User manual

6.2.3. TIMELAPSE

TIMELAPSE program is designed for interval shots synchronized with the movement of HSO-4 slider (Motion

Timelapse). Shutter release cable connected to the socket on the driving motor enables to synchronize the drive

with the camera. After entering TIMELAPSE program the user has to set the parameters below:

Mode – Continuous / SDS working mode

Direction – slider movement direction: left/right

Interval – time at which the drive takes a shot (1-600s)

Expos. – duration time of the trigger signal (from 0.1 to 99.9 s)

Shots –number of photos to take during the track. Time of the track is calculated automatically

by the controller. It can be determined from the formula: Interval x Shots

[Start] – TIMELAPSE program starts

<Back> – controller returns to main menu

In Continuous mode, HSO-4 rotational slider moves smoothly with a constant speed. In this case, there is no need

to use the cable release attached to the driving motor (especially for short exposure times). The release time can be

successfully set on the camera, or in the cable release with the interval function.

In SDS mode (Shot Drive Shot) HSO-4 rotational slider moves in steps between the points where you want to take

photos. The trigger signal, with a preset duration time (Expos.) is given to the next point before the slider moves.

Shutter release cable connected to the socket on driving motor enables to synchronize the drive with the camera.

The distance that the drive covers during the track is calculated from the place where the slider is currently located,

to the end of the range of movement in a set point direction (Direction).

If specified startup parameters was Manual Calib. the controller will calculate automatically length of step for SDS

mode and speed for Continuous mode. However, in FREE mode, due to the fact that no reference points were

defined, after setting all parameters there would be an additional message on the controller screen asking the user

to manually determine the length of step: 1 - 999mm.

PLEASE NOTE: The controller will set the maximum length of step for the drive depending on the time that is has

for the movement (it is calculated from the formula: Interval-Exposure).

In case of Continuous mode, once you start TIMELAPSE mode (by selecting [Start]), use SPEED knob

to set the speed for the cart: 0.1 to 10 mm / s.

Set Step:

< 10 >mm

Please note that it is important to select a proper direction of the movement in TIMELAPSE

program. If you choose movement direction as left and the slider will be located in the left

reference point " 0", the device will encounter resistance as it is the end of its movement range.

Consequently, the drive will not move.

Slide Kamera HKN-2 stepper drive for HSO-4 rotational slider