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DigiSnap 3000 

Digital Camera Remote Controller 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Rev B    Copyright 9/25/2003 

 

Harbortronics LLC 

PO Box 2663 

Gig Harbor, WA, 98335 

USA 

 

Содержание DigiSnap 3000

Страница 1: ...DigiSnap 3000 Digital Camera Remote Controller Rev B Copyright 9 25 2003 Harbortronics LLC PO Box 2663 Gig Harbor WA 98335 USA ...

Страница 2: ...al Port Configuration J4 8 Strobe Buffer Input P1 8 Appendix A 9 Terminal Interface Menu Structure 9 Main Menu 9 Main Menu 10 O Toggle Half Press 10 X Take Picture 10 T Zoom Tele 10 W Zoom Wide 10 R Image Review 10 S Start Stop Simple Time Lapse 10 A Start Stop Advanced Time Lapse 10 C Configuration Menus 10 Playback Menu 11 T Show Next Image 11 W Show Previous Image 11 N Select Image 11 O Delete ...

Страница 3: ... Quit to Configuration Menu 14 Power Control Menu 14 V Toggle Video Driver LCD 14 E Toggle High Power Switch 15 I Toggle Low Power Switch 15 C Toggle Camera Power 15 T Set Auto Power Control 15 S Set Startup Power 15 D Display Power Settings 15 Q Quit to Configuration Menu 15 Appendix B 16 Configurable Camera Parameters 16 Resolution 16 Flash Mode 17 Focal Length 17 White Balance 17 Focus Mode 17 ...

Страница 4: ...ly minimum downtime Camera Control The DigiSnap 3000 controls the operation of a wide range of digital cameras via serial port commands Compatible cameras include those from Nikon Olympus Sanyo Toshiba and Epson The Nikon Coolpix 990 995 5000 are often considered for remote applications given their feature set and acclaimed quality The DigiSnap 3000 can support all of the remote control functions ...

Страница 5: ...er it is stored on the camera s internal memory card The DigiSnap 3000 would operate full time but is itself designed for low power Other Features The DigiSnap 3000 manages the electrical signal flow for all of the equipment associated with the camera assembly and housing Many of these signals are controllable via the terminal interface All electrical connections are made to this circuit board thr...

Страница 6: ...red extension of the camera s internal strobe signal and will not accommodate strobe quench for TTL operation Temperature Monitoring The DigiSnap 3000 includes an on board temperature monitor having an accuracy of about 1 3 deg C and a displayed precision of 1 10 deg C The DigiSnap 3000 can be configured via the interface to read and display the temperature on a predefined periodic interval Note t...

Страница 7: ...ed return signal is an open drain MOSFET using a flyback diode to the LV DC Pwr allowing control of small inductive devices Manual Control J2 1 Switch 1 Input 2 Switch 2 Input 3 Switch 3 Input 4 Switch 4 Input 5 LED Output 6 Return For applications that require manual control of the operation of the camera as well as the terminal interface the DigiSnap 3000 provides four inputs that can be driven ...

Страница 8: ...s intended to provide expansion capability for unanticipated applications and is not currently used Serial Port Configuration J4 1 Return 2 MCU C2 This connector is used to configure the DigiSnap 3000 serial interface If left un connected standard RS232 is implemented at the terminal interface pins full duplex single ended signals If a shunt device is installed shorting the two pins the terminal s...

Страница 9: ...s F Set Parameters to Default Z Camera Zoom Step size S Serial Control of Camera P Toggle Protocol Q Quit to Configuration Menu DigiSnap Operation Menu B Terminal Baud Rate G CommGap Delay D Display Current Settings I Display Device ID V Display Firmware Version F Reset All to Factory Defaults Q Quit to Configuration Menu Time Lapse Configuration Menu S Simple Time Lapse settings 1 8 Advanced Time...

Страница 10: ... press is not already enabled the camera will set the focus and exposure first adding some delay up to about 2 seconds If the camera power is set for automatic then the camera will first be powered up and configured which will take as much as 15 seconds before actually taking the picture T Zoom Tele This command alternately starts and stops the zoom process moving to greater focal lengths W Zoom W...

Страница 11: ...a positive confirmation E Erase All Images All of the images on the memory card are erased after a positive confirmation Note that this is somewhat different than reformatting the memory card in that if images are present on the card that were previously protected those images will not be erased whereas if re formatted everything on the memory card will be eliminated F Reformat Memory Reformats th...

Страница 12: ...ions the changes are saved in RAM volatile memory If the power is removed from the system the changes will not be saved To save the changes execute this command which will load the configurations to FLASH non volatile memory where they will be retained until changed again This process will also re boot the DigiSnap 3000 Q Quit to Main Menu Return to the main menu where images can be acquired Camer...

Страница 13: ...nore serial protocol errors P Toggle Protocol When supported by the camera the extended protocol is preferentially used as it allows for smoother zoom half press state and potentially more accurate image exposure If desired the protocol may be toggled from extended to standard or vice versa Camera configurations image review etc can only be controlled remotely via the standard protocol so the Digi...

Страница 14: ...ured 1 8 Advanced Time Lapse Period Advanced Time Lapse ATL provides a means of taking time lapse sequences triggered at particular times of the day Up to eight sequences may be enabled or disabled where the start time number of pictures and interval can be configured T Display Time Lapse Settings The STL and ATL parameters are displayed Q Quit to Configuration Menu Return to the main configuratio...

Страница 15: ...time to take a picture Note that it can take as long as 15 seconds to power up initialize and configure the camera before it is ready to take a picture and as much as 10 seconds to power it down During the power up and down process the camera may be drawing a significant amount of power therefore the interval between pictures should be significantly longer than 30 seconds to achieve any real power...

Страница 16: ...60 Fine 7 1024x768 Basic 1024x768 Basic 1024x768 Basic 1024x768 Basic 8 1024x768 Normal 1024x768 Normal 1024x768 Normal 1024x768 Normal 9 1024x768 Fine 1024x768 Fine 1024x768 Fine 1024x768 Fine 10 1600x1200 Basic 1600x1200 Basic 1600x1200 Basic 1600x1200 Basic 11 1600x1200 Normal 1600x1200 Normal 1600x1200 Normal 1600x1200 Normal 12 1600x1200 Fine 1600x1200 Fine 1600x1200 Fine 1600x1200 Fine 13 N ...

Страница 17: ...IFF 2048x1360 TIFF N A 35 N A 2048x1536 TIFF 2048x1536 TIFF N A 36 N A N A N A N A 37 N A N A N A N A 38 N A N A N A 2560x1710 TIFF 39 N A N A N A 2560x1920 TIFF Flash Mode Given the difficulty of providing flash intensity feedback to the camera in underwater applications the external flash may be configured to be either fully on or fully off Value Setting 0 Off 1 On Focal Length The focal length ...

Страница 18: ... Mode Value Setting 0 Matrix 1 Spot 2 Center 3 Spot AF Area Image Adjustment Value Setting 0 Normal 1 Bright 2 Bright 3 Contrast 4 Contrast Focus Distance This parameter cannot be set via the remote control protocol Shutter Speed This parameter cannot be set via the remote control protocol Shutter Aperture F Stop This parameter cannot be set via the remote control protocol ...

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