2.2.3. TIMELAPSE
TIMELAPSE program is designed for interval shots synchronized with the mo-
vement of the cart (Motion Timelapse). Shutter release cable connected to the
socket on driving motor enables to synchronize the drive with the camera. After
entering TIMELAPSE program the user has to set the parameters below::
Mode – Continuous / SDS working mode
Direction – cart movement direction: left/right
Interval – time at which the drive takes a shot (1-600s)
Expos. – duration time of the trigger signal (from 0.1 to 99.9 s)
Shots – number of photos to take during the track (from 10 to 30
thousand). Time of the track is calculated automatically by the contro-
ller. It can be determined from the formula: Interval x Shots
[Start] – TIMELAPSE program starts
<Back> – controller returns to main menu
In Continuous mode, the cart moves smoothly with a constant speed. In this
case, there is no need to use the cable release attached to the driving motor
(especially for short exposure times). The release time can be successfully set
on the camera, or in the cable release with the interval function.
In SDS mode (Shot Drive Shot) the cart moves in steps between the points
where you want to take photos.
The trigger signal, with a preset duration time (Expos.) is given to the next point
before the cart moves. Shutter release cable connected to the socket on driving
motor enables to synchronize the drive with the camera.
The distance that the drive covers during the track is calculated from the place
where the cart is currently located,
to the end of the range of movement in a set point direction (Direction).
If specied startup parameters were: AUTO or MAN the controller will cal-
culate automatically length of step for SDS mode and speed for Continuous
mode. However, in FREE mode, due to the fact that no reference points were
dened, after setting all parameters there would be an additional message on
the controller screen asking the user to manually determine the length of step:
1 – 999mm.
In case of Continuous mode, once you start TIMELAPSE mode (by selecting
[Start]), use SPEED knob to set the speed for the cart: 0.1 to 10 mm / s.
The sample screen presented below informs about the position of the cart on
the slider rail [1]. There are 10 min left until the end of the track [2]. The drive
has already taken eight photos out of two hundred and fty photos set by the
user [3]. The user can stop the program at any time by pressing the joystick
for 2 seconds. When the drive has taken all the photos and stops the program
there will be a message on the screen: Timelaps end OK to exit. Press the
joystick to return to the main menu.
Please note that it is important to
select a proper direction of the
movement in TIMELAPSE program.
If you choose movement direction
as left and the cart will be located in
the left reference point „ 0”,
the device will encounter resistance
as it is the end of its movement
range. Consequently, the drive will
not move.
IMPORTANT!
he controller will set the maximum
length of step for the drive depen-
ding on the time that is has for the
movement (it is calculated from the
formula: Interval-Exposure).
IMPORTANT!
