takinG your firSt timelapSe
The following will guide you through how to setup your first timelapse using a compatible DSLR
camera.
- Hold down the ‘OK’ button to turn on the Genie.
- Press ‘OK’ on the timelapse recording option.
Here you will be presented with 4 options.
New Recording
Clouds
People
Stars
We recommend if you are new to timelapse that you 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 the camera.
- Now that the camera is setup you can press start on the Genie.
The ‘clouds’ preset will run for 30 minutes sending signals to your camera to take photos as well
as rotating very slowly 90 degrees in the clockwise direction.
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 ‘Fast’.
- Using the keypad scroll down to ‘Fast’ and press ‘OK’
Before pressing start, be sure to set your camera to video mode, and press record.
- Now that the camera is setup and recording you can press start on the Genie.
The ‘Fast’ preset will run for 10 seconds rotating your camera 90 degrees in the clockwise direc-
tion.
Once it has finished moving, be sure to end the recording session on your camera.
