User's Manual

Detailed User Guide 35

Usage

Use the following workflow to get the most out of Video Control mode with the Promote Control:

1. Switch your Promote Control to the "Video Control" mode.

2. Connect a compatible camera via USB. No other connections are required in this mode.

3. Switch your camera to Live View Video recording mode. This is usually done with a switch on your

camera (Canon 5D Mk II has this function assigned to a button). Please note that if you camera has a

"Photo" Live View mode separate from "Video" Live View mode, you may need to use "Video" mode

only for Promote Control to be able to operate your camera.

4. We recommend switching your camera to the Manual exposure mode. Other exposure modes may

not allow controlling all the camera properties.

5. If you want to have control over your camera focus with your Promote Control, switch your camera

to Automatic Focus.

6. Promote Control will display the current values of aperture, ISO and shutter speed on your camera.

Using Left, Right, Up and Down buttons on your Promote Control you can change those values (within

the limits allowed by your camera and lens combination). When "Focus" setting is selected, use Up

and Down buttons on your Promote Control to drive your camera focus point farther and closer

respectively.

7. You may also change your camera settings on the camera directly. Promote Control will

automatically update its display to match your changes after a short delay.

8. If you want your Promote Control to automatically recording stop after a certain time, use "Clip"

setting. Default setting is "Inf", which stands for "Infinite" - this means your camera will keep

recording until you stop it, or until your camera battery or memory card space runs out.

When ready, press "START" button on the Promote Control to start recording. A new screen will be

displayed, and you will see a running time counter. You can control all the same camera settings during

recording by pressing Left/Right/Up/Down buttons. Please note that some cameras (e.g. Canon 5D Mk II)

do not allow remote control over camera settings while a video clip is recorded. ^/v stand for Up/Down,

</> stand for Left and Right button respectively. You can also hold "Mode" button down during pressing

navigational buttons to control even more settings. For example, when you see "<+M" displayed on the

screen, holding Mode button down and then pressing Left button will change the corresponding setting.

You may choose to change your camera settings using your camera controls while recording (e.g. with

cameras that do not allow remote control of camera settings during recording). Just like when idle,

Promote Control will automatically update its display to match the changes you have introduced using

camera controls. If your camera supports remote control during recording, we recommend using

Promote Control to change your camera functions in order to avoid camera shake.