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MECHA C2 User’s Guide
v.02.5
© 2021 FANOTEC
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Status Feedback
— In the next area, the
MECHA’s ID
, the
Refresh rate of the
motor/controller status
and the
Current lower rotator
are displayed,
followed by the
Current angle position
for both rotators, and the
Current
status
(shots remaining, position, repeat set). The
Status Feedback
(SF)
also reflects the tilt angle for the 2nd axis. When scripting is used, yaw is
shown on
Status Feedback
as well.
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At the right side of this area, note the
Current time
,
Current date or time
remaining
,
Current rotation degree interval
,
Seconds remaining in current
delay
.
●
Horizontal slider
— Allows manual rotation in degrees, relative to the
current position. Click/tap the screen and drag to the left or right.
The controls shown in the image below, are directly related to the current
preset and settings. The values displayed in the fields are the current preset
(
sa_7shots
, in our example).
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[LEFT]
button — Shoots a 360° panorama counter-clockwise. In our
example, the panorama consists of 7 photos, and the first photo is taken
in the current position, followed by the second 51.43° apart, and so on.
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Shots
— Number of shots around for a 360° row. Select the number of
shots from the list, or select
Custom
and enter the desired number of
shots, or the focal length of the lens used followed by
mm
. The
mm2
notation is also accepted. For example,
28 mm2
will compute the full
spherical panorama for a 28 mm lens, using
Repeat
. If the number of
shots is 1, using the
[LEFT]
button, only one photo is taken followed by a
rotation of 360° (return to the initial position), if the
Wait
option is
selected. Useful when shooting (filming) 360°. If the
Rewind
option is
selected, the rotation is 0° (no rotation).
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[RIGHT]
button — Shoots a 360° panorama clockwise. It is similar to
[LEFT]
button, but the rotation is to the right.
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[MAP]
button — Downloads a PTGui file with the current preset. Use this
button after all the settings are set as you want.
