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mode will take several images instead of at each Time-Lapse interval. See High Dynamic Range Time-

Lapse section for more information.

Repeated Time-Lapse

By default a Time-Lapse sequence can be delayed - but your use case may favor starting the Time-Lapse

immediately, and then repeating in after a certain time has elapsed. In that case set "Enable Time-Lapse

schedule/repeat" Setup setting to "Yes". You will then be able to run Time-Lapse sequences e.g.

every 24 hours, or any other period expressed in HH:MM:SS, just like your Time-Lapse start delay. Note

that when you enable repeated Time-Lapse, the "Start in" setting in Time-Lapse mode screen changes to

"Rpt each", so you cannot delay the start of Time-Lapse sequence - it will always start immediately, and

then restart every HH:MM:SS as set in your Time-Lapse mode screen. For example, if you set your "Rpt

each" to 24:00:00 (24 hours), and start your first Time-Lapse at 9:00am, your Promote Control will finish

the Time-Lapse sequence you just started, and then restart the same sequence next day at 9:00am.

With Time-Lapse schedule/repeat enabled, Promote Control will repeat Time-Lapse sequences until you

stop it. Stopping a repeated Time-Lapse is done the same way as with any other sequence - hold down

the "Power" button on your Promote Control, and then confirm sequence cancellation.

Please note that Time-Lapse will not repeat if you choose "Infinite" for the number of frames for your

Time-Lapse. An Infinite Time-Lapse never finishes until stopped manually, and thus cannot be repeated.

Optimizing Power Management

Your camera battery may not be able to withstand a long term Time-Lapse without being powered by an

AC adapter. However, you can minimize camera power draw by enabling automatic meter-off timeout in

your camera settings. The camera will then go to sleep between Time-Lapse sequences. When needed,

Promote Control will wake it up and continue its work. However, for that feature to work, it is important

to use the shutter cable connection (having enabled shutter cable in your Promote Control settings).

Some cameras cannot be pulled out of sleep mode via USB, and thus a shutter cable connection is

needed. With a properly chosen camera meter time-out, you may be able to run hundreds of frames

through your camera before its battery is depleted.

NOTE: If you plan on running repeated Time-Lapse sequences for more than a day, you may want to

power your Promote Control from an optional AC adapter. Unlike camera, your Promote Control cannot

afford to sleep between Time-Lapse sequences, and thus requires a source of external power for long

Time-Lapse sessions.

7.3 High Dynamic Range Mode

Use "High Dynamic Range" mode to create a series of bracketed images with different shutter speeds.

These multiple images may later be combined, using many standard image editing programs, to create a

more realistic image with well defined shadows and highlight areas.