trigger. The 2nd would be about a half second later with a 2 second shutter trigger, the 3rd would
have a 4 second shutter trigger and the 4th would have an 8 second shutter trigger. The 5th through
8th shots would start at 1 minute 5 seconds from activation and would have shutter trigger times of
1,2,4,8 seconds respectively. This menu is really only used for taking shots in the dark or with heavy
neutral density filters on the lens because the shortest shutter times that can be done (for a 4 shot
HDR sequence would be 0.1, 0.2, 0.4 and 0.8 seconds). The reason the minimum granularity 1/10th
of a second is because many cameras don't allow a bulb time of less than this. Even 1/10th of a
second may be too quick for some cameras. If you’re have trouble with your camera not triggering
reliably try increasing this. One second should be a safe value for all cameras.
General Settings Menu
The general settings menu allows the backlight to be turned on or off or set to stay on for 10 seconds
after the last button press. When the unit is set to turn off the backlight after 10 seconds, pressing
the Activate button to enter photo mode will also turn off the backlight. The backlight is the largest
contributing factor to power usage on the Camera Axe so turning it off greatly extends battery life.
This menu lets you control the startup mode and switch between preset groups as described below.
The menu also shows the current version of the software.
Parameter
Options
Comment
Backlight
On
Off
10 sec
If On, the backlight stays on all the time, if set to Off, the
backlight will be off. If set to 10 sec, the backlight will turn
off after 10 seconds with no button press or when the
Activate button is pressed.
Startup Mode
Menu
Photo
By default the Camera Axe always starts up into Menu
mode. This can be changed into starting on Photo mode
if you just want to turn on the Camera Axe and have it be
ready to take photos without hitting the activate button.
Preset Group
Preset_1
Preset_2
Preset_3
Preset_4
The four group presets can be used to store commonly
used menu settings and then switch between them so you
don’t need to remember all the individual settings.
PROGRAM NOTE: The countdown timer for turning off the backlight is initially set in the Setup
