Manual
Photo Finish OPTIc3
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6.4
Horse Races
It is essential to select <Horse Race> under <Type of sport>. Please read the description for
track and field. For horse races, no painted finish line exists, but there might be a mirror that
should be focused on.
As the picture of a photo finish camera always shows the same pixels, focusing without finis
line is difficult. We recommend the following trick:
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Set the camera using the sight in front of the finish line
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Activate the race mode and record
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Move the camera slowly in running direction over the finish line (e.g. move the gear head
with constant speed in horizontal direction)
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A normal (deformed) picture of the finish area is originated
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Print that part of the picture that shows the finish line
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End the race and start the test mode
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Move the camera until the pixels show a similar pattern as in the area of the finish line in
the printed picture.
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If a mirror is installed, test if the mirror is also captured by the camera when someone
moves across the finish line.
For horse races, it is possible to adjust different sport specific adjustments for the evaluation
(e.g. horse units or kilometre time).
6.5
Dog Races
We recommend selecting <Dog Race> under <Type of sport>. Please read the description for
track and field. For dog races, no painted finish line exists. Read the above section of horse
races and adjust the camera as described.
6.6
Rowing or Canoe
We recommend selecting <Rowing / Canoe> under <Type of sport>. Please follow the instruc-
tions for track and field and horse racing. For rowing and canoeing you have no finish line and
the buoys are often not fixed exactly on the finish line. If possible, have the buoys adjusted so
they are exactly on the finish line. This facilitates adjustment and evaluation a lot (lane identi-
fication).
Usually, a finish line is situated on the opposite shore on which the photo finish camera is
focused. If the camera is aligned with this line it can be swivelled vertically until all lanes are
displayed.
6.7
Cycling Races
We recommend selecting <Cycling> under <Type of sport>. Please read the instruction of track
and field and horse races.
The time in result lists for street cycling has to be shown in a special. The cyclists are listed in
a group with a group time but ranked according to arrival order. The OPTIc3.NET software
allows doing this automatically.
When you evaluate each rider, the run times are written in the column “Run Times”. If you
activate the column <Time (Cycle)> another column appears with the times that are important
for cycling (including group times). You can input the gap for the group time by clicking on the
menu <Setup>, then <Heat list setting> and then input the gap for the <Cycle Time>. With this
gap, you set the time difference for the group. A rider that has more delay to the previous
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