Roundshot VR Drive 2 Instruction Manual

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InstructionInstruction

ManualManual

Instruction Manual Roundshot VR Drive - version 4.0 January 2010 - by Seitz Phototechnik AG / Switzerland www.roundshot.ch page 0

RoundshotVRDrive generation2

Softwarerelease: version2.15(August2015)


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Instruction Manual Roundshot VR Drive - version 4.0 January 2010 - by Seitz Phototechnik AG / Switzerland www.roundshot.ch page 1


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CONTENTSPage

. ystem verv ew1.1

Roundshot

VR

Drive

Hardware

Options 4

1.2 RoundshotVRDriveSoftwareOptions 71.3 Accessories 9

2.FirstSte sWithYourVRDrive2.1 SettinguptheVRDrivehardware 122.1.1 RoundshotVRDrivefull 132.1.2 RoundshotVRDrivesemi 202.1.3 RoundshotVRDriveturntable 212.1.4 RoundshotVRDriveLinearrail 23

2.1.5 RoundshotVR

Drive

Dolly 30

2.1.6 Specialhardwareassemblyoptions 36. . g tmeter

2.1.8 Radiocontrolunit 412.1.9 WiFirouterforremotecontrol 442.2 Settingupthedigitalcamera 462.3 SettinguptheVRDrivesoftware 472.4 Navigation 492.5 Starting/stoppingtheVRDrive 53

3.Program

Management

3.1 Overview 543.2 ProgramWizard 563.2.1 Wizardworkflowforquality,speedandHDRmodes 573.2.2 Wizardworkflowforturntablemode 603.2.3 Wizard workflow for timela se and video modes 60

4.ProgramEditing4.1 Editinginquality,speedandturntablemodes 624.2 Editingintimelapse andvideomodes 744.3 EditinginHDRmode 77

. 4.5 Autoexposuresettings 844.6 Settings 854.6.1 Settings/general 854.6.2 Settings/database 954.6.3 Settings/servicemenu 103

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CONTENTSPage

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5.1 Nodalpoint

adjustment

procedure 104

5.2 RoundshotImageBundler 1095.3 Stitchingworkflow 1125.4 Maskthenadir 1155.5 Conversiontowebformats 1185.6 Speedvs.qualitymode 119

. 5.8 HDRphotography 1225.9 Turntableandobjectmoviegeneration 1245.10 Usinglongexposuretimes 1265.11 UsingtheVRDrivelightmeter 1275.12 Videovs.timelapse mode 1305.13 Workingwithpresets 1345.14 Frequentlyaskedquestions 135

6.Maintenance&Warranty6.1 RechargingtheVRDrive 1386.2 Transport&storage 1386.3 Touchscreencalibration 1396.4 InternationalWarranty 1406.5 Softwareupdate:ClubVRDrive 141

6.6

Upgrades:

Adding

new

software

modes 1456.7 Returnofequipment/recycling 146

7.TechnicalData 147



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1.SystemOverview

1.1 RoundshotVRDriveHardwareOptions

TheVR

Drive

is

available

in

a

variety

of

hardware

options,

each

designed

for

a

specific

task:

VRDrivefull VRDrivesemi VRDrivebase VRDriveturntable

VRDrivemotor withtouch screen

LiIonbatteries inside






LiIonbatteries insidemotor)

chargingunit VR

bracket

quick adaptor ymotorwithclamp

andconnectioncable releasecablefordigital

camera s iritlevel

motor) Chargingunit VR

bracket

quickadaptor yclampformanual

tilting releasecablefordigital

camera s iritlevel

motor) chargingunit quick

adaptor

baserail releasecablefordigital

camera spiritlevel allenkeytoattach

camera

motor) chargingunit turntable

with

screw

attachment releasecablefordigital

camerawith2mextensioncable

spiritlevel allenke

allenkeytoattachcamera

allenkeytoattachcamera

TheVRDrivefullisequippedwithahorizontal(X)andvertical(Y)motorandrotatesfullyautomaticallyinalldirections(X,Y).

TheVRDrivesemiisequippedwithahorizontalmotor(X)only.Forthismodeltheverticaltilting.

Designedforthoseapplicationsrequiringnoverticaldisplacement forexamplewhencapturingaspherewithafisheyelenstheVRDrivebasecomeswiththehorizontalmotor(X)andabaserail.

Finally,theVRDriveturntableconsistsoftheVRDrivehorizontalmotor(X)andaturntableforobjectmovies.

ItispossibletopurchaseadditionalaccessoriestocompletetheVRkit,forexampletheturntable

with2m

extension

cable,

additional

release

cables,

additional

rails.

All

hardware

options

are

upgradeable.Forexample,itispossibletopurchasetheymotorwithconnectioncabletotransformtheVRDrivefromsemitofull.



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1.1 RoundshotVRDriveHardwareOptions(continued)

RoundshotVRDrivesemi

24

24 yclampformanualtilting

Allenkey4mmfor

25

25

26

attaching/removingcameratonodalrail

attaching/removingymotortoVRbracket

locking/releasingVRDrivexmotorontripod

Allenkey3/16forremoving/attachingor

finetuningymotorclamp

26



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1.2 RoundshotVRDriveSoftwareOptions

Forcylindricalorsphericalpanoramas,singleormultirow

Qualitymode Speedmode

TheVRDrivequalitymodeisthebase

Inthespeedmodethecamerais

more).Thecameraisstoppedineveryposition.Thismodeisusedforpanoramaswithdifficultlightingconditions(indoors)andforbracketingand HDRimages.

,scenesoutdoors.Asaruleofthumb,thecamerashutterspeedrequirestobe1/500sec.orfaster(fora 6second360 rotation).

Forobjectmovies

Turntablemode

Fortimelapse movies

Timelapse mode

Inturntablemodethecamera

capturesimagesofarotatingobject

onaturntableforobjectmovies.

Nevermissanimage,perfect

positioning!

IntimelapsemodetheVRDrive

releasesasequenceofimageswhich

arethencomposedintoatimelapse

movie.Twocaptureformatsare

possible:360 rotationorlinear

movementalongarail.



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1.2 RoundshotVRDriveSoftwareOptions(continued)

Videomode

" " ,

andtimecontrolled,horizontally(x)andvertically(y).

For32bitHDRimages

HDRmode

In the "HDR mode" the camera is controlled by the VR Drive, enabling widerrac et ng or - t s.

Digital SLR cameras have a bracketing range limited to +/- 2 f-stops. For 32-bit HDR

photography this is insufficient. The VR Drive "HDR mode" overcomes this limitation

by controlling the camera software directly and allowing a virtually unlimitedbracketing range. It is an "all-in-one" solution - no additional devices are needed.

32-bit HDR images are used for 3D modeling (e.g. for realistic rendering ofconstruction data into a 3D environment) and for tone-mapping, allowing moreclarity and detail in bright and dark areas.



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1.3 RoundshotVRDriveaccessories

Shortnodalrail(forfisheyelenses) Longnodalrail 220mm(forlong+

heavylenses)

AdditionalVRbracketClampformanualtilting

AdditionalspiritlevelRadioreleaseunit



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1.3 RoundshotVRDriveaccessories(continued)

Additionalcamerareleasecables

(pleasecheckourwebsiteforlistof

compatiblecameras)

Additionalmotorcablexy

TurntableExtensioncable(2m)forturntable



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1.3 RoundshotVRDriveaccessories(continued)

USBcabletoconnectVRDrivewith

camera(forHDRmode)

Additionaluniversalcharger(110220V)

lightmeter wifi router cableclips

toattach

cables

on

VRbracket



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2.FirstStepsWithYourVRDrive

2.1 SettinguptheVRDrivehardware

YourVRDriveisdeliveredinacompactshippingboxwithfoamprotection.

Theshippingboxconsistsoffivecompartments:

VRDrive

releasecableVRDriveaccessories(connection

cables,tools,spiritlevel)

VRDrivemotor

VRbracketwithVRDrive

ymotor(or

nodalrail

clamp)andnodalrail

Universalcharger

(110220V)



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2.1 SettinguptheVRDrivehardware(continued)

2.1.1 RoundshotVRDrivefull

Assembleyour

VR

Drive

full in

the

following

way:

PlacetheVRDrivexmotoronatripodwithalarge(3/8)thread.Whenusingatripodwithsmallthread(1/4)use

WhentheVRDrivelocksupverytightlyonthetripod,itcanbereleasedwiththeallenkey

SlidetheVRbracketwithattachedymotorintothequickadaptorandclosethequickadaptorlock

anadaptorringinsidetheVRDrivemotorbase.

tightly.

ToavoiddamagetotheVRDrivegearswerecommendthatyouattachtheVRDrivegentlybyhandandthenlockitusingtheallenkey.ThesameistruewhenremovingtheVRDrivefromthetripod.

OpenthequickadaptorreleaseandturntheVRbracketinposition.

Closethequickadaptorreleasetightly.

Donot

turn

the

VR

bracket,

when

the

quick

adaptor

is

locked.

Due

to

the

high

leveragetheVRDrivemotorandthegearscanbedamaged.



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2.1.1 RoundshotVRDrivefull(continued)

Adjusttheheightoftheymotorusingtheallenkey.

Makesurethatthereisenoughspaceforlargecamerasand lenseswhentiltingdownward90.

Itispossibletoslidetheymotorupandfixitattheverytop.

However,forstabilitypurposesitisbettertokeeptheymotoraslowaspossible.

NowconnecttheymotorcableintotheVRDrivexmotor.

ConnecttheotherendofthecableintotheVRDriveymotor

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Attachyourdigitalcameratothenodalrailusingtheallen key.

Makesurethatthecameraisalwaysattachedatthesameposition.Werecommendslidingthecameratotheveryrear(zeroposition).Whenattachingthecameraatdifferentpositionsthenodalpointsinthesoftwarewillnolongerbecorrect.

Ifthenodalrailisnotlongenough(orlonger

lenses)

use

a

separate,

longer

nodal

rail

(availableonrequest).

Checkthattherearofthecameraismountedstraightatexactly90 withthenodalrail:

wrong correct



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Slidethecamerawiththenodalrail Closethenodalrailclamplock.intothenodalrailclamp.

ec t e r vexmotor s eveusingthespiritlevelonthemotor.

oucana soattac t esp r t eve att esideofthexmotor.

Nowcheck

that

the

camera

is

exactly

levelusingthespiritlevel.


Connectthe

release

cable

and

/or

the

USB

cableintotheVRDrivexmotor


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Connecttheotherendofthecableinto AttachthecableclipsontheVRbracket. .

Whentousewhichcable?electronic

releasecableUSB

cable

Needs to be

activated in

Program Wizard

or in edit menu

.

Qualitymode

Speedmode

Turntablemode

Timelapse mode

Videomode

HDRmode

TheUSBcablecanonlybeusedwithUSBcompatibleNikonandCanoncameras.Foralistofcompatiblemodelspleasecheckourwebsite:www.roundshot.com.

-

ItisalsopossibletousetheUSBcableforadvancedUSBfeaturesonlyandreleasetheimageswiththeelectronicreleasecable.Thissetupisrecommendedforexamplewhenusingmirrorprerelease inHDRmode.

YourVRDrivefullisnowready.

TousetheUSBcableforimagerelease,thisUSBfeatureneedstobeactivatedinthe

ProgramWizardorintheprogrameditmenu(USBparameters USBcable

connected:on

release

with

USB

cable:

on).

Ifnot,theimageswillbereleasedviatheelectronicreleasecable.



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Example:VR Drive full with motor and USB cable

Example:VR Drive full with motor and electronicrelease cable

Theuseofallcablesisadvisablefor

examplewhenusingmirrorprerelease:

Imagerelease+mirrorcontrolthrough

electronicreleasecable

USBfeatures+cameracontrol(HDR

bracketing)throughUSBcable

Example:VR Drive full with motor, USB cable and electronic release cable



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TurntheVRDriveoff.

Ifthedefaultparkingpositionhasnotbeenchanged,thecamerashouldnowpoint+90towardsthesky(zenith).

Ifthe

camera

points

90 down

to

the

ground

(nadir),

you

have

mounted

the

camera

+

nodal

railintheoppositewayonthenodalrailclamp(ymotor).

Whenmountingthecamerawithnodalrailintheoppositedirection,thexmlfilewill

notbecorrectandthestitchingwillnotwork.PleasealsochecksectionFrequently

AskedQuestions

for

additional

information

on

how

to

recover

an

incorrect

xml.



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TheVRDrivesemiissetu inthesamewa astheVRDrivefullexce tthatthereis usta

2.1.2 RoundshotVRDrivesemi

nodalrailclampinsteadoftheymotorandthatonlythecamerareleasecableorUSBcable

needsto

be

connected.

Theheightofthenodalrailclampcanbeadjustedwiththeallenkey.

Connectthereleasecableand/ortheUSBcableintotheVRDrivexmotorandintothecamera.Pushittightlyintothesocket.

YourVRDrive

semiis

nowready.



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Assemble ourVRDriveturntable inthefollowin wa :

2.1.3 RoundshotVRDriveturntable

AttachtheVRDrivexmotorupsidedownonthetripod.

LockthequickadaptorreleaseandremovethequickadaptorfromtheVRDrivexmotorbyturningitanticlockwise.

withoutturningtheallenkey.

Attachthe3/8thread. Attachthequickadaptor.



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2.1.3 RoundshotVRDriveturntable(continued)

Theturntableiscoveredwitha

protectivefoilonbothsides.

Removetheprotectivefoil

onbothsidesoftheturntable

beforeuse.

Slidetheturntableintothequick ConnectthereleasecableintotheVRDrivexadaptorandlockitfirmly. motorandintothecamera.Pushittightlyinto

thesocket.

Usethe2mextensioncabletoincreasethedistancebetweencameraandturntable.Itispossibletouseseveral2mextensioncables.

YourVRDriveturntableisnowready.



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2.1.4 RoundshotVRDrivelinearrail

Thesearethenecessarypartstobuildupalinearrailwith1tubeelementlength

2edgeelementstohold

2edgesensors

2longand2shortscrewstoattachthe

1linearrailsliderunit

1wheelwithmanuallocklever

2motorcables

1VRDrivexmotor

1VRDriveymotor

2tubesofequallength

1rope



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2.1.4 RoundshotVRDrivelinearrail(continued)

Assemble ourVRDrivelinearrailinthefollowin wa :

Step1:buildthelinearrailmainunit

RemovetheQmountoftheYmotorusingtheAllenkey

AttachthelinearrailwheelontheYmotorusingtheAllenkey.Oncefirmlyattached,usethe

screwdriver

to

tighten

the

3

security

screws

as

shown

on

the

right

image

.



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AttachtheYmotortothelinearrailsliderunit.TheYmotorfitsintothe ositionsonthesliderunitmarkedinred.OncetheYMotoriscorrectlypositioned,usetheAllenkeytofirmlyclose

themain

screw

in

the

unit

centre.

Thelinearrailsliderunitisnowready.



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Ste 2:Assemblethelinearrailtubestructure

Startwith

assembling

one

of

the

edge

sensors

with

an

edge

element.

The

2

pins

on

the

edge

sensorshouldfitinadedicatedlocation.Pleasenotethatthereisnospecificsideatthisstage

Usethelongscrewonthesensorsidetoattachthefirsttubeandthesmallscrewontheothersidetoattachthesecondtube.ThenusetheAllenkeytofirmlyclosethe2screws



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Slidethe2tubesintheLinearrailmainunitasshownbelow.Makesuretheblacklinesofthemainunitareonthesamesideastheedgesensor.

ose e nearra s ruc ure ya ac ng erema n nge gee emen an e gesensoron eothersideofthetubes.Pleasemakesurethesensorisonthesamesideasthefirstsensor.



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p ona : x en e nearra w ex ens on u es ss eps ou e one e orec os ng

the

linear

rail

structure

with

the

edge

sensor)

Thesearethenecessarypartstoextendthelinearrail:

1centreelementtoholdthetubes(sameasedgeelement)

2screws(withouthead)

2equallysizedtubes

Startby

placing

the

centre

elements

at

the

edge

of

the

existing

structure,

and

fix

the

2

screws

byturningthemintothetubesasfaraspossible.Thenattachthe2additionaltubestothescrewsbyturningintothescrews,untiltheyarefirmlyattached.

Repeatthisprocedureuntilallextensiontubesareassembled.Thenclosethestructurewithanedge

sensor

as

explain

in

the

previous

page.



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Placethero efollowin thededicated athasdescribedbelow.Pullthero efirml andattachittothebreakontopofthesensorelements.Makesecurityknotsatthe2ropeedges.Make

sureto

close

the

wheel

lock

lever

manually

to

fix

the

main

unit

on

the

rope.

Step3:AssembletheVRDrivexmotor

AttachtheVRDriveXMotoronthededicatedplaceofthelinearrailsliderunit.Makesuretheroundshotlogoisupsidedown.Inthissetuponlytheturntablewillrotateinsteadoftheentirexmotor,thuspreventingthemotorcablesfrombeingdamaged.Attachthe2motorcablesontheavailablesocketsonthelinearrailsliderunit.OnecableconnectstotheYmotorandtheothertotheXmotor(motorsocket).

Yourlinearrailisnowreadytouseandcanbeattachedon2ormoretripodsdependingthenumberofextensiontubes.Pleasemakesuretouseenoughtripodsorothersupportelementtoavoidthelinearrailtobendunderthecameraandmainunitweight.



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2.1.5 RoundshotVRDrivedolly

Assemble ourVRDrivedoll inthefollowin wa :

Step1:buildthedollyframewithoutmotors

Thesearethenecessarypartstobuildupthedollyframe:

2 short

2wheels(diameter=200mm)2cornerelements

(left+right)

screws

forthe

corner

elements

2longscrews

forthewheels

withwashers

1double

junction

element 1round

distance

element

3equallysizedtubes

Startwithattaching2tubeswiththedoublejunctionelements.Youcanjustturnthetubesuntiltheyarefirmlyattached.



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2.1.5 RoundshotVRDrivedolly(continued)

neac u ea ac oneo e cornere emen sus ng es or screws. a esure op ace

the

straight

sides

of

the

corner

element

to

face

each

other,

as

shown

in

the

picture

below.

Atthisstagedonottightentheshortscrewscompletely,thiswillsimplifythenextsteps.

Usethe2longscrewsandthe2washerstopreparethewheelattachmentsasfollow.Thewasherswillbeinsideandthescrewheadoutsidethedolly.

Placethe3rd tubebetweenthe2cornerelementstoformatriangle.Asthecornerelementsarenot

yet

firmly

attached

they

can

be

adjusted

to

fit

with

the

tube.

Fixtheleftpartofthetubeusingtheleftwheelaspreparedbefore.Thescrews(longandshort)canbeattachedfirmlyonthissideofthedolly.



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ac er g w ee on er g cornere emen esamewayas or e e par . a esure

that

all

the

screws

are

now

firmly

attached.

TheDollyframeisnowreadyandlooksasfollow(viewfromthetop):

Step2:attachtheVRDrivex andymotortothedollyframe

Option1:Boththexandymotorareusedtodrivethedolly.Thecamerapositionisfixedon

thedolly.

ThesearethenecessarypartstobuildupOption1:

VRDrivexmotorWheelarm VRDriveymotorwith

alreadyattachedwheel



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ac ew ee armon e r vexmo oronones e e mage an o eymo oron

the

other

(right

image).

AttachtherounddistanceelementontopoftheVRDrivexmotor.UsinganAllenkey,attachtheDollyframetotherounddistanceelementasshownbelow.

FinallyconnecttheVRDrivexmotorandtheymotorwiththemotorcable(inthesamewayas

forthe

regular

VR

Drive)

and

place

a

camera

with

or

without

tripod

on

top

of

the

dolly.



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p on :ymo or suse o r ve e o y. e r vexmo or suse opos on e

camera

on

top

of

the

dolly.

Thesearethenecessarypartstobuildupoption2:

VRDrivexmotor WheelarmVRDriveymotorwith

alreadyattachedwheel

FixtheflatarmontheymotorusingtheAllenkeyasshownbelow.Thenattachtherounddistanceelementontopoftheymotor.Usinganallen key,attachthedollyframetotherounddistanceelementasshownbelow.



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ace e r vexmo or w anop ona r po on opo e o y. enconnec ex

with

the

y

motor

using

the

motor

and

extension

cables

as

well

as

the

release

or

USB

cable

(for

imagereleaseintimelapsemode).

FinallyplaceacameraontopoftheVRDrivemainunit.Youcanseeanexampleofthefinalconfigurationbelow:

MountingthereleaseorUSBcablebetweencameraandtheVRDriveisnotalways

necessary:

Invideo

mode

the

cable

is

not

required

(no

image

release,

only

filming)

IntimelapsemodeitisrequiredastheVRDrivereleasesthecameraatdefined

positions



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Thereisavariet ofs ecialassembl o tionsfor articulartasks:

2.1.6 Specialhardwareassemblyoptions

AttachcameraadaptorintoquickadaptorformountingcameradirectlyonVRDrivexmotor.

SlidenodalrailintoquickadaptorformountingcameradirectlyonVRDrivexmotorwithnodalpointadjustment.

FixVRDriveymotordirectlyonlower

bracketwith

qmount

to

turn

camera

away

fromcentreofVRDrivefor90 image(sphericalpanorama)

FixVRDriveymotorata90 angleontheVR

bracketto

make

the

unit

very

compact

for

gigapixelphotography(cylindrical),especiallywithlargecamerasandheavylenses



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2.1.6 Specialhardwareassemblyoptions(continued)

bracketforcompactcameras(greater

stability).

TheVRbracketcanbedisassembled

byloosening

the

two

screws

below.

ItisthenpossibletoattachtheVRDrivey

motordirectly

on

the

lower

VR

bracketusing

thetwoscrews.



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2.1.6 Specialhardwareassemblyoptions(continued)

WhentheVRDrive motorsto satawron arkin osition itcanbemechanicall ad ustedbackintothecorrectparkingpositionlikethis(example:parkingpositionY=90,cameralookingup):

Step1:TurnofftheVRDrivesoitmovesintotheparkingposition

Centreofrotationaxis

theymotorintheLbracket

Step3:Shifttheymotorupsothatthecentreoftheymotorrotationaxisisaccessible

Step4:

Detach

the

VR

bracket

from

the

VR

Drive

by

openingthequickadaptor

Step5:PlacetheVRbracketwithymotorflatonanelevatedsurfacewiththecentreoftheymotorrotationaxisfreelysuspended

Step6:

Now

open

the

screw

inside

the

y

motorrotationaxiswiththesmallallenStep

7:

Move

the

nodal

rail

down

so

that

itisflatonthesurfaceand arallelwithkey(counterclockwise) theymotor

Step8:Tightenthescrewinsidetheymotor rotation axis a ain with the smallallenkey(clockwise)

Thenodal

rail

is

now

again

in

the

correct

(parallel)position.



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2.1.7 Lightmeter

Theli htmetersensorconsistsofthefollowin arts:

Socketforupperscrew

Socket

forlower

Allenkeywithscrews

Lightmetersensor

Neverplacethelightmetersensorontheconnectorpinsastheyarefragile.

screw

Attachthelightmeterinthefollowingway:

Insertthelightmeterpinsintotheplugmarkedwiththe

Insertthelowerscrewandattachitwiththeallenkey.

Inserttheupperscrewandattachitwiththeallenkey.

an ennasym o :



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2.1.7 Lightmetersensor(continued)

Oncetheli htmetersensorisattached itwillbeautomaticall detectedb theVRDrive.

Ifthe

camera

used

is

compatible

with

the

VR

Drive

USB

control,

The

program

wizard

will

directly

suggestautomaticlightmeteringoptions.

Tomanuallyactivateautomaticexposurefunctions

OpentheEditmenu pen emenuau oexposurese ngsSettheautoexposureparametertoonSettheotherautomaticexposureparameters(Strategy,ISO/ASA,aperture).Moredetailsare

availableinthesectionTipsandtricks>Usingautomaticlightmeter

t page

lens type

No fisheye

auto exposuresettings

USB settings

settings

Clickonautoexposure toactivatetheautomaticexposurefunctionalitywithlightmetersensor.

Auto expos ure sett ings

auto exposureon

Variationstrategy

ISO/ASA100

Apert ure8

Pleasenotethatthelightmetercanonlybeusedincombinationwithcameras

compatible

with

the

VR

Drive

USB

control.

These

cameras

are

marked

in

bold

in

the

VRDrivecameracompatibilitysectiononourwebsite.



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2.1.8 Radiocontrolunit

Theradiocontrolunitconsistsofthefollowin arts:

Socketforupperscrew

Socketforlowerscrew

Red

LED

Synccontact

Allenkeywithscrews

Radioreceiver(onVRDrive)

Radiosender(remote)

WhenseparatedfromVRDrivenever

placethe

radio

receiver

on

the

connectorpinsastheyarefragile.

WiththeVRDrivedeliverytheradiocontrolunit

is

already

attached

on

the

VR

Drive.

Itdoesnothavetoberemoved.



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2.1.8 Radiocontrolunit(continued)

Attachtheradioreceiverinthefollowin wa :

Inserttheradioreceiverpinsintotheplugmarkedwiththeantennasymbol:

Insertthelowerscrewandattachitwiththeallenkey.

Inserttheupperscrewandattachitwiththeallenkey.

Nowpressasharpitem(forexamplea ThenpresstheOKbuttonoftheradio

middleoftheradioreceiver..

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2.1.8 Radiocontrolunit(continued)

Oncethes nchronisation rocessiscom lete theredblinkin LEDturnsoff.Theradiosenderandreceiverarenowsetupforoperation.

up

PositiontheVRDriveintheXandYdimensionusingtheleft/right/up/downbuttons.

left right

downOK

w s ar ecurren yac ve r veprogram.

TheVRDrivewillstartanewprogramfromtheactualxpositionsetwiththecontrol

unit.

TheredLEDwillturnonwhenapositioningcommandisreceived.Theradiocontrolunitallowstobridgeadistanceofabout30metres(100feet).

Pressingabuttoncontinuouslywillacceleratethepositioningspeed.

TheVRDrivesoftwareallowstosetcertainparametersfortheradiocontrolunitinthesettin s eneralmenu:

manual movement warning

manual

movementremote radio

offremote radio

on

spee

8/10s

The battery will

discharge faster when

using this option.

Continue anyway?

speed8/10s

spee

8/10sacceleration

50%

Inthemanualmovementmenutheusercansetthespeedofrotationandtheacceleration preferences

Withwakeonradiosettoyes,theVRDrivecanbeturnedonremotelywiththeradiocontrolunit.Theremotepositioning(left/right/up/down)ispossible

. .

Pleaseconsultthesettingsmenuforfurtherinformationonthesetwofunctions.



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2.1.9 WiFirouterforremotecontrol

TheWiFirouterconsistsofthefollowin arts:

ConnecttheWiFirouterwiththeVRDriveusingashortEthernetcable.

SwitchontheWiFirooterbysettingtheslidertoRposition

FinallyattachtheWiFiOnthebackoftheVRDrive



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2.1.9 WiFirouterforremotecontrol

sa rs s epass gn e o ow ng xe o e r ve n

edit/settings/software/IP:

192.168.169.15

ThissecondstepistoconnecttotheVRDriveWirelessnetworkandtypethepassword.Bydefaultthepasswordis

iP

10.0.0.415192.168.169.15

roundshot

theURL:http://192.168.169.15.YoucanseenowthesamescreencontentasontheVR

Drivemain

unit

and

all

functionalities

are

identical.

SummaryofdefaultIPs:

. . .VRDrive: 192.168.169.15Browser: 192.168.169.15

ThedefaultIPscanbechanged,forexampletoadaptthemtoadifferentnetwork.To

dothis,accesstheroutersoftwarebyopeningabrowserwindowwiththeIP

192.168.169.2andchangetheIPrangeintherouter.AdapttheIPsintheVRDrive

andintheBrowserwindow.

ThisVRDrivewifi screentransmissionworksonlywithsoftwareversions2.12or

higher.Foroldersoftwareversionspleaseupgradethesoftwarefirst.



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2.2 Settingupthedigitalcamera

Pleasemakesurethatyourcamerasettingscorrespondtothefollowing:

Alwaysusemanualexposure.Withautomaticexposuretheimageswillbedifferentlyexposedand theVRDrivecan

nolonger

set

up

the

exposure

valuesforautomaticexposure.

Alwaysusemanualfocusing. Useafaststoragecardwithenoughcapacity.

Setthewhitebalancetoafixedvalue.Whensettingthewhitebalancetoauto,everyimagewillhaveadifferenttone,makingthestitching

TurntheAutorotatefeaturetooff.Whenautomaticallyrotatingtheimagesthestitchingwillnotperformcorrectly.

Turnoffanyexposurebracketingsequence.TheVRDriveMetriccreatesitsownbracketingsequenceby

problematic.

exposures,fstopandISO.

Settheexposureincrementsto1/3steps.Whenselecting1/2stepstheVRDrivecan

SettheISOspeedsettingincrementsto1/3steps.Whenselecting1/1stepsthe

exposuresforHDR

bracketingor

for

automatic

exposure.

setupthecorrectexposures

forHDR

bracketing

or

for

automaticexposure.



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2.3 SettinguptheVRDrivesoftware

PresstheVRDriveon/offbuttontostarttheVRDrive:

WhendeliveredtheVRDrive

isalreadysetupwith

yourlanguage,timesettings

andcamerafavourites.

VR Drive

Thesestepsarenormally

onlynecessaryaftera

factoryreset.

(Press to view settings)

Asafirststep,selectyourlanguage.Theoptionsare:

English German French Italian Spanish

Deutsch

Italiano

Franais

Espaol

English

language

Chinese

Russian

Chinese Japanese

Confirmwiththenextbutton.

Nowsettheyear,month,dayandtimebyusingthenumberkeypad.

Japanese Portugus

Whenseveralentryfieldsareavailable,theactiveoneishighlightedinlightblue,theinactiveoneindarkerblue.Clickonanentryfieldtoactivateit.

Confirmtheentrieswiththenextbutton.

1 20 18 30

year

2012

[1970..2100]

month

1

[1..12]

day

20

[1..31]

hours

18

[0..23]

minutes

30

[0..59]



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2.3 SettinguptheVRDrivesoftware(continued)

oa ecameras a youw eus ngw e r ve rom e

data

base

,

selecting

the

camera

brand/type

from

the

list.

ThesecameraswillbeloadedintoyourpersonalfavouriteslistwhichisrequiredtoprogramtheVRDrive.

Clickonthe buttontoaddmorecamerasfromthedatabase.

Nikon

Additionalcamerascanbeaddedlaterinthesettingsmenu.Ifyourcameraisnotinthelist,itcanbeaddedmanuallytothedatabase.

my cameras / page 1 my cameras / page 1

CanonNikon Kodak

D3 5D D3 5D

PhaseOne

P65+Canon Fuji Finepix

SONY DSC Olympus

Panasonic Leica

Whenyourselectioniscomplete,confirmwiththenextbutton.

Thesetupwizardisnowcomplete.

P1quality

Nikon D3

Afirstdefaultprograminqualitymodeisdisplayedwhichusesthecameradataofthefirstcamerainthefavouriteslistandsomedefaultvalues:P1.

P1canlaterbeedited,copied,movedordeleted.Itiscreated

onlyfor

setting

up

the

VR

Drive

at

this

stage.

A: 0mm B: 0mmangle X:360 Y: 73rows : 1R1 / 10

Duration : 2min 5s

x/y

Thecameratype(i.e.thesensorsize)isrequiredforautomaticcalculationof

rows/imagesinthequality,speedandHDRmodes.Fortheturntableand

videomodesthecameratypeisusedforinformationonlyandhasnocomputation

purpose.

Ifthe

HDR

mode

of

the

VR

Drive

is

active,

an

HDR

compatible

camera

needs

to

be

selectedinthefavouritelist.IfitisnotthecasetheVRDrivewillaskyoutoselectone

duringthesetupprocess.



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2.4 Navigation

TheVRDrivestartsupwiththehomemenu:

P1quality

Nikon D3

focal length : 24 mm

activeprogram

+programmanagement

programdown

programup

VRDriveidle VRDriverunning

Nikon D3

row : 2/2

P1quality

P1

quality

: mm : mmangle X:360 Y: 73rows : 1R1 / 10

Duration : 2min 5s

x/y

programinfo/edit

batterycharge+

time

X/Ymotors

manual

position X : 60

position Y : 45

image/row : 2/10Image/total : 12/20

Repeat : 0

Timer : 0Remaining time : 0min 36s

Thehomemenushowsthecurrentlyactiveprogram.Clickingonthisbuttonwillloadtheprogrammanagementmenu.

position

startprogram stopprogram pauseprogram

P1quality

whitebalance

Thearrowbuttonsprogramdown+programupalloweasynavigationbetweenexistingprograms.

Inthecentreofthescreenthemainprograminfoparametersaredisplayed.Clickinginthissectionwillloadtheprogrameditmenu.

Nikon D3

focal length : 24 mmA: 0mm B: 0mm

angle X:360 Y: 73rows : 1R1 / 10

Duration : 2min 5s

Thestartbuttonenablestolaunchtheactiveprogram.

AccessthewhitebalanceUSBoptionswiththeshortcutsymbol.

Withthex buttonallowstore ositionthestartin ointofthe

,redstopbutton.

Thepausebuttonwillmomentarilyinterrupttheprocess;furtheroptionsarepossible(stop,resume)

VRDriveortofreelypositionandreleasetheVRDrivemanually.

Thebatterychargeandthecurrenttimearedisplayedwiththeirrespectiveicons.



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2.4 Navigation(continued)

Clickin theactive ro ram+ ro ramP1P1managementbuttonopenstheprogram

managementmenu.

InthismenunewprogramscanbecreatedwiththeProgramWizard,existingprogramscanbedeleted,copiedormovedintoadifferentposition.Theprogramcan

new delete

copy move

new delete

copy move

quality

export P1

Papywizard

export P1

Seitz

a so eexpor e on ey.

MoredetailsaboutthismenuaregiveninsectionProgrammanagement.

Return

to

the

home

menu

by

clicking

X(cancel).

Clickonthex/ybuttontomanuallycontrolthepositionoftheVRDrivexandymotors.

Selectx/ypositiontodefinetheVRDrive0

x/y

x/y x/y.

Selectx/y

releaseto

freely

position

the

VR

Driveandreleasethecamera

Movebackuptothehomemenuwiththecancelbutton.

position release

x/ypositionsetsthestartingorzeroX Yx/ypos t on ort eVRDr ve.

Xsetstheangleinhorizontal,Ytheangleinverticaldirection.

Forexample,forimagesequenceswhichalwaysstartwiththesky(zenith)shot,itis

ossible to define the startin osition as X= 0

[1-999.9..999.9] [-90..+90]

0.0 0.0

andY=90.



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x/yreleaseallowstofreelypositionthecamera

using

the

VR

Drive

and

manually

releaseit.

UsethearrowstomovetheXandYmotors.

Pressontherelbuttontoreleasethecamera

x/y

release

X

[1-999.9..999.9]

Y

[-90..+90]

0.0 0.0

Rel.

ReturntothehomemenubyclickingX(cancel).

Clickingtheprograminfosectionopenstheprogrameditmenu.

Inthismenuallprogramparameterscanbechanged.

modequality

info

NikonD3

focal length

24 mm

Edit P1 / page 1Nikon D3focal length : 24 mm


Duration : 2min 5s

ThismenualsoallowstoaccesstheVR

Drive

settings

menu.

Formoreinformationabouttheprogrameditmenupleaserefertochapter4.

ReturntothehomemenubyclickingX

A/B value0/0mm

angle mode

cylindrical

X360

Y73

cance .



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ThefollowingisanoverviewoftheVRDrivenavigation:

Programmanagement ProgramWizard

new delete

mode

speedquality

P1

copy move turntable timelapse

video HDRexport P1

Papywizard

export P1

Seitz

Home ProgrameditStartup

P1quality

Edit P1 / page 1

modequality

infoVR DriveNikon D3

(Press to view settings)

on

D3

oca eng

24 mm

A/B val ue0/ 0mm

angle modecylindrical

X

360Y73

x/y

focal length : 24 mm


Duration : 2min 5s

White balance

Auto Cloudy

x/y

Position

x/y

release

Daylight Tungsten

Fluorescent Shade

Use camerasettings

Onlyaccessibleif

USBcableconnectedissettooninUSBsettings

VRDrivestartingpositionandmanualrelease

Whitebalance



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2.5 Starting/stoppingtheVRDrive

n e ome menuc c on s ar o aunc your rs r ve magesequence:

TheVRDrivewillstartexecutingtheactiveprogram inthisexampleP1inqualitymode.Inthisexampleitwillrotate360 horizontallytotake10imagesspacedatexactly36.TheVRDrivestopsandreleasesthecameraineveryposition.

WhiletheVRDriveisrunning,thetouchscreendisplayshowsthe

progress

of

image

taking:

P1qualityP1quality

RowpositionXpositionYCurrentimage/imagesinrowCurrentimage/totalnumberofimagesNumberoftimestheprogramwasrepeatedTimer

row : 2/2position X : 60

position Y : 45

image/row : 2/10Image/total : 12/20

Repeat : 0

Timer : 0Remaining time : 0min 36s

Stoptheprogramanytimebypressingthestopbutton.TheVRDrivewillreturntoitsinitialpositionandthesoftwaredisplaysthehomemenuwiththecurrentlyactiveprogram.

Pausetheprogramanytimebypressingthepausebutton.TheVRDrivewillpauseatitscurrentposition.

Oncetheprogramispaused,itispossibleto

P1quality

P1quality

Resumingtheimagesequencebypressingstart Returningtoanyimageandbypressingbackandresumingby

pressingplay

Nikon D3row : 2/2

position X : 60

position Y : 45image/row : 2/10

Image/total : 12/20

Repeat : 0Timer : 0

Remaining time : 0min 36s



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3.ProgramManagement

3.1 Overview

Clicktheprogrammanagementbutton.

BesidescreatingnewprogramswiththeProgramWizardtheprogrammanagementmenuallowsto:

new delete

copy move

new delete

copy move

P1P1

quality

DeleteaprogramCopyaprogramMovetheIDnumberofprogramandthe

sequenceofprograms

Export

a

program

in

Papywizard format.

UsedinstitchingprogramsEx orta ro raminSeitzformat.Usedto

export P1

Papywizard

export P1

Seitz

backupprogramorloaditinotherunits

ClickingthenewbuttonwilllaunchtheProgramWizardtosetupnewVRDriveprogramsusingvariousmodes.Theprogramwizardhelpstosetupprogramparametersinalogicalsequence,basedontheVRDrive

new

mo eo operat on.

Seenext

section

for

more

details

about

the

workflow

for

each

mode.

deleted.Thisistheprogramfromwhichtheprogrammanagementmenuhasbeenlaunched,inthisexampleP1.Allsubsequentprograms(P2,P3,)willmoveupandwillgetnewprogramnumbersassigned(P1,P2,).

delete

Beforedeletingtheprogramtheprogramasksforconfirmation.

CancelwithX.

ConfirmwithOK.

warning

Do you really want to delete

this program?



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3.1 Overview(continued)

Thecopycommandduplicatesthecurrentlyactiveprogram.

P7

speed

P8

speed

copy

Nikon D3focal length : 24 mm

Nikon D3focal length : 24 mm

angle X:360 Y: 73rows : 1R1 / 10

Duration : 2min 5s

angle X:360 Y: 73rows : 1R1 / 10

Duration : 2min 5s

Thisfunctionishelpfulwhenanewprogramneedstobecreatedthatisverysimilartoanexistingone.Aftercopyingtheprogram,simplyedittherelevantparametersintheprogrameditmenu.

Themovecommandchangesthesequenceofprogramsbymovingthecurrentlyactiveprogramtoanewposition.

Forexample,whenP8isselectedandwhenclickingonmove,theprogramwillaskforthenewprogramID:

Afterenteringthenewprogramnumber in

id

move

sexamp e a su sequen programswillhaveanumberincreasedbyone,sothepreviousP7willnowbecomeP8.

[1..8]

export P1Papywizard

ExportaprograminPapywizard format.ThefilewillbewrittenontheconnectedUSBstickprovidedwiththeVRDrive.Youcanusethisfilewithstitchingsoftwaretodefineimagepositions.

export P1Seitz ExportaprograminSeitzformat.ThefilewillbewrittenontheconnectedUSBstickprovidedwiththeVRDrive.Youcanusethisfile

asaprogrambackupandloaditlaterinanyVRDriveunit.



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3.2 ProgramWizard

Whencreatinganewprogram,theVRDrivewilllaunchtheProgramWizard.Theprogramw zar e pstosetupprogramparameters na og ca sequence, ase ont eVRDr ve

software

mode.

newLaunchtheProgramWizardbyclickingonnew.

TheProgramWizardwillguideyoustepbysteptosetupanewVRDriveprogram.

Givethe

new

program

an

ID

number.id

2

Bydefaultthenewprogramwillgetthenextavailablenumberafterthelastprogram.

Confirmwithnext.

..

AsafirststepselecttheVRDrivemodewhichyouwouldliketousefortheprogram.speedquality

mode

Allactivemodesaredisplayedinthelist.

Thenavigation forthefollowingstepsintheWizardis:nextforconfirmingthechoiceandmovingtothenextstep,orfordisplayingmorechoices

confirmfor

confirming

the

choice

and

moving

to

the

next

step

backforundoingthechoiceandreturningtothepreviousstep

turntable timelapse

video HDR

XforcancellingtheprogramandexitingtheProgramWizard



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3.2 ProgramWizard(continued)

3.2.1 Wizardworkflowforquality,speedandHDRmodes

Quality,speedandHDRmodes,areusedtocapturepanoramicimages.ThecameraisplacedonthenodalrailandtheVRDrivereleasesthecameraatpredefinedposition.

Themaindifferencesbetweenthese3modesareasfollow:

qua ty st e as cmo eo t e r ve. nt smo et e r vestopsan re easest ecameraineveryposition.

speedmodeisanoptionalmodeusedforfastimagecapture.InthismodetheVRDrivereleasesthecameraontheflywithoutstoppingineveryposition.Nopauseafterorbefore

imagetaking

is

possible.

This

image

capture

mode

is

only

possible

in

good

light

conditions

when

usingfastexposuretimesonthecamera

HDRisanoptionalmodeusedforcapturinghighdynamicrangepanoramas.Comparetothequalitymode,itcontainsveryadvancedbracketingmenuandallowstheVRDrivetocontroltheexposuretimetheapertureandtheISOofthecamerathroughUSBcable.

Thissectionpresentstheparameterworkflowgeneratedbythewizardwhenselectingquality,speedorHDRmodes.Thesemodesweregroupedin1diagramastheyhavemanycommonparameters.Specificparametersforeverymodeareshowninthefollowingcolours:

Commonparameters

Common ParametersQuality & HDR

Qualitymode

Speedmode

HDRmode

Specificparameters



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3.2.1 Wizardworkflowforquality,speedandHDRmodes(continued)

Info Camera Focal lengthRotation center Nodal point

- -

Angle Mode

Y-FoVFisheyeyes/no

X-FoVStart angle

X & Y

y n r ca p er ca anua sua

X-FoVForce nadir

on/offStart angle YEnd angle Y

End angleX & Y

Nb images:

fix/var X-FoV Nb Rows

Nb images:

fix/var

ElevationNo row No row No row

> 45 < 45 > 45 < 45 > 45 < 45Nb rows Nb rows Nb rows

Imagesequence

Nb imagesow e

editow e

edit editow e

SpeedX & Y

Details onNext page

Details onNext page

Release USBOn/Off

Release USBOn/Off

Only If camera

USB compatible

QualityProgram

SpeedProgram

HDRProgram



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3.2.1 Wizardworkflowforquality,speedandHDRmodes(continued)

Pause

Hi/Low/AvrType select

Deta s on

prev. pagestart & end

Position

Auto ExpOn/off

Auto Exp = Off Auto Exp = Off

connected

Referenceexp time

A erture

Exp VariationStrategy

Auto Exp = On

per ure

ISO/ASA

If needed

ISO/ASAIf needed

N rac ete

images

Aperturesteps

Nb im / os >1

Exp

sequence

Aperturecompensat.

Auto Exp = OffAuto Exp = On

rac et ng HDR stepsedit

Pause

before & afterImage

Pausebefore & after

HDR stepsSummary

Nb im / pos >1

QualityProgram

HDRProgram

mage



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3.2.2 Wizardworkflowforturntablemode

Inturntable modethecameracapturesimagesofarotatingobjectonaturntableforo ectmov es.t e ar warecon gurat on stota y erent romanyot ermo ean

therefore

the

program

creation

workflow

is

totally

specific.

Thissectionpresentstheparameterworkflowgeneratedbythewizardwhenselectingturntablemode.

HorizontalAngle X

SequenceElevationNb imagesNb RowsStart YEnd Y

SpeedX & Y

BracketingTurntableProgram

Pausestart & end

Position

3.2.3 Wizardworkflowfortimelapseandvideomodes

before & afterImageNb im / pos >1

eo an me apse mo es,areuse omove ecamerasmoo y roug acus ompathgeneratingananimatedmovie.

Themaindifferencesbetweenthese2modesareasfollow:

IntimelapsemodetheVRDriveisusedtoreleasethecameraandtakepicturesevery...

secondsor

degrees.

The

images

will

later

be

compiled

together

and

accelerated

to

get

a

timelapse movie.

InVideomodetheVRDriveisusedasapuremotorisedarm.Noimageiscapturesandthecameraneedstobesettocapturea video.

Thissectionpresentstheparameterworkflowgeneratedbythewizardwhenselectingtimelapseorvideomodes.Thesemodeweregroupedin1diagramastheyhavemanycommonparameters.Specificparametersforeachmodeareshowninthefollowingcolours:

Video

mode

Timelapse

mode

Common

parameters

SpecificparametersInstructionManualRoundshotVRDriveversion2.15 August2015 bySeitzPhototechnikAG/Switzerland www.roundshot.com page60


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3.2.3 Wizardworkflowfortimelapse andvideomodes(continued)

Info Camera Focal length

Release mode

Hardware360/Linear/Dolly

Start pointX & Y(cm or )

Pausebefore & after

Next pointX & Y(cm or )

Acceleration

Start pointX & Y(cm or )

Next pointX & Y(cm or )

DurationImage every seconds

Image every degrees

For every

point

Pause

Duration

For every

point

For every

point

Pause

Point acquisitionNew point / End

VideoProgram

TimelapseProgram



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4.ProgramEditing

OnceanewprogramiscreatedusingtheWizard,itisaccessiblefromtheprogramlistinthehome

menu.

Byaccessingtheprogrameditmenuitispossibletoeditanyoftheprogramparametersindividually.

Inthissectionyoucanfindadetaileddescriptionofeveryeditableprogramparameteraswellasallthe VR Drives redefined settin s.

Clickontheprograminfosectiontoopentheprogrameditmenu.

Edit P1 / page 1 Edit P1 / page 2 Edit P1 / page 3

modequality

info overlap30%

30%

cam orientationportrait

release time0.1 s

repeat0

0

Edit P1 / page 4

lens typeNo fisheye

USB settings

onD3

oca engt24 mm

A/B value

0mm0mm

angle mode

cylindrical

X360

Y73

mage num ervariable

sequence

zig.-zag topdown

speed

6s

pause position

0 s0 s

mer0s

acce erat on100%

bracketing

1

manual

off

orientationCCW

rows

mirror rel.0s

pause image

0 s0 s

auto exposuresettings

settings

4.1 Editinginquality,speedandturntablemodes

ClickonmodetochangetheVRDrivemode.

modequality

viceversa.

ChangingtoSpeedmodedoesnotchangethecalculationofrows(elevationandimages)oranyotherprogramparameters.

Theonly

difference

is

that

the

following

parameters

will

no

longerbeaccessibleinspeedmodeandwillthereforebe

speed

turntable timelapse

video

quality

mode

HDR

deactivated:

TheTurntablemodeisanentirelydifferentapplication.Thenumberofimagesarenot

Pausebefore/afterimagetakingAccelerationMirrorprerelease

ManualimagereleaseBracketing

calculatedandthereforethismodehasdifferentvariables.ThesameistruefortheVideo,timelapseandHDRmode.

ThisiswhyitisnotpossibletoswitchtoTurntable,timelapse,Video,orHDRmodefromQualitymode.



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4.1 Editinginquality,speedandturntablemodes(continued)

Clickontexttochan ethelabelofthe ro ram.

Enteran

alphanumeric/numeric

text

using

the

electronic

keyboard.

Itmaybehelpfultouseapenorothersharpitemwhenusingthekeyboard.

info

Cylindrical 1

on rmw .

Clickoncameratochangecamerabrand/type.

Asthesensorsizeisdifferentfromcameratocamera,changingthecamerawillleadtoanautomaticrecalculationofrows(elevation/images)fortheprogram.

my cameras

Nikon

D3

Inanglemodecylindricalandsphericaltheexistingrowswillbeoverwritten.Inanglemodemanualthechangeofcamerahas

no

consequences.

Here

the

rows

must

be

edited

manually.

ContinuewithOKorcancelwithX.

By changing this value youwill overwrite the rows.

Continue anyway?

Selectthecamerathatyouwouldliketouseforthenewprogramfromyourfavouriteslist.

Ifthe

desired

camera

is

not

in

the

list,

click

on

to

access

the

fullcameradatabase.Selectthecameratobeaddedinthe

my cameras / page 1

NikonD3

Canon

5D

PhaseOneP65+

favouritelist.

ConfirmthechoiceofcamerawithOK.

Therows(elevation,numberofimages)willnowbeautomaticallyrecalculated.



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Clickonfocallen thtochan ethefocallen thofthelensf ocal len th


usedfortheprogram.

Changingthefocallengthwillleadtoanautomaticrecalculationofrows(elevation/images)inanglemodescylindrical,sphericalorvisual.Inanglemodemanualthechangeofcamerahasnoconsequences.Heretherowsmustbeeditedmanually.

24mm

focal length

By changing this value you

wil loverwritethe rows.


Continue anyway?

Enterthefocallengthofthecameralens.

Thisvaluemustcorrespondwiththeexactsettingonthelens.Itisused togetherwiththecamerasensorsizeandtheverticalfieldofview toautomaticallycalculatethenumberofrowsandimages.

focal length

[0..999]

24 mm

ConfirmwithOKorcancelwithX.

Inanglemodecylindricalandsphericaltheexistingrowswillbeoverwritten.Inanglemodemanualthechangeofcamerahasnoconsequences.Heretherowsmustbeeditedmanually.

ClickonA/Bvaluetochangetherotationandnodalpointvaluesfortheprogram.

Pleasemakesurethatthesevaluesarecorrect.Whensettingthe

cameraat

wrong

rotation

or

nodal

points

the

stitching

of

images

willnotwork.

A/B value0/0mm

A

mm

B

mm0 0


[1..999] [1..999]



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Clickonan lemodetochan ethewa therows elevation


numberofimages)arecalculated.

Theoptionsare:cylindricalsphericalManualVisual

ang e m o ecylindrical

angle mode

spherical

visualmanual

cylindrical

Changingtheanglemodewillleadtoanautomaticrecalculationofrows(elevation/images)fortheprogram.

Choosethenewanglemodebyclickingonthebutton.

Thefollowinganglemodemodificationsarepossible:fromcylindricaltospherical(computesasphere)fromsphericaltocylindrical(computesonerowwithverticalFOV

ofchosenlens)fromcylindricaltomanual(requiresmanualprogrammingof

rows)fromsphericaltomanual(requiresmanualprogrammingofrows)

Thetransitionfrommanualorvisualtocylindricalorsphericalis

change angle

By changing this valueyou will overwrite the

rows. Continue anyway?

no poss e.

Continuewith

OK

or

cancel

with

X.

Inanglemodecylindricalandsphericaltheexistingrowswillbeoverwritten.Inanglemodemanualthechangeofcamerahasnoconsequences.Heretherowsmustbeeditedmanually.



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ClickonXorYtochan ethehorizontalorverticalan lefortheX Y


program.

Changingtheanglewillleadtoanautomaticrecalculationofrows(elevation/images)ornumberofimagesperrowfortheprogram.


360 73

change angle

By changing this valueyo u w o ver wr t e t e


EntertheXangle(horizontalangle).


Thenumberofimagesperrowwillnowbeautomaticallyrecalculated.

X

360

[1.0..999.9]

EntertheYangle(verticalangle).Y



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[1.0..180.0]



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Clickonoverla tochan ethe%overla betweenima es


horizontallyandvertically.

Changingtheoverlapwillleadtoanautomaticrecalculationofrows(elevation/images)ornumberofimagesperrowfortheprogram.


change overlap

30/30%

By changing this valueyou will overwri te the


EntertheXoverlap(horizontaloverlap).


Thenumberofimagesperrowwillnowbeautomaticallyrecalculated.

n er e over ap ver ca over ap .

Confirmwith

OK

or

cancel

with

X.


cam orientation

cam orientation

portrait

cam orientation

landscapeportrait

ClickoncamorientationtochangethewaythecameraisattachedontheVR

Drive.

By changing this value

you will overwri te therows. Continue anyway?

ang ng ecameraor en a onw ea toanautomaticrecalculationofrows(elevation/images)ornumberofimagesperrowfortheprogram.




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Image number Clickonimagenumbertochangethewaythenumberofimagesper


Image number

fixvariable

rowiscalculated.Thisoptionisonlyavailablewhenusingcylindrical

anglemode.

Selectvariabletoallow everyrowtohaveaspecificnumberofimages.thisoptiongeneratetheminimumnumberofimages.

Selectfixtohavethesamenumberofimagesforallrows.Selectthis

movements.Howeverthenumberofimageswillbehigher.


Clickonrowstocreatenewrows,deleteexistingrowsoreditarows , .

Bychangingtherowsanypreviousautomaticcomputationwillbeoverwritten.

Byclicking onthe buttonadditionalrows/imagescanbeaddedtotheprogram

rows / page 1

elev. : 1images : 10

Selecttherowbyclickingonit.

Selecteditordelete.P2P2

edit delete

Whencreatinganewroworeditinganexistingone,enterthedesiredelevationindegreesandthenumberofimagesperrow.


elev.

1

images

10

[-90..90] [1..9999]



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Clickonse uencetochan etheorderinwhichtherowsof


imagesarecaptured.

Selectthenewsequence.

Clickonnexttoseemoresequences.


sequence

zig-zag center

upzig-zag center

down

zig-zag bottomup

zig-zag topdown

zig-zag

snake h topdown

snake h

bottom up

snake v top

down

snake vbottom up

Thesequenceofimagetakingisonlyrelevantformultirowpanoramas.

Itisdesignedforthosesituationswherethelightchanges

quickly(for

example

at

sunrise/sunset)

or

where

there

is

movementinthescene.

zigzagcenterup: zigzagcenterdown: zigzagtopdown: zigzagbottomup:

start start

end start end

endend start

snakehtopdown: snakehbottomup: snakevtopdown: snakevbottomup:

start endstart end

verticaltopdown: verticalbottomup:

end startend start

start

end

end

start

Ifnone

of

the

10

sequence

presets

are

ideal,

use

the

manual

angle

mode.

In

this

modetherows(elevationin,numberofimages)andtheirsequencecanbecustomised.



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Clickons eedtochan etherotations eedfortheVRDrive.


Enterthe

X

speed

for

the

horizontal

movement.

EntertheYspeedfortheverticalmovement.

Theminimumspeedsare:X:6seconds

X

6 s

Y

10

[6..9999] [8..9999]

s

6s

: secon s


Clickonpausepositiontochangethepauseatthestartorattheendofthecapturesequenceat1position.

Thepausestart/endpositionisusedtominimisepotentialvibrationscausedbymotormovements.

Pause position0 s

0 s

elev.

0

images

7

[-90..90] [1..9999]

pause before

0 s

pause after

0

[0.0..999.9] [0.0..999.9]

s

Pause image

0 s

0 s

Clickonpauseimagetochangethepausebeforeorafterevery

image.

Thepausebefore/afterimageisonlyavailablewhenmorethanoneimageistakenateveryposition.Itisusedforexamplewithlongexposuretimes.

Clickonreleasetimetochangethedurationofthereleasesignal

givenby

the

VR

Drive

to

the

camera

for

every

image.

.

release time

0.1s

ThereleasetimecorrespondstothedurationofthereleasesignalgivenfromtheVRDrivetothecamera.

VaryingthereleasetimeisrequiredtooptimisetheoperationoftheVRDriveinspeedmode.


release time

[0.1..0.9]

0.1 s



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Clickonbracketin to ro rammultiex osures er osition.bracketing


Bracketing1

means

no

multi

exposures

only

one

image

will

be

releasedperposition.

Withbracketing3,5,7,9,11and13severalimagesarereleasedperposition.

1

elev.

0

images

7

[-90..90] [1..9999]

bracketing

5

3

7

1

e rac e ngva ues num ero mages, rac e ngrange n stops,typeofbracketing)needtobesetinthecamerasoftware.

MakesurethatthenumberofimagessetinthecamerasoftwareandintheVRDrivesoftwarematch.


9 11

13 special

Specialbracketingisusedwithcameraswhichallowthereleaseandbracketingofseveralimagesinmultishotmode.

Setthebracketingandmultishotfeatureonthecamera.

elev.

0

images

7

[-90..90] [1..9999]

rac e ng

5

3

7

9 11

1

EnterthetotaldurationofthemultishotintheVRDrivesoftware.TheVRDrivewillthengivealongerreleasesignaltothe

13 special

HDR bracketing

[0..9999]

2 s

camera ort emu ts ots.


Clickonmanualtoactivateordeactivatethemanualreleaseoftheimageineveryposition:

Manualon:requiresreleasingeverypicturemanuallyManualoff:releasestheimagesautomatically

manualon

manualoff

Thebracketingofthecamerainqualitymodeislimitedto+/2EVs(fstops).For

32

bit

HDR

photography

this

is

insufficient.

With

the

VR

Drive

HDR

mode

it

is

possibletoeliminatethislimitation.IntheHDRmodetheVRDrivecontrolsthecamerasoftwaredirectly,allowingmuchlargerbracketingstepsandalargerdynamicrange.



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Clickonmirrorreleasetoactivatethereleaseofthecameramirror rel..


mirrorbeforeimagetaking.

Enterthedurationofmirrorrelease.


..

0s

elev.

0

images

7

[-90..90] [1..9999]

mirror rel.

s0

[0.0..999.9]

double

Release

mirror r elease Nowchoosewhethertogiveasingleordoublemirrorreleasesignal.

Typically,Nikoncamerasrequireasingle,Canonadoublesignal.


single

Release

TousemirrorreleaseinHDRmode,itisnecessarytoreleasetheimageswiththeelectronicreleasecableandnotwithUSB.PleaseusetheUSBcableforcameracontrolfunctions(HDRbracketing)only.

ClickonorientationtochangethedirectioninwhichtheVRDriveturns.

OrientationCW:rotatesclockwiseOrientationCCW:rotatesanticlockwise

orientation

CWorientation

CCW

Lens typeNo fisheye

lens type


you will overwri te therows. Continue anyway?

Lens type

No fisheyeFisheye

Clickonlenstypetochangethetypeoflensattachedtothecamera.Itispossibletochoosebetweenfisheyeornofisheyelens

Changingthelenstypewillleadtoanautomaticrecalculationofrows(elevation images)ornumberofimagesperrowfortheprogram.




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4.2 Editingintimelapseandvideomodes

The arametersforthevideoandtimela semodesarever s ecific.Thisiswh the cannotbechangedintoanothermode(suchasquality,speedorturntable).

Intheeditmenu,theparameterssharedwithqualitymodecanbemodifiedinthesameway.Forexample,itispossibletochangetheprograminfotext,thecamera,thefocallength

Inaddition,thevideoandtimelapsemodesallowstoeditspecificparameters.Forexamplethestartingposition,pointsforthevideosweeponlythesespecificparametersaredescribedinthissec on.

TheHardwareparameterallowstodefinethetypeofhardwareusedtogeneratethetimelapseorthevideosequence.AsshownintheSettinguptheVRDrivehardwaresectionthe

choicesare:

Hardware

360

Hardware

linear

Hardware

dolly

:w enus ng es an ar r vew an mo orLinear:whentheVRDriveisattachedtothelinearrail

hardware.InthisconfigurationtheXmotorisusedtorotatethecameraandtheYmotortoslidealongtherails

Dolly:whentheVRDriveisattachedtothespecialdolly.InthisconfigurationtheXmotorisusedtochangedirectionandtheYmotortorotatethefrontwheel.

Theimagereleasemodeparameterallowstoselectthewaythe

imageswill

be

released

in

timelapsemode.

The

choices

are:

SecondstoreleasetheimageseverysecondsPositiontoreleasetheimageseverydegrees

Image release

modeseconds

Image release

modeposition

start0/0

easeno e a e ar ware an magere easemo e canno ee e n smenuasthesevariablescreatesanentirelydifferentimagereleaseormovementbehavior.Itispossibletoselectthecorrectvalueduringthecreationofanewprograminthewizard.

Clickon

start

to

change

initial

position

from

which

the

VR

Drive

launchesthevideosweep.

X

0 Y

0

[-999.9..999.9] [-90.0..90.0]

Bydefault,theVRDrivestartsfrom0 /0toreachthefirstpointdefinedintheProgramWizard.

EntertheXandYcoordinatesofthestartingpoint.

ConfirmwithOK.



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4.2 Editingintimelapse andvideomodes(continued)

Clickonpointtoeditthepointsthroughwhichthevideo

sweepnavigates.

Byclicking onthe buttonadditionalpointcanbeaddedtotheprogram

Clickonapointtoeditordeleteit.

points / page 1

point 1

X-45\ Y45point 2

X-88\ Y13

points

P6

Deleteapointbyclickingdelete.

P6

editdelete

Editapointbyclickingedit.point

duration

30point

-45/45

Theparameterofapointaredisplayedandcanbeeditedonebyone.

Pointcoordinates(X/Y)(degreesorcmdependingonhardware)DurationAcceleration

PauseImageeverydegrees(orseconds)(onlyfortimelapse mode)

pause

1acceleration

50

Imageevery

degrees

ClickonpointtochangeitsX/Ycoordinates.

Usethearrowkeystonavigate.

TheXandYcoordinatecanbeeitherdegreesorcentimetersdependingonthehardwareconfiguration(360,linearordolly)

edit delete

X

-45.0

[-999.9..999.9]

Y

45.0

ConfirmwithOK.



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4.2 Editingintimelapse andvideomodes(continued)

point

acceleration50

pause1

speed30

point-45/45

X

duration

30

[8..9999]

Clickondurationtochangethetimedurationofthevideosweep

from

the

previous

point

to

the

current

one.

ConfirmwithOK.

images0

edit delete.

[-999.9..999.9]

acceleration

50

Clickonaccelerationtoadjustthevelocityatwhichthespeed

[0.1..3600.0]

.

Selectalowvalueforslowspeedadjustment,ahighvalueforfastadjustment.

ConfirmwithOK.

pause

1

[0.1...3600.0]

Clickonpausetosetapause(inseconds)atthepoint.

ConfirmwithOK.

One image every degrees

5

[1..9999]

Intimelapsemodetheimagereleasemodeparameter(secondsorposition)sets theVRDrivetoreleaseoneimageeveryfewsecondsordegrees.

Enterthenumberofsecondsordegreesatwhichoneimageistobereleased.

Makesurethatthecamerahasenoughtimetocreatetheimages.

ConfirmwithOK.



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4.3 EditinginHDRmode

The arametersfortheHDR modearever s ecific.Thisiswh itcannotbechan edintoanothermode(suchasquality,speedorturntable).

Intheeditmenu,someparameterssharedwithqualitymodecanbemodifiedinthesameway.Forexample,itispossibletochangetheprograminfotext,thecamera,thefocallength

Inaddition,theHDRmodeallowstoeditspecificparameterslinkedtothebracketingsequencetobetakenateachposition.Forexampletheexposurereference,theaperturestepsonlythese

ClickonmodeHDRtoaccessallHDRparametersforediting.modeHDR

Edit HDR All arameters reviousl set u in the HDR Pro ram Wizard can

spec cparame ersare escr e n ssec on.

number of

picturesexposurereference

sequencefast-slow

aperture steps

HDR stepsaperture

compensation

off

exposurereference

beaccessedandmodified.

ClickexposurereferencetomoveoreditthereferenceexposurespeedoftheHDRtable.

aperture steps average exposure

move edit

Selectmoveoredit.

ConfirmwithOK.

By changing this valueyou will overwrite the

HDR steps. Continueanyway?

Thebracketingofthecamerainqualitymodeislimitedto+/2EVs(fstops).For32bitHDRphotographythisisinsufficient.WiththeVRDriveHDRmodeitis

possibleto

eliminate

this

limitation.

In

the

HDR

mode

the

VR

Drive

controls

the

camerasoftwaredirectly,allowingmuchlargerbracketingstepsandalargerdynamicrange.



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4.3 EditinginHDRmode(continued)

Click

on

move.

ThefunctionshiftaverageexposurewillshiftthecenterexposureoftheHDRtable.

Thevaluesaregiveninaperture(fstops).

moveshift average exposure

[-10..8]

0

ConfirmwithOK.

editexposure reference type

fastest slowest

average

Clickonedit.

Selecttheexposurereferencetypetobedefined(fastest,slowestoraverage)

Selecttheexposurespeed,on

exposure speed / page 4

1/8s 1/10s

1/15s

1/20s 1/25s

1/13

whichtheHDRbracketingwillbebuilt.

ConfirmwithOK.

1/30s 1/40s

number of

pictures


you will overwri te theHDR steps. Continue

anyway?

aperture steps number of pictures

[1..94]

5

Clickonnumberofpictures.

Enterthenumberofbracketedimagesperposition.

Forexample,with5imagestheVRDrivewillreleaseoneimageataverageexposurespeed,2underexposedand2overexposedimages.

ConfirmwithOK.



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Clickon

aperture

steps.

Entertheaperturestepsbetweenimages.

Thiscorrespondstothe


you will overwrite theHDR steps. Continue

anyway?

aperture steps aperture steps

[1..5]

3

aperturesteps

bracketingsteptothenext.

Forexample,with3aperturestepstherewillbea3fstopdifferenceforeveryimage.

ConfirmwithOK.

sequencesequence Clickonsequence.

-

middle slow -fast

middle fast -slow

-

Thesequencefunctiondefinesinwhichorderthe

images

are

released.

Forexample,middlefastslowwillfirstreleasetheimagewithaverageexposure,thenthefastest,2nd

fastest,etc.,thentheslowest,2nd slowestetc.

.



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ClickonHDRsteps.

Thetabledisplaystheexposurespeed,aperture(fstop)andISO/ASAforeveryimagereleasedinthebracketingsequence.

AccessanyHDRstepbyclickingonit.

HDR stepsHDR steps / page 1

exp.: 2s

aperture: f8ISO/ASA: 100

exp.: 1/4saperture: f8

ISO/ASA:100


ISO/ASA: 100

exp.: 1/30s

aperture: f8

ISO/ASA: 100


DeleteanyHDRstepbypressingdelete.

P9exp.: 2saperture: f8

EditanyHDRstepbyselectingedit.editdelete

I A A: 100

exposure speed / page 2

5s 4s

Selectanewexposurespeedinthelistofpossiblevalues.

aperture / page 1

f 4 f 5.6

edit

2.5s

1.6s2s

3.2s

1.3s 1s

on rmw .

Selectanewaperture(fstop)inthelist.

ConfirmwithOK.

f 11

f 16 f 22

f 8

HDR steps / page 1

exp.: 1s

aperture: f5.6ISO/ASA: 100

exp.: 1/4s

aperture: f8ISO/ASA:100


ISO/ASA: 100


ISO/ASA: 100

TheVRDriverecomputestheHDRstagesanddisplaysanewHDRtable.

Inthisexample,thefirstHDRstageisnowsettoexposure=1sandaperturef=5.6

.aperture: f8

ISO/ASA: 100 Confirmwithnext.



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Clickonaperturecompensation.

Settingthisoptiontooffwillkeepthefstopforallimagesidentical.

Withaperturecompensationsettoon,theVRDrivewillcompensatewithfstopsincasean

aperture

compensationon

number of picturesaperture compensation

onoff

exposurelimitisreached(exposureslowerthan,forexample,30s,orfasterthan1/8000s).

ConfirmwithOK.



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4.4 USBsettings

B default theima esarereleasedautomaticall b theVRDriveusin thecamerareleasecable.

ClickonUSBsettingstoaccesstheUSBsettingsmenuoftheVRDrive.

USB settings

Thisisthemoststableandreliablewaytoreleasetheimages.Forthecamerascompatiblewith

HDRmode

(some

Canon

and

Nikon

cameras)

it

is

possible

to

use

the

USB

cable

for

image

release

andforotherusefulfunctionalities.

ClickonUSBcableconnectedtoturnontheUSBfunctionalities:ReleasewithUSBcable

Checkwhite

balanceWhitebalance

Wait camera

USB settings

USB cableconnected

on

release withUSB cable

on

checkwhite balance

off

White balanceuse camera

settings

USB settings

wait cameraoff

MemorycheckReleasecontrolCheckmanualmodeWriteidentification

Somefunctionsmightnotbecompatiblewithallcameras!

y

without checkrelease control

on

check manual

modeoff

write ID into

imageon

release with

USB cableoff

release with

USB cableon

SettheReleasewithUSBcabletoontoallowtheVRDrivetoreleasethecamerathroughtheUSBcableonly.

check check Setthecheckwhitebalancetoontotestthewhitebalanceonoff

on thecamerawhenstartingaprogram.TheVRDrivedisplaysawarningiftheautomaticwhitebalanceisactiveonthecamera.Thisavoidscolormismatchbetweenimages.

Choosefromanywhitebalanceoptioninthelisttosetthewhite

balanceon

the

camera.

White balanceuse camera

settings

ThereleasewiththeUSBcableisnotguaranteedunderallcircumstances.Thecamera

softwareand

communication

with

the

VR

Drive,

CF

card

and

other

factors

have

an

influenceonthespeedofUSBimagerelease.



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4.4 USBsettings(continued)

memory checkwithout check

memory check

stop if full

c va e e memoryc ec oavo os ng magesw en e

memory

card

is

full.

Select

one

of

these

3

options

Withoutcheck:nomemorycheckisdoneStopiffull:theprogramisstoppedwhenthememorycardisfullCheckatstart:th

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