Remote Shooting using ZoomBrowser EX ver. 5.x
This section explains the procedures for remote shooting, the process of operating the camera shutter remotely from a connected computer.
IMPORTANT - See your Camera User Guide to check whether your camera supports the remote shooting function or not.
- On camera models with lens covers, open the lens cover before remote shooting.
- Ensure that you turn off your computer's standby feature before you begin remote shooting. The results cannot be guaranteed if the computer enters the standby mode while remote shooting.
- Except for the shutter button, the camera?s buttons and switches, including the zoom, cannot be manually operated while the camera is being remotely controlled.
- The time lag between pushing the shutter button and the release of the shutter is slightly longer for remote shooting compared with the normal mode of operation.
- Depending upon your camera model, a program different from the one shown here may start up. Please refer to the manual for the software supplied with your camera if this occurs.
- See the Help menu (it can be opened from the [Help] menu in the remote shooting window) for more detailed operating procedures for remote shooting.
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Remote Shooting Procedures
Features of the RemoteCapture Task Window
Interval Timer Shooting
Remote Shooting Procedures
- Connect the camera and start Canon Camera Window to open the Camera Contol Window.
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- Click the [Remote shooting] tab in the Camera Control Window, then click [Starts Remote Shooting].
- When the Main Window is open, you can open the Camera Control Window by clicking [Acquire & Camera Settings], followed by [Remote shooting].
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- When the Select Folder dialog displays, specify a destination for the recorded image and click [OK].
- The RemoteCapture Task window will open.
- Click the [Release] button.
- The image will record.
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* When using Macro, for the best results, set the [Macro] option in this window to on and enable Macro on the camera as well.
Features of the RemoteCapture Task Window
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Interval Timer Shooting
Interval timer shooting is the method of capturing images in which a set number of frames is recorded at set intervals of time.
- Click the [Shooting] menu in the remote shooting window and select [Interval Timer Shooting].
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- Click [OK] in the warning message to open the window shown in step 3.
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- Set the values and click [Start] to start shooting.
- The interval may be set to a range from 5 seconds to 60 minutes.
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During interval shooting, the following window shows the current status of the interval shooting process:
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REFERENCE You may not be able to record at the set interval if it is too short for the camera to transfer and save the image data. |