Instruction manual

CLVII
3. Inventory and Set Equipment
A. Inventory Equipment
1) Camera/GPS batteries charged (including spares)
2) Memory cards with sufficient capacity, including spares (you
may also include a 1 or 2GB USB flash memory drive for
extra storage)
3) Filters (as needed). A UV filter should normally be installed
to protect the lens
4) Working condition of the camera and lens cap straps
5) Photo Log, Recon Sketch and Imaging Pattern planning
sheets
6) Clipboard for logs and sketch sheets
7) Cleaning supplies
8) If you’re using a camcorder, ensure you have the microphone
adapter.
9) If you intend to stop away from mission base between sorties,
take the battery charger along
10) Seat cushion (to improve your position when shooting from
the left rear window)
11) A large dark T-shirt or jacket or equivalent to use as a
“portable darkroom” for reviewing photos on the LCD screen
B. Adjust Camera Settings
1) Turn on the camera and check status. Look for a full battery
charge, sufficient space on the media card, and other settings
as listed below.
2) Set the camera time to match your time hack
3) Set the exposure mode, usually Auto (Program). Also,
determine whether you will be shooting normally (single
frame) or if you need to set to burst (continuous) shooting
mode.
4) You may turn off the color LCD to save batteries
5) Disable (turn off) the digital zoom
6) Disable (turn off) the flash
7) Disable (turn off) AF-Assist
8) Turn Image Stabilization on or off, whichever works best for
your camera (doesn’t apply to image-stabilized lenses)
9) Check or set photo type, resolution and quality depending on
how the photos will be used. The best choice for the majority
of CAP imaging missions is JPEG with the highest resolution
with the best quality.
10) Set the Diopter Correction