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Chapter 3 What You Can Do with a Camera Connected Operating the Camera Shutter from the Computer (1/4) This section explains the procedures for remote shooting, the process of operating the camera shutter remotely from a connected computer. IMPORTANT • See your Camera User Guide to check whether your camera supports the remote shooting function or not. • On camera models with lens covers, open the lens cover before remote shooting. • Ensure that you turn off your computer's standby feature before you begin remote shooting. The results cannot be guaranteed if the computer enters the standby mode while remote shooting. • Except for the shutter button, the camera's buttons and switches, including the zoom, cannot be manually operated while the camera is being remotely controlled. • The time lag between pushing the shutter button and the release of the shutter is slightly longer for remote shooting compared with the normal mode of operation. • Depending upon your camera model, a program different from the one shown here may start up. Please refer to the manual for the software supplied with your camera if this occurs. REFERENCE • See the Help menu (it can be opened from the [Help] menu in the remote shooting window) for detailed operating procedures for remote shooting. Remote Shooting Procedures First click the [Remote Shooting] tab in the Camera Control Window and then click [Starts Remote Shooting]. REFERENCE • When the Main Window is open, you can open the Camera Control Window by clicking [Acquire & Camera Settings], followed by [Remote shooting]. A dialog will appear, allow you to select the image destination folder. Specify a destination and click [OK]. A remote shooting window like that below will open. Clicking the [Release] button in this window records the image. 46 ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide The image captured by the camera displays here. Switches between showing or hiding the image.

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ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide
Chapter 3
What You Can Do
with a Camera Connected
Operating the Camera Shutter from the Computer (1/4)
This section explains the procedures for remote shooting, the process of
operating the camera shutter remotely from a connected computer.
IMPORTANT
• See your
Camera User Guide
to check whether your camera
supports the remote shooting function or not.
• On camera models with lens covers, open the lens cover before
remote shooting.
• Ensure that you turn off your computer’s standby feature before
you begin remote shooting. The results cannot be guaranteed if
the computer enters the standby mode while remote shooting.
• Except for the shutter button, the camera’s buttons and
switches, including the zoom, cannot be manually operated
while the camera is being remotely controlled.
• The time lag between pushing the shutter button and the
release of the shutter is slightly longer for remote shooting
compared with the normal mode of operation.
• Depending upon your camera model, a program different from
the one shown here may start up. Please refer to the manual for
the software supplied with your camera if this occurs.
REFERENCE
• See the Help menu (it can be opened from the [Help] menu in
the remote shooting window) for detailed operating procedures
for remote shooting.
Remote Shooting Procedures
First click the [Remote
Shooting] tab in the Camera
Control Window and then
click [Starts Remote
Shooting].
The image captured by the
camera displays here.
Switches between showing
or hiding the image.
REFERENCE
• When the Main Window is open, you can open the Camera
Control Window by clicking [Acquire & Camera Settings],
followed by [Remote shooting].
A dialog will appear, allow you to select the image destination
folder. Specify a destination and click [OK].
A remote shooting window like that below will open.
Clicking the [Release] button in this window records the image.