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Page 3: ...C Pro 3 1 3 EPIC Pro 5 1 4EPIC Pro 6 1 5 EPIC Pro 14 1 6 17 2 GigaPan EPIC Pro 17 2 1 17 2 2 17 2 3EPIC Pro 19 2 4 21 2 5 2 6 21 2 7 EPIC Pro 22 2 8 23 2 9 24 3 GigaPan EPIC Pro 27 3 1 27 3 2 360 27 3...

Page 4: ...Teach 35 4 4 36 4 5 37 4 6 Last Pic Hold 37 4 7 Shutter Feedback 38 5 39 5 1GigaPan 39 5 2 42 6 GigaPan com 45 6 1 45 6 2 46 6 3 Google Erth 47 7 50 7 1 50 7 2 51 7 3 52 7 4 52 7 5 53 7 6 54 7 7GigaPa...

Page 5: ...8 56 1 1 1 GigaPan GigaPan Giga Pan EPIC Pro Giga Pan Stitch Giga Pan com Giga Pan Giga Pan com 4 GigaPan 1 Giga Pan EPIC Pro 2...

Page 6: ...Giga Pan EPIC Pro 3 Giga pan 1 4 Giga Pan Giga Pan com Giga Pan...

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Page 8: ...1 2 GigaPan EPIC Pro Size 10 5 8 x 11 7 8 x 5 7 8 27 12cm x 30 25cm x 15 cm...

Page 9: ...EPIC Pro EPIC Pro 2 EPIC Pro Camera Rail Rail Adjustment Knob...

Page 10: ...Camera Mounting Platform Platform Thumbscrews Camera Mounting Plate EPIC Pro Camera Mounting Plate Lever Navigation panel EPIC Pro Tripod Mount EPIC Pro 3 8 1 4 Bubble Level EPIC Pro Battery Chamber...

Page 11: ...EPIC Pro LCD Display EPIC Pro Directional Keys EPIC Pro Cancel Button EPIC Pro Power OK Button OK EPICPro ON OFF Trigger cable port Remote trigger port EPIC Pro 2 5mm...

Page 12: ...tery port EPIC Pro 1 3 EPIC Pro HIGHLIGHTS DSLR camera compatible EPICPro 2004 Large lenses are supported 4 5kg EPIC Pro Precision accuracy Quick set up EPIC Pro 1 4 3 8 Clear and simple to navigate m...

Page 13: ...Pro 3 6kg Rechargeable battery pack 7 2V 4300mAH included 7 2V 4300mAH EPIC Pro Multiple triggering option EPIC Pro 20 Optimized range of motion 360 65 90 90 90 Remote trigger port E3 Advanced settin...

Page 14: ...EPIC Pro Menu OK EPIC Pro DOWN OK X EPIC Pro Menu Tree ver1281 1 New Panorama 360 Panorama Options Time Per Pic Start Del Trig Mult Shutter Pic Order Battery Status Factory Reset Expert Options Check...

Page 15: ...Overlap Quick Menu Set up Firmware Ver Panorama Memory Previous Save Previous Recall Camera Setup Move Camera EPIC Pro Menu Tree for Firmware Version 171 New Panorama 360 Panorama Options Time Exposu...

Page 16: ...list Shutter Mode Shutter Length Motor Speed Motors Rigid Pretrigger Delay Bracket Delay Backlight Mode Aspect Ratio Picture Overlap Last Pic Hold Shutter Feedback Shutter Retries Quick Menu Setup Fir...

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Page 25: ...Note On T Options Brackets 1 Options EV Step Size...

Page 26: ...Options Brackets Options EV Step Size Menu Options Glossary ver128 1 Main Menu New Panorama X 360 Panorama 360 180 360 180 Cubic Options Panorama Memory EPIC Pro Camera Setup...

Page 27: ...Move Camera Time per Pic EPIC Pro Start Del Trig Mult Shutter 20 attery Status 7 4 7 EPIC Pro Factory Reset...

Page 28: ...Expert Options Expert Options Submenu Checklist ON EPIC Pro 4 OFF Shutter Mode EPIC Pro EPIC Pro OK Shutter Length 0 5 0 6 2 0 2 2 4 0 4 5...

Page 29: ...8 0 EPIC Pro 1 1 Motor Speed Motor Rigid Pre trigger Delay 0 0s 0 5 1 0s 1 5 2 0 2 5s 3 0s EPIC Pro EPIC Pro Backlight Mode Aspect Ratio...

Page 30: ...1 1 2 3 4 3 16 9 4 3 4 3 Picture Overlap 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 EPIC Pro 30 Panorama Memory Menu Previous Save Previous Save Previous EPIC Pro EPIC Pro Recall Save Previous EPIC Pro...

Page 31: ...Menu Options Glossary for Firmware Version 171 Main Menu New Panorama 360 Panorama 360 180 360 180 Cubic Options Test Shutter Test Shutter OK EPIC Pro test...

Page 32: ...Panorama Memory EPIC Pro EPIC Pro Camera Setup EPIC Pro EPIC Pro 30 Move Camera Options Menu Time Exposure 1 2 8 1 Time per Pic EPIC Pro...

Page 33: ...LED Mult Picture 128 1 Mult Picture Mult Picture Brackets AEB HDR 1 3 5 7 9 EV Step 0 3 0 7 1 0 1 3 1 7 or 2 0 Expert Option Shutter Length Blub AEB EV Step Size HDR 0 3 0 7 1 0 1 3 1 7 2 0 EV ISO...

Page 34: ...4 0 200 400mm Lock up time 1 8 50 100mm Mirror Lock up Lock up time Mirror Lock up Mirror Lock up 0 25s 0 50s 0 75s 1 00s 1 25s 1 50s 1 75s 2 00s 2 25s 2 50s 3 00s Shutter Teach This setting is an alt...

Page 35: ...hutters Shutter Teach Option OK Start Del Trig 15 30 45 1 2 5 EPIC Pro E3 Gigapan EPIC Pro REMOTE Pic Order Timelapse Series Used to capture a sequence of panoramas over a period of time You may use a...

Page 36: ...EPIC Pro E3 Battery Status 7 4V 7V EPIC Pro Save Load Config 3 Factory Reset Camera Setup Time per Pic Start Delay Mult Shutter Pic Order Saved Panoramas Expert Options Checklist ON OFF...

Page 37: ...focus You are able to quickly find a tradeoff between allowing for enough time for your camera s autofocus subsystem to achieve good focus and not requiring too much time to capture the entire gigapan...

Page 38: ...Slow Med Fast Slow Motors Rigid On Pre trigger Delay 0 0 0 5 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 Gigapan EPIC Pro Gigapan EPIC Pro Bracket Delay HDR 0 1 8 Backlight Mode Aspect Ratio...

Page 39: ...1 60 1 1 65 1 1 70 1 1 75 1 1 80 1 185 1 1 90 1 1 95 1 2 00 1 Picture Overlap 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 Gigapan EPIC Pro 30 Last Pic Hold Gigapan EPIC Pro Shutter Feedback Used to automatically...

Page 40: ...he maximum number of times to retry per position when the shutter fails to trigger Only visible when Expert Options Shutter Feedback is set to ON May be set from one to ten retries Quick Menu Setup Al...

Page 41: ...Recall Save Previous EPIC Pro 1 5 Set up the EPIC Pro Quick Menu EPIC Pro X Expert Options Quick Menu Setup Quick Menu 4 1 Firmware version 128 1 Move Camera Time Per Pic Start Del trig Pic Order Mult...

Page 42: ...ult Picture Start Del trig Pic Order Pretrigger Delay Battery Status Motor Speed Shutter Length Mirror Lock up Recommended functions to add to the Quick Menu include Time Exposure Pretrigger delay Mul...

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Page 46: ...2 GigaPan EPICPro 2 1 EPIC Pro EPIC Pro 1 4 W3 8 www GigaPanSystems com 4 GB USB 2 2 EPIC Pro 2 EPIC Pro...

Page 47: ...EPIC Pro 1 EPIC Pro EPIC Pro 2 EPIC Pro 3 EPIC Pro 4 AC EPIC Pro 5 EPICPro 1 EPIC Pro 2 AC 3...

Page 48: ...EPIC Pro EPIC Pro Please recharge the battery Options OK...

Page 49: ...2 3 EPIC Pro EPIC Pro 1 4 1 2 EPIC Pro 3 EPIC Pro 4 5 EPIC Pro...

Page 50: ...2 4 EPIC Pro 1 2 EPIC Pro 1 OK 1 EPIC Pro 2 Move Camera OK...

Page 51: ...3 EPIC Pro 4 5 6 7 8 EPIC Pro Cubic...

Page 52: ...9 Cubic 10 EPIC Pro...

Page 53: ...D3X 2 6 1 2 ISO 3...

Page 54: ...Expodisc 4 5 EPIC Pro Options Time per Pic Time per Pic 2 7 GigaPan EPIC Pro EPIC Pro Camera Setup Field of View FOV angle of view EPIC Pro EPIC Pro EPIC Pro...

Page 55: ...3 1 Start a new panorama 1 Camera Setup EPIC Pro 2 OK...

Page 56: ...3 4 EPIC Pro EPIC Pro 30 Picture Overlap 1 Camera Setup OK 2 Camera Setup field of view OK field of view field of view 2 7 3 Options Expert Options Checklist 0ff Checklist OK 4 Pro OK...

Page 57: ...t any time by selecting the Camera Setup function If you wish to preserve the current angle of view press the X button If you wish to change the angle of view press the OK button and follow the direct...

Page 58: ...Maximize Depth of Field 1 F DOF f 8 f 16 F 22 2 DOF 3 DOF 4 DOF full frame partial frame point and shoot 5...

Page 59: ...Plan your Panorama Google Earth Google Earth Auto Focus f 2 8 f 5 6 2 Potential subject problems...

Page 60: ...f 2 8 f5 6 Important auto focus camera settings include 1 F f2 8 f5 6 2 3 4...

Page 61: ...Test your set up 2 3 1 2 x2 3 EPIC Pro...

Page 62: ...2 9 Minimize parralax error 2 4 Adjust the lens position RAW Approximate adjustments for minimizing parallax error parallax error 1 EPIC Pro 2 2 EPIC Pro...

Page 63: ...yaw Fine adjustments to the camera mounting platform for minimiz ing parallax error parallax error Note 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2...

Page 64: ...2 2 EPIC Pro 2 2 3 EPIC Pro 4 5 2 2 6 2 2 yaw 3 Using the GigaPan EPIC Pro EPIC Pro 360 2 7 EPIC Pro...

Page 65: ...3 1 Start a new panorama 1 EPIC Pro OK 2 3 OK EPIC Pro 4 OK 5 OK EPIC Pro 6 EPIC Pro Show Panorama OK X 7 OK 8 EPIC Pro 9 X 10 X...

Page 66: ...3 2 Start a new panorama 360 360 EPIC Pro EPIC Pro cubic 1 EPIC Pro 360 OK 2 OK 3 OK 4 EPIC Pro Show Panorama OK X 5 OK 6 EPICPro X 3 3 Repeat a previous panorama...

Page 67: ...a previous panorama for future use 1 Panorama Memory OK 2 Save Previous OK 3 prevous panoroama EPICPro 4 EPIC Pro Reference Set Panorama Saved To recall a previous panorama 1 Panorama Memory OK 2 Rec...

Page 68: ...Pro Reference Set Taking Panorama 5 To repeat a previous panorama EPIC Pro 1 Panorama Memory OK 2 Save Previous OK 3 EPIC Pro Show Panorama OK X 4 4 HDR 4 EPIC Pro Additional Instructions and New Fea...

Page 69: ...t you can see with your own eyes This is especially true for panoramas that cover a large field of view You can improve the overall exposure by capturing multiple photographs with different exposures...

Page 70: ...number greater than one the EV Step Size menu item will appear below the Brackets menu item Select EV Step Size and press OK Now select the 1 7 EV separation setting and press OK 4 Choose whether you...

Page 71: ...ges you vary the exposure by varying the shutter speed and keeping the ISO and aperture constant Do not vary the aperture because it will change the depth of field 2 What does EV exposure value mean A...

Page 72: ...like to be able to see details Use the following steps Change the metering mode to spot mode if your camera has that capability Point the camera lens to each area and depress the shutter button half w...

Page 73: ...ble below for instructions on setting the metering mode for each of the following cameras Small WB button on the top right hand side of the camera Use the small dial on top of the camera to select spo...

Page 74: ...tings that can affect metering The cameras use the quotation mark similar to the way the North American decimal point is used In Europe the comma is used to denote the decimal point DSLR viewfinders w...

Page 75: ...est area to average exposure using 1 3 EV shutter settings EV Distance from shadows to average exposure using 1 3 EV shutter settings Set your camera shutter speed to the brightest 1 160 second meter...

Page 76: ...seven EV you are able to capture these exposures using the cameras AEB function You can move the center exposure which is what you set the Time Exposure setting to and lose 2 3 stops of desired dynami...

Page 77: ...long with exposure bracketing you will need to use a fuser or tone mapper with batch capability to consistently apply the same settings to each set of exposure brackets The resulting fused or tone map...

Page 78: ...fore fusing them Photomatix and HDR Expose can process camera RAW and other formats When using the fusion or tone mapping software it is often necessary to adjust several parameters to achieve realist...

Page 79: ...focal length lenses that are larger and heavier The longer focal length indirectly means that the magnification is greater and that any lens movement is magnified more and more likely to cause blurry...

Page 80: ...ime to settle Choosing too long of a lock up time will increase your capture time 4 3 Shutter Teach The Shutter Teach function is an alternative method of setting the timing for exposure bracketing or...

Page 81: ...left arrow button as if you are pressing the camera s shutter button The EPIC Pro will mimic your actions and actuate the shutter on the camera 7 When you have pressed the left arrow button for the l...

Page 82: ...Pro when to start each successive panorama Basic Settings 1 Select the Options submenu from the EPIC Pro Main Menu 2 Select the Timelapse Series menu item 3 Select either Timer or Ext trigger and pres...

Page 83: ...her wait for the timer or a button press from the remote shutter that is connected to the remote trigger port 8 When you want to exit the repeated capture of panoramas press the X button to quit Addit...

Page 84: ...so that the camera is ready for the next panorama This is very useful for time lapse panoramas 1 From the EPIC Pro Main Menu select the Options submenu and press OK 2 From the Options sub menu select...

Page 85: ...u item and press OK 6 Select the number of times that you want the EPIC Pro to retry triggering the shutter and press OK 7 Connect the optional user supplied cables PC end to the camera body s PC conn...

Page 86: ...ccurred watch the retries by the EPIC Pro 5 Stitching and uploading panoramas GigaPan GigaPan com 1 GB RAM Intel Mac Windows PC GigaPan com 50 35 1 5 1 Using GigaPan Stitch Software GigaPan Stitchc 1...

Page 87: ...GigaPan 2 JPG 3 Shift 4 Number of Rows 5 Note GigaPan 6 Done 7 100 MB...

Page 88: ...8 GigPan 9 Mac control 10 File Export stitched image to TIFF or Adobe RAW 11 50 GigaPan com Additional GigaPan Stitch Options GigaPan Stitch Options 4 Option Image Shooting Oder...

Page 89: ...Image shooting order GigaPan EPIC Pro 4 Option Stitching Option Combine images in draft mode Build panorama at 50 scale 50 50 1 4 50 160 50 40 GigaPan com...

Page 90: ...Use larger blending region Mercator projection instead of spherical equirectangular Google Earth 5 2 Share your panoramas online GigaPan www GigaPan com 1 Join GigaPan com GigaPan GigaPan com...

Page 91: ...2 Upload to GigaPan com GigaPan com 1 2...

Page 92: ...3 Private 4 GigaPan com Upload now 5 URL Private URL...

Page 93: ...Upload using third party software GigaPanStitch Giga Pan Upload 1 Windows Mac Applications GigaPanUploader Start Programs GigaPan Uploade 2 Browse...

Page 94: ...3 4 5 Private URL 6 GigaPan com Upload now 7 URL URL Private URL...

Page 95: ...6 GigaPan com 6 1 View and Share GigaPan com GigaPans GigaPans GigaPans...

Page 96: ...6 2 Embed your panorama GigaPan 1 GigaPan com My Home 2 Embed 3 HTML 4 GigaPan com Entire Panorama 5 A Specific Snapshot ID ID 6 ID...

Page 97: ...ID 7 ID 8 10 9 Generate HTML HTML View Now 10 GigaPan com GigaPan GigaPan com URL GigaPan GigaPan com...

Page 98: ...Send a message 6 3 Place your panorama on Google Earth Google Earth GPS Google Earth 4 2 http earth google com Google Earth 1 Google Earth Place this Panorama in Google Earth gigapan_placement kml...

Page 99: ...2 gigapan_placement kml 3 gigapan_placement kml Google Earth GigaPan 4 Google Earth 5 Share this Gigapan with others using Google Earth 6 7 3 a GPS A b...

Page 100: ...Have an address Go there B C GPS Google Earth 8 Google Earth...

Page 101: ...9 Elevation Google Earth Google Earth 0 10 Heading Google Earth 11 advanced placement options 12 Imageplane...

Page 102: ...13 Google Earth Image floor 14 Camera tilt Camera roll 15 16 Save Changes 17 Google Earth Exit Photo...

Page 103: ...aPan EPIC Pro GigaPanSystems com 7 1 1 EPIC a EPIC Pro Options Time Per Pic EPIC Pro 2 EPIC Pro Options Expert Options Pretrigger Delay b Pretrigger Delay c Options Expert Options Motor Speed d Med Sl...

Page 104: ...X Pretrigger Delay 1 5 Pretrigger Delay Pretrigger Delay Motor Speed 3 a 300mm 1 300 ISO b EPIC Pro EPIC Pro c 2 3 4 a EPIC Pro Options Expert Options Shutter Length Shutter Length Time per Pic...

Page 105: ...b f 2 8 2 c 7 2 f 8 f 11 16 f 22...

Page 106: ...2 8 7 3 1 EPIC Pro a EPIC Pro Options Time per Pic b EPIC Pro 2 a 3 a EPIC Pro Options Expert Options Shutter Length Time per Pic Shutter Length b f 2 8...

Page 107: ...2 c 7 4 1 EPIC Pro 2 3 EPIC Pro 2 2 4 5 7 5...

Page 108: ...Options Expert Options Shutter Length Time per Pic Shutter Length 2 f 2 8 2 3 Release policy can cause more problems than it solves depending upon your equipment and the subject you are photographing...

Page 109: ...7 6 1 a 2 Gigapan EPIC b EPIC Pro c EPIC Pro d e EPIC Pro 2 GigaPan a b...

Page 110: ...3 a 2 9 Parralax 7 7GigaPan GigaPan CPU 100 GigaPan Windows Ctrl Shift Esc GigaPan GigaPan Not Responding...

Page 111: ...GigaPan help report a bug GigaPanSystems com Mac Applications Utilities Activity Monitor GigaPan GigaPan Not Responding GigaPan help report a bug GigaPanSystems com 7 8 1 f 4 f 8 2 400mm 200mm 3...

Page 112: ...4 Nikon Cannon Nikon Cannon certian lenses peripheral illumination 5 EPIC Pro Menu Picture Overlap EPICPro 30 jpeg RAW 8 Tips 1...

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