User manual for digiCamControl
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1. http dcc book export html 16 CompressionSetting RAW ExposureCompensation 0 ExposureMeteringMode Multi pattern metering FNumber 4 5 IsoNumber 200 ShutterSpeed 1 10 WhiteBalance Auto LiveViewImageZoomRatio All CaptureInSdRam True DELETE PROPERTY E DIGICAMCONTROL D3005 000003052001 NoAf OLORO Metering Mode Mult patter Fous Mode Model D3005 e i Burst Number 1 Still Capture Mode Single shot single frame shooti Auto Iso OFF Aiash Normal synchronization Long exp NE OFF High ISO NR Normal Exposure delay mode OFF Lock OFF e Compression the way the images will be saved RAW Jpg or a combination Jpg can be different qualities e Metering mode when using metering in A P or S mode the metering pattern 1s set here The second pane contains e Burst number how many images the camera will shoot when it s triggered Useful in combination with bracketing or high speed action 13 of 24 08 06 2013 09 26 User manual for digiCamControl 14 of 24 quiet mode etc Auto ISO whether to let the camera select ISO automatically slow rear slow front etc speeds Lock Live view LIVE VIEW D5100 000006650150 Live view enables you to see the image on your pc screen through the camera All settings and focus can fme then be controlled from the pc auto Focus CAPTURE This option isn t available for all camera models Check2. can o Set the properties name counter number ect for each Counter 08 06 2013 09 26 http dcc book export html 16 User manual for digiCamControl connected camera o Activate live view for a camera The right menu pane contains links to PRESET EDIT e Layout here you can control the grid layout of the main screen e Preset here you can save load and edit camera presets These contain the settings you have chosen for exposure and other settings You can have many presets e Image export here you can export the images in the current session either as a Zip file or simply to a specified folder on your pc Exposure and capture control When in the main window you have the general exposure controls to the left and you can expand this with an extra pane containing more advanded exposure and capture control The first pane contains e Exposure here you have your normal camera controls which you can recognize from the camera e Mode A perture S hutter M anual P rogram This reflects the settings on the camera and will have to be changed there Some of the settings below will reflect the camera mode ISO the sensor sensitivity Shutter speed can be set in S P and M mode Aperture can be set in A P and M mode White balance can be set to Auto or any preset Exposure compensation can be set to a positive or negative number or fraction according to the basic settings in the camera
3. contains technical data of the operations of the program This is mainly used for finding bugs tracking program behavior and technical analysis You can reset the log by hitting the button Reset settings eR OR ROTORS eee DSC00032 NEF 0x0 E 1 80 s F8 ISO 100 1 EV 40 0 mm Shutter speed Aperture White Balance Exposure Comp Compression Metenng Mode Focus Mode NIKON D3005 Camera is connected Driver NIKON D300S C00026 NEF DSC00027 NEF DSCO0028 NEF DSC00029 NEF 0SC00030 NEF l 0SC00031 NEF DSC00032 NEF OSC0664 NEF OSC0665 NEF Caj Oj Bw eA BB u zje DPRa sIr PEZILO Tags Translation Previe Here you can control aspects of the picture preview S after having shot a single picture or a series Play sound after photo taken V Auto preview Show focus points V Low memory usage Play sound after photo has been taken 7 uses Preview image after capture in fullscreen the sound file from c Program Preview time in sec J V Preview image after shot in live view Files digiCamControl Data takephoto wav ea or a a Se e Auto preview when a new photo was taken Rotate mage None Don t load thumbnails this photo will be selected in a listbox and Fullscreen window background 08 06 2013 09 26 User manual for digiCamControl http dcc book export html 16 displayed this option requires CPU power specially for RAW files If transfer speed is critical this optio
4. details If you look at a RAW file it will be quite rough but jpeg s are detailed You can zoom in the image using the following controls Ctrl Mouse Drag Move image Alt Mouse Drag Draw zoom area Alt Mouse Click Zoom out to normal view Shift Mouse Scroll Zoom in out Ctrl Alt Mouse Scroll Zoom in out on cursor position Mouse double click Open loupe window You can open a small navigation window View Finder by clicking the cross in the lower righthand side of the preview area This will show a small version of the image with an overlay that shows which part you are currently looking at B Tags DSC00014 JPG 4288x2848 E 1 5 s F2 8 IS0 400 OEV 10 5 mm oe ad ME DSCO0006 NEF DSCO0007 NEF DSCO0008 NEF DSCO0009 NEF DSCO0010 NEF DSCO0011 NEF DSC00012 NEF DSC00013 JPG You can select one or more images in the grid and right click one one of them to get a menu that allows you to do different operations on them Actions offers different actions see below Select none or all files Removes or sets selections on all files Delete file s Remove the selected files from the folder Show in Explorer Opens the containing folder in WIndows normal file view Open in an external viewer Defaults to Windows viewers but a custom selected viewer can be set up Copy full path to clipboard 10 of 24 08 06 2013 09 26 User manual for digiCamControl http dcc book export html 16 PIGICAMCONTROL 03
5. the list of supported cameras here The Live view window consists of two main parts 1 Controls to the left 2 Live view image to the right The window can be maximized to full screen size by http dcc book export html 16 Still capture mode select the different modes such as single or continuous self timer delayed Flash syncronization when using a flash you might want to control the way it fires normal Long exposure noise reduction whether to use the in camera noise reduction for long shutter High ISO noise reduction whether to use the in camera noise reduction for high ISO s clicking on the bar symbol in the upper right hand corner or double clicking on the top title bar If you have a dual monitor setup you can have the main window on one monitor and the live view window on the other The controls consist of e Autofofocus button will focus according to the camera and software settings e Capture button will take a picture and transfer it but leave live view on e A small thumb that always shows the whole image e Exposure controls these can for a large part overrule the physical settings on the camera DIGICAMCONTROL D3005 sila If you have problems getting the camera to wae N Ge SA oe a ty a Sense turn on liveview check the battery level You R auto Focus CAPTURE i i e can see it both in the program and on your Exposure Comp Compression camera You
6. 005 000003052001 er Y Z l Ap DSCOD001 NEF D5000002 NEF DSC00000 NEF Y DSC00003 NEF Y DSC00004 NEF V DSOD0005 NEF el al RAW JPEG DSCO0006 NEF Metering Mode Delete File s ame y P Show in explorer ulti patter Open in extemal viewer Copy full path in dipboard DS0000093 NEF 0SC00010 NEF 0SC00011 NEF an TE SF DSO00012 NEF Actions e Generate focus stacked image using CombineZP Requires the external program CombineZP e Enfuse images Combine several exposures using an enfuse algorithm Simpler than HDR e Convert RAW to jpg Relies on an external converter e Convert RAW to exposure bracketing jpg s Produce jpg s for an HDR program Relies on an external converter Loupe window The loupe window show the whole image with a loupe overlay that shows a 100 magnification You can move the loupe around to inspect details for sharpness etc Press Esc to close the window again 11 of 24 08 06 2013 09 26 User manual for digiCamControl 12 of 24 Main control buttons The buttons in the top left part of the main window are the ones you use most of the time when shooting This is a fast breakdown of each e Capture photo simply snap a shot with the selected camera settings Capture photo no autofocus same as above but with no focusing Focus has to be preset or done manually Download photos fetch photos from the camera Bracketing shoot a row of pi
7. F DSC00027 NEF DSCD0028 NEF DSC00029 NEF DS000030 NEF OSC 664 NEF DSC0665 NEF DSCD666 NEF DSC0667 NEF 0S00668 NEF 0S00669 NEF DSCD671 NEF _ co CD New Camera is connected Driver NIKON D3005 0 Sees Grid below with preview 08 06 2013 09 26 User manual for digiCamControl B http dcc book export html 16 Tags DSC00007 NEF 0x0 E 1 60 s F10 ISO 200 0 EV 85 0 mm Camera disconnected D5100 oe EER MEER oF _ s aa Asaj Qj e Ble ali SSM zleo d 2 Nao N l DS000006 NEF DSCO0007 NEF DS000008 NEF DSCOO005 NEF Be eyGRBA R GGL BO 010m Grid to the right with preview Asaj j e Ble Gla S Sp zleo Z Aao N0 4 DSC00015 NEF Camera disconnected D5100 O eyo GBA R ESR P RH orc m If you have selected the layout with the grid on the right you can vary the distribution of space between the two sections Click on the vertical dividing line and move it with the mouse or use the left and right arrow keys essentially deciding the size of the preview image and the number of columns in the grid More about the grid and preview here Image browser and preview On the main screen you will find the preview window and the file browser showing thumbs of the images you have shot 9 of 24 08 06 2013 09 26 User manual for digiCamControl http dcc book export html 16 Image preview The large preview will show the image in full resolution You can zoom and pan in the image to see
8. Show untranslated string ids e Use parallel file transfer speeds up transfer but can cause failures e Show untranslated string id s for use when translating the software Translations are done itsweiwreste through Transifex Session The session SESSION ADD EDIT selector is located in upper right an h s Folder CAUsers Martin J rgensen Picture comerinte man ae window right K Use original filename gave by the camera under the menu Alow folder change using image browser Use camera counter instead of generic counter You see the current session name and can Add Edit or Delete sessions in the buttons to the right When editing a session you see the following CANCEL e General o Session name a name to identify the session o Base folder where the photos will be saved You can browse your computer to find its location and create a new folder from within the dialog o File name template the template for file name creation You can use the character to created subfolders too The session taga are case sensitive m N session name 6 of 24 08 06 2013 09 26 User manual for digiCamControl http dcc book export html 16 C counter with leading zeros like 0001 E exposure compensation this can be useful when exposure bracketing is done if exposure compensation is zero this template tag is ignored X the name of camera specified in camera properties if no name specified the m
9. User manual for digiCamControl http dcc book export html 16 User manual for digiCamControl e Add new comment This is the user manual for digiCamControl a free opensource windows application Using it you can control DSLR cameras using a USB connection also known as tethered shooting digiCamControl supports most Nikon DSLR cameras as well as cameras from several other manufacturers If you are all new to digiCamControl you might want to look at these sections of the manual 1 Getting started 2 Settings 3 Shooting You can also browse through the table of contents on the right or use the search function Feature list Basic functionality e Control your camera remotely from your Windows pc via USB e Trigger image capture via release button on the camera or remotely from your computer e Handhold the camera shoot and have the resulting images displayed on the computer monitor e Shoot a series of bracketet shots with an arbitrary shutter speed or exposure value Use the advanced interval meter to create a series of time lapse images and generate time lapse video Shoot a series of focus stacked images to connect into one ultimate DOF picture Manage multiple profiles View histogram and photo metadata Review images in full screen Manage camera presets saved camera settings Webserver function allows for remote control of application functions via a web browser on a smartphone or tablet e Multiple c
10. amera support you can control multiple connected cameras at the same time triggering photo capture in parallel or one by one We re looking forward to seeing your bullet time photos rn How amc is commented Geren DiS Advanced functionality 1 of 24 08 06 2013 09 26 User manual for digiCamControl http dcc book export html 16 2 of 24 e See the image live through the camera on your computer monitor before shooting e Bulb mode for D800 D4 D600 D7100 adding the possibility to define custom shutter speeds e Automated focus stacking e Shooting triggered by motion detection The advanced functionality is limited to some Nikon camera models see Supported cameras The basic functionality is theoretically supported by any WIA capable camera such as Canon or Panasonic DSLR s Getting started e Add new comment 1 Download and install the software and the required libraries 2 Connect the camera to the computer with a USB cable Set the camera transfer mode to PTP MTP not mass storage This is done in the camera menu 3 Start the program and make sure the camera appears in the list of attached cameras This can take a few seconds 4 You are ready to shoot System requirements e Add new comment DigiCamControl is a Windows program It requires e Microsoft Windows XP Vista 7 32 or 64 bit 8 32 or 64 bit e Microsoft NET Framework 4 e Microsoft Camera Codec Pack You will also need a comp
11. ar in the main window and descriptions can be found there You can expand the following sections Manual focus here you can focus the camera manually in the steps set in the focus step settings Focus stacking this is described in a separate section Control same as the camera control in the main window Display control the look of the live view window grid overlay zoom opacity of the window and whether the window should always be on top of everything else on the screen Luminosity a live histogram of the live view image Useful for setting light and exposure Motion detection control camera activation by motion Covered in a separate section 08 06 2013 09 26 User manual for digiCamControl http dcc book export html 16 LIVE VIEW D300S 000003052001 LIVE VIEW D300S 000003052001 a Eq Vi Gnd Activate motion detection auro Focus CAPTURE Lv zoom ration z All Autofocus before capture Capture when motion deteci sec gs lt gt gt gt gt gt gt La No ofphots ES namo 3B Wait time sec 2 Tags Live view Multiple cameras This option can be activated using the Menu button on the title bar to expose the left hand menu pane Here you will find the Multiple camera section in the top Click it and you can Start and stop multiple camera shots Disable autofocus for all cameras Set deleay between shots Set number of rounds to shoot Set delay between each roun
12. are widely available and most of them are free Under some circumstances additional settings can be needed like open port 5513 See your antivirus or firewall documentation See the section Remote control for more details on using the facility Use web server http 192 168 0 26 5513 Live view In this section you will find settings related to live a view 5 of 24 Small focus step Medium focus step Larg focus step Small medium and large focus steps this sets how fine or rough you want the focus to work when using the program to focus manually Motion detection type o Two Frames Difference Detector this setting suitable for fast motion detection Motion detection type Two Frames Difference Smallest block size 08 06 2013 09 26 User manual for digiCamControl http dcc book export html 16 but not detect the very slow motion o Simple background Modeling detector this setting is suitable for slow motion detection but this may cause false detection like ambient light condition changing e Smallest block size the smallest detected square in pixels used as comparison during live view is 640x482 for Nikon cameras e Add new comment Tags Live view Camera property Don t download photos to PC 1f is checked no file transfer will be done after capture this option isn t active if SDRam option is checked Advanced Settings for the advanced user SETTINGS Use parallel file transfer
13. atible camera and a USB cable For using the remote control via your local network wired or wireless you will need a smartphone a tablet or a second computer which can be a Mac or Unix machine actually any device tha has has a browser and can access the same network as the pc connected to the camera Where to download e Add new comment The latest version of digiCamControl can be downloaded here You will also need 4 Download e Microsoft NET Framework 4 08 06 2013 09 26 User manual for digiCamControl http dcc book export html 16 e Microsoft Camera Codec Pack These might already be installed on your Windows pc Other downloads Issues list e Source code e Older version download User guide This section will lead you through the configuration and use of the program The basic operation is simple 1 Connect a listed camera to the pc using a USB cable 2 Turn it on Make sure the camera is set to PTP transfer mode and not mass storage in the camera USB menu Fire up the program The camera should register within seconds Click live view if your camera supports it Compose and focus Set exposure if needed or use the camera s programs Press Capture or the release button on the camera to take a picture The picture is transfered to the pc and can be be seen in the image grid seen in detail in a large version and later edited in your favorite photo converter editor oS oY a All the config
14. be extended with export menu IExportPlugin e tool menu IMainWindowPlugin e main window IToolPlugin any window can be replaced from default main window 08 06 2013 09 26 User manual for digiCamControl http dcc book export html 16 23 of 24 Tags development beta versions Testing a camera MAINWINDOW You can test an unsupported camera and help the a further development of the software by downloading and installing it and running the small support program MTPTester that comes with the package After the installation has finished go to the Windows start menu and locate the program DigiCamControl gt MTPTester and run it Select the menu item File gt New Select you device from the list and after that go to the menu File gt Save as and give the XML file a name and send that file to Duka on admin at digicamcontrol dot com SELECTDEVICE You can also run the main program digiCamControl and see whether your camera registers and if any functions work If your camera does not work or you experience errors when trying to control it you might want to file a bug report Troubleshooting e If a camera doesn t show up in digiCamControl make sure it s set to PTP in its USB menu and not mass storage Windows should report the camera brand and model number when you connect it and not just an external drive or memory card e If a camera isn t recognized as wpd no live view device in a Windows XP syste
15. counter in the session setting Download photos With this facility you can transfer photos from the camera to the computer Click the button in the top row and a window will open showing the images You can select what images to fetch and whether they should be deleted in the camera after having been downloaded DOWNLOAD PHOTOS D300S 000003052001 Delete files after transfer Bracketing When bracketing you shoot a row of identical images but each is exposed differently You can do this for two main reasons 1 Securing that you get one well exposed image by doing a number of exposures One will most likely be good and you simply select that from the series when done 2 Producing a bunch of images for an HDR picture High Dynamic Range You will need a 17 of 24 08 06 2013 09 26 User manual for digiCamControl http dcc book export html 16 18 of 24 separate program to merge the images and make the actual HDR picture There are excellent free programs like Luminance HRD excellent inexpensive programs like Photomatix and excellent expensive programs like Photoshop for the purpose You can set up the bracketing in three ways 1 Exposure backeting here you choose how many images you want to shoot and what exposure they are to be shot at by checking each setting The program has set a simple three frame sequence as default 1 gt 0 gt 1 stops You can go from 5 steps EV to 5 in 1 3 steps giving you up to more tha
16. ctures with different exposures Image property show EXIF info and histogram for selected image Time lapse set up and start a time lapse sequence Full screen remove borders and show the program as large as possible live view activate live view and show the live view window Browse sessions show an overview over your saved shooting sessions Tags add tags to the selected image Menus If you click the menu item Menu in the top right corner of the main window you will se two panes sliding in from left and right Each pane can be removed separately by clicking the arrow or both can be removed by clicking the top right menu link again Connected cameras gt Menu Session CDD demo A Layout MULTIPLE CAMERA CONTROL Presets Load gt Save Edit Davos oaooaerun default D3005 000003052001 ear i EXPORT TO ZIP 7 O Oo eee EXPORT TO FOLDER The left pane contains access to the connected camera s and enables you to select camera and control multiple cameras e Multiple cameras here you can set up handling of multiple CAMERA PROPERTY cameras See the special section on this feature You can aramid 000003052001 Camera name o Start and stop multiple camera shots zi D3005 000003052001 Default session o Disable autofocus for all cameras o Set deleay between shots o Set number of rounds to shoot o Set delay between each round e Camera properties here you
17. d Performance For better performance it is recommended to adjust these settings e Settings gt Preview gt Auto Preview unchecked e Settings gt Preview gt Low memory usage checked Setting counters The application uses separate threads for every connected camera so the transfer order is essentially random but you have two options for setting up the counter sequence for multiple camera images 1 you can give a name to each camera and use this name in the file name generation In addition 16 of 24 08 06 2013 09 26 User manual for digiCamControl http dcc book export html 16 you can use a separate counter for every name camera 2 another option is to use a separate counter and set the increment to the number of connected cameras 10 and the counter to number of cameras 1 2 3 So for three cameras e For the first camera set the incrementer to 3 and the counter to 1 This will result images imgOO001 jpg img0004 jpg e For the second set the incrementer to 3 and the counter to 2 This will result images img0Q002 jpg img0005 jp g e And for the third camera set the incrementer to 3 and the counter to 3 This will result images img0003 jpg img0006 jpg You should use an empty folder for each sequence because the application never overwrites any files It will search for the first free counter and this may mess up the numbering And don t forget to check the Use camera counter instead of generic
18. e folder path filenametemplate template filename fileName counter number wait mseconds http dcc book export html 16 capture photo without autofocus capture photo with all connected devices capture photo without autofocus with all devices use use set set set set session session_name preset preset_name the photo the photo the photo the photo save folder save file name template save file name initial counter after done wait for a keypress or milliseconds if is specified the iso number ex 100 200 400 the aperture number ex 9 5 8 0 the shutter speed ex 1 50 1 250 1s 3s the exposure comp 1 5 2 iso isonumber aperture aperture shutter shutter speed ec compensation Development Source code located Google Code can be downloaded using a SVN tool like TortoiseSVN Can be compiled using Visual Studio 2010 or Visual Studio Express C 2010 Used libraries AForge NET DotNetZip log4net MahApps Metro WriteableBitmapEx Plugin support Portable Device Lib Partially and some code was rewritten FreeImage I plan to remove this library Apllication functionality can be extended with custom plugins The plugin is written in C language and should implement a Plugin interface and it is located installation folder plugins folder For more examples please consult CameraControl Plugins project which is included in application source code Using plugin application can
19. m you might want to cosult this page http stackoverflow com questions 290592 1 alternatives to wpd wia on windows xp e If a camera starts to be unable to perform different operations in digiCamControl check the battery level Certain functions require a full or almost full battery Tutorials We have compiled a row of short tutorials on different aspects of using the software FAQ Frequently Asked Questions Q Is the software available for Mac 08 06 2013 09 26 User manual for digiCamControl http dcc book export html 16 24 of 24 A No it s not The software is Windows only and there are no plans for a Mac OS version but notice that the software is known to be able to run on Windows 7 in Parallels or VM Fusion on a Mac Q Will the software support my Pentax Sony Olympus Fuji NNN camera A It might download the software and connect the camera and see what happens If it doesn t work or only works partially consider helping us implement support for your camera 08 06 2013 09 26
20. might also see a message saying Unable to start Liveview Invalid status cM PS indicating that there is something in the Metering Mode Focus Mode Battery ranster 3 Save to PC USE AS MASTER del D300S Camera stopping an operation If there is insufficient battery the camera can deny opening the shutter for liveview The is in particular the problem if you have a camera that is set to Mup Mirror up an option on some of the high end cameras If you set the 08 06 2013 09 26 User manual for digiCamControl http dcc book export html 16 15 of 24 drive mode to S single shot or C continous liveview will often be possible in spite of the battery not being completely full Tags Live view Dual monitors If you have a setup with two separate monitors or a laptop with an external monitor you can have the main window with the preview on one monitor and the live view window on the other It doesn t take any special settings You simply drag the main window to the monitor where you want it to run maximize it and start live view Now drag the live view window to the other monitor and you will have both images fully available during your shoot The preview will be visible on one monitor and live view with its controls on the other Live view controls When using live view you have a large number of controls in the live view window A few are duplicates of the ones you have in the left b
21. n 30 diffently exposed images Usually 3 5 or 7 images are used one exposed as the camera thinks and 1 2 or three under and overexposed a number of aperture steps EV s 2 Manual brackting here you simply decide exactly what exposure times you want to use Same rules apply as above but you decide the exposure intervals manually 3 Preset bracketing this uses the settings from the camera and shoots the number of frames at the exposure set in camera In all cases you want to keep focus aperture and ISO constant so use A mode manual focus and constant ISO for bracketing Tags Bracketing HDR Time lapse A time time lapse movie is a movie put together from images taken with a large interval from seconds to minutes The movie will playback in fast forward and show the development in a scene in a compressed form digiCamControl can produce time lapse movies You need to go through some steps 1 Time lapse set up the basic settings The interval between shots in seconds and the number of shots Remember that the final movie will play with many frames per second If you want your movie to run with 24 frames per second for a minute you will need 60 times 24 shots 1440 images altogether A 10 second time lapse at 16 frames per second will require 160 pictures 2 Movie settings here you set the quality full HD 1920P 720P or what you prefer You also decide the frame rate and the location of the final movie in AVI fo
22. n can be unchecked like when shooting high speed sequences or with multiple cameras Show focus points display the focus points used by the camera when viewing the picture Not all cameras support this Low memory usage save memory if possible Useful when shooting with multiple cameras Preview image after shot in live view keep the picture still in the live view window for a number of seconds before going back to the live picture Rotate image set the image to be rotated a number of degrees clockwise Can be handy for always rotating images like when using the camera upside down Don t load thumbnails Fullscreen window background select background color Triggers In this section can be set the way you want to trigger ile the camera You can always use your mouse and the built in button in the top left button row Use keyboard to trigger photo select a key and Alt Ctrl or Shift or a combination Use web server if is checked the application can be controlled using a smartphone or a another pc which is connected in same local network After having checked the box you will need to restart the program to actvate the web server Type in the displayed address in a web browser on your device This will access a small web server built into the digiCameraControl program You can also scan the QR code with the camera in your phone to go directly to the control site You might need a QR scanner app for the purpose These
23. odel name will be used D current date in yyyy MM dd format Tagl see below m Tag2 m Tag3 m Tag4 o Counter a counter for naming Every capture will DACRE increment this counter If the file exists with the number siis mre the counter will be incremented until a file with that 7 Include in group 1 number does not exist in order to avoid overwriting RECS files a o Use original filename given by the camera the original filename will be used in stead of the template If a file with same name exists a counter will be added to end a file this filename It will always start from O and be incremented until a file with that number does not exist o Allow folder changes using image browser if is checked a folder selector will be shown in the grid layout and the folder can be changed while browsing e Tags in this tab you can define tags for the Tag selector window These tags can be referenced in the file name template More about tags here Tags To use tags first you need to define TAG SELECTOR them in the session window You can ee group tags in four groups After you have defined them you use the button Tag in the button bar This will open a window The tags can now be used when the photo name is generated Tags aren t saved in image file yet The name template can also be defined in the session window Interface All aspects of the main user interface of digiCameraControl the things
24. ote device needs to be able to run a web browser so it can essentially be any device or computer a Mac an iPhone or iPad an Android phone or tablet or a Unix computer This will allow you to move freely in your studio and on your location and remotely trigger the camera and even control focus both manual and AF 1 Start the program and camera as usual 2 Go into the settings and select the Trigger section 08 06 2013 09 26 User manual for digiCamControl http dcc book export html 16 3 Check the Use web server to activate the small webserver built in to the program 4 You might need to restart the progam to activate the facility Once it s set the program will activate it avery time it starts 5 Access the server from your external device through the web address listed in the dialog 6 If your tablet or smartphone has a camera you can also scan the QR code displayed by the program to access the server directly You might need a QR scanner app for your device but these are widely available many for free 7 Once the browser is running the web digiCamControl web page you can control the camera via your device On the initial screen you will see four buttons Faner Menu 1 Take photo this will take a photo the same way aaa a as if you pressed the button on the camera or in the main program 2 Take photo no autofocus this will take a photo et but without activating autofocus 3 Show full
25. r the camera to become stable before the next one This can avoid shaken and blurred pictures e You start the sequence by clicking Start and can break the shooting underway on the Stop button You will need a separate program to merge the stacked images A program like the free version of Helicon Focus can do the trick e Add new comment Tags Focus stacking Bulb mode e Add new comment This mode not supported by all cameras Currently it works just for Nikon D4 D800 D5200 D7100 08 06 2013 09 26 User manual for digiCamControl http dcc book export html 16 20 of 24 and D600 Simple capture You can choose to start the program in simple capture mode which will present you with a much simpler interface for triggering the camera lL Select camera Capture a Folder to save photos C Users Martin Jargensen Pictures When simple capture is enabled the program will start up with a selection screen that lets you turn it back to the default and more complex main window with all controls and the image browser Simple Capture Once in the default mode you can disable simple capture by going to Settings gt General in the upper right hand menu Remote control SETTINGS The software can be remotely controlled using a smartphone or a tablet or a second computer attached to the same local network as the pc connected to the camera The connection can be a wired or a wireless connection The rem
26. rmat 3 Create movie in this section a time lapse movie can be generated using the Xvid video codec All marked files from current session will be included If no files are marked all files from the 08 06 2013 09 26 User manual for digiCamControl http dcc book export html 16 19 of 24 session will be included You can add fake panning to the video by checking Add virtual moving and setting the percentage and alignment Focus stacking For some shots especially macro shots with a very shallow depth of Finansye pE ollele er a field DOF it can be handy to take several shots with different focus points and merge these into one with a larger DOF than any of the original single images Focus stacking is sometimes also used by landscape photographers auro Focus CAPTURE digiCamControl supports taking such series of individually focused images In the live view window s left pane you will find a Focus stacking block where you can control the settings of a focus stacked series of images You can control e The number of images to shoot how many pictures do you want to combine 35 75 e The focus step between each here you set the amount of Wait time sec 2 change in focus between each image This is where you have to experiment You can preview the series of focus points by clicking the Preview button e The interval between shots for macro shots it s a good idea to have a few seconds between shots fo
27. screen this will shift the remote screen to a new set of buttons and the main screen on the pc to full screen review of the images o Prev and Next will shift between the images on the main screen o Close will close the review screen and return to the control screen 4 Show live view this will let you control the live view screen on your pc from your device o Auto focus focuses the camera using AF O Take Photo as 1 above Take photo no auto focus o Take photo no autofocus as 2 above o Close closes Liveview control o Zoom liveview 25 33 50 60 100 zooms the live view screen on your pc to the selecte percentage o Focus will focus the camera manually is fine is medium is coarse Zoom live view 25 You can turn your phone to horizontal to get the buttons large and Zoom live view 100 easily accessible Once you are done you simply leave the web page on the remote device You can leave the facility on The main program will still function as before Command line utility The command line utility can be executed running CameraControlCmd exe which is located in installation folder by default C Program Files digiCamControl Arguments help This sereen capture capture photo 21 of 24 08 06 2013 09 26 User manual for digiCamControl 22 of 24 capturenoaf captureall captureallnoaf session session _name preset preset_nam
28. uration settings are found in the configuration chapters See them to the right Settings The Settings are found in the menu in the top right ES corner of the program General Disable native drivers not recomanded e Theme you can select the user interface Off display theme A number of different color cee schemes are available both dark and light e Main Window lets you choose the appearance aaa of the program at startup Choose default or simple capture This setting will not take effect until you restart the program e Disable native driver if there are some connection problems setting this option to on may help but can reduce the camera control functionality like no live view no real time camera property reading This option will only take effect after the application is restarted e Interface language a number of languages are aleready available If you want to help translate to your own language please contact us Currently the program is fully or almost fully translated to Extemal viewer arguments 3 of 24 08 06 2013 09 26 User manual for digiCamControl http dcc book export html 16 4 of 24 these languages o English o Chinese o Dutch o German o Japanese o Polish o Danish o Greek o Turkish o French e External viewer if this file exists and you use the context menu 1n the file list the file will be viewed in this program e Locate log file this will open the location of the file app log which
29. you use when shooting e Exposure and capture control e Live view e Image preview and review and much more 7 of 24 08 06 2013 09 26 User manual for digiCamControl http dcc book export html 16 8 of 24 Main window The main window contains a large number of elements used to control and operate the camera invoke all the settings and not least evaluate the resulting images The window can be configured to differnt layouts but will normally contain the following elements A top left button row the main controls for operating the camera and take the pictures The top right menu contains links to settings menus help these pages and an option to donate to the project The session control options to divide your shooting projects into separate sessions Left vertical row with camera settings shows you exposure and shooting data for the camera A central preview of the latest image or the one you have selected from the grid this preview is optional Aperture White Balance Exposure Comp Compression Metering Mode Focus Mode Model NIKON D3005 A grid either a full grid with no preview or a grid under or to the right offering a central preview Full grid no preview Session Mickey Finn ADD ED USLANUU No UWAG NET 05000017 NEF D5000015 NEF DSC00019 NEF DSC00020 NEF DS090021 NEF DSCD0022 NEF DS000023 NEF D5000024 NEF y ior s Porru T a aaa DSCD0025 NEF DS000026 NE
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