A detailed description of wor modes
Video Mode
This mode is used to drive a camera in two directions and rotate the head in the
panorama plane, with the function of smooth acceleration and deceleration of the motors.
Driving can be automatic - the manually programmed memorized path between two
points, or manual by entering the values in “Distance A” and “Rotation B”. Also available
is a function of looping route. You can freely use the directional buttons [+] and [-]
to move the trolley. The speed of the movement is set using a potentiometer.
Notice! In Video mode when driving the trolley vertically and with a heavy
registering device it is recommended to set higher speeds and increased motor
power in [Settings / Power Motor] to a value of 50 (nominally 20).
Time-lapse Mode
This mode is to create a very impressive movies with serial time-lapse images taken
in a large period of time and combined in a smooth animation with the effect of time
compression. For Time-lapse mode, two options are available:
–[Interval:On] step drive with electronic cyclical shutter release,
–[Interval:Off] continuous drive with electronic cyclical shutter release.
The routes are programmed in the same way as in Video mode. Controller has very useful
function (Estimated) for automatic calculation of values for time-lapse movie Time-lapse /
Interval On.
For example, we are planning to make a time-lapse movie (Time-lapse) of the movement
of the moon in the night scenery during 120 min., of which:
a) the constant value is founded upon the duration of the film after editing,
which is expected to be 10 seconds. At 25 frames/s we should make 250 shots (10 s x 25
frames/s = 250 frames). This is the value we enter in the controller option - Photo: 250.
b) the constant value is the shutter speed that will be read from the camera settings
for example. 2 s. This is the value enter in the controller option - Shutter: 2 s.
c) by entering experimentally a variable value of the pause between the individual frames,
here Pause (s): 27, after calculating, the display will read “Mode: Time-lapse / Estimated”:
121 minutes that is earlier estimated recording time. In this way, a built-in calculator
helps to compose Time-lapse instantly without additional tables and other unnecessary
tools, just by adjusting “Pause” value.
The length of the shutter (Shutter) is set in the range of 0,100 s. to 60 s. The default val-
ue is 0,100 s. The controller allows the execution of the animation on the set route with
a maximum (Photo) 4500 images triggered at intervals (Pause) from 1 to 3600 s.
(1 s. to 1 h), making the longest possible period of recorded images up to 187 days!
In “Time-lapse / Interval: Off” the controller alone calculates an estimate number of
photos you will make for the programmed route. It depends on the speed, length of the
drive, the time interval between frames and the shutter speed. In the menu after you turn
the Photo mode option instead of photo values a "Not used" message will appear.
In [Time-lapse / Interval: On] the cycle begins from the trolley’s passage to a way point,
then deducting the timeout, taking the photo, and re-starting the trolley’s movement.
Thanks to this cycle photograph is taken before driving of the trolley. This process
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