taking still photos
After completing the basic setup as described in the previous pages, you are ready to take a photo:
1.
With the ImageView scope securely mounted on a tripod, raise the LCD display
release the on/oFF button-the power LED (
the live image from the camera lens. The display also shows the battery condition, number of photos
remaining, and the current resolution/quality settings. Please refer to "LCD Display:Menus and Icons" for
more details.
2.
The ImageView scope will default to high resolution and quality settings, as well as "everything on
automatic" when it is turned on for the first time, so you're ready to take photos under most conditions
with no need to change anything. If you would like to explore the various available options, see the
manual section titled "The Capture and Setup Menu-Options and Settings" for directions regarding how
to select and change settings such as resolution, image quality and exposure.
3.
When the Eyepiece/Camera select slider is in the "Eyepiece" position, the image formed by the front
(objective) lens is directed to the eyepiece rather than the digital camera sensor, so the LCD display
will not let you see the "live image". The scope's zoom eyepiece provides optical zoom from 15x to 45x
magnification, while the camera's magnification is fixed at approximately 22x. If you want to preview
the framing of your subject as you are looking through the eyepiece prior to taking a photo, rotate
the zoom ring so that the green dot is opposite the red index dot (this sets the eyepiece to about 22x
magnification). When you are ready to take a photo, be sure to move the select slider over to "Camera"-
otherwise your photo will be partially or entirely black. And you will then be able to use the LCD display
for preview and review as you take photos.
4.
Although the
snap button on the scope may be used to take photos, it is highly recommended that you
plug the supplied remote shutter cable into the remote jack (
lights and the startup screen is displayed, followed by
H)
to obtain the steadiest results (press the
K)
taKinG still PHotos
and briefly press and
(G)
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