User's Manual

36 Promote Control 3.15 User Manual Rev 23

When a clip of a suitable duration has been recorded, press "START button on your Promote Control to

stop recording. If you used "Clip" duration limit as described above, your Promote Control will stop

recording automatically as appropriate. After recording has been stopped, the Promote Control will

return to the basic "Video Control" screen.

Focus Transitions

You can use your Promote Control to perform a focus transition while recording a clip. A focus transition

is an effect that gradually changes your focus from one point to another while clip is being recorded. This

is done by marking up to two preset focus locations on your Promote Control, and then commanding

camera to refocus to those locations while recording a clip.

NOTE: focus transitions are being performed using a camera/lens defined steps. A perfectly smooth

focus transition is currently not possible due to camera protocol limitations. However, focus transition

steps can be selected from a number of options (just like in Focus Stacking mode ).

Use the following workflow to perform a focus transition while recording a clip:

1. Activate Video Control mode on your Promote Control as described above.

2. Scroll to the "Focus" setting using Left/Right navigation keys on your Promote Control, then use Up/

Down buttons on your Promote Control to set the initial focus point. At this point you can also use your

lens focusing ring to do the same.

3. When ready, hold "Center" button down on your Promote Control, and press "Up" or "Down". A small

dot will appear on the "up" or "down" arrow on your Promote Control screen, and a beep will sound,

confirming the preset.

4. Use Up/Down buttons on your Promote Control to change the focus to another position. You can press

and hold those buttons to switch focus faster. Please note that as soon as you preset at least one

focus position, lens focusing ring cannot be used, as this will affect internal calculations.

5. You can now hold "Center" button and press Up or Down button again to save another focus point

preset. A confirmation beep will sound, and a dot will appear on "up" or "down" arrow respectively.

6. You can continue using Up/Down buttons to keep changing focus position to where it needs to be

before you begin the actual recording.

7. Press "START" button to begin recording. While recording, you can use Up/Down buttons to move

focus around as you need. At this time please do not use your lens focusing ring to change focus (it

will affect internal calculations and save presets just like before).

8. When ready, hold "Center" button down and press Up or Down button to have your camera lens shift

its focus to the corresponding preset you have just saved. Your camera will start shifting focus to the