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Trigger the capture

There are two ways to trigger the capture remotely.

One is using CamFi Matrix by clicking the “Capture” button via network. To

trigger all the cameras to capture simultaneously,

please stop monitor before the

capture

. Then restart the monitor after the capture to transfer the photos. From our

test of 20 cameras, the delay between cameras in most of the shots was less than

1/200 seconds.

Another one is using wireless shutter release. Please change all the channels of the

devices to the same one before the capture. In our test, the latency between the 20

cameras was less than 1/400s. CamFi Matrix will monitor the capture and transmit

the photos automatically to the PC.

Reset all the photo numbers

The capture may fail when a camera is out of battery. The photo numbers need to

be reset to keep the photo names consistent. Please right click the CamFi list. Select

“Reset all photo numbers”. This will reset all the photo numbers to the max value.

Summary of Contents for Matrix

Page 1: ...CamFi Matrix User Guide ...

Page 2: ...k Setup 5 Ethernet network 5 Wifi network 5 Using CamFi Matrix 7 Change the folder for receiving the photos 7 Trigger the capture 8 Reset all photo numbers 8 Build bullet time video 9 Start CamFi Matrix Time 9 Set the watch folder and build folder 9 Start Auto watch 9 Manual Building 10 Play the video 10 ...

Page 3: ...tures and transmit the photographs to the computer It can also operate a single camera to live view adjust camera parameters and so on CamFi Matrix also includes a tool named CamFi Matrix Time to build Bullet Time effect videos When multiple cameras are triggered the photos will be transmitted to a server automatically and built to a video ...

Page 4: ...2 Supported Network Ethernet network It is highly recommended to use the Ethernet network if there are more than 20 cameras ...

Page 5: ...3 Wifi network ...

Page 6: ...Hardware preparation CamFi same count as cameras DSLR cameras PC or laptop Windows 7 X64 above high performance PC is better Gigabyte Ethernet switch or a wireless router Wireless Shutter Release Optional ...

Page 7: ...by Settings Network Settings Reboot again 4 Run CamFi Matrix Click the Add button Input the IP configured by step 3 5 Repeat steps 2 3 4 for each CamFi 6 Right click the CamFi entry Select Order ID Input the order ID for each CamFi The order ID will apply to auto rename the photo file name if the auto rename option is checked For example the photos will be saved as 1_n jpg 2_n jpg 3_n jpg N is the...

Page 8: ...r the rebooting set the connection mode to Bridge Mode by Settings Connection Mode Select the Wifi network you want to join Reboot again 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each CamFi 5 Connect the PC to the Wifi network the same network which the CamFi device joined Run CamFi Matrix Click the Scan button to scan all CamFi devices that are joined to the network ...

Page 9: ...d in the camera will be the same by default If Settings Auto rename and save to default folder is checked all the photos will be renamed as Order ID_Photo number Auto rename and save to default folder option is very important for bullet time effect build Please make sure it is checked when using CamFi Matrix Time Tool You may set a different folder for each CamFi by right clicking the CamFi list S...

Page 10: ...as less than 1 200 seconds Another one is using wireless shutter release Please change all the channels of the devices to the same one before the capture In our test the latency between the 20 cameras was less than 1 400s CamFi Matrix will monitor the capture and transmit the photos automatically to the PC Reset all the photo numbers The capture may fail when a camera is out of battery The photo n...

Page 11: ...checked Build folder is the folder where the app will output video It should be different to the watch folder Start Auto watch Press the Auto watch button Now the folder receiving photos will be watched When there are photos moving into the watch folder the photos will be copied into the build folder and be grouped by the date and shooting number It will start to build video automatically when the...

Page 12: ...on the task entry to start manually building It will build the video even the photos are less than the camera count Play the video Please click the Play button on the task entry to play the video It will use the default video player to play the video ...

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