CamFi ZF User manual

CamFi ZF
Remote Zoom & Focus Controller
User Guide
CamFi Limited
v1.0.5

Contents
Module Descriptions 1
• IntroductiontoIndicatorsandButtons2
Installation Instructions 3
• SelecttheappropriateCarbonFiberRailRodsforyourlens3
• AdjusttheBasePlatewithRailRodsandtheQuickReleasePlateaccording
tothecamerabodysize4
• InstallationofBeltPulleysandMotorModule5
• InstallationofBelt7
• InstallationoftheHolderforLensMount8
• InstallationofLBracket9
• InstallationofCamFiandUSBHub9
• ConnecttheUSBCable 10
How to Use the App 11
• AppDownloadandInstallation 11
• ConnecttotheWi-FisignaloftheCamFi. 11
• LaunchtheCamFiApp 12
• SelectLensCon󶀄guration 13
• SelectaTask 14
Frequently Asked Questions 17
Product Specications 18

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ModuleDescriptions Module Descriptions
Module A
Base Plate and Quick Release Plate
- with 150mm carbon ber rail rods
installed
Usedtoconnectthecameraand
installothermodules.150mmrail
rodsareinstalledbythefactory.
Additionalsizedrodsareavailable
(seeModulesIandJbelow).
Module G
MXL Belts for Focus Ring
Threesizedbeltsareincludedto
accommodatedi󶀃erentlenssizes:
B150T*15MXL,B160T*15MXL,
B170T*15MXL.
Module D
Belt Pulley
Usedtoadjustthebelttightness.
Module B
Motor Module
Usedtoadjustthedistance
betweenthemotorandthelens.
Alsousedtodrivethebeltwhich
movesthezoomringandfocus
ring.
Module H
MXL Belts for Zoom Ring
Threesizedbeltsareincludedto
accommodatedi󶀃erentlenssizes:
B150T*15MXL,B160T*15MXL,
B170T*15MXL..
Module E
L Bracket
UsedtomounttheUSBHubandthe
CamFiRemoteCameraController
(soldseparately).
Module C
Holder for Lens Mount
Usedtoadjustandsupportthelens
toenhanceoverallstability.
Module I
110mm carbon ber rail rods
Use110mmrodsforwideand
extrawide-anglelenseswithfocal
lengthsof35mmorless(suchas
15mm,20mm,24mm,16-35mm,
17-35mm).UsewithBasePlate
(ModuleA).
Module F
USB Hub
UsedtoconnecttheCamFi,the
motormoduleandthecamera.

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ModuleDescriptions
Module J
200mm carbon ber rail rods
Use200mmrodsforlenseswith
afocallengthof200-400mm
andforzoomlenses(suchas70-
200mm,70-300mm,100-300mm,
100-400mm).UsewithBasePlate
(ModuleA).
Module K
USB Cable
ConnectmotorwithUSBHub.Or
chargethemotorwiththeUSB
cable.
Introduction to Indicators and Buttons
1Powerswitch
2Powerlight
3Charginglight
On:Unitischarging
O󶀃:Chargingiscompleted
4Batterylight
Red:Batteryislow
5Chargingconnector
6USBdataconnector
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InstallationInstructions Installation Instructions
Select the appropriate Carbon Fiber Rail Rods for your lens
110mmcarbon󶀄berrailrods(ModuleI)canbeusedforwide-angleandultra-
wideangle󶀄xedfocusandzoomlenseswithafocallengthof35mmorless
(suchas15mm,20mm,24mm,16-35mm,17-35mm).
150mmcarbon󶀄berrailrodscanbeusedforstandardzoomlenses(suchas
24-70mm,28-70mm,35-70mm).Theserodshavebeenpre-installedontothe
baseplatebythefactory.
200mmcarbon󶀄berrailrods(ModuleJ)canbeusedforlenseswithafocal
lengthof200-400mmandforzoomlens(suchas70-200mm,70-300mm,100-
300mm,100-400mm).

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InstallationInstructions
Adjust the Base Plate with Rail Rods and the Quick Release Plate
according to the camera body size
Therearetwotypesofcamerabodies:
Normalsizedcameras(shownintheleftimage)includetheSonyAlphaseries,
Canoncamerasexceptthe1Dseries,NikoncamerasexcepttheD4-D6series.
Largesizedcameras(shownintherightimage)includetheCanon1Dseries,
NikonD4-D6series,FujiGFX100andothercamerasthatareequippedwitha
camerabatterygrip.
Normal sized Large sized
Thedefaultassemblyinthepackageconformstonormalsizedcameras.If
youusealargesizedcamera,youneedtoadjustModuleA󶀄rst.Followthe
diagrambelow:
Steps:
1.Locatethelargehexkey(akaallenwrench)inthepackage(lowerleft
image).
2.Removethescrewhighlightedinyellow(upperleftimage)usingthehex
key.
3.Fliptheassembly(upperrightimage).
4.Usethescrewsfromthequickreleaseplateandalignthemwiththescrew
holesonthebottomofthecamera.Handtightenthescrews.Atthistime,there
isnoneedtotightenthebottomscrews.

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InstallationInstructions
Installation of Belt Pulleys and Motor Module
Note:MakesurethattheZoomRing,FocusRing,BeltPulleyandMotorModule
areallinaverticallinewhenassembling.
A. Assembly Instructions for zoom and focus rings that are close
to the camera body
Installationsequence:
1.First,placetheBeltPulley
(ModuleD)ontherail(upper
image).
2.Then,placetheMotor
Module(ModuleB)onthe
rail(lowerimage).

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InstallationInstructions
B. Assembly Instructions for zoom and focus rings that are
further away from the camera body
Installationsequence:
1.First,placetheMotor
Module(ModuleB)on
therail(upperimage).
2.ThenplacetheBelt
Pulley(ModuleD)on
therail(lowerimage).

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InstallationInstructions
Installation of Belt
Selectasuitablysizedbelt(ModuleH)basedonyourlenssizeandholdthe
zoomringbyadjustingthemotorheightandtheBeltPulleytoavoidslippage.
LockthegripsontheBeltPulleyinplace
(lowerimage)tosecurethebeltinplace.

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InstallationInstructions
Installation of the Holder for Lens Mount
AdjustthepositionoftheHolderforLensMount(ModuleC)forward,backward,
upanddowntopositionthelensaxisparalleltothecarbon󶀄berrods.
Note:TheLongHolderforLensMount(rightimage)maybeusedinspecial
cases.
方式一 方式二
Note:DonottouchtheHolderforLens
Mount(indicatedinredbelow)withthe
movingpartsofthelens.

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InstallationInstructions
Installation of L Bracket
InstalltheLBracket(ModuleE)asshownbelowandadjustthepositionofthe
Lbrackettothewidthofthecamera.
Note:Thesmallhexkey
(upperrightimage)is
requiredtoremovethe
screwsontheLBracket.
Installation of CamFi and USB Hub
InstalltheCamFiRemoteCameraControllerandtheUSBHub(ModuleF)into
theshoemountonthesideoftheLBracket.
ThenconnectthecablefromtheUSBHubtotheCamFiRemoteCamera
Controller.

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InstallationInstructions
Connect the USB Cable
ConnecttheMotorModuleandthecameratotheUSBHUBwiththecables
(upperimage).
Thecablescanbeattachedtothecableclips(lowerimage).

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HowtoUsetheApp How to Use the App
App Download and Installation
DownloadtheCamFiAppfromthe“Download”pageonCamFi’so󶀆cial
websitehttps://www.cam-󶀄.com/en/download.htmlorbyscanningtheQR
codebelow:
Connect to the Wi-Fi signal of the CamFi.
Afterthesoftwaredownloadiscompleted,useyourphonetoconnecttheWi-
FisignaloftheCamFiRemoteCameraController(soldseparately,seenotes
below).
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Note:
1.TheCamFiZFRemoteZoom&FocusControllermustbeusedinconjunction
withtheCamFiRemoteCameraControllers(CamFiCF101,CamFiCF102,CamFi
Pro,CamFiPlus)(soldseparately).Pleasevisittheo󶀆cialwebsitehttps://www.
cam-󶀄.com/en/support.html.
2.PleaserefertotheCamFiRemoteCameraControllermanualforthe
operationoftheCamFicontroller.
3.FordetailedinstructionsonhowtousetheCamFiZFRemoteZoom&Focus
Controller,pleasevisithttps://www.cam-󶀄.com/en/support/cam󶀄zf.html.

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HowtoUsetheApp
Launch the CamFi App
Oncethephoneissuccessfullyconnectedto
theCamFiWi-Fi,opentheCamFiapp.
Makesurethatthecableisconnectedtothe
camera,andthatthecameraandtheCamFi ZF
Remote Zoom & Focus Controllerarepowered
on.
Clickthe"Zoom"icon onthetoolbaratthe
bottomoftheCamFiapptolaunchthezoom
controllerview.
Zoom
Notethatiftheiconisnotdisplayed,slidethe
toolbar
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HowtoUsetheApp
Select Lens Conguration
Select the Lens conguration:
Tap"SelectLens"andselectthemodelthatmatchesyourcurrentlens.Ifthere
arenolensesofthismodelinthelist,pleasetap“AddLens”tocreateanew
lenscon󶀄guration.
Create a New Lens Conguration
1.Tap“AddLens”tocreateanewlenscon󶀄guration.
2.Selectwhetherthelenscon󶀄gurationistobeusedforzoomingorfocusing.
3.Tosetthebuttonfortherotationdirectionofthemotor:tapthebutton.Make
surethehighlightedbuttonwillkeepthefocallengthorthefocaldistance
frommovingtoofar.Tapthe"Next"button.
4.Tolocatetheinitialpositionofthelens:Tapthearrowbutton.Adjustthe
focallength/focaldistanceofthelenstotheshortestsetting.Click"Setthe
currentfocallength/focaldistancetotheshortest".
Tip:Youcanspeedthisstepbysettingthestepsize.
5.Locatethefarthestfocallength/focaldistanceofthelens:Afteradjusting
thefocallength/focaldistanceofthelenstothelongest(farthest),tap"Next".
6.Savelenssettings:namethecurrentlycon󶀄guredlenssothatitcanbeused
again.
Calibrate the Lens
1.Click"SelectLens"toselectthemodelfromthelistthatcorrespondstothe
currentlens.Selectthelensandtap"Next".
2.Tosetthebuttonfortherotationdirectionofthemotor:tapthebutton.Make
surethehighlightedbuttonwillkeepthefocallengthorthefocaldistance
movingtoofar.Tapthe"Next"button.
3.Tolocatetheinitialpositionofthelens.Tapthearrowbutton,adjustthe
focallength/focaldistanceofthelenstotheshortest.Click"Setthecurrent
focallength/focaldistancetotheshortest".
Tip:Changetherangeofthelensrotationeachtimeyoutriggerthezoomby
modifyingthestep.Whenthelensisalmostattheendoftherotation,itis
recommendedtoadjustthestepsizeto1.

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HowtoUsetheApp
Select a Task
Selectthetaskmodeorclickthe"Task"buttonontheleftsideofthescreen
toshowthetasklist.Please note that for focus-related tasks, turn o the
camera's autofocus function rst, otherwise the lens may be damaged.
UI Description
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1.Cameramodelandbatteryindicator
2.Cameraparameterdisplay
3.Recordingstatusdisplay
4.TurnLiveViewon/o󶀃
5.Switchtheshootingmode
6.Setmoreparametersforshooting
7.Setthemotorrotationstep
8.Focalposition
9.Rotatingmotors
10.Movingtomarkers
11.Recordingofmarkers
12.Lensmovementdirection,Ato
BorBtoA
13.Startshooting
14.Exit

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HowtoUsetheApp
Remote Zoom (Focus) Photography
Choosethemode"RemoteFocus".OpenLiveViewbyclickingthe"LV"button
ontheleftsideoftheinterface.
Focus adjustment: Taptheleftandrightarrowsatthebottomofthescreen
toadjustthefocus.Ifyouneedtocontinuetoadjustthefocus,longpressthe
focusarrow.
Step Size: Tapthe"StepSize"buttonontheleftsideoftheinterfacetoadjust
thestepsizeofeachzoom.
Focus/focal length position: Theyellowbaratthetopoftheinterface
indicatesthecurrentfocus/focallengthposition.
Shooting: Clickthecirculariconontherightsideoftheinterfacetotakea
picture.
Remote Zoom (Focus) Recording
Choosethemode"RemoteFocusRecording".ThismodecanachieveABfocus/
focallengthconversionduringvideoshooting.
1.Tapthearrowbuttontomovethefocus,clicktheAicontosetthefocuspointA.
2.DothesametosetthefocuspointB.
3.TaptheA/arrowiconandthefocuswillgotopointA.TaptheB/arrowicon
andthefocuswillgotopointB.
4.Taptherediconontherightsideofthescreentostartvideorecording.
Focus Stacking
Choosethemode"Focusstacking".
Note: Please turn o the camera's autofocus.
1.Tapthearrowbuttontosetthefocusontheclosestareaoftheobject,and
thentapbuttonA.
2.Tapthearrowbuttonagaintosetthefocusonthefurthestareaofthe
object,tapbuttonB.
3.Tapthe"More"buttononthelefttosetthenumberofshotsandtheinterval.
4.Tapthe"Capture"buttontostartshooting.
Aftertheshootingiscompleted,youcanusethird-partyproductslikeAdobe
PhotoshoporA󶀆nityPhotoforpost-processingtheseriesofphotos.

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HowtoUsetheApp
Hyperlapse
Note: Please make sure the belt is xed on the zoom ring. Turn on the
camera's auto focus of the camera and focus to a xed point.
1.Tapthearrowbuttontosetthefocusontheclosestareaoftheobject,and
thentapbuttonA.
2.Tapthearrowbuttonagaintosetthefocusonthefurthestareaofthe
object,tapbuttonB.
3.Tapthe"More"buttononthelefttosetthenumberofshotsandtheinterval.
4.Tapthe"Capture"buttontostartshooting.
AftertheshootingIscompleted,youcanuseathird-partyproductlikeAdobe
AfterE󶀃ectstobuildtheHyperlapsevideowiththephotos.

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FrequentlyAskedQuestions
Frequently Asked Questions
Q:CanthisCamFiZFRemoteZoom&FocusControllerbeusedincamerasthat
donotsupportautofocus,suchasSonya7r,a7rii?
A:Yes,theCamFiZFControllercanbeusedwiththesecameras.Remote
focusinghasbeencombinedwithdepthof󶀄eldshooting.
Q:CanthisCamFiZFControllerbeusedwithfollowfocus?
A:No.CamFiZFControllerismainlydesignedforphotoshooting.Itisnot
suitableforfollowfocusshooting.
Q:CanthisCamFiZFControllerbeusedwithouttheCamFiRemoteCamera
Controller?
A:No.TheCamFiZoom&FocusControllermustbeusedinconjunctionwith
theCamFiRemoteCameraController.Itsupportsthefollowingmodelsof
CamFiRemoteCameraControllers:CamFiCF101,CF102,CamFiPro,CamFiPro
Plus.