cinetics CineMoco Quick Start Manual

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CineMocoTM

Quick-Start

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What's

CineMoco Controller, M60 Stepper Motor with

CineSkates V Wheel, Camera Release Cable,

Attachment Arm.

WARNING:

WHILE IT

DO

IS

RUNNING. This could blow out the

motor driver chip.

Included

NOT UNPLUG THE MOTOR

Guide

for

download at:

Connect your camera and motor to the CineMoco
controller using the supplied cables. Set up the
SkatePiate to make the move you'd like

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Set up your first cycle! Use the arrow keys to navigate and
the

up

& down arrows

interval between shots, the distance moved each interval, and
match the exposure
Home/Play button to start your program! (See the other side
for more information)

to

on

the CineMoco

change the values. Decide the

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your camera. Hit the

Connect your CineMoco controller and M60 Stepper
Motor

to

your SkatePiate using the attachment arm.

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Hardware Interface

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Names

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the

d1fferent

settmgs

the

user can

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Values
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or

specific opbons) of

cycle

(contmuous

mode)

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The

The way timelapse works
as
how long the camera will

Cycle

a

cycle. When

you

on

CineMoco can be descri

set

up

a shoot you

expose, how far (or fast)

tell

move the motor, and the interval between shots.

Focus

time

Cycle

length

The interval between shots is the

cycle

length, or the

time of camera exposure and motor movement

delays.

time of the parts of the

If

your cycle length

cycle,

is

set longer than the total

your system

will simply sit

idle until the next cycle starts.

However, if the cycle length
of the parts, your system
cycle

until complete, then start again.

is

shorter than the total time

will

run

all

the parts of the

bed

cinemoco

to

including

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.

Shutter speed of
used to
adJUSt

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tr.gger

the camera

the exposure

the

time

camera

1n

manual mode, or

1n

bulb mode

NOTE

can

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be

01recl!on
counter-c1oc1<w1se

of the motor

Settings Screen - Quick

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Changes
during a
and

continuous

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the way

the

cycle

\

way a motor

shoot-move-shoot, stop

are the three

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Must set for your

move

expenence

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or

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Your expenence may vary

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and Nikon cameras have

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speof•c

camera

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cameras

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work

to

type

w1th

be

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In

e1ther

set to

=

our

1

This means the interval between shots is the minimum
cycle length, but not necessarily the maximum cycle
length.

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Shows

vers1on
and developer credits
Home/Play
shows

mformabon

mfo

button

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STYLL

Changes the menu style to advanced Test

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pressing the home/play button

TF$TSHOT

fires

the camera when