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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