemodediffersbetweenNikonandCanon.
▪ Nikon:AferselecLngaconLnuousdrivemodeapickerisdisplayed
allowingtheusertoselectthenumberofimagestocapture.Whenthe
CapturebuOonispressed,thatnumberofimageswillbecaptured.
▪ Canon:WheninaconLnuousmode,pressingandholdingtheCapture
buOonbehavesinthesamewayaspushingthephysicaltriggeronthe
camera.
o Itisnotedthattherecanbeaveryslightlagbetweenthepressingofthe
“Capture”buOonandtheimagecapture.Thedelaycanbemorepronounced
whileliveviewisacLve.ForLmecriLcalapplicaLons,aremotetrigger,suchasan
RFtrigger,canbeusedincombinaLonwiththeCamRanger.
Auto/ManualFocusToggle
o TheAF/MFFocustogglebuOonallowstheusertochangethefocusingbetween
autoandmanualwithouthavingtophysicallyadjustthecamera.
o ThisAF/MFadjustmentisnotpossibleforallcamerasinallmodes.Forexample,
someNikoncamerasarerequiredtobeconnectedin“PC”mode.
o Aferanytouchorincrementalfocusingwhileinliveview,thefocusmodewill
automaLcallyaOempttoswitchtomanualfocussuchthattheuserspecified
focusisnotoverridebyautofocusuponcapture.
LiveView
o The“LiveView”togglebuOonisusedtoturnliveviewonandoff.
o Whenliveviewison,themainimageviewisupdatedwithliveviewimagesas
wellasupdaLngtheRGBhistogramintheDatatabiftheliveviewhistogramis
turnedon.
o Note:runningliveviewisrelaLvelyintensiveandtheremaybeslight
performancelagsinotherareas.
MovieMode
o The“MovieMode”togglebuOonisusedtoturnliveviewonandoff,butwithin
moviemode.
o Whenmoviemodeison,themainimageviewisupdatedwiththeliveimages.
o The“Capture”buOonchangesto“Record”andpressingthe“Record”buOonwill
startandthenstoptherecordingofamovie.
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o Thecamerashouldnotexplicitlybeputintoaseparatemoviemodeifsucha
modeexists,whetherthroughadialorswitch.
o Note:moviescannotbedownloadedtotheiOSdevice.
AdvancedSeDngs
TheadvancedsejngsmenuisaccessedfromthesejngsbuOonandallowstheusertomanage
theconnecLon,setopLonsandcontrols,andgethelp.Theimagebelowshowsthesejngs
menuwitheachcategorythatcanbetappedtoexpand.
Connec5on/Network
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CamRangerConnec0on:Astatedependent“Connect”or“Disconnect”buOonis
availabletotheuserasatroubleshooLngopLontoavoidclosingtheapplicaLoninthe
caseofconnecLonproblems.
Connec0onMode(NikonOnly)
o AtoggleswitchisprovidedtochangetheconnecLonmodebetween“PC”and
“Camera”
▪ PC:PCmodeallowsmorecontroloverproperLeswithinCamRanger;
however,somepropertychangesarenotmaintainedandchanging
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sejngsonthephysicalcameraisnotrecognized.AddiLonally,images
cannotbephysicallytriggeredfromthecamera.
▪ Camera:Allowsthecameratobephysicallyusedasnormal;however,not
allproperLeswillbeenabledwithinCamRanger.
NetworkSeDngs:Thenetworksejngallowstheusertobeconnectedtothe
CamRangerandanaddiLonalInternetnetworksimultaneously.RefertotheNetwork
BridgingsecLonofthisdocument,page31,forfurtherdetails.Note:CamRanger
firmwareversion6andaboveisrequired.
Overlays
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ImageOverlay:Overlaysanimageontopof
bothsLllimagesandliveview.Whentoggled
on,thedevice’sphotolibraryappearsto
allowtheselecLonofanimagetobeusedas
theoverlay.NOTE:Whenanimageis
importedtothedeviceviaiTunes,the
transparencyisremovedandbecome’s
opaquewhite.Thiscanremediedbyemailing
theimagetothedeviceandthensavinginto
thephotolibrary.
GridLines:Overlayagridoverthemain
imageview(opLonsof3x3or4x6)
GridColor:Selecteithergray,white,black,or
redgridlinecolor
Highlights:Blinkssolidredoveroverexposed
highlights
Shadows:Blinkssolidblueover
underexposedshadows
FocusPeaking:Duringliveview/moviewill
aOempttooutlineinredareasinfocus.The
accuracyofthisisgreatlydependingonyour
sceneandcameraparameterssuchas
ApertureandISO.
FileName:DisplaystheimagesfilenameattheboOomlefofeachimage
AspectRa0o:Overlaysredlinesoverthemainimageviewtogivetheuservisual
feedbackoncommoncroppingraLos.Note:thisinformaLonisnotsavedwiththe
image.
FocusPoints:DisplaysfocuspointswhenreviewingsLllimages.(Canononly)
NightMode:Willaddaredoverlaytotheappscreentoassistwithnightvision. Controls
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ClientMode:Removesallcameracontrolsfromthemaindisplaysuchthatcamera
sejngscannotbechangedorthecameracontrolled.
Auto-View:ThreepossiblesejngsthatcontrolautomaLcallydisplayingimages:
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OFF-Imagescapturedarenot
automaLcallydisplayedandmustbe
individuallyselectedtobeviewed.
• ON-ImagesareautomaLcally
displayedastheyaretaken.
• CAM-ImagesarenotautomaLcally
displayed,butcanbedisplayedas
dictatedbythephotographeratthe
camera.Tohaveanimagebe
displayedfromthecamera,itneeds
tobemodifiedonthecamera.There
arefewwaysthiscanbedone,but
thesemethodsmayworkwell:
• Canon-Givetheimagea
raLng
• Nikon-PressthelockbuOon
tolocktheimage
Notethatforbothofthesemethods
the“change”canbeimmediatelyundone, suchasdoublepressingthelockbuOonto
lockandthenunlockanimage.This featurecanbecombinedwithsharingworkflow,
suchasselecLngimagestobe
senttotheCamRangerShareapportoanFTP
server.
• Auto-Save:AutomaLcallydownloadsand
savesimagestoeithertheiOSphotolibrary,
FTPserver,orDropbox.ThefinalopLonisto
automaLcallyprinttoaDNPPrintervia
DNP’sWirelessPrintServer.Seethesharing
secLonformoredetails.
• Auto-Thumbnails:AutomaLcallydisplaysthumbnailsofcapturedimages.Thismaywant
tobeturnedoffif,forexample,manyconLnuousdriveshotsarebeingcaptured.IfAutoThumbnailsisoff,awhitebuOonwillappearinthethumbnailsviewindicaLnghow
manythumbnailsarependingtobedownloaded.TappingthisbuOonwilldownloadthe
pendingthumbnails.
• DownloadMessage:Whenturnedonnomessageswillappearduringthedownloading
andsavingofimages.
• HDRStartValue:SpecifieswheretheselectedHDRpropertyvalueiswithinthebracket,
atthemostexposedpoint(Highlights),leastexposedpoint(Shadows)orinthemiddle
(Mid-Point).
• HDR/FocusStackDelay:SpecifiesanyaddiLonaldelaytobetakenbetweenshotsduring
FocusStackingorHDRbrackeLng.Thiscanbeusefulifflashesneedtoberecharged
betweeneachshot.
• CacheSize:TheCamRangerapplicaLonmaintainsasmallcacheondisktostorerecently
viewedimages.Theseimagesarethenveryquicktore-display.Thecachecanbesetto
oneofthreesizes:Small(100MB),Medium(500MB),orLarge(1GB).Thecacheis
cleareduponthestartofanewsession.
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ClearCache:Withappversion2.0.7theCamRangerappnowrunsinthebackground
whenitisclosed.BecauseofthisthecachedoesnotcleareveryLmeitisclosed.Use
thisbuOontoclearthecacheduringaCamRangersession.
SeDngsLock:OpLonallylockthesejngsmenurequiringapasswordtoaccess.The
passwordisthefirst4charactersintheserialnumber.ThiscanbeusefulinconjuncLon
withclientmode.
MovieRestart:WiththemovierestartopLon,theusercanselect10minutes,19
minutes,or29minutestoautomaLcallyrestartmovierecording.Uponrestartthere
maybeagapofacouplesecondsbetweentheendofonevideoandthestartofthe
following.Oneshouldcheckthedefaultvideolengthforthecamerainusetodetermine
theappropriateLmeforthemovierestart.
VolumeShuQer:WhenthevolumeshuOeristurnedon,theusercancaptureimages
usingthevolumebuOonsontheiOSdevice.
Ra5ngs
•
Ra0ngsList:Displaysalistofallratedimageslocatedonthecamera’smemorycard.
Watermark
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Watermark:Thetexttouseforthewatermark.
ShowWatermark:Displaysawatermarkovereach
fullsizeimage.
WatermarkLoca0on:SpecifiesthelocaLonofthe
watermark:Center,BoOom-RightorBoOom-Lef.
WatermarkSize:Theusercanspecifythesizeofthe
watermarktobesmall,medium,large,orLle.
Savew/Watermark:Specifyifimagessavedor
sharedshouldhavethewatermarkembeddedwithin
it.
Sharing
WithSharingenabled,theusercanshareimagestoothersmartphones,tablets,orcomputers.
ThedevicesreceivingtheimagesmusthavethefreeCamRangerShareappinstalledontheir
device.RefertotheCamRangerShareAppsecLonofthisdocument,page32,formore
informaLon.
Transfer
ThetransfertabisusedtoconfigureFTPandDropbox
accountsejngsandchangetheAutoSaveopLons.When
thetransfertabisexpanded,thefollowingdropdownis
present.
• FTPSeDngs:OnceselecLngtheFTPSejngsthe
followingscreenappears.OncetheHost/Server
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Name,Username,Passwordisentered,theusercantest
theconnecLon.OpLonallyaremotedirectorycanbe
specified.Thisdirectorymustalreadyexistorbecreated
withthe“Create”buOon.Theusermustbebridgedinto
anexisLngwifinetworkorhaveaccesstocellulardatato
shareimagestoanFTPserver.
•Dropbox:TosetupDropbox,clicktheSejngsbuOon,
whichwillbringupthedialogonthelef.Theaccount
statuswilllistedandthebuOoncanbepressedtoLogIn
orLogOut.Whenlogginginawindowwillpopuptoenter
theDropboxusernameandpassword.OpLonally,afolder
canbeenteredandanyimagessavedtoDropboxwillbe
savedtothisfolder.Notethatthefolderdoesnotneedto
existandwillbecreatedifnecessary.
•
AutoSave:Theusercanautosaveimagestoeither
theiOSdevice,FTPserver,orDropbox.Thesave
opLonscanbechangedineithertheControltabor
TransfertabwithintheSejngs.Itisimportantto
notethatsavingimagestoDropboxortoanFTP
servercanbeaLmeconsumingprocess.Thiswould
probablynotbeaneffecLveworkflowforlarge/RAW
imagesorifshooLngimagesrapidly.
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ColorTRUE
SupportedbyiOS7.0+only
ColorcalibraLonofyouriOSdisplayispossible
withX-RitecolorcalibraLondevicesandtheir
associatedColorTRUEcalibraLonapp.Formore
informaLononX-RiteColorTRUE,pleasevisit
hOp://www.calibratecolor.com.
ThecalibraLonprocessworksbyfirstusinga
supportedX-RitedevicewiththeColorTRUEapp
tocreateacalibraLonprofileuniquetoyour
display.Thisprofileisthenavailabletobeused
withintheCamRangerapp.
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UseColorCalibration:Turncalibrationonoroff.
AmbientLight:Ifdesired,selectfromanumberofprede\inedenvironmentsto
moreaccuratelydisplayimagesbasedontheambientlight.Forexample,selectfrom
environmentssuchasOutdoorsorOf\ice.
ColorTRUEProYile:SelecttorefreshtheColorTRUEpro\ile.TheCamRangerapp
willattempttogetthelatestcalibrationpro\ilefromtheColorTRUEapp.
IfcalibraLonison,theusersLllhastheabilitytotogglecalibraLononoroffforindividual
images.WhencalibraLonisturnedon,thefollowingbuOonwillappearintheboOomrightof
imagesandcanbepushedtoenableordisablecalibraLon.
ThecalibraLonprocesscantakeanywherefromlessthanasecondforasmallJPGonanewer
iPadtoover5secondsforalargeresoluLonimageonanolderdevice.
Help
• ShowManual:Viewthisdocument.Note:itcan
besavedtoiBooksforeasierreadingand
navigaLon.
• Email:EmailwithyourquesLons,problems,
comments,etc.
• CamRangerversion:appandfirmware(last
digit)version
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CurrentImageControls
ThecontrolsdisplayedinthetoolbaraboveareusedtoperformvariousacLonsonthecurrent
mainimageview’scontent.
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•
Expand:The“Expand”buOonmakestheimagefullscreen.Aferexpanding,thebuOon
changesto“Shrink”andcanbepressedtoreturntothenormalscreenlayout.The
“Expand”buOoncanalsobeusedinliveview.
Share:SeetheseparateSharesecLonimmediatelyfollowingthisoneforfull
informaLon.
Rate:AraLngdialogisdisplayedallowingtheusertoratetheimageaswellasaddany
comments.SeetheRa2ngssecLonofthisdocumentforfurtherdetailsonusingthe
raLngssystem.
Delete:AferprompLngtheusertoconfirm,thisbuOonisusedtoerasethedisplayed
imagefromtheremovablemediainthecamera.
Share
ThesharetabprovidestheuserwiththeabilitytosaveimagestotheiOSphotolibrary,share
withothersusingtheCamRangerShareapplicaLon,sharetosocialmedia,email,print,and
more.
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NotethatforsomeofthesharefeaturestofuncLon,thewifimustbebridgedintoanexisLng
networkoruseacellulardataconnecLon.TheseopLonsrequiringInternetconnecLvitywillbe
disabledifnotavailable.RefertotheConnecLon/NetworkBridgingorCellNetworkporLonof
thisdocument,beginningonpage33,formoreinformaLonaboutwifibridging.
ThesharebuOonwilldisplaythefollowingview:
EachsharingopLonusesthecurrentlydisplayedimageandperformsanacLonasdescribed
below.IfInternetconnecLvityisrequiredforaparLcularopLon,thatopLonwillbedisabledis
notconnectedtotheInternet.TheinfobuOonwilldisplayamessagewithmoreinformaLon
regardingthatparLcularsharingopLon.
NotethatsomesocialmediatypesarenotcapableofproperlydisplayingRAWformatimages.
Forexample,TwiOerandFacebookwilljustshowthumbnailsforNikonNEFfiles.Typically
sharingRAWfilesisnotrecommendforthisreasonandduetotheirlargesize.
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CamRangerClient:SharetouserswiththeCamRangerShareappontheirsmartphone,
tablet,orcomputer.ThenumberinparenthesesindicatesthenumberofCamRanger
Shareusers.RefertotheCamRangerShareAppsecLonofthisdocument,page33,for
moreinformaLon.
iOSPhotoLibrary:Savetheimagetotheuser’sphotolibraryontheiOSdevice.Note
thatApplechangesthenameofthefileanditwilldifferentfromthatonthecamera.
Dropbox:SavetheimageDropbox.Ifnotalreadyloggedin,apromptwillappeartolog
intoaDropboxaccount.ThiscanalsobeconfiguredwithintheCamRangerSejngs
underthetheTransfersecLon.Oncesignedin,theaccountinformaLonwillbesaved
andremainsignedinunlessexplicitlysignedout.Theusermustbebridgedintoan
exisLngwifinetworkorhaveaccesstocellulardatatoshareimagestoDropbox.Saving
toDropboxcanbeaneffecLvewaytosendimagestootherswhomaybeveryfaraway
butcanaccesstheDropboxlocaLonwhereimagesarebeingsaved.
Facebook:Displaysawindowwheretheusercanposttheimageaswellasany
comments.TheuserwillneedtosignintotheirFacebookaccountviatheiOSsejngs
priortosharingimagestoFacebook(ThisisthedevicesejngsandnottheCamRanger
sejngs).WhenposLngimagestheusercaneditthecapLonandspecifythealbum,
locaLon,andaudience.PressthePostbuOontoposttheimagetoFacebook.Theuser
mustbebridgedintoanexisLngwifinetworkorhaveaccesstocellulardatatoshare
imagestoFacebook.
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FTP:SavestheimagetoaremoteFTPserver.TheusermustfirstsetuptheFTPserver
fromwithintheCamRangerSejngs.WithintheSejngs,selectTransferandthe
followingscreenwillappear.OncetheinformaLonisentered,theusercantestthe
connecLonandshareimagestotheFTPserver.Theusermustbebridgedintoan
exisLngwifinetworkorhaveaccesstocellulardatatoshareimagestoanFTPserver.
Instagram:OpenstheInstagramapptoposttheimagetoInstagram.TheInstagramapp
mustbeinstalledonthedevice.OnceclickingontheInstagramicon,theInstagramapp
willopenwiththeselectedimageavailableforediLngandposLngtoInstagram.The
userwillbepromptedtosignintoInstagramifnotalreadysignedin.AferposLngthe
imagetoInstagram,theCamRangerappwillneedtobere-opened.Theusermustbe
bridgedintoanexisLngWiFinetworkorhaveaccesstocellulardatatoshareimagesto
Instagram.
TwiQer:TopostanimagetoTwiOertheusermustsignintotheirTwiOeraccountfrom
withintheiOSsejngs(ThisisthedevicesejngsandnottheCamRangersejngs).
AferpressingtheTwiOericontheusercanrenametheimageandchoosetoincludea
locaLon.PressthePostbuOonattheupperrightcornerofthepopuptocompetethe
TwiOerpost.TheusermustbebridgedintoanexisLngWiFinetworkorhaveaccessto
cellulardatatoshareimagestoTwiOer.
DNPPrinter:PrinLngtoaDNPPrinterispossiblewhenacompaLbleprinteris
connectedtoDNP’sWirelessPrintServer(WPS).Whenselected,thecurrentimagewill
besentusingtheWPS’HTTPmethodandprintedusingtheconfiguraLoncurrentlyset
ontheprinterandWPS.NotethattheCamRangermustbebridgedintotheWPSWiFi
networktobeabletoproperlycommunicate.SeethebridgingsecLonoftheuser
manualformoreinformaLononhowtodothis.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”andsend
onceconnectedtotheInternet.
▪ iCloud:SentimagestoiCloud.
▪ Copy:CopyanimagetopasteinadifferentapplicaLon.
▪ Print:PrintimagesfromanyAirPrintcompaLbleprinter.Aferclickingprint,the
usermustselectthecorrectprinterandspecifythenumberofprints.
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iPhoneControls
TheiPhonedoesnothaveaseparatetoolbarwiththesecontrols.The“Expand”buOonis
locatedinthelowerlefofthemainimageview.The“Share”buOonislocatedinthelower
right,andthe“Delete”isoverlaidinthetoprightcorner,respecLvely,ofthemainimageview.
The“Delete”buOononlyappearmomentarilyuponasingletouchofthemainimageviewand
thendisappearsafewsecondslatersoastonotobscuretheimage.
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CardContents
ThecardcontentsbuOonshownabovewilltransfertoaviewdisplayingthumbnailsofthe
imagesonthecamera’sremovablemedia.TheappwilliniLallyloadthemostrecent20
thumbnailsonascrollablewindow.Toloadmorethumbnails,scrolltotheboOomandmore
thumbnailswillautomaLcallyload.
Anynumberofthumbnailscanbeselectedbypressingathumbnail.Selectedthumbnailswill
haveayellowborderaroundthem.AferselecLngthumbnailstheymayeitherbedeletedor
saved.The“Delete”buOonatthelowerlefwillfirstprompttheusertoconfirm,andthen
deletetheassociatedimagesoftheselectedthumbnailsfromthecamera’sremovablemedia.
The“Save”buOonatthelowerrightwillsaveallassociatedimagesoftheselectedthumbnails
totheuser’siOSphotolibrary.Imagesaresavedregardlessofformat.
BasicfilteringbyimageformatisavailablethroughthefilterbuOonfoundonthelowerlef
corner.ThefilterbuOonindicatestheformatofimagesbeingdisplayed:JPG,RAW,orall.This
buOoncanbeselectedtochangetheformatfiltering.
Note:Thethumbnailsarepresentedinchronologicalorderbeginningwiththemostrecent.
However,forNikontheyaregroupedfirstbyformat,suchthatallJPG’swillbelisted,thenTIFF’s,
andfinallyRAWimages.
AssumingtheuserhasaGPSenablediOSdeviceandhasgrantedlocaLonprivilegestothe
CamRangerapp,theapprecordsGPSposiLonsinordertotagimagessavedtotheiOSdevice.
Whenanimageisdownloaded,theappaOemptstofindaGPSposiLonthatcorrespondswith
theLmetheimagewastaken.IfaposiLonisfound,theGPSdataisaddedtothefile’sEXIF
header.Note:GPSdatacanonlybeaddedtoJPGimagesandtheimagefileonthecameras
removablemediaisnotupdated.
Imageswithinthecardcontentsviewcanalsobeviewedbydoubletappingontheimage.
Similarlytothemainscreenimageviewer,imagescanbeswipedleforrighttodisplaythe
previousornextimagerespecLvely.
Compare
ComparingmulLpleimagescanbedonefromwithinthecardcontentsvieworthespecial
“Compare”buOonvisiblewheninClientmode.The“Compare”buOonislocatedontheright
sideoftheboOomtoolbarandwillbecomeacLvewhenbetween2and4imagesareselected.
SelecLngthe“Compare”buOonwillshowthese2to4imagesallonthesamescreen.
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TheimagesdisplayedwithinthecomparescreenarenotfullresoluLon,butarescaleddown.
Theycanbezoomedinandoutwithadoubletaporpinchzooming.Tosave,delete,orratean
individualpicture,firsttaptheimagetoselectit,asindicatedbyayellowoutlinearoundthe
image.
Ra0ngsSystem
Thebuilt-inraLngssystemallowstheusertoadda1,2,or3starraLngoraswellasacomment
toanydisplayedimage.However,becausetheimagesarestoredonthecamera’smemorycard
andcannotbeedited,theraLngslistisstoredasaseparateanddisLnctlistoffilenamesand
raLngsthatcanbeemailed.
Anindividualimagecanberatedbypressingthe“Rate”buOonintheimagecontrolsonthe
boOom.Tappingthedesiredstarcansetthenumberofstars.Acommentcanbeaddedwithin
theprovided“Notes”field.
Thelistofalltheratedimagesonthecurrentmemorycanbeaccessedfromthe“Sejngs”
buOon(seetheAdvancedSe8ngssecLonformoredetails).
TheRaLngslistdisplaysalltheraLngsassociatedwithimagesonthecamera’smemorycard.
RaLngscanbeeditedbytappinganewstarraLngorbychangingthetextinthenotesfield.
ImagescanbeviewedbydoubletappingonanitemintheraLngslist.AnindividualraLngcan
bedeletedbyselecLngitandthenpressingthe“Remove“buOonintheboOomright.The
enLrelistcanbeclearedbypressingthe“Clear”buOonontheboOomlef.TheenLrelistcan
alsobeemailedbypressingthe“EmailList”.TheemailwillcontainalisLngoftheraLngswith
eachraLngconsisLngofthefilename,starraLng,andanycomment.(Asareminderanyemail
sentwillnotactuallybesentunLltheiOSdeviceisconnectedtotheInternet).
Asnotedabove,theraLngslistwillshowraLngsforimagesthatcorrespondtoimagescurrently
savedonthecamera’smemorycard.IftheCamRangerappisstartedwithoutbeingconnected
totheCamRanger,therewillbeabuOontoviewalloftheratedimagessavedontheiPad
regardlessofcameraormemorycard.NotethattheapplicaLonmustbestartedfreshandif
runninginthebackground,itmustbecompletelykilledfirst.
Applica0onLifeCycle
Newtoversion2.0.7,theCamRangerapplicaLonrunsinthebackground.EachLmethe
applicaLonisputinthebackground,suchasbyswitchingappsorreturningtothehomescreen,
theCamRangerappdisconnectsfromCamRangerandcamera.Whentheappisre-openedthe
connecLonwillbeaOemptedtobere-established,displayingpreviousthumbnailsorimages
withintheapp.Iftheappwaslastopenedmorethanafewhoursagooradifferentcamerais
beingused,thenanypreviousthumbnailsorimageswithintheappwillberemoved.
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IncertainscenariosortroubleshooLngstepsitmaybenecessarytostartcompletelyfresh.To
doso,theCamRangerappwillneedtobecompletelyclosed.Tocompletelyclosethe
CamRangerapp,pleasefollowthesesteps:
• Ensurethemain/homeiOSscreenisvisible(canbedonebypressingthehomebuOon)
• DoubletapthehomebuOon
• ForiOS7,locatetheCamRangerwindowandswipeupordowntocloseit
• ForiOS5/6,locatetheCamRangericonontheboOombarandthenpresstheminus
sign
Connec0on/NetworkBridging
ThenetworkbridgingfeaturesonlyworkswithCamRangerfirmware6andupandthe
CamRangerapp2.0andup.RefertotheFirmwareUpdatesecLonofthisdocumentforfurther
detailsaboutthefirmwareupdate.
ByclickingontheConnecLon/Networktab
withintheCamRangerSejngs,thefollowing
willappearinthedropdown.
Thenetworksejngallowstheusertobe
connectedtotheCamRangerandanaddiLonalInternetnetworksimultaneously.Previously
whenusingtheCamRanger,theiOSdevicecouldonlybeconnectedtotheCamRangerWiFi
network,makingitsotheusercouldnotuseanyothernetworkwhentheCamRangerwasin
use.NotethatconnecLontoanaddiLonalnetworkmayslowdowntheperformanceofthe
CamRanger.
TojoinanexisLngnetwork,firstconnecttotheCamRangernetworkfromwithintheiOS
sejngsandthenstarttheCamRangerapp.Selectthe‘Sejngs’buOonfromwithinthe
CamRangerapp,expendtheConnecLon/Networktabandthenclickonthe‘View/Edit’buOon.
AdialogwillappearlisLnganynetworksthattheCamRangersees.OnecanjoinaparLcular
networkbyselecLngthenetworkofinterestandthenenteringthepasswordifnecessary.The
CamRangerwillthenaOempttojointhatnetwork.NotethatwhileconnecLngtotheaddiLonal
networktheCamRangernetworkwillmomentarilydisconnect.OneshouldjointheaddiLonal
networkbeforestarLngaCamRangersession,aOemptedtodosoduringasessionmaydisrupt
thecurrentsession.TheCamRangercannotbridgewithhiddenInternetnetworks.
OnceonehasconnectedtoanaddiLonalnetwork,thisnetworkwillautomaLcallybesavedin
theCamRangersejngs.TheaddiLonalnetworkswillbelistedattheboOomofthenetwork
dialog,“KnownCamRangerNetworks,”andcanbeaccessedwithinthe‘View/Edit’tab,within
the‘ConnecLon/Network’tab,foundintheCamRanger‘Sejngs’.WhenevertheCamRangeris
turnedon,theCamRangerwillaOempttojoinanyoftheknownnetworksonthe“Known
CamRangerNetworks”dialoglist.IfmulLplenetworksarewithinrange,itwilljointhenetwork
withthestrongestsignal.NetworkscanbeaddedordeletedbyselecLngthe‘Edit’buOon,
foundnexttothe“KnownCamRangerNetwork”list.IfonedoesnotwanttheCamRangerto
jointoanynetworksonthislist,itisrecommendedtodeletethenetworksfromthelist.
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WhentheCamRangerisbridgedtoanothernetworkit
providestwomodesofoperaLon.Adevicecanconnecttothe
CamRangerwhenthatdeviceisconnectedtoeitherthe
CamRangerorbridgednetwork.IftheCamRangerisbridged
toanInternetconnectednetwork,devicesontheCamRanger
networkwillbeabletoaccesstheInternet.
NOTE:IftheCamRangerisnotabletojoinanetwork,suchas
duetoaninvalidpassword,itispossiblethatCamRangerwill
notcreateititsownnetworkandtheWiFilightwillbeoff.If
thisoccurs,powerontheCamRangeronwhereitcannot
accessthebridgednetworkortemporarilyturnoffthe
bridgednetwork.ThebridgednetworkwithintheCamRanger
networksejngscanthenbedeletedormodified.Notethat
theSSIDoftheexisLngnetworkmustbelessthan32
charactersandcannotcontainanapostropheorquotaLon
mark.
WiFiBridgingaswellasothernetworkconfiguraLoncanbe
performedusingtheCamRangerSejngsapplicaLonavailableforbothOSXandWindowsand
canassistwithtroubleshooLng.PleaserefertoCamRangerSejngsUserGuideformore
informaLon.
UsingtheCellNetwork
TypicallyifconnectedtoaWiFinetwork,aniPadoriPhonewillnotusethecellnetworkto
connecttotheInternet,evenifthedevicehascellularconnecLvity.Sowhenconnectedtothe
CamRangerWiFinetwork,bydefaultitisnotpossibletoreachtheInternet.However,thereis
anunofficialwork-around.IfconnecLonissuesarise,reverLngbacktotheoriginalconfiguraLon
mayberequired,however,mostusershavehadgoodsuccesssimultaneouslycommunicaLng
withtheCamRangeroverWiFiandtheInternetoverthecellularnetwork.Toconfigurethis
work-around,pleaseusethefollowingsteps:
• OpentheiOSSejngsappandselecttheWiFisecLon.
• JointheCamRangerWiFinetwork
• Aferthenetworkisjoined,selecttheinformaLonbuOontotherightofthe
CamRangernetworkname.
• NotetheIPAddressassignedundertheDHCPtab.
• SelecttheStaLcstab.
• EntertheIPAddressnotedfromtheDHCPtab.
• EnteraSubnetMaskof255.255.255.0
• Leaveallotherfieldsblank.
Thisguideisnotintendedtobeanetworkingguide,butpleasenotethatitispossiblethat
connecLonissuesariseeitherwiththeiOSdeviceorwithotherdevicesthatmaybeonthe
CamRangerWiFinetwork.Ifhavinganyproblems,itisrecommendtoremovethevaluesunder
theStaLctabandrevertbacktoDHCP.
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CamRangerShareApp
WhenthephotographerisinaCamRangersession,otherscanviewimagesandliveviewon
separatesmartphones,tablets,orcomputersusingtheCamRangerShareapp.TheCamRanger
ShareappisfreeandtheiOSversionisavailablefordownloadontheApple
appstore.Otherversionsareavailablefromwww.camranger.com/downloads.
IndividualsusingtheCamRangerShareappcanonlyviewimagesandliveview
whentheCamRangerisconnectedandthemainapphasenabledsharingfrom
withinthesejngs.TheCamRangerfirmwaremustbeupdatedtoversion6
andabovetoenablesharingfromwithintheCamRangerapp.The
photographerhascompletecontroloverwhatissharedtootherdevicesusingtheCamRanger
Shareapp.FromwithintheCamRangerSejngs,thephotographercanselectwhetherto
automaLcallyshareallimagesthatareviewedonthemaindevice,shareallthumbnails,and
whetherornottoshareliveview.Individualimagescanalsobeshareddirectlyfromthemain
view.Themaindeviceswatermarksejngswillbesetonallsharingdevices.
Whenviewinganimage,thephotographercanselectthe
'Share'buOonattheboOomofthescreen,providingthe
opLonofsendingtheimagetotheiOSphotolibraryor
sharingitwiththoseusingtheShareapp.Thenumberin
parenthesesafer“CamRangerClients”indicatesthe
numberofpeopleusingtheCamRangerShareapp.
Fromthesharesejngsonecanalsodisplayalistofall
shareddevicesthatarecurrentlyconnectedbyclicking‘ShowList’withinthe‘Sharing’tab.
AssumingthatalldeviceshaveagoodconnecLonwiththeCamRanger,asthenumberofusers
increase,theperformancedecreasesslightly;adding1secondpershareddeviceforeachsmall
JPGthatisdistributedisagoodruleofthumb.Similarly,sharingliveviewwithanaddiLonal1
or2deviceswillnotsignificantlydegradeperformance,butasmoredevicesareaddedthe
frameratewillreduce.AddiLonally,adevicewithaverypoor/slowconnecLoncandegradethe
performanceforeveryone.TheCamRangerappcanalwaystemporarilyturnoffsharingtokick
offallshareddevices.AsthenumberofusersincreasesthetherearepracLcalperformance
limits.Dependingonthescenario,pracLcalmaximumsof5-15clientsaretypical.Theamount
ofdatabeingsharedaswellasthenetworkstrengthtoalloftheclientsdictatesthepracLcal
maximum.
IfthephotographerisonlyconnectedtotheCamRangernetwork,theShareappuserswillalso
needtoconnecttotheCamRangernetwork,usingthesamepassword,howevernoregistraLon
isrequired.IftheCamRangerisbridgedtoanexisLngInternetnetwork,theShareappusercan
connecttothesameInternetnetworkthattheCamRangerisconnectedto,andsLllusethe
Shareapp.
CamRangerShareUsers
TheCamRangerShareappcanbeusedontheiPhone,iPad,Androiddevices,andMacand
Windowscomputers.TheappisfreeandavailablefordownloadintheAppleappstoreorfrom
hOp://camranger.com/downloads/.CamRangerShareusersmustfirstjointheCamRanger
network(orbridgednetworkiftheCamRangerisbridged).BeforetheCamRangerShareappis
started,themainCamRangercontrollermuststartasessionandconfirmthatsharingisenabled
withinthesejngs.ThoseusingtheshareappshouldconsulttheCamRangerControllerabout
thenetworkconnecLonandshouldstaywithinrangeoftheCamRangerorbridgednetwork
whenusingtheapp. ©CamRanger–PatentPending
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CamRangerPTHubandTripod
• TousetheCamRangerPTHubandMotorizedtripod,aCamRangerisrequired.
• TheCamRangerPTHubandMP-360(MP101,Bescor,or
Hague)willonlyworkwithCamRangerfirmware6andupand
theCamRangerapp2.0andup.RefertotheFirmware
UpdatesecLonofthisdocumentforfurtherdetailsaboutthe
firmwareupdate.TheCamRangermustberegistered(see
CamRangerusermanual),theCamRangerPTHubdoes
notrequireregistraLon.
CamRangerPTHubHardware
•
TheCamRangerPTHubispoweredbytheCamRanger.
SerialConnectorport
(Cableincludedwith
CamrangerPTHub)
USB2.0A-endport(USB
2.0AtoBconnector
includedwithCamRanger
Hub)
USBport(USBcable
includedwiththe
CamRangerorCamera)
MP-360TripodHeadHardware
•
InstallBaQeries:OpenthebaOerycompartmentbyslidingthecoverdownwardandlifingit
outward,insertthe4AAbaOeriesinthesameposiLonasthemarkingsinsidethebaOery
compartment.
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•
Moun0ngtheMotorizedPanHead:ThemotorizedPanHeadmaybefastenedtoastandard
tripodheadortoanymounLngdevicehavingastandardUNC¼-20threadmounLngscrew.
(NOTE:theMP-360mustbemountedtoanexisLngtripodhead)
• Moun0ngtheCamera:Fastenthecamerasecurelytothetopofthemotorizedtripod
usingthemounLngscrew,whichisastandardUNC¼-20thread.AligntheopLcalaxisof
theCamerawiththelongdimensionoftheMotorizedPanHeadbody.
• Specifica0ons:
o Powersource:4AAbaOeriesorA/Cadapterplug(neitherincluded)
o VerLcalTiltAngle:+/-15degrees
o HorizontalPanningAngle:360degreeswithunlimitedrotaLon
(ifpurchasedthroughCamRanger)
o MaximumCameraweight:6lb(2.7kg)
o Size(LxHxW):5.75x4.5x4inches(145x115x103mm)
o Weight(withoutbaOeries:1.75lb(800mg)
• Bubblelevel:Ifdesired,placetheincludedadhesivebubblelevelonthetopofthe
tripod(onendwithon/offswitch).
CamRanger,CamRangerPTHub,andTripodSetup
•
Requiredparts:
o CamRanger*
o CamRangerPTHub
o 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°rotaLonandcontrolfromwithinthe
CamRangerapp.
o LevelthetripodifnecessaryforyourapplicaLon.
o WhensecuringtheCamRangerandCamRangerPTHubtothecamerasetup,do
notmounttothetripod.MounttheCamRangerandCamRangerPTHubtothe
motorizedtripodorcamerastrapandmakesuretheunitscanrotatefreely
aroundthetripod.
CamRangerAppAddi0onswiththePTHub
WhentheCamRangerPTHubandMP-360(orMP101,Bescor,orHagueTripod)areusedwith
theCamRanger,a“Tripod”tabwillappearwithintheappincludingthefollowingdisplay.
Withintheapponecanadjustthespeedofthetripodmovement,thedirecLonofthe
movement,andaccessadvancedsejngs(toperformpanoramasandmovingLmelapse).
AddiLonal“Tripod”tab
Adjusttochangespeed
DirecLonalPad:
-Singletapforincremental
movement
-DoubletapofholdforconLnuous
movement
Pressforautomatedpanoramas
PressforadvancedautomaLon
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Panorama
AferpressingthepanoramabuOon,thefollowing
dialogisdisplayed.
TheautomaLcpanoramafeaturesworksbyfirst
allowingtheusertocalibratetheMP-360tripod
head.BecausethespeedofrotaLoncanvarybased
oncameraweight,baOerylife,temperature,etc.the
calibraLonprocessallowsformoreaccurate
movementsforpanoramas.ToperformacalibraLon,
followthesesteps:
1.Selectthe“CalibraLon”amount.Possiblevalues
are90°,180°and360°.Formostcircumstancesa90°
calibraLonisadequate,butalongercalibraLoncanbemoreaccurate.
2. Pressthe“Start”buOon.
3. UsingthedirecLonalpadonthetripodtab,movethetripodheadeitherclockwise,or
counterclockwisethenumberofdegreesspecifiedinstep1.Thesmalldegreesgaugeonthe
tripodheadcanbeusedtoassistwiththis.
4. Pressthe“Stop”buOon.
5. ThecalibraLonstatusiconshouldnowchangetoindicateavalidcalibraLon.
NOTE:AnychangetothetripodheadspeedwillresultinthecalibraLonbeinginvalidated.
Toperformapanorama,enterthenumberofshotstobetakenandthetotaldegreesofrotaLon
fortheenLrepanorama.The“DirecLon”togglespecifiesthedirecLonthetripodheadshould
turn.UponpressingthestartbuOontheCamRangerwillbeginthepanoramafromthetripod
head’scurrentlocaLon.
ItisimportanttorememberthatthetripodheadisaninexpensiveopLonwithinexpensive
motors.EvenwiththecalibraLonprocess,theresLllwillbeinaccuraciesofprobablyatleasta
fewdegrees.
AdvancedAutoma0on
TheAdvancedautomaLonbuOon(+),displaysthefollowingtabswhenpushed:
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ShootMoveShoot
ThisisafeatureusedtomakemovingLmelapses,bytakingmulLplepictureswithaspecified
amountofincrementalmovementbetweeneachshot.Theuserinputsthenumberofshots,
theshotdelaybetweeneachshot,thedirecLonandduraLonofthemovement,andhasthe
opLontoincludeHDR.
▪ NumShots:Enterthetotalnumberofshotstotake
▪ ShotDelay:Enterthenumberofsecondstodelaybetweeneachshot
▪ MoveDirec0on:SelectthedirecLonofmovementbetweenpictures:up,down,
right,lef,ornone.
▪ Movedura0on:Enterthenumberofmillisecondstomovebetweeneachshot.
▪ HDR:TheHDRsejngsareinpuOedwithintheCamRangerHDRtab.WithHDR
iniLated,ateachshottheHDRserieswillbecaptured.
BulbRamping
BulbrampingistheprocessofvaryingthebulbexposureLmetoadjusttheexposureduringthe
Lmelapse.TheuserspecifiesaniniLalduraLonforthebulb,theexposurevaluechangedesired
overthecourseoftheLmelapse,andanymaxduraLonofbulbshot.IfthebulbduraLonwould
needtobegreaterthanthemaxduraLontoachievethedesiredEVchange,theCamRangerwill
automaLcallyadjusttheISOandthebulbduraLonappropriately.
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▪
▪
▪
▪
▪
Bulbramping:Turnonoroff
Rampingmode:CurrentlyUSBonly
Ini0aldura0on:Enterthenumberofmillisecondsforthefirstbulbshot
EVchange:EntertherelaLvechangeinexposurevalueinfullstops
Maxdura0on:Enterthemax/minnumberofmillisecondsforanybulbshot.If
theEVchangeisposiLvethiswillbethemaximumbulblength.IftheEVchange
isnegaLve,thiswillbetheminimumbulblength.
Tools
Topline:Ifamovieiscreatedusing25fpswiththecurrent‘ShootMoveShoot’and
‘BulbRamping’sejngsinplace,thislineindicatesthelengthofthemovie
TripodTracker:ThisistheapproximatecumulaLvemoLonofthetripod.Thiswill
indicatesthemovementdirecLonandduraLon.Thisfeatureisbeneficialwhenmaking
panorama,todeterminetheduraLonofmovementbetweenshots.
Prac5calTips
TheminimummovementduraLonisdependentonanumberofvariablessuchasbaOerylife,
cameraweight,operaLngtemperature,etc.Tomovethetripodheadthesmallestpossible
distance,thetripodspeedshouldbesettothefastestsejng.Typicallyabout10-30msisthe
minimummovementduraLon.BrieftesLngisrecommendedbeforebeginningasequence.
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Tips&Troubleshoo0ng
BelowaresomeLpsandtroubleshooLngforcommonquesLonsorissuesarrangedbycategory:
Registra0on
•
•
•
CertainacLonsmaycausetheiOSdevicetoneedtobere-registeredsuchasmajoriOS
updates,restoringfromabackup,etc.
MostregistraLonissuesareduetonothavingInternetconnecLvityorenteringtheserial
numberincorrectly.
IfyousLllhaveissues,[email protected].
Connec0on
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
MakesureCamRangerisfullypoweredonandiniLalized(itshouldtakeapproximately
30seconds).ThepowerlightandWiFilightshouldbothbeon.
ThepasswordtoconnecttotheCamRangerWiFiistheCamRangerserialnumberinall
CAPS.IftherearesLllissuesconnecLng,turningtheiOSdevicesWiFioffandthenback
onmayhelp.
IftheCamRangerapplicaLonisconnectedtotheCamRangerdevice,butnocamerais
connected,itwillaOempttoconnecttoacameraapproximatelyevery5seconds.
IftheiOSdeviceisoutsideoforneartheedgeoftherangeoftheCamRangerhardware
therewilllikelybeconnecLonproblems.
Usethe“Disconnect”and“Connect”buOonsintheAdvancedSejngstoforceanew
session/connecLon.
PowercyclingthecameraandCamRangeraswellasrestarLngtheappwillcompletely
refreshtheconnecLon.
WhenthecamerabaOerybeginstogetlow,certaincommandsmaystarttofailora
connecLonmayberefused.
TheCamRangerapprunsinthebackgroundbutinadisconnectedstate.Tostart
completelyfresh,completelykillingtheappisnecessary.SeetheApplica2onLifeCycle
secLonabovefordetailsonhowtodothis.
IfthereisaninconsistentorintermiOentconnecLon,theissueisofenrelatedtothe
USBconnecLonanddifferentUSBcablewillofenfixtheproblem.
Ifthecamerahasin-cameraWiFicapabiliLes,itmustbeturnedOFFtomakea
connecLonwiththecamera.
Speed
•
•
•
TheCamRangerhasallthesamedistanceandinterferencelimitaLonsasWiFi.Long
distancesandsolidobjectswillslowtheconnecLonspeed.
TheCamRangerappcanhandleverylargeimagefiles.However,waiLngforthosefilesto
transferfromthecameraandthenoverWiFicanbeLmeconsuming.Acommon
operaLngmodeistoshootRAWalongwithasmallormediumsizedJPG.
NewerandfasteriOSdevicesdoperformbeOeroverall,parLcularlyforintensivetasks
suchasshowingthe100%resoluLonimages.
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•
Imagefilescanbeverylargeandmemoryintensive.IftheCamRangerappishaving
stabilityissues,closingotherappsrunninginthebackgroundorevenpowercyclingthe
iOSdevicewillimproveperformance.
Commands
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Dependingonthecameraandthemode,capturecanfailifthecamerafailstoacquire
focus.
Intervalometer,Bulb,andAdvancedBrackeLngsequencecommandsarestoredonthe
CamRangerhardwaresuchthattheiOSdevicedoesnotneedtoremainonand
connected.However,thisalsomeansthatanychangesoracLonswiththeiOSdevice
duringoneofthoseadvancedoperaLonscouldresultinfailureorunexpected
outcomes.
WhenanoperaLon,command,orsejngisnotavailableornotworkingtheissueis
ofenrelatedtothecamerasetup.Forexample:
o TogglingtoAFisdisabledifthecameralensswitchissettoMF.
o LiveviewwillfailonCanoncamerasifLiveViewShooLngisdisabledinthe
camera’smenu.
o Capturefailsbecausetheremovablemediaonthecameraisfull.
ForCanoncameras,theLiveViewfocusmodewithinthecamera’smenumustbesetto
“LiveView”.
AdjusLngorviewingthenumberofbrackeLngshotsisnotcurrentlysupported.The
displayassumesthreeshots.However,ifthenumberofshotsisactually2,5,7,9,etc.
thebracketamountissLllcorrectitwilljustincorrectlydisplay3shots.
Somefeaturesaresimplynotsupportedbysomecameras.ForexampleconLnuous
capturemodeisnotsupportedontheCanon40DandmostNikonsdonotsupportbulb
shots.Seethecameracapabilitymatrixatwww.CamRanger.comformoredetailed
informaLon.
IftouchfocusingdoesnotworkonaCanoncamera,thelikelycauseisthattherearAF
buOonhasbeenchangedtosomeotherfuncLonandmustberesetbacktoitsdefault
AFbehavior.
Images
•
•
•
ThethumbnailsarenotdownloadedunLlafertheimagehasbeenrecordedtothe
camera’scard.OnmostcamerasthisisrelaLvelyquick.However,dependingonthe
camera,speedofremovablemedia,andnumberofshotstakeninsuccession,therecan
bealag.
ThemaximumsizedimagethatcanbeviewedisdependentontheiOShardware.For
example,the1stGeneraLoniPadcanonlyhandlelargeRAWorJPG’sfromslightlyolder
cameras,butcanhandlemediumsizedimagesfrommostcurrentcameras.The3rd
GeneraLoniPadsupportsallimagesizesforallsupportedcameras.Regardless,allimage
formatsandsizescanbedownloadedtotheuser’siOSPhotolibrarythroughthecard
contentsview.
CamRangercanbeusedtoviewanddownloadpicturescapturedthroughothermeans.
Soaseparatephotographercouldbecapturingimages,oraRForlighttriggercould
captureimagesandtheCamRangerappwouldautomaLcallydownloadthethumbnails.
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•
IfshooLngtomulLplecards,ensuretheplaybackcardissettothememorycardof
interest.SoifshooLngRAWtocardoneandJPGtocardtwoandviewingtheJPGsis
desired,thensettheplaybackcardtocardnumbertwo.
CamRangerPTHubandTripod
• Ifthetripodheadbecomesunresponsive,securelyreconnecttheserialconnectortothe
tripodhead.
• ThespeedofthetripodmayvarydependingontheweightofthecameraandbaOerylife
ofthetripodhead.
• WhenusingtheCamRangerPTHub,theCamRangerbaOerywilldrainmorequickly.
ForanyandallquesLonsrelatedtoyourCamRanger,pleaseemail
[email protected].
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