Baicheng Innovations PLUTO, User Manual

Page 1: ...PLUTO TRIGG 2015 Al GER U VERSION Baicheng l rights rese USER M 1 0 Innovation erved MANU ns UAL...

Page 2: ...spective owners The publisher and the author make no claim to these trademarks While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document the publisher and the author assume no responsi...

Page 3: ...manufactured from new or serviceable used parts and is at least functionally equivalent to the original product A replacement product part assumes the remaining warranty of the original product or 60...

Page 4: ...s and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that int...

Page 5: ...nit off remove batteries batteries may be hot take care to avoid burns and unplug an optional AC adapter if connected Discontinue further use and forward the unit to an authorized service center Conti...

Page 6: ...llows or chokes on any part of the unit consult a physician immediately 7 Use only BCI approved accessories Using accessories not approved by BCI may void your Pluto Trigger warranty may cause malfunc...

Page 7: ...ipped with light sound PIR sensors a infrared emitter for triggering cameras without cable a bottom 1 4 20 inch screw for mounting on tripod and comes with a flannel drawstring bag for carrying it in...

Page 8: ...s Laser Sound Light Lightning PIR Aux Timer Fusion 6 Phone Sensor Modes Sound Vibration Distance Voice Command Motion Face 7 Tools Sun Calculator ND Filter Calculator DOF Calculator Starscape Calculat...

Page 9: ...Emitter 1 Power switch 2 5 1 SHUTTER RELEASE BUTTON The shutter release button let you trigger your camera manually It is also used as a switch to turn on off the Bluetooth module To do this just pre...

Page 10: ...ram Start End Blink led when Program starts or stops running 3 Camera Trigger Blink when Pluto trigger your camera 4 Periodic Notification Blink every 5 seconds indicating Pluto is power on Note Displ...

Page 11: ...1 Menu 2 Device Scan Battery 3 Settings 4 Parameters 5 Start Stop 1 4 2 3 5...

Page 12: ...5 seconds When Status Led emits three short blinks Bluetooth is turned on while one long blink means Bluetooth is turned off 3 2 CAMERA SETUP Your camera may also require a minor set up process prior...

Page 13: ...inner which means a Pluto Trigger is connected the battery icon shows the battery remained in your Pluto Trigger If the app has connected to your Pluto Trigger before skip this step since it will auto...

Page 14: ...offers a multitude of camera trigger modes that will help in your daily photography needs you can easily navigate through available modes using the top left Menu Refer to following sections to learn m...

Page 15: ...shutter release to end exposure 4 Lock press to open shutter press again to end exposure 5 Bulb set exposure time press to take a picture 6 Burst set interval press to start a exposure sequence 7 Time...

Page 16: ...er two advanced Time Lapse are available HDR Time Lapse and Bulb Ramping Time Lapse If HDR or Bulb Ramping is enabled for your time lapse sequence set your camera to Bulb mode for Pluto Trigger to tim...

Page 17: ...Pluto Trigger will take the first image and continue with the sequence as programmed 12 When the Time Lapse program finished it will return to the settings screen While Time Lapse is running at any m...

Page 18: ...will wake it up and continue its work With a properly chosen camera meter time out you may be able to run hundreds of frames through your camera before its battery is depleted You can turn off Bluetoo...

Page 19: ...e to the Solar Calculator screen from app s Menu Remember the official sunset time for sunset session or civil sunrise time for sunrise session 2 Set up a basic Time Lapse sequence as described above...

Page 20: ...lay would be the time from now to when the sunset starts plus 5 minutes to allow yourself to complete this setup You can obtain sunset start times using various tables and or weather reports 13 Press...

Page 21: ...ing exposure bracketing After that they are merged back together into a single HDR image With Pluto Trigger you can shoot up to 19 photos in a HDR sequence And the exposure step can be set a value fro...

Page 22: ...luto Trigger will use 1 20 second instead When shooting daylight photography and other bright scenery ND filters may be used on your camera to darken the scene and make the resulting exposures longer...

Page 23: ...imited speed Maximum speed of a shutter could range from 1 4000sec to 1 8000sec in some cases it may not be fast enough fast moving objects will become blurred Moreover in cameras that have a focal pl...

Page 24: ...r flash unit The type of the laser source is not important It can be a red or green laser source The laser beam must be stabilized so it does not move away from the receiver of MIOPS The laser sensor...

Page 25: ...lliseconds In one millisecond Usain Bolt can only run a distance of 1cm As a rule of thumb use High speed when trigger flash and use Power save when trigger camera 10 Use the delay setting to delay th...

Page 26: ...trigger the flash unit for a single time only In a dark room setup there will be usually repeating sound events which will cause the flash unit to be fired more than once As your camera will be in bu...

Page 27: ...e of the dial If you want to fine tune the sensitivity level you need to turn dial really slow You can change the level by 1 percent if you do so You can change the sensitivity anytime by using the bu...

Page 28: ...l sunrise and official sunrise together with the period between official sunset and civil sunset are called civil twilight The sun is below the horizon but its light is visible because it illuminates...

Page 29: ...matically adjust for any crop factor for the selected camera 7 4 STAR SKY RULE When taking pictures of the sky with stars at night a long exposure time is preferred in order to get as much light as po...

Page 30: ...tery power The you can set pre focus time to 0 5 Pre Wake Up in order to wake your camera up before taking next picture 8 1 2 SHUTTER PULSE TIME Default 150ms Camera Shutter Pulse Time setting depends...

Page 31: ...mera brand Infrared remote of different brand emit different signal You can set this setting to All brands then Pluto Trigger will emit infrared signal of all brands Thus you can use Pluto Trigger as...

Page 32: ...dicating Pluto is power on 8 6 RESET Reset all the settings to default values Note This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device...