User's Manual

20 Promote Control 3.15 User Manual Rev 23

Connections - in-camera exposure settings

1. Switch your Promote Control to the "Time-Lapse" mode.

2. Set your camera to any desired exposure mode other than Bulb exposure.

Connections - arbitrary exposure times in hours, minutes, seconds

1. Set your camera to Bulb exposure mode.

2. Make sure "Time-Lapse exposure setting mode " Promote Control Setup setting is set to "Arbitrary

(Bulb mode)".

3. The shutter cable is required for this mode. Connect the shutter cable as described in Connections

section. USB cable is not required.

4. Set your desired exposure in HH:MM:SS format.

Usage

1. Use "Interval" setting on Promote Control to specify how often a picture should be taken. The interval

is specified in hours, minutes, seconds and tens of second. IMPORTANT: your camera may not be

able to take images as fast as the interval setting may suggest. The maximum frame rate is

determined by the image type/size selected in the camera, memory card speed, presence of shutter

cable and other factors. If your camera cannot keep up with the Time-Lapse interval you set, some

images may be skipped. Using a shutter cable is highly recommended for any intervals shorter than 2

seconds.

2. Specify how many "Frames", or images should be taken in total.

3. Use "Start In" setting if you wish to delay the beginning of the Time-Lapse image sequence. This

setting uses HH:MM:SS format (Hours:Minutes:Seconds).

4. Press "Start" button on Promote Control. If you specified a start delay above, a countdown will begin,

otherwise Promote Control will take the first image and continue with the sequence as programmed.

5. While Time-Lapse is running, if at any moment you need to take a number of images inside the

preset interval, simply press "Center" button on your Promote Control. Every time you press "Center"

button, Promote Control will take an picture. This may be useful if you see certain action in your

Time-Lapse scene that you need recorded, but you do not want to stop the Time-Lapse program in

order to do so.

NOTE: An optional AC adapter is recommended when performing long Time Lapse sequences in order to

avoid depleting Promote Control batteries before the sequence finishes.

Time-Lapse mode can be optionally used to create High Dynamic Range Time-Lapse sequences. This