BUSHNELL DIGISCOPING BRACKET User Manual

DIGISCOPING BRACKET

Compact Camera Adapter for Spotting Scopes

How to Use the Digiscoping Bracket

Please refer to the “Parts Guide” on the other side.

1. Start with your spotting scope securely mounted in its viewing position on a sturdy tripod.

2. Attach the ring of the bracket to the eyepiece of your spotting scope by tightening the three padded clamps onto the eyepiece. If possible, attach it to a non-rotating section of the eyepiece, not a zoom or focus ring. If necessary, though, you can mount it over some or all of the zoom ring after pre-setting the zoom to low power. Position the ring before tightening the clamps so that the camera support side arm is on the right side, and level with the ground.

3. If the diameter of your scope’s eyepiece is too small for the bracket to clamp onto tightly, with the clamp screws extended all the way, you will need to exchange all three of the clamp “feet” for the longer ones included in the package. Loosen the silver set screws and pull o the original (short) clamp feet and replace them with the optional longer feet, then tighten the silver screws of the new feet to secure them.

4. Loosen the main adjustment and pivot stop screws and swing the camera mounting arm away from the scope. Attach your camera to the arm with the camera mount screw but don’t fully tighten it yet. Turn on the camera and point it towards the scope.

5. Keeping the main adjustment screw loose, adjust the rod height so your camera’s lens is vertically centered with the scope’s eyepiece. Then, set the horizontal position of the camera by pivoting the camera mounting arm and sliding the camera on the arm’s slot (keep the camera tripod screw loose so it can slide freely). It will take a bit of trial and error to nd the best position.

6. Once the camera is in place (centered vertically and horizontally behind the eyepiece), tighten the main adjustment screw and tighten the camera mounting screw so the camera is held securely. Rotate the pivot stop disc clockwise until you feel it stop, then tighten the pivot stop screw. Now you can swing the camera away from the eyepiece by just loosening the main adjustment screw, and then easily return it to the original position.

7. Refer to “Digiscoping Tips for Better Photos” on the next page for more information on

camera and scope settings for best results.

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Digiscoping Tips for Better Photos

• Start with your scope set to its lowest power and focused on your subject.

• Adjust the zoom control on your camera to nd the best lens setting, which will let

you see the full image through the scope without black edges or cuto-note the zoom setting for reference next time. If your camera’s lens changes length as it zooms (most do), you will need to reposition the camera so its lens remains centered behind the scope eyepiece, and remains as close as possible to the scope.

• Cameras with a zoom range greater than “4x” (4:1 ratio) are not recommended for digiscoping. Avoid using a camera’s “digital zoom” feature.

• Use a remote shutter release or the “self timer” setting to avoid jarring the camera. If your camera has image stabilization, try it both on and o, then compare results.

• Some cameras may have diculty autofocusing. You may nd it necessary to switch to manual focus, or try the “Innity” focus setting if your camera has no manual option.

• If your camera has the option, switch the exposure meter pattern to “spot” so the exposure is based on a small central area. Exposure compensation may be needed when photographing very light or dark wildlife. If possible, set the autofocus mode to “spot” or a single center zone as well.

• It may help to turn up the brightness of the camera’s LCD display for better viewing outdoors. Turning the display o when it’s not being actively used will extend battery life.

Parts Guide

Camera Mounting Arm

Camera

Mount

Screw

Rod

Main Adjustment Screw

Long Clamp Feet

Std.

Clamp

Feet

Pivot Stop Screw

Pivot Stop Disc

TWOYEAR LIMITED WARRANTY

Your Bushnell® product is warranted to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for two years after the date of purchase. In the event of a defect under this warranty, we will, at our option, repair or replace the product, provided that you return the product postage prepaid. This warranty does not cover damages caused by misuse, improper handling, installation, or maintenance provided by someone other than a Bushnell Authorized Service Department.

Any return made under this warranty must be accompanied by the items listed below:

1) A check/money order in the amount of $10.00 to cover the cost of postage and handling

2) Name and address for product return

3) An explanation of the defect

4) Proof of Date Purchased

5) Product should be well packed in a sturdy outside shipping carton, to prevent damage in transit, with return postage prepaid to the address listed below:

IN U.S.A. Send To: IN CANADA Send To:

Bushnell Outdoor Products Bushnell Outdoor Products Attn.: Repairs Attn.: Repairs 8500 Marshall Drive 25A East Pearce Street, Unit 1 Lenexa, Kansas 66214 Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 2M9

For products purchased outside the United States or Canada please contact your local dealer for applicable warranty information. In Europe you may also contact Bushnell at: Bushnell Germany GmbH European Service Center Mathias-Brüggen-Str. 80 GERMANY D- 50827 Köln Tel: +49 221 995568-0 Fax: +49 221 995568-20

This warranty gives you specific legal rights.

You may have other rights which vary from country to countr y.

SUPPORT POUR LONGUE-VUE NUMÉRIQUE

Adaptateur de caméra compact pour longues-vue

Mode d’emploi du support de longue-vue numérique

Veuillez voir le « Guide des pièces » au verso.

1. Commencez par installer et positionner votre longue-vue de manière sécuritaire sur un tripode stable.

2. Fixez la bague du support à la visée oculaire de votre longue-vue en serrant les trois brides coussinées à la visée oculaire. Si possible, xez-la à une partie xe de la visée oculaire et non pas à la bague de l’objectif à focale variable ou de variation de la focale. Si nécessaire, songez à l’installer sur une partie ou la totalité de la bague de l’objectif à focale après avoir eectué le préréglage minimal de la distance minimale. Positionnez la bague avant le serrage des brides de manière à placer le bras droit du support de caméra du côté droit et à niveau avec le sol.

3. Si le diamètre de la visée oculaire de votre longue-vue est trop petit et ne peut tolérer le serrage de la bride lorsque les vis de bride sont entièrement dévissées, vous devrez remplacer les trois « pieds » de bride par les pieds plus longs compris dans l’emballage. Dévissez les vis argentées et retirez le pied de bride d’origine (court) et remplacez-les par les pieds longs oerts en option puis serrez correctement les vis argentées sur les nouveaux pieds.

4. Dévissez les vis d’arrêt de réglage principal et du pivot et écartez l’assemblage du bras de caméra de la longue-vue. Fixez votre caméra au bras à l’aide de la vis d’assemblage de caméra, mais sans trop serrer. Tournez la caméra et dirigez-la vers la longue-vue.

5. Sans serrer la vis du réglage principale, réglez la hauteur des tringles de manière à centrer verticalement la lentille de caméra avec la visée oculaire. Ensuite, réglez la position horizontale de la caméra en pivotant l’assemblage du bras de caméra et en glissant la caméra sur la fente du bras (ne serrez pas la vis du tripode de la caméra pour pouvoir bouger librement). Il faudra quelques essais et erreurs pour trouver la position optimale.

6. Une fois la caméra installée (centrée à la verticale et à l’horizontale derrière la visée oculaire), serrez la vis de réglage principale et la vis de montage de la caméra pour sécuriser le tout en place. Tournez le disque d’arrêt pivotant dans le sens des aiguilles d’une montre jusqu’au point d’arrêt puis serrez la vis du disque d’arrêt. Vous pouvez maintenant éloigner la caméra de la visée oculaire en desserrant la vis de réglage principale et la replacer à sa position d’origine.

7. Voir « Conseils pour longue-vue numérique et photos optimales » à la page suivante à propos des réglages de la caméra et de la longue-vue pour obtenir des résultats optimaux.

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