CamRanger 1001 User manual

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CamRanger)Hardware)........................................................................................................................)3!
CamRanger)Registration)....................................................................................................................)4!
CamRanger)Setup).................................................................................................................................)5!
CamRanger)Mac)Application)............................................................................................................)6!
Status)Bar)..........................................................................................................................................................)6!
Recent)Thumbnails)........................................................................................................................................)7!
Main)Image)View).............................................................................................................................................)8!
Live!View!Images!.............................................................................................................................................................!8!
Captured!Images!..............................................................................................................................................................!8!
Advanced)Tabs).................................................................................................................................................)9!
Data!.......................................................................................................................................................................................!9!
Focus!.....................................................................................................................................................................................!9!
Timer!.................................................................................................................................................................................!10!
HDR!....................................................................................................................................................................................!11!
Camera)Properties).......................................................................................................................................)12!
Exposure!Compensation!&!Bracketing!...............................................................................................................!12!
Camera)Actions)..............................................................................................................................................)13!
Capture!.............................................................................................................................................................................!13!
Auto!/!Manual!Focus!Toggle!....................................................................................................................................!13!
Live!View!..........................................................................................................................................................................!14!
Movie!Mode!....................................................................................................................................................................!14!
Mac)CamRanger)Menu)Bar)..............................................................................................................)14!
CamRanger:)Preferences)............................................................................................................................)15!
Saving!................................................................................................................................................................................!15!
Viewing!.............................................................................................................................................................................!15!
Controls!............................................................................................................................................................................!16!
File:)Saving)Options)......................................................................................................................................)16!
Connection)......................................................................................................................................................)16!
View)...................................................................................................................................................................)17!
Card!Contents!................................................................................................................................................................!17!
Controls!............................................................................................................................................................................!18!
Image!Only!......................................................................................................................................................................!18!
Window)............................................................................................................................................................)18!
Help)...................................................................................................................................................................)18!
Incorporation)with)Lightroom)or)Aperture)..............................................................................)19!
Tips)&)Troubleshooting)...................................................................................................................)19!
Registration)....................................................................................................................................................)19!
Connection)......................................................................................................................................................)19!
Speed).................................................................................................................................................................)20!
Commands).......................................................................................................................................................)20!
Images)..............................................................................................................................................................)20!
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The!CamRanger!device!is!turned!on!by!sliding!
the!power!switch,!located!on!the!side!of!the!
unit,!towards!the!front!of!the!device.!The!green!
power!light!will!illuminate!when!the!unit!is!
powered!on.!!Any!additional!switch!present!on!
the!CamRanger!currently!serves!no!function.!
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The!charging!port!is!located!next!to!the!power!
switch.!The!male!micro!B!end!of!the!provided!
white!charging!cord!is!connected!to!this!port.!
The!other!end!of!the!charging!cord!can!be!
connected!to!a!female!USB!port!that!provides!
power,!such!as!a!computer!or!through!an!AC!adapter.!
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When!the!device!is!charging,!a!yellow/orange!light!will!illuminate!indicating!that!it!is!
charging.!The!yellow/orange!light!will!turn!off!leaving!only!a!green!power!light!when!it!is!
fully!charged.!!Charging!takes!approximately!2!hours.!
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The!CamRanger!battery!is!accessible!by!removing!the!bottom!cover.!The!bottom!cover!is!
the!side!with!the!CamRanger!serial!number.!Simply!grasp!the!side!edge/corner!of!the!cover!
near!the!USB!connector!and!pull!back!to!remove.!To!replace!the!cover,!first!place!the!two!
lower!tabs!into!the!slots!and!then!snap!in!the!top.$!
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CamRanger!is!not!water[resistant!in!any!way!and!should!not!get!wet.!
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A!black!neoprene!case!is!provided!to!assist!in!attaching!and!securing!the!CamRanger,!note!
that!this!pouch!is!not!waterproof.!!The!case!has!a!carabineer!to!facilitate!hanging!from!a!
tripod,!belt!loop,!etc.!!Do!not!just!hang!the!CamRanger!by!the!cable!as!it!will!put!strain!on!
the!USB!connectors!as!well!as!possibly!disconnect.!!
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Before!a!Mac!can!be!used!with!a!CamRanger,!the!application!should!be!loaded!on!the!Mac,!
at!no!additional!cost!to!the!user,!from!the!Apple!Mac!app!store!or!from!the!downloads!page!
on!the!CamRanger!website,!!""#$%%&&&'()*+),-.+'(/*%0/&,1/)02.!Once!downloaded,!the!
CamRanger!application!needs!to!be!registered.!Registration!requires!Internet!connectivity.!
Before!proceeding,!confirm!Internet!connectivity!(do!not!connect!to!the!CamRanger!
network).!
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Launch!the!CamRanger!application!and!the!following!screen!appears.!!If!the!registration!
pop[up!does!not!appear,!from!the!“Help”!tab!on!the!Mac!CamRanger!menu!bar,!click!
“Register,”!and!the!following!screen!will!appear.!!
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Enter!the!8[character!CamRanger!serial!number.!The!serial!number!is!located!both!on!the!
bottom!of!the!back!cover!as!well!as!above!the!battery!underneath!the!back!cover.!Note:!the!
serial!number!contains!only!letters!and!NO!numbers.!
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Press!the!“Register”!button!to!register.!A!message!box!will!appear!indicating!registration!
was!successful!and!the!Mac!can!be!used!with!the!CamRanger.!Exit!the!application!and!then!
proceed!with!the!setup!process!as!detailed!below!in!the!CamRanger!Setup!section.!!
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If!registration!fails,!confirm!Internet!connectivity!and!the!CamRanger!serial!number!before!
contacting!23##/+"45)*6),-.+'(/*!for!assistance.!
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Power!on!the!CamRanger!and!confirm!all!four!lights!briefly!appear.!The!CamRanger!will!
take!approximately!30!seconds!until!it!is!fully!initialized.!
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The!first!time!the!user!connects!to!the!CamRanger!from!a!Mac,!the!Mac!needs!to!be!
registered.!See!the!CamRanger!Registration!section!above.!
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Once!registered,!connect!to!the!CamRanger!network!on!the!Mac.!The!network!name!will!be!
CamRanger[###,!with!the!last!three!characters!matching!the!last!3!characters!of!the!
CamRanger’s!serial!number.!Enter!the!network!password,!which!is!the!full!8!characters!of!
the!CamRanger’s!serial!number.!The!password!MUST!BE!ENTERED!IN!ALL!CAPS.!!
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Connect!the!CamRanger!to!the!camera!with!the!provided!black!USB!cable.!(Note:!units!
purchased!through!retailers!will!have!a!USB!mini!cable,!which!will!work!with!most!
cameras.!A!few!select!Nikons!use!a!different!cable,!which!may!be!purchased!separately!or!
the!cable!that!came!with!the!camera!will!also!work.)!The!male!A!end!is!inserted!into!the!
USB!port!at!the!end!of!the!CamRanger,!and!the!other!end!is!connected!to!the!USB!port!of!
the!camera.!Then!ensure!the!camera!is!turned!on.!When!the!camera!is!connected!and!
turned!on,!the!green!light!closest!to!the!edge!of!the!CamRanger!device!will!light.!
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Launch!the!CamRanger!Mac!application.!The!application!will!connect!to!the!CamRanger!and!
the!user!will!be!able!to!control!the!camera.!!!To!attempt!to!manually!initiate!a!connection,!
on!the!Mac!CamRanger!menu!bar,!click!“Connection”!and!then!“Connect.”!Once!connected,!
the!following!screen!will!appear.!
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For!common!problems!with!setup!and!connection!refer!to!the!Troubleshooting!section!at!
the!end!of!the!manual.!
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The!status!bar!is!located!at!the!top!of!the!application!screen!and!provides!the!user!with!a!
number!of!elements.!!
•From!left!to!right:!
oCamera!Connection:!Indicates!if!the!CamRanger!device!is!currently!
communicating!with!the!camera!
!Connected:! !
!Disconnected:! !
oCamera!Battery!Status:!Indicates!the!approximate!battery!charge!on!the!camera!
oCamera!Model!Name!
oLens!Model!Name!(Note:!not!all!cameras!or!lenses!are!supported)!
oShots!Remaining:!Indicates!the!number!of!shots!currently!remaining!on!the!
camera’s!removable!media!using!the!current!settings!
•Quitting,!maximizing,!and!minimizing!a!window!
oRed,!Yellow,!and!Green!circle!on!upper!left!corner:!

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!Red:!This!serves!no!purpose!and!does!not!actually!close!the!window.!!To!
close!the!window,!select!“CamRanger”!on!the!Mac!CamRanger!menu!bar!
and!then!“Quit!CamRanger”!or!use!the!⌘+Q!shortcut.!
!Yellow:!Used!to!minimize!the!window!
!Green:!Used!to!maximize!the!window!!
oClick!on!the!extending!arrows,!located!on!the!upper!right!corner!of!the!screen,!to!
view!the!window!in!full!screen!
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•As!images!are!captured,!the!thumbnails!are!automatically!downloaded!and!
displayed!along!the!top!of!the!screen.!The!thumbnails!may!be!scrolled!left!and!right!
when!more!are!downloaded!than!can!fit.!
•A!thumbnail!may!be!selected!to!view!the!corresponding!image.!The!image!is!then!
displayed!in!the!main!image!view.!The!currently!selected!thumbnail!is!indicated!
with!a!yellow!outline.!
•When!both!a!JPG!and!RAW!file!format!is!captured,!only!the!JPG!thumbnail!is!
displayed.!
•For!Canon,!JPG!and!RAW!files!can!be!viewed.!!For!Nikon,!JPG!,!TIFF!and!RAW!can!be!
viewed.!
•A!small!red!“R”!icon!on!the!upper!right!of!the!thumbnail!indicates!that!it!is!a!RAW!
image.!A!small!green!“T”!indicates!TIFF,!while!no!icon!is!used!to!indicate!JPG!
formatted!images.!
•Note:!only!thumbnails!for!images!captured!within!the!current!CamRanger!session!
will!be!displayed.!!!
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Live!view!and!captured!images!are!displayed!within!the!main!image!view.!
Live%View%Images%%%
To!initiate!live!view,!click!on!the!eyeball!symbol!located!within!the!camera!action!controls!
on!the!bottom!right!of!the!application!screen.!!In!live!view,!the!image!on!the!screen!is!
automatically!updated!as!live!view!images!stream!in.!The!exact!frame!per!second!rate!is!
very!much!dependent!on!CamRanger!WiFi!signal!strength,!the!camera,!and!the!Mac!specs.!
However,!assuming!a!good!connection,!live!view!frame!rate!will!be!about!7!–!18!fps.!
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When!in!live!view,!the!main!image!view!may!be!clicked!once!to!focus!at!that!point.!Note!
that!for!Canon!cameras,!the!outer!edges!of!the!image!cannot!be!focused!on.!Double!clicking!
will!zoom!in!the!viewing!window!and!double!clicking!again!returns!to!regular!size.!
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A!live!view!histogram!may!be!toggled!on!or!off!from!the!“Data”!tab!as!described!in!the!
708),(.09:);<9=)")92.(">/,9?/3,09/,9#)-.9@.!Toggling!the!histogram!on!will!generate!a!
histogram!for!each!live!view!frame;!however,!at!the!cost!of!a!decreased!frame!rate.!Toggle!
the!histogram!off!to!maximize!the!frame!rate.!
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Canon!cameras!can!display!the!live!view!image!on!the!camera!and!Mac!and!allow!the!user!
to!trigger!images!with!the!camera!by!activating!the!camera’s!live!view!button!)?".+!starting!
live!view!within!the!CamRanger!application.!!Nikon!cameras!do!not!allow!any!control!of!the!
physical!camera!while!live!view!is!active!within!the!CamRanger!application.!!
Captured%Images%
Captured!images!will!be!displayed!in!the!main!image!view!in!one!of!two!ways,!by!selecting!
a!thumbnail!in!the!thumbnails!section!of!the!application!or!through!the!Auto[View!Images!
feature.!!The!Auto[View!Image!feature!is!useful!when!capturing!images!from!the!camera!
and!using!the!Mac!application!for!image!display.!!When!this!feature!is!selected,!pictures!will!
automatically!display!in!the!main!image!view!screen.!This!feature!can!be!turned!on!or!off!
by!selecting!“CamRanger”!on!the!Mac!CamRanger!menu!bar!and!then!“CamRanger!
Preferences.”!For!more!information!about!this!feature,!refer!to!the!A)(95)*6),-.+9A.,39
B)+<9C+.?.+.,(.292.(">/,9?/3,09/,9#)-.9DE.!
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When!a!thumbnail!is!selected!for!viewing,!the!image!will!be!displayed!on!the!main!image!
view!and!can!be!zoomed!in!at!50%,!100%,!200%,!or!fit!to!screen!by!selecting!the!
magnification!of!interest!below!the!image.!The!image!can!then!be!panned!using!the!mouse.!!
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Images!displayed!in!the!main!view!are!NOT!saved!by!default,!but!are!instead!just!
temporarily!cached.!Individual!images!can!be!saved!by!selecting!“File”!from!the!Mac!
CamRanger!menu!bar!and!then!“Save”!or!“Save!As”.!For!further!saving!options!including!the!
ability!to!automatically!save!all!pictures,!refer!to!the!A)(95)*6),-.+9A.,39B)+<9C+.?.+.,(.29
2.(">/,9?/3,09/,9#)-.9DE.!
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To!view!the!images!on!the!camera’s!memory!card!select!“View”!on!the!Mac!CamRanger!
menu!bar!and!then!“Card!Contents.”!A!new!window!will!appear!displaying!thumbnails!of!
the!images!on!the!camera’s!removable!media.!Double[clicking!a!thumbnail!will!display!the!
image!within!the!main!image!view.!Additional!features!for!downloading!or!deleting!images!
are!also!available.!For!further!information!about!the!card!contents,!refer!to!the!A)(9
5)*6),-.+9A.,39B)+<95)+095/,".,"292.(">/,9?/3,09/,9#)-.9DF.!
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There!are!four!tabs!providing!advanced!information!or!controls:!Data,!Focus,!Timer,!and!
HDR.!!
Data%
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The!data!tab!shows!an!RGB!histogram!and!meta[data!
associated!with!the!image!in!the!main!image!view.!The!
following!meta[data!is!provided:!
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•Shutter!Speed!
•Aperture!
•MegaPixels!(Note!this!is!not!file!size,!but!image!
resolution)!
•ISO!
•Metering!Mode!
•Exposure!Compensation!Value!
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Within!live!view!the!data!tab!will!simply!inform!the!user!that!live!view!is!on!and!provide!a!
toggle!switch!to!toggle!the!display!of!the!histogram.!The!histogram!is!updated!in!real[time,!
but!at!the!cost!of!slowing!down!the!frame!rate.!
Focus%
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The!focus!tab!is!only!enabled!during!live!view!and!provides!
advanced!focusing!controls.!
Focus%Adjust%
There!are!two!sets!of!buttons!to!move!the!lens’!focal!
plane!nearer!or!further!from!the!camera.!!Each!set!has!
three!buttons!with!different!sized!arrows!to!specify!a!
large,!medium,!or!small!step!in!focus.!Tap!the!button!
to!move!the!focus!by!a!single!increment,!holding!down!
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Focus%Stacking%
Focus!stacking!is!a!process!of!taking!multiple!captures!with!slight!changes!in!focus!
and!then!post!processing!them!to!enhance!the!depth!of!field.!This!control!allows!the!
user!to!set!the!focus!step!size!to!take!between!in!each!shot!and!the!number!of!shots!
to!take.!Each!focus!step!will!move!the!focal!plane!further!from!the!camera.!So!the!
user!will!want!to!set!the!focus!to!the!nearest!plane!desired!to!be!in!focus!and!start!
the!stacking!process!from!there.!If!too!few!captures!were!taken,!the!process!can!be!
restarted!from!where!the!initial!stacking!ended.!Note:!post!processing!of!the!images!
is!not!done!within!the!CamRanger!application.!
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DOF%Preview%%
While!in!live!view!the!Depth!of!Field!can!be!previewed!by!selecting!the!“DOF!
Preview”!located!within!the!Focus!tab.!!This!function!can!only!be!activated!in!live!
view.!
Timer%
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The!timer!tab!allows!the!use!of!the!CamRanger!as!an!
intervalometer!as!well!as!specifying!exposure!times!when!the!
camera!is!in!bulb!mode.!
Time%Lapse%
•The!entry!fields!are!used!to!specify!the!initial!delay!
before!the!first!shot,!the!number!of!shots!to!take,!and!
the!delay!in!between!each!shot.!
•After!configuring!the!settings,!click!the!“Start”!button!
to!begin!the!intervalometer!process.!
•The!intervalometer!commands!are!stored!on!the!
CamRanger!device,!the!Mac!does!not!need!to!remain!
on!or!connected!once!the!intervalometer!command!
is!initiated.!
•The!“Shot!Delay”!should!not!be!used!for!precision!timing,!particularly!when!the!
delay!is!only!a!few!seconds!or!less.!
•Once!an!intervalometer!sequence!is!begun,!it!can!only!be!cancelled!by!turning!off!
power!to!the!CamRanger!device.!
•Time!Lapse!–!HDR!
oIf!the!camera!is!in!manual!exposure!mode,!a!small!HDR!check!box!will!
appear!allowing!the!combination!of!a!time!lapse!and!HDR!sequence.!
oIf!the!HDR!check!box!is!set!to!on,!for!each!time!lapse!capture,!CamRanger!
will!actually!take!a!sequence!of!bracketing!images!using!the!bracket!
parameters!as!specified!within!the!HDR!tab.!
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•Time!Lapse!–!Bulb!
oIf!the!camera!is!in!bulb!mode/shutter!speed!and!the!camera!supports!
bulb!shots,!CamRanger!will!take!Bulb!shots!during!the!time!lapse.!The!
bulb!duration!is!specified!by!the!Shot!Duration,!located!within!the!Bulb!
section!immediately!below!the!Time!Lapse!section.!
•Before!starting!the!time!lapse!sequence,!a!dialog!will!appear!informing!the!user!
of!the!time!lapse!parameters!and!provide!an!opportunity!to!cancel.!
Bulb%
•The!Bulb!controls!are!only!enabled!when!the!camera!is!in!bulb!mode!and!the!
camera!supports!remote!bulb!shots.!
•The!entry!fields!are!used!to!specify!the!initial!delay!before!the!first!shot!and!the!
length!of!the!exposure.!
•After!configuration,!click!the!“Start”!button!to!begin!the!bulb!process.!
•The!bulb!commands!are!stored!on!the!CamRanger!device!and!the!Mac!does!not!
need!to!remain!on!or!connected.!
HDR%
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The!“HDR”,!or!Advanced!Bracketing,!tab!can!be!used!to!generate!a!
series!of!photos!with!varying!exposures.!
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•Advanced!Bracketing!is!only!enabled!when!the!camera!is!in!
Manual!mode.!
•The!Property!field!specifies!the!camera!property!to!be!
varied.!There!are!three!options,!Shutter!Speed,!Aperture,!and!
ISO.!
•The!Initial!Delay!field!specifies!the!amount!of!delay,!if!any,!to!
take!before!beginning!the!bracketing!sequence.!
•The!initial!value!for!the!selected!property!is!set!with!the!
Start!Value!field.!
•The!total!number!of!images!to!capture!is!specified!by!the!Number!of!Shots!field.!
•The!possible!Step!Size!values!are!up!to!3!stops!and!specify!how!many!stops!to!vary!
the!exposure!between!each!capture.!
•The!valid!values!for!the!Number!of!Shots!are!automatically!determined!based!on!the!
values!specified!for!Start!Value!and!Step!Size.!For!example!a!step!size!of!1/3!stops!
will!allow!more!shots!than!a!step!size!of!3!stops.!
•The!starting!point!of!the!bracket!is!set!within!the!settings!and!can!begin!at!the!
shadows!(lowest!exposure),!mid[point,!or!highlights!(highest!exposure).!If!the!
starting!point!is!set!to!mid[point,!the!resulting!sequence!will!start!at!the!lowest!
exposure!but!with!the!initially!set!value!as!the!mid[point.!See!the!Advanced!Settings!
section!for!more!information!on!setting!the!HDR!start!point.!
•After!configuration,!press!the!“Start”!button!to!begin!the!bracketing!process.!
•HDR!sequences!may!be!done!with!Live!View!being!active!for!Canon,!but!not!Nikon.!
•Note:!the!post!processing!is!not!done!within!the!CamRanger!application.!

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The!above!diagram!indicates!the!camera!properties,!which!are!also!listed!below,!that!can!
be!set!using!the!application:!
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•Auto!Exposure!Mode!
•Shutter!Seed!
•Aperture!
•ISO!
•Metering!Mode!
•Capture!Mode!
•White!Balance!
•Image!Format!
•Focus!Mode!
•Exposure!Compensation!and!Bracketing!
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Not!all!properties!can!be!set!for!all!cameras!or!in!all!modes.!For!example,!the!diagram!
above!is!from!a!session!with!a!Canon!camera!and!for!most!Canon’s!the!auto!exposure!mode!
and!focus!mode!cannot!be!set.!Disabled!properties!are!indicated!with!a!darker!button!
background.!
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Clicking!the!bracketing!button!will!display!the!following!control:!
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Clicking!the!exterior!arrows!pointing!to!the!left!and!right!will!adjust!the!exposure!
compensation.!Holding!down!the!arrow!will!move!the!exposure!compensation!to!its!
respective!limit.!The!two!buttons!at!the!middle!control!the!bracketing!amount.!Clicking!the!

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arrows!pointing!in!will!reduce!the!bracketing!amount,!while!pressing!the!arrows!point!
outward!will!increase!the!bracketing!amount.!
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The!bracketing!is!not!set!until!the!“Set”!button!is!pressed.!The!“Close”!button!will!dismiss!
the!dialog.!Pressing!“Close”!without!pressing!“Set”!will!effectively!cancel!any!adjustments!
made.!
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Capture%
oThe!“Capture”!button!initiates!the!camera!trigger.!The!exact!camera!behavior!
is!dependent!on!the!camera!and!camera!properties,!most!importantly!the!
capture!mode.!
oFor!most!capture!modes,!such!as!single,!timer,!or!quiet,!the!button!performs!
the!image!capture!as!expected.!It!should!be!noted!that!for!some!cameras,!
advanced!modes!such!as!remote!or!timer!will!behave!as!single!capture!mode.!
oContinuous!capture!mode!differs!between!Nikon!and!Canon.!
!Nikon:!After!selecting!a!continuous!drive!mode!a!dialog!is!displayed!
allowing!the!user!to!select!the!number!of!images!to!capture.!When!the!
“Capture”!button!is!pressed,!that!number!of!images!will!be!captured.!
!Canon:!When!in!a!continuous!mode,!pressing!and!holding!the!
“Capture”!button!behaves!in!the!same!way!as!pushing!the!physical!
trigger!on!the!camera.!
oIt!is!noted!that!there!can!be!a!very!slight!lag!between!the!pressing!of!the!
“Capture”!button!and!the!image!capture.!The!delay!can!be!more!pronounced!
while!live!view!is!active.!For!time!critical!applications,!a!remote!trigger,!such!
as!an!RF!trigger,!can!be!used!in!combination!with!the!CamRanger.!
Auto%/%Manual%Focus%Toggle%
oThe!AF/MF!Focus!toggle!button!allows!the!user!to!change!the!focusing!
between!auto!and!manual!without!having!to!physically!adjust!the!camera.!
oThis!AF/MF!adjustment!is!not!possible!for!all!cameras!in!all!modes.!For!
example,!some!Nikon!cameras!are!required!to!be!connected!in!“PC”!mode,!
which!is!accessible!by!selecting!“Connection”!on!the!Mac!CamRanger!menu!
bar!followed!by!clicking!“PC”.!

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oAfter!any!touch!or!incremental!focusing!while!in!live!view,!the!focus!mode!
will!automatically!attempt!to!switch!to!manual!focus!such!that!the!user!
specified!focus!is!not!overridden!by!auto!focus!upon!capture.!
Live%View%
oThe!“Live!View”!toggle!button!is!used!to!turn!live!view!on!and!off.!
oWhen!live!view!is!on,!the!main!image!view!is!updated!with!live!view!images!
as!well!as!updating!the!RGB!histogram!in!the!Data!tab,!if!the!live!view!
histogram!is!turned!on.!
oNote:!running!live!view!is!relatively!intensive!and!there!may!be!slight!
performance!lags!in!other!areas.!
Movie%Mode%
oThe!“Movie!Mode”!toggle!button!is!used!to!turn!live!view!on!and!off,!but!
within!movie!mode!(only!for!supported!cameras).!
oWhen!movie!mode!is!on,!the!main!image!view!is!updated!with!the!live!
images.!
oThe!“Capture”!button!changes!to!“Record”!and!pressing!the!“Record”!button!
will!start!and!then!stop!the!recording!of!a!movie.!
oNote:!movies!cannot!be!downloaded!to!the!Mac!using!the!CamRanger.!
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The!CamRanger!menu!bar!located!at!the!top!of!the!Mac!display!contains!many!useful!
functions!allowing!the!user!to!manage!the!connection,!set!options!and!controls,!access!to!
the!camera’s!card!contents,!and!get!help.!!!! !

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The!CamRanger!preferences!are!useful!for!saving,!viewing,!and!HDR!options.!The!
preferences!are!accessible!by!clicking!“CamRanger”!on!the!Mac!menu!bar!and!then!
selecting!“CamRanger!Preferences”!on!the!dropdown.!!!
!
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%%%%Saving%
•Saved!Image!Directory:!As!images!are!captured!they!can!be!saved!into!a!specified!
directory.!!If!pictures!from!the!camera’s!memory!card!are!downloaded!to!the!Mac!
they!will!be!stored!in!this!folder.!!It!is!noted!all!images!are!stored!on!the!camera’s!
memory!card.!
•Custom!Prefix:!!This!will!give!the!images!taken!during!the!session!a!unique!title!
preceding!the!image!number!when!saved!to!the!card.!
•Auto[View!Images:!This!feature!will!automatically!display!images!as!they!taken.!
Pictures!will!display!regardless!of!whether!they!are!captured!from!the!Mac!or!the!
camera.!!!
•Auto[Save!Images:!When!this!feature!is!selected,!the!images!will!automatically!be!
saved!to!the!directory!during!the!CamRanger!session!regardless!if!the!images!are!
captured!from!the!Mac!or!the!camera.!
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•Name:!Displays!the!images!file!name!at!the!bottom!left!of!each!image!
•Grid!Lines:!Overlay!a!3x3!grid!over!the!main!image!view!

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•Aspect!Ratio:!Overlays!red!lines!over!the!main!image!view!to!give!the!user!visual!
feedback!on!common!cropping!ratios.!Note:!this!information!is!not!saved!with!the!
image.!
•Nikon!RAW!(NEF)!Quick!View:!!The!NEF!files!will!be!viewed!as!a!compressed!JPG!
image!!
%%Controls%%
•HDR!Start!Value:!Specifies!where!the!selected!HDR!property!value!is!within!the!
bracket,!at!the!most!exposed!point!(Highlights),!least!exposed!point!(Shadows)!or!in!
the!middle!(Mid[Point).!
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The!“Save”!and!“Save!as”!options!are!beneficial!for!users!who!do!not!want!all!images!
captured!to!be!saved!onto!the!Mac.!!!
•Save:!The!image!displayed!on!the!main!viewing!screen!can!be!saved!to!the!default!
directory!by!selecting!“File”!on!the!Mac!CamRanger!menu!bar!followed!by!“Save.”!!
•Save!as:!The!image!displayed!on!the!main!viewing!screen!can!be!saved!to!any!
directory!and!any!name!by!selecting!“File”!on!the!Mac!CamRanger!menu!bar!
followed!by!“Save.”!
•To!auto[save!images!as!they!are!captured,!refer!to!the!A)(95)*6),-.+9A.,39B)+<9
C+.?.+.,(.292.(">/,9?/3,09/,9#)-.9DE.)
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•CamRanger!Connection:!A!state!dependent!“Connect”!or!“Disconnect”!button!is!
available!to!the!user!as!a!troubleshooting!option!to!avoid!closing!the!application!in!
the!case!of!connection!problems.!!!
•Nikon!Connection!Mode!
oAfter!selecting!“Connection”!on!the!Mac!CamRanger!menu!bar,!the!options!of!
“PC”!and!“Camera”!are!in!the!dropdown.!!!
!PC:!PC!mode!allows!more!control!over!properties!within!CamRanger;!
however,!any!properties!changed!are!not!maintained,!and!changing!
settings!on!the!physical!camera!are!not!recognized.!Additionally,!
images!cannot!be!physically!triggered!from!the!camera.!
!Camera:!Allows!the!camera!to!be!physically!used!as!normal;!however,!
not!all!properties!will!be!enabled!within!CamRanger.!The!CamRanger!
application!must!be!set!to!Camera!mode!to!allow!physically!triggering!
from!the!camera.!
!It!should!also!be!noted!that!the!connection!mode!can!not!be!changed!
while!live!view!is!active.!
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The!view!drop!down!provides!access!to!the!camera’s!card!contents!and!options!for!control!
accessibility!for!the!Mac!application!display!
Card%Contents%
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!
To!view!the!card!contents!select!“View”!on!the!Mac!CamRanger!menu!bar!and!then!“Card!
Contents.”!By!doing!this!a!new!window!will!pop[up,!as!seen!above.!The!card!contents!will!
display!thumbnails!of!the!images!on!the!camera’s!removable!media.!The!application!will!
initially!load!the!most!recent!thumbnails.!To!load!more!thumbnails,!press!the!“More”!
button!at!the!bottom!of!the!window.!!As!seen!in!the!picture!above,!a!small!red!“R”!icon!on!
the!upper!right!of!the!thumbnail!indicates!that!it!is!a!RAW!image.!A!small!green!“T”!
indicates!TIFF,!while!no!icon!is!used!to!indicate!JPG!formatted!images.!
!
Any!number!of!thumbnails!can!be!selected!by!pressing!a!thumbnail,!or!all!may!be!selected!
by!pressing!“Select!All”!at!the!bottom!of!the!window.!Selected!thumbnails!will!have!a!
yellow!border!around!them.!After!selecting!thumbnails!they!may!either!be!deleted!or!
saved.!The!“Delete”!button!at!the!lower!left!will!first!prompt!the!user!to!confirm,!and!then!
delete!the!associated!images!of!the!selected!thumbnails!from!the!camera’s!removable!
media.!The!“Save”!button!at!the!lower!right!will!save!all!associated!images!of!the!selected!
thumbnails!to!the!image!directory!specified!in!the!preferences.!!Images!are!saved!
regardless!of!format.!
!
Images!within!the!card!contents!view!can!be!viewed!by!double!clicking!on!the!image.!!The!
image!will!then!appear!in!the!main!image!view!window.!!)
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Note!that!the!thumbnails!are!presented!in!chronological!order!beginning!with!the!most!
recent.!However,!for!Nikon!they!are!grouped!first!by!format,!such!that!all!JPG’s!will!be!
listed,!then!TIFF’s,!and!finally!RAW!images.!
Controls%
When!the!“Control”!function!is!turned!on,!the!camera!settings!and!image!capturing!can!be!
controlled!on!the!Mac!since!the!advanced!controls!tab,!camera!properties,!and!camera!
actions!are!accessible!on!the!right!hand!side!of!the!application.!!!Thumbnails!of!the!images!
captured!within!the!CamRanger!session!will!appear!on!the!upper!portion!of!the!screen,!the!
main!image!view!will!show!live!view!or!captured!images.!
!
When!the!control!function!is!turned!off,!the!advanced!controls!tab,!camera!properties,!and!
camera!actions!will!not!appear!on!the!application!screen,!while!the!thumbnails!of!images!
taken!within!the!CamRanger!session!will!appear!on!the!upper!portion!of!the!screen!and!the!
main!image!view!will!display!the!captured!images.!!The!camera!settings!and!image!
capturing!can!be!controlled!from!the!camera!and!are!not!controlled!on!the!Mac!application.!!
Image%Only%
When!“Image!Only”!is!selected,!the!advanced!controls!tab,!camera!properties,!and!camera!
actions!on!the!right!hand!side!of!the!application!are!not.!!The!thumbnails!of!images!taken!
within!the!CamRanger!session!will!not!appear!on!the!upper!portion!of!the!screen.!
!
When!“Image!Only”!is!not!selected,!the!advanced!controls!tab,!camera!properties,!camera!
actions,!and!thumbnails!are!accessible!on!the!CamRanger!application.!
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The!“Window”!dropdown!found!on!the!Mac!CamRanger!menu!bar!allows!the!user!to!
minimize!and!zoom!the!screen,!bring!the!CamRanger!windows!to!front,!and!access!the!
camera!card!contents.!
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The!“Help”!dropdown!found!on!the!Mac!CamRanger!menu!bar!is!useful!for!registering!
CamRanger!units!and!to!access!this!help!manual.!!
!
•Registration:!By!clicking!“Register”!the!user!can!register!a!CamRanger.!!The!user!
must!be!connected!to!the!Internet!to!complete!the!registration.!!
•CamRanger!Help:!Click!“CamRanger!Help”!to!view!this!document.!
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While!one!cannot!control!the!CamRanger!from!within!Lightroom!or!Aperture,!one!can!
specify!a!folder!to!automatically!download!images!to,!for!saving!options!refer!to!the!A)(9
5)*6),-.+9A.,39B)+<9C+.?.+.,(.292.(">/,9?/3,09/,9#)-.9DE.!This!folder!can!be!set!to!as!a!
“watch”!folder!within!Lightroom!or!Aperture!and!set!to!be!automatically!imported.!
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Below!are!some!tips!and!troubleshooting!for!common!questions!or!issues!arranged!by!
category:!
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•If!the!CamRanger!Mac!application!is!re[installed,!the!Mac!may!require!the!
CamRanger!to!be!re[registered.!
•Most!registration!issues!are!due!to!not!having!Internet!connectivity!or!entering!the!
serial!number!incorrectly.!
•If!you!still!have!issues,!please!email!23##/+"45)*6),-.+'(/*!for!assistance.!
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•Make!sure!the!CamRanger!is!fully!powered!on!and!initialized!(it!should!take!
approximately!30!seconds).!The!power!light!and!WiFi!light!should!both!be!on.!
•The!password!to!connect!to!the!CamRanger!WiFi!is!the!CamRanger!serial!number!in!
all!CAPS.!If!there!are!still!issues!connecting,!turning!the!WiFi!off!on!the!Mac!may!
help.!
•If!the!CamRanger!application!is!connected!to!the!CamRanger!device,!but!no!camera!
is!connected,!it!will!attempt!to!connect!to!a!camera!approximately!every!5!seconds.!
•If!the!Mac!is!outside!of!or!near!the!edge!of!the!range!of!the!CamRanger!hardware!
there!will!be!connection!problems.!
•Disconnect!and!reconnect!the!CamRanger!by!selecting!“Connection”!on!the!Mac!
CamRanger!menu!bar!then!“Connect”!to!force!a!new!session/connection.!
•Power!cycling!the!camera!and!CamRanger!as!well!as!restarting!the!application!will!
completely!refresh!the!connection.!
•When!the!camera!battery!begins!to!get!low,!certain!commands!may!start!to!fail!or!a!
connection!may!be!refused.!
•The!CamRanger!hardware!can!only!be!connected!to!a!single!Mac!at!a!time.!
•A!second!network!connection,!such!as!with!an!Ethernet!cable,!will!likely!cause!
connection!failures.!
•If!there!is!an!inconsistent!or!intermittent!connection,!the!issue!is!likely!related!to!the!
USB!connection.!A!different!USB!cable!will!often!fix!the!problem.!

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•The!CamRanger!has!all!the!same!distance!and!interference!limitations!as!normal!
WiFi.!Long!distances!and!solid!objects!will!slow!the!connection!speed.!
•The!CamRanger!application!can!handle!very!large!image!files.!However,!waiting!for!
those!files!to!transfer!from!the!camera!and!then!over!WiFi!can!be!time!consuming.!A!
common!operating!mode!is!to!shoot!RAW!along!with!a!small!or!medium!sized!JPG.!
•Newer!and!faster!Mac!computers!do!perform!better!overall,!particularly!for!
intensive!tasks!such!as!showing!the!100%!resolution!images.!
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•Depending!on!the!camera!and!the!mode,!capture!can!fail!if!the!camera!fails!to!
acquire!focus.!
•Intervalometer!and!Bulb!commands!are!stored!on!the!CamRanger!hardware!such!
that!the!Mac!does!not!need!to!remain!on!and!connected.!!
•When!an!operation,!command,!or!setting!is!not!available!or!not!working!the!issue!is!
often!related!to!the!camera!setup.!For!example:!
oToggling!to!AF!is!disabled!if!the!camera!lens!switch!is!set!to!MF.!
oLive!view!will!fail!on!Canon!cameras!if!Live!View!Shooting!is!disabled!in!the!
camera’s!menu.!
oCapture!fails!because!the!removable!media!on!the!camera!is!full.!
•For!Canon!cameras,!the!Live!View!focus!mode!within!the!camera’s!menu!must!be!set!
to!“Live!View”.!
•Adjusting!or!viewing!the!number!of!bracketing!shots!is!not!currently!supported.!The!
display!assumes!three!shots.!However,!if!the!number!of!shots!is!actually!2,!5,!7,!9,!
etc.!the!bracket!amount!is!still!correct!it!will!just!incorrectly!display!3!shots.!
•Some!features!are!simply!not!supported!by!some!cameras.!For!example!continuous!
capture!mode!is!not!supported!on!the!Canon!40D!and!many!Nikons!do!not!support!
bulb!shots.!See!the!camera!capability!matrix!at!&&&'5)*6),-.+'(/*!for!more!
detailed!information.!
•There!is!no!way!to!cancel!an!Intervalometer!or!Bulb!command.!The!only!way!to!stop!
it!is!to!power!off!the!CamRanger!device.!
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•The!thumbnails!are!not!downloaded!until!after!the!image!has!been!recorded!to!the!
camera’s!card.!On!most!cameras!this!is!relatively!quick.!However,!depending!on!the!
camera,!speed!of!removable!media!and!number!of!shots!taken!in!succession,!there!
can!be!a!lag.!
•CamRanger!can!be!used!to!view!and!download!pictures!captured!through!other!
means.!So!a!photographer!could!be!capturing!images,!or!a!RF!or!light!trigger!could!
capture!images!and!the!CamRanger!application!would!automatically!download!the!
thumbnails.!
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