Camera Configuration in Phocus

The Camera Configuration tool in Phocus offers a very thorough and secure way of creating comprehensive profiles for the H5D. There are three windows – Controls, Exposure and General – that present virtually all parameters to enable total control at the press of a button. This means that separate and specific custom profiles created in advance can cover a number of shooting scenarios leaving virtually nothing to chance. In addition these profiles can be easily imported and exported. For instance, you can create a special profile to suit a specific type of shoot and keep it on a memory stick or laptop. So, when renting an H5D for example, you only have to upload the saved profile to ensure that all parameters have been reset with- out you having to go through each detail – simple and secure.

The interface has three tabs at the top, Controls, Exposure and General, that access the windows. Descriptive information ap- pears as you mouse over the various menus and extra tool tips are additionally available as an option. To take an example, the Controls window is illustrated here. On the left are two lists: Camera and Library. The Camera list includes the various available configuration profiles already stored in the camera – the profile currently in use as well as the default settings and those you have created or imported from other sources. Library contains the factory presets stored on disk.

The Camera Configuration interface makes it easy to go through the parameters logically and systematically to prevent you missing important settings.

Controls, Exposure and General tabs

This list describes the settings in cur- rent use as well as the profiles already stored in the con- nected camera.

This list includes the new profiles created in Camera Configurator as well as factory profiles stored on disk.

Import, Export,

Transfer, Add

Profile etc tools

Check box to display extended information.

 CREATING A PROFILE

1)Open Camera Configuation located under the Windows menu.

2)Connect the camera and in the Camera list click on a profile you want to change or a spare profile and name it.

3)Cycle through the three windows, Controls, Exposure and General, making the appropriate selections that you require. When complete, select the new profile and drag and drop or right click it to store in the Library.

4)Right click the Library version of the profile to access the Transfer Profile Set to Camera option then click on OK to complete the action. This causes the new profile to appear on the grip dis- play for selection when you click on the Profiles button.

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Right click a profile in Library to access the Rename, Reset to Standard, Delete and Export options if required. Import, Export, Transfer, Add Profile etc tools are also available.