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 Operating the Function Buttons 

Pressing the function buttons on the controller board will simultaneously send the designated command 
to the cameras connected to the controller. 

The buttons on the board are defined as follows: 

Power 

When the cameras are properly connected and the board is powered on, pressing the Power button  will 
simultaneously turn power on to both cameras.  If the cameras are on when this button is pressed, the 
controller will simultaneously turn power off to both cameras. 

Focus 

When the Focus button is pressed, the controller will simultaneously activate the autofocus function on 
both cameras. 

Shutter 

When the Shutter button is pressed, the shutter function is activated on both cameras simultaneously.  
This will either cause a photo to be taken or for a video to be recorded, depending on the configuration 
of the camera. 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for GH1

Page 1: ... board to your cameras and get it running in your application Overview This controller board allows the user to simultaneously control two Panasonic Lumix GH1 GH2 GH3 cameras The user can simply press the on board buttons to control the cameras connected to the board In addition the controller contains a time lapse feature to allow unattended recording on a specific time schedule ...

Page 2: ...put These connections are described below Power Control to Cameras This jack should be connected to each camera s DC power supply The controller board simultaneously controls the power to both cameras when the Power Control button is pressed on the controller board Two separate cables are required to connect both cameras The block end goes into the battery compartment on the GH1 and the plug end p...

Page 3: ...s jack should be connected to each camera s remote control jack This connection is used to simultaneously control the focus and shutter functions in the both cameras connected to the controller Two cables are required one for each camera ...

Page 4: ...to External Power The controller board comes with a power adapter cable that connects to the camera s DC power supply to the controller board Plug this cable into the camera s power adapter and then into the controller board in the Board Power In Optional Connecting to buttons mounted off the controller board To facilitate a wide range of board mounting options we have includes a header on the boa...

Page 5: ...1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4 To connect to this header solder a wire from the function desired i e POWER to a momentary contact switch The solder the other side of the switch to the GND pin on the header Repeat the process for any or all of the function pins Pressing the switch will activate the desired function in the same way that the button mounted to the board works ...

Page 6: ...led are connected via the necessary cables and that the DC power source is also properly connected to the controller board Power is applied to the board by sliding the Power switch down see below When power is applied to the controller board the LCD will display something similar to the following Power On Off Switch ...

Page 7: ...t may be that one or both of the cameras are not properly configured to output its video sync signal This can be corrected by pressing and holding the trashcan icon button on each camera for 5 seconds which commands the camera to output the video signal On the second line of the LCD the time lapse function status is shown Also on the second line of the display the current voltage level of the DC i...

Page 8: ...er button will simultaneously turn power on to both cameras If the cameras are on when this button is pressed the controller will simultaneously turn power off to both cameras Focus When the Focus button is pressed the controller will simultaneously activate the autofocus function on both cameras Shutter When the Shutter button is pressed the shutter function is activated on both cameras simultane...

Page 9: ...val in seconds Press the RIGHT cursor button until you position the cursor over the time value digits Each digit can be increased by pressing the UP cursor button or decreased by pressing the DOWN cursor button For example the display above shows a 10 second time lapse interval Activating the time lapse function To activate the time lapse function press the left or right cursor keys to position th...

Page 10: ...e counts down to zero the controller board will trigger the shutter on both cameras It will also restart the time lapse interval and the process will repeat This continues until the controller is either powered off or the time lapse function is manually deactivated see below Disabling the Time Lapse function To disable the time lapse function press the LEFT cursor key to display the time lapse fun...

Page 11: ...Page 11 This causes the time lapse function to suspend ...

Page 12: ...set by the factory but you can manually adjust it by turning the potentiometer located near the cursor control buttons This will adjust the character contrast on the LCD 3 The LCD is showing Disparity instead of the disparity time value Solution 1 Make sure you press the POWER button on the controller when the cameras are connected 2 One or both of the cameras is not properly configured to output ...

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