ScanMachine V2.

0 - Data sheet
February - 2010

The ScanMachine is a device specially designed for lenticular photography, 3D photography and "timelapse" photography .

The ScanMachine is controlled by a microprocessor and can be programmed in detail : movements of the camera, positions of shooting, triggering of the camera, and all control timings can be set to perform a precise process : Number of positions: from Number of vie#s: from to !"""

to !""" vie#s

Speed: from $ seconds%meter to $"" seconds%meter the length of the base, the direction of movement, the acceleration and motor po#er are programmable. displacement bet#een t#o pictures can be very precise and very small &'( mm) chronology can be finely programmed to best adapt to your pro*ect: time bet#een vie#s, activation delay of auto+focus, activation delay of shutter, start delay, etc. ... The times may be set in milliseconds, seconds, minutes or hours.

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Several modes are available: STOP & SHOOT mode: the camera moves and stops at every shot. Suitable for all processes, even #hen the shutter speed is slo#. NO STOP mode: ,ictures are ta-en #hile the camera is moving along the rails, #hich speeds up the process significantly, but needs to use a shutter speed high enough to avoid blurred pictures &depending on the speed of movement) CONTINUOUS SHOOTING mode: the camera is set to burst mode and shooting is performed during the translation: the process is particularly fast, because it is only limited by shooting rate of the camera : as an e.ample, shooting of / images on a ( meter length can be achieved in $ seconds #ith a 0anon !D mar-11. TIMELAPSE mode enables you to ta-e timelapse pictures #ith great precision of movement and a great number of pictures &up to !"""). CUSTOM mode: all parameters can be set, allo#ing you to program the ScanMachine in details. mode RESET: resets the ScanMachine to factory settings.

The machine can be fi.ed on t#o tripods &on at each side). The achine can !e "isasse !#e" an" t$ans%&$te" easi#' . The total #eight is ! -g #ith ( meter long rails &#ithout camera, brac-et and tripods). 2ail length can be adapted to the user &from !"cm to .! meters). The rails are steel tubes of !mm diameter !mm, available in many stores. 1n case of changing the length of the rails, a calibration program allo#s the ScanMachine to determine automatically the limits of the rail. 3unction -eys &2ight, 4eft, 0enter) are available to move the machine to the right limit or to the left limit or to the center of rail to facilitate the framing of the sub*ect &these -eys are functional #hen the display sho#s &Ne.t) +++5 ,rogram) The length of the base &ie the length of travel of the camera during the process of shooting) can vary from 3cm up to the length of rails, minus 3cm. The ScanMachine run on batteries &6+cell 777 + al-aline or NiM8 batteries) or on a e.ternal po#er supply &( volts, (7). 7 *ac- plug is available to trigger the ScanMachine #ith a single s#itch: #ith a cable, a remote control system or any other similar system. 7 release cable to start the machine is delivered #ith the machine. 7ny camera that has an e.ternal trigger plug can be used #ith ScanMachine &specify connector type #hen ordering: 9ac- 0anon, 0anon N3, Ni-on (" pin, etc.).

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Note: The ma.imum speed of $s%meter is guaranteed only #hen operating on e.ternal po#er source &( v, (7). :hen used on a battery pac-, the ma.imum speed could be reduced to 6 seconds%meter if the batteries are not strong enough or if they are not sufficiently charged.

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