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using a shutter cable. Use this when you experience randomly lost frames and other settings do not
provide sufficient delay.
8.3.4 USB Cable Release Frame Delay
Default: 1500 ms
This setting only applies when "Use a separate cable for shutter release" is set to "No".
Change this setting to fit your camera model when working solely with a USB cable (i.e., without a
shutter cable). Shorter delays allow Promote Control to complete its work faster, but some cameras do
not respond to USB shutter release commands as fast as others.
Do not change this setting unless Promote Control needs to take pictures faster, especially in "High
Dynamic Range" mode. Use the following guidelines as a starting point:
Some newer digital cameras may work well with 500 ms delay.
Most newer digital cameras need at least 1000 ms delay.
Older Nikon cameras need 1500 ms delay.
When this setting is too low, Promote Control may not be able to successfully take all the needed pictures
in "High Dynamic Range" mode. If the camera take fewer pictures than expected in this mode, try
increasing the setting.
8.3.5 Lumix USB cable release frame delay
Default: 100 ms
This setting only applies to Panasonic Lumix cameras.
Change this setting to fit your camera settings. Shorter delays allow Promote Control to complete its
work faster, but with certain settings your camera might respond slower to USB shutter release
commands. When this setting is too low, Promote Control may not be able to successfully take all the
needed pictures in "High Dynamic Range" mode. If the camera take fewer pictures than expected in this
mode, try increasing the setting.
8.3.6 Time-Lapse exposure setting mode
Default: On camera / Auto
This setting only applies to the Time-Lapse mode. The default value of "On camera / Auto" will send
simple shutter release commands to the camera. If you would like to choose arbitrary Bulb-based
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