5 Table of Contents
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Link .............................................................................................................. 27
The open-shutter mode .............................................................................. 28
Copy function .............................................................................................. 28
The levels for experimental photography................................................... 29
The Steps ..................................................................................................... 29
The X Parameters ........................................................................................ 31
Trigger.......................................................................................................... 31
Delay time.................................................................................................... 31
ON time ....................................................................................................... 32
Step duration............................................................................................... 32
Repetitions .................................................................................................. 33
Switch .......................................................................................................... 33
Next step ..................................................................................................... 34
Synchronization of step chains.................................................................... 35
The system functions................................................................................... 36
System parameters...................................................................................... 36
Date and time.............................................................................................. 36
Display lighting ............................................................................................ 36
Ambient light threshold .............................................................................. 37
Beeper ......................................................................................................... 37
Beeper loudness.......................................................................................... 37
Lag time measurement................................................................................ 38
Displaying the X-Parameters ....................................................................... 38
Speed measurement....................................................................................39
Unit for speed measurement.......................................................................39
Language......................................................................................................39
Resetting the parameters ............................................................................40
Reset to factory............................................................................................40
Software version:.........................................................................................40
Taking pictures with the joker² light barrier system ..................................41
Setup and alignment of the light barrier .....................................................41
Setup ............................................................................................................41
Alignment of the light barrier ......................................................................41
Improving the alignment of the reflector ....................................................42
Minimum distance to the reflector and sensitivity......................................42
The training process.....................................................................................42
Important camera settings...........................................................................43
Autofocus.....................................................................................................43
Speedlight, Flash ..........................................................................................43
Alignment of the light barrier to the camera and the subject.....................44
Plane of focus is parallel to the IR-beam .....................................................44
Plane of focus is parallel to the flight path ..................................................45
Taking advantage of the geometry of the subject.......................................45
Photographing without a reflector ..............................................................46
Programming examples ...........................................................................47
Taking pictures using the factory settings ...................................................48
