takinG your firSt timelapSe
Hold down the ‘OK’ button to turn on the Genie.
- Press ‘OK’ on the timelapse menu item to enter the timelapse mode.
Here you will be presented with 4 options.
New Recording
Clouds
People
Stars
We recommend that if you are new to time lapse to choose one of the 3 presets. For this example
we will use ‘Clouds’.
- Using the keypad scroll down to clouds and press ‘OK’
Before pressing start, be sure to set your camera up. Take some test photos to get the exposure
and framing correct. To ensure that all of the images captured are consistent you should use the
manual setting on your camera.
The ‘clouds’ preset will run for 30 minutes taking a photo and moving very slowly 85cm* down the
slider in the direction of the ++ symbols on the linear accessory.
* Make sure that you have enough track on the ++ side of the linear accessory for the Genie to
complete its movement.
- Now that the camera is setup you can press start.
takinG your firSt video
- Hold down the ‘OK’ button to turn on the Genie.
- Scroll down to ‘Video’ using the arrow keys, then press ‘OK’ to enter the video mode.
Here you will be presented with 3 options.
New recording
Fast
Slow
To get started we recommend to try either of the presets. For this example we will use ‘Slow’’.
- Using the keypad scroll down to ‘Slow’ and press ‘OK’
The ‘Slow’ preset will run for 60 seconds, moving very slowly 85cm* down the slider in the direc-
tion of the ++ symbol on the linear accessory.
* Make sure that you have enough room on the ++ side of your track for the Genie to complete its
movement.
Before pressing start, be sure set your camera up in video mode, and press record.
