Triggertrap Flash Adapter User Manual
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1. and set the ISO You ll want to take a series of test Images as the ISO will need to be set so that the exposure Is correct for the flash power Manual focus the camera on the position you will be popping the balloon To do this easily place something or someone where you are going to pop the balloon and focus on it them Triggertrap Mobile Open up the app go into Settings and make sure you have the Pulse Length set to 30ms Also set a Sensor Reset Delay of 5s Once this is done go into the Sound Sensor Mode set the threshold to a level at which the flash wont be fired by any ambient noise Place the IOS device at a safe distance from where you are going to pop the balloon Water Balloons In order to set Iriggertrap Mobile off you ll need a pop If you have no luck getting a pop with a balloon full of water blow some air into the balloon once you ve part filled it with water When youre ready start the sound sensor mode and clap to ensure the flash fires Once you know the flash Is ready to fire open the shutter on the camera Then it s time to pop the water balloon One popped close the shutter and you should have one extremely cool photo Triggertrap Flash Adapter Manual Page n Triggertrap Troubleshooting with Triggertrap Flash Adapter The flash is taking forever to fire what s up One key thing to consider when using the sound trigger is how far away you place the smart device from the action Ihe2. closer to the source of the sound the faster the flash will fire This is simply because the further away the device is from the source of the sound the further the sound has to travel For optimum results place the IOS device as close as possible to the source of the sound The closer to the source of the sound the device is the quicker the device will react to the sound as the sound has less distance to travel and therefore the faster the flash Is able to fire The flash is firing too early If your flash is firing before the action you want to capture has happened you have two options You can move your IOS device further from the sound and or from the scene you are trying to capture This will give your device the necessary time to send the signal to your flash before the explosion happens One metre is usually a good rule of thumb Getting this right really does mean experimenting in order to get all relative distances correct for the perfect shot The other option Is to go into the Iriggertrap Mobile app settings and add a Sensor Delay creating a set delay length before the flash Is fired Triggertrap Flash Adapter Manual Page 8 n Triggertrap The flash keeps firing in quick succession and ruining my photos First of all check the settings on your flash unit Are you in manual mode Make sure you have turned off any presets that might allow your flash unit to strobe like this Check the threshold in the senso
3. forum If you ve got a problem search If you re still stuck you can email our super friendly here first chances are that someone has already asked support team at hello triggertrap com your question and you ll be able to find your problem here The small print We have taken all care to ensure that this manual is as complete and as accurate as possible but there may be mistakes here and there If you spot any errors please contact us on hello triggertrap com so we can fix it In the next version of our manual Triggertrap Flash Adapter Manual Page 10 We are Triggertrap We love photography For more information visit us on the web at triggertrap com We have taken all care to ensure that this manual is as complete and as accurate as possible but there may be mistakes here and there If you spot any errors please contact n Triggertrap us at support tri gg so we can fix it in the next version of our manual
4. note this manual does not cover the triggering modes available in the Triggertrab Mobile app For information on how to use the app please see the Triggertrap Mobile manual for your Android or iOS device DID YOU KNOW You can always get the most recent version of Triggertrap Mobile manual from our website point your browser at http tri gg manual Compatible flash units All modern flash units that connect to a standard hotshoe should be compatible with Triggertrap Flash Adapter This means that unfortunately Sony Minolta flashes are not supported unless you use a standard hotshoe adapter for them WARNING Never attempt to use the flash adapter with studio equipment or with high voltage flashguns as this may damage your smartphone iOS only Although Triggertrap Mobile is compatible with both IOS and Android devices the audio latency on Android devices Is generally too large to achieve the high speed photography that Triggertrap Flash Adapter is capable of We therefore suggest that for best results Triggertrap Flash Adapter should only be used with IOS devices Triggertrap Mobile is available on any IOS device running IOS 6 1 or newer including iPhones iPads and iPod touches To read more about audio latency and Iriggertrap Mobile check out our blog article here https trigger trap com ttm high speed triggering android Triggertrap Flash Adapter Manual Page 3 n Triggertrap Why would need t
5. Triggertrap Flash Adapter User Manual TT FA IL Triggertrap Updated 27 November 2013 n Triggertrap Table of Contents Table of COMA 2 Wi Sdi 4004 EER 8 The flash keeps firing in quick succession and L14010 VC 1 0 PRRRRRRRE RAR ERE REN ATA 3 ruining MY PHOTOS 9 Compatible flash UNITS 3 The flash won t fire at all 9 Oey oa peer rene ee eee ee eee 3 Do you still have QUESTIONS ssesssesseessesssessessseeseess 10 Why would need to use Triggertrap flash Adapter 4 The smal Orin Eosin 10 Setting up a flash with Triggertrap FLash Adapter 5 Manual MO 5 CLONE PDOwer OUD arco 5 Ln 5 How to set up Triggertrap Mobile to work with Triggertrap Flash Adapter scssssscsesscstevassavsnsrnescersasensnazeaste 6 Be AEE N e E E T N A any meter tree 6 Senor Reset Delesseria 6 Example Capturing a water balloon popping 7 EBL 018 E PE RON RAEE IRA FE ORE ERAGON let OnE ME I RN 7 PIO viaria ira 7 CIR ai i Wie Seta 8 0 ER E EEE 7 Bla 7 Troubleshooting with Triggertrap Flash Adapter 8 The flash ts taking forever to fire what s Uplli 8 Triggertrap Flash Adapter Manual Page 2 n Triggertrap Introduction Triggertrap Flash Adapter is a dual hotshoe mount and cable that enables you to trigger your flash using a range of triggering modes when used with the Triggertrap Mobile Dongle and Triggertrap Mobile app on an IOS device or with a Iriggertrap hardware product Please
6. eeted with a welcome screen You will then be You may want to consider setting a sensor reset delay taken to the Menu in order to minimise any accidental multiple exposures From the Menu select Settings On this page you will see or a strobe effect Setting a delay of 5 seconds will cause a box called Pulse Length Set this to 30ms Fast tng Mobile to wart 5 seconds before firing the ash again Once this is done plug the Flash Adapter into your Mobile Dongle then plug the dongle into your smart device Photo Balloon Splash by Gabe Toth Triggertrap Flash Adapter Manual Page 6 n Triggertrap Example Capturing a water balloon popping One easy yet seriously fun way of experimenting with the flash adapter is to capture a water balloon popping Here is our guide to setting up your photo shoot Environment You ll need to either set up for these photos in a darkened room with something to catch the water from the balloon or outside when it Is dark away from any sort of lights In other words the darker the better Flash As mentioned above set your flash to the lowest power possible Point the flash at where you intend to pop the balloon make sure the flash is far enough away so that you do not drown the image in light and overexpose tt but not too far away Camera Set the camera on a tripod put it in manual focus and manual exposure Set the shutter speed to bulb the aperture to a moderate value e g f 8
7. o use Triggertrap flash Adapter There are a few reasons why you may want to use a darkened room with the camera on bulb and your flash with Triggertrap Mobile but it all comes down to flash set to the lowest power the only light exposure one key point and thats speed you ll record is the short burst of light from the flash making your exposure duration extremely short Triggering a camera takes time Before the camera fires there s a load of mechanical stuff that has to happen first This delay known as shutter lag can make a huge difference especially when you re doing high speed WARNING photography Firing a flash on the other hand Is mighty ian nothing anali Always ensure you use the Triggertrap Mobile Dongle and never attempt to connect your flash directly to your IOS device Connecting the iOS device and the flash without The maximum shutter speed on a camera Is typically a dongle could harm your flash your iOS device or both 1 4000 or if you re lucky 1 8000 of a second Now this is pretty fast for most photography but often not fast enough for high speed shoots Using a flash is MUCH faster For example at its lowest power a Nikon SB 800 has a flash duration of 1 41600 of a second which is substantially faster than the fastest shutter speed This may sound confusing because we are talking about the flash speed and not the shutter itself but you can still use this flash speed as your exposure time If you set up y
8. our high speed photo shoot in a totally Triggertrap Flash Adapter Manual Page 4 Most flash units will have a manual mode you can set them to This mode best enables Iriggertrap to control how and when the flash is triggered If your flash unit does not have a manual mode please refer to the man ual to find the mode that best enables external trigger control Using the lowest power output setting on your flash means that the flash duration is much shorter and your flash unit can work at its fastest meaning that you will be able to achieve the highest speed possible Triggertrap Flash Adapters dual hotshoe mount allows you to control two flash units at the same time giving you double the amount of light and a much more even and controllable spread of light Even though the flash adapter only has two hotshoes there are still options for using multiple flashes for more intricate lighting setups You could plug a radio trigger like a Pocket Wizard or Radio Popper on one of the hotshoes or you could set up other flashes with optical slaves One thing to consider is that using radio triggers may slow things down slightly Photo Bulb Smash by Paul Traviss Triggertrap Flash Adapter Manual Page 5 The Pulse Length is the duration Iriggertrap Mobile sends The sensor reset delay controls how quickly you want a signal to your flash When you first launch the app you your sensor to reset before taking another photograph will be gr
9. r mode you are using in Triggertrap Mobile Is the threshold set too low meaning that the sound level remains over the threshold for too long Go into Settings in Triggertrap Mobile and select a Sensor Reset Delay of about five seconds If none of the above seem to have helped send us an email on hello triggertrap com The flash won t fire at all Turn on your flash and press the test button does the flash go off Do NOT use the Triggertrap Mobile Dongle for this test Connect your flash to the Triggertrap Flash Adapter and connect the cable to the Flash Adapter Now please short circuit the side of the cable that you usually plug into the Triggertrap Flash Adapter using some aluminium foil Does that trigger the flash Presuming step and 2 resulted in your flash triggering correctly have you tried your dongle with your camera Does that work If none of the above work send us an emall to hello triggertrap com and well help you out Triggertrap Flash Adapter Manual Page 9 n Triggertrap Do you still have questions We ve done everything we can to make this manual as We also have an FAQ Knowledge Base that lives at thorough as possible but if you re still stuck we d love to http tri gg fag that will provide you with some clearer help you out and more in depth explanations for some of our more commonly asked product questions We have an extremely lively and helpful support forum on http tri gg
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