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Stills!Mode%Manual!

Firmware!Version!2.2!

Index!

Index!......................................................................................................................!1!

Connecting!Camera!and!Flashes!..............................................................................!2!

Connect'a'Wired'Camera'...........................................................................................................'2!

Connect'a'Wireless'Camera'.......................................................................................................'2!

Wireless'Flashes'with'a'Canon'or'Nikon'Camera'.......................................................................'2!

Wireless'Flashes'with'Other'Cameras'.......................................................................................'3!

Program!Selection!..................................................................................................!3!

Switch!1!&!2:!Day!&!Night!Cut-off!...........................................................................!4!

Switch!3!..................................................................................................................!4!

Interval'Mode'............................................................................................................................'4!

3-shot'Burst'Mode'.....................................................................................................................'5!

Switches!4!to!6:!Transmitter!Programs!....................................................................!5!

Program'1:'Standard'..................................................................................................................'5!

Program'2:'Wake'Flashes'on'CH+1'............................................................................................'5!

Program'3:'Wake'Only'...............................................................................................................'6!

Program'4:'Wired'Only'..............................................................................................................'6!

Program'5:'Speed'Boost'............................................................................................................'6!

Program'6:'Wake'on'CH+1'&'Periodically'Charge'Flashes'.........................................................'6!

Program'7:'Speed'Boost'&'Periodically'Charge'Flashes'............................................................'6!

Program'8:'Speed'Boost'&'Keep'Camera'Awake'.......................................................................'6!

Bulb!Mode!..............................................................................................................!7!

Switch'3:'Enable'Day'Shot'.........................................................................................................'7!

Switch'4:'Enable'Two'Night'Shots'.............................................................................................'7!

Switches'5'&'6:'Transmitter'Program'........................................................................................'7!

Transmitter'Program'1:'Wired'...................................................................................................'8!

Transmitter'Program'2:'Wired'with'delay'.................................................................................'8!

Transmitter'Program'3:'Wireless'Camera'.................................................................................'8!

Transmitter'Program'4:'Wireless'Flash'......................................................................................'8!

Time'Dial'in'Bulb'Mode'..............................................................................................................'9!

Luminosity'Dial'in'Bulb'Mode'....................................................................................................'9!

Quick!Start!PIR!&!Camera!Settings!........................................................................!10!

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For Quick Start Settings, skip to Page 10 of this manual.

Connecting!Camera!and!Flashes!

Connect!a!Wired!Camera!

To connect a camera to the sensor with a wire, remove the bung in the socket

on the bottom of the sensor and plug in the camera connecting cable.

Connect the other end of the cable to your camera’s shutter release port.

Connect!a!Wireless!Camera!

To connect a camera wirelessly:

•Ensure you know which channel the PIR transmitter is set to. By

default it is Channel 1.

•Set the Camtraptions wireless receiver to the corresponding channel.

•Connect the camera connecting cable to the “Camera” socket on the

receiver and the other end to the camera’s shutter release port.

Wireless!Flashes!with!a!Canon!or!Nikon!Camera!

To set up wireless flashes follow these steps:

•Place a Camtraptions Wireless Transmitter in the camera’s hot shoe

and set the channel to the PIR channel plus one. For example, if the

PIR is set to channel 3, set the flashes to channel 4. If the PIR is set to

channel 7 then the flashes should be set to channel 1.

•Attach flashes to wireless receivers and set them to the same channel

as the hot shoe transmitter.

•Connect the camera shutter release port to the “Camera” socket on a

separate wireless receiver and set this receiver to the PIR channel.

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Wireless!Flashes!with!Other!Cameras!

If using a camera other than Canon or Nikon, for example, Sony or Fujifilm,

you may need to use a Nikon hot shoe adapter to attach the Camtraptions

Wireless Transmitter to the camera’s hot shoe. It is possible to source a Sony

to Nikon hot shoe adapter from Amazon or Ebay if you are using a Sony

camera. Set up the flash transmitter following the steps as above for Canon

and Nikon cameras.

Hot shoe adapters will allow the camera to trigger the flashes in sync with the

shutter but they don’t usually transmit a “wake flash” signal. As a result, the

flashes would wake at the first shot and only fire at the second shot. To solve

this, there are several “Wake on CH+1” programs in which the PIR can wake

the flashes prior to triggering the camera, thus ensuring they fire at the first

shot. For these programs to work it is required that the flash channel is one

higher than the PIR Channel. See Pages 5 and 6 for additional details about

these programs.

Program!Selection!

Programs are set via Switches 1 to 6 on the front of the device. These

switches are located under the watertight bung, behind the flap, to the left of

the sensor dome.

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Switch!1!&!2:!Day!&!Night!Cut-off!

Switch 1 and 2 can be used to disable operation during the day or at night.

When both switches are in the Off position, the sensor will operate all of the

time.

When Switch 1 is On, the sensor is disabled when the ambient luminosity is

above the threshold set by the luminosity dial (i.e. daytime disabled).

When Switch 2 is On, the sensor is disabled when the ambient luminosity is

below the threshold set by the luminosity dial (i.e. nighttime disabled).

When both Switch 1 and 2 are On, the sensor operates in Bulb mode, see

Page 7 for details.

A summary of this behaviour is below:

Switch 1 and 2 Off: Regular operation with no luminosity cut-off

Switch 1 ON: Disables daytime operation

Switch 2 ON: Disables nighttime operation

Switch 1 and 2 ON: Bulb mode

Switch!3!

Switch 3 determines the way in which the number and frequency of shots are

set.

Switch 3 OFF: Interval mode

Switch 3 ON: 3-shot burst mode

Interval!Mode!

In Interval Mode, the time dial sets the number of frames from 1 frame

(fully anti-clockwise) to 6 frames (fully clockwise) per detection.

If a day or night luminosity cut off is set then the frame rate is 1 frame

per second. Otherwise, the frame rate can be set via the Luminosity

Dial from between 1 frame every second (fully anti-clockwise) to 1

frame every 7 seconds (fully clockwise).

The gap after each burst is 2 seconds.

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3-shot!Burst!Mode!

In 3-shot Burst Mode, the PIR will always send 3 trigger signals.

The time dial sets the shot frequency from between 1 frame every

second (fully anti-clockwise) to 1 frame every 7 seconds (fully

clockwise).

If a day or night luminosity cut off is set then the gap after each burst is

2 seconds. Otherwise, the Luminosity Dial sets the gap after burst from

between 2 seconds (fully anti-clockwise) to 30 seconds (fully

clockwise).

Switches!4!to!6:!Transmitter!Programs!

There are 8 Transmitter Programs to support different cameras and camera

settings. These programs are selected via configuration switches 4, 5 and 6.

The table below shows the switch position and corresponding program

numbers:

Program!1:!Standard!

Wirelessly triggers a camera on the PIR Wireless Channel.

Program!2:!Wake!Flashes!on!CH+1!

Wakes flashes on the flash channel (PIR Channel plus 1) and then

triggers a camera on the PIR Channel.

This allows any camera to be used as a still camera trap triggering

flashes connected to wireless receivers. See Page 3 for more.

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Program!3:!Wake!Only!

The sensor just sends a wake signal on the PIR channel. A second

sensor can then be used to trigger the camera. This mode is useful to

give flashes time to charge up before triggering.

Program!4:!Wired!Only!

The Wireless Transmitter is disabled completely. Only the wired

connection is active.

Program!5:!Speed!Boost!

The PIR will respond to motion approximately 0.2 seconds faster,

however, battery life of the PIR will be approximately halved.

Program!6:!Wake!on!CH+1!&!Periodically!Charge!Flashes!

Wakes flashes on the flash channel (PIR Channel plus 1) and then

triggers a camera on the PIR channel.

Additionally, the PIR sends a period wake signal to flashes on the flash

channel (PIR Channel plus 1) so that the flash capacitors remain

topped-up.

Battery life of the PIR will be approximately halved in this mode.

Program!7:!Speed!Boost!&!Periodically!Charge!Flashes!

The PIR will respond to motion approximately 0.2 seconds faster.

Additionally, the PIR sends a period wake signal to flashes on the flash

channel (PIR Channel plus 1) so that the flash capacitors remain

topped-up.

Battery life of the PIR will be approximately halved in this mode.

Program!8:!Speed!Boost!&!Keep!Camera!Awake!

The PIR will respond to motion approximately 0.2 seconds faster.

A wake signal is also sent to the camera every minute to prevent it

from sleeping or powering off.

Battery life of the PIR will be approximately halved in this mode.

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Bulb!Mode!

When both Switch 1 and 2 are On, the sensor operates in Bulb Mode.

This experimental mode allows the PIR sensor to control the shutter speed of

the camera. To facilitate these programs, the camera shutter speed must be

set to “Bulb”.

In automatic shooting modes, the camera will usually be limited to a maximum

exposure time of 30 seconds. These programs allow exposure times of up to

5 minutes in length. This can be useful for exposing stars or moonlit

backgrounds.

In Bulb Mode, Switches 3 to 6 serve the following functions:

Switch!3:!Enable!Day!Shot!!

When On, the PIR takes a 0.1s exposure during the day. When Off, the

PIR is disabled during the day.

Note that the minimum bulb time on most cameras is around 0.1s or

slow so some ghosting may occur with moving subjects during daylight

exposures.

Switch!4:!Enable!Two!Night!Shots!!

When Off the PIR takes 1 long exposure at night, when On the PIR

takes 1 short exposure followed by 1 long exposure per detection. This

means the first image is a “safety shot” with a black background. The

second shot can be used to expose the night sky and background but

there is high risk of ghosting if there is too much ambient light.

Switches!5!&!6:!Transmitter!Program!

The Transmitter Program is set as shown below:

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Transmitter!Program!1:!Wired!

This program requires the camera to have a wired connection to the PIR.

The wireless transmitter is disabled.

Flashes should be triggered via a transmitter in the camera’s hot shoe.

The Luminosity Dial sets the luminosity cut-off threshold for the long bulb

exposure.

Transmitter!Program!2:!Wired!with!delay!

This program requires the camera to have a wired connection to the PIR.

The wireless transmitter is disabled.

Flashes should be triggered via a transmitter in the camera’s hot shoe.

The Luminosity Dial sets a camera wake delay of between 0.2s (fully anti-

clockwise) to 3 seconds (fully clockwise). This is necessary if a short day

shot or two-shot night sequence is selected, as without the delay, the

camera might not wake up in time for the short 0.1s exposure.

Transmitter!Program!3:!Wireless!Camera!

The sensor will wirelessly trigger the camera.

Flashes should be triggered via a transmitter in the camera’s hot shoe.

The Luminosity Dial sets the luminosity cut-off threshold for the long bulb

exposure.

Transmitter!Program!4:!Wireless!Flash!

This program requires the camera to have a wired connection to the PIR.

The PIR can either wirelessly wake the flashes or can fire the flashes after

a specified delay. The flash receivers should be set to the PIR channel.

When the Luminosity Dial is fully anti-clockwise, only a flash wake signal is

sent prior to the exposure. This allows any camera to trigger the flashes in

time with the shutter via a Wireless Transmitter connected to the hot shoe.

As the Luminoisty dial is turned clockwise, the PIR will start sending a

flash trigger signal after a delay so a separate flash transmitter on the

camera is no longer required. The minimum delay that can be set is 0.2s

and the maximum is around 3 seconds. The necessary delay will depend

on how quickly the camera wakes up and fires the first shot. If the delay is

too short the flash will fire before the shutter opens. If the delay is longer

than necessary then the animal may move further from the trigger area by

the time the flash fires. Finding the most appropriate delay time will take a

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bit of trial and error. Note that it may not be possible to time the flash

reliably with the short 0.1s exposure if either Switch 3 or 4 are on.

If the Luminosity Dial is turned fully clockwise, the flash will instead be

timed to fire just as the exposure ends. This is known as rear-sync or

second curtain sync.

Time!Dial!in!Bulb!Mode!

In all programs, the Time Dial sets the length of the nighttime bulb

exposure from between 5 seconds (fully anti-clockwise) to 5 minutes (fully

clockwise).

Luminosity!Dial!in!Bulb!Mode!

In Program 1 and 3, the Luminosity Dial set the light cut-off threshold. The

bulb time set by the time dial will only will be used in complete darkness.

As it gets brighter the bulb time will be prorated down to 5 seconds at the

luminosity cut-off threshold. This means that as it gets brighter, there is

less chance of blowing out the background.

In Program 2 and 4, the Luminosity Dial sets the timing of the wireless

signal as explained above.

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Quick!Start!PIR!&!Camera!Settings

If you just want to start shooting still photographs without reading this entire

manual then the following settings should work in a wide range of scenarios:

Set-up the PIR as follows:

•Push all six configuration switches to the Off position.

•Set the top dial to somewhere in the middle for medium sensitivity.

•Set the middle dial fully anti-clockwise to take 1 photo per detection or

somewhere in the middle to take 3 photos per detection.

•Turn the bottom dial fully anticlockwise.

Connect the camera:

•Use a camera connecting cable to plug the camera directly into the

socket on the bottom of the sensor or the “camera” socket on the side

of a Camtraptions Wireless Receiver.

•If using a Camtraptions Wireless Receiver, set it to Channel 1 as this is

the default PIR Channel.

Configure the camera as follows:

•Manual focus (focus on the spot you expect the animal to be)

•One shot mode rather than continuous drive mode

•Manual exposure mode: shutter speed of 1/250s to ensure no ghosting

and aperture of around f/8 to ensure plenty of depth of field.

•Auto ISO so the camera will adjust the ISO to correctly expose the

image. You may want to limit the maximum ISO setting to 1600 or 3200

to avoid getting excessive noise at night.

•If the lens has image stabilisation/vibration reduction then disable it.

•Check that the menu option is activated that allows the camera to

power down automatically after around 30 seconds.

•Turn off automatic image review after each shot to conserve the

camera battery.

•If you are using a single flash then connect it to the camera via an off-

camera TTL cord and allow the flash output to be set via TTL metering.

•If you are using multiple flashes then you will need to set the power of

each flash manually so the image is correctly exposed in darkness.

•Shoot in RAW to give yourself more flexibility to adjust the image

brightness afterwards.

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