Instructions for Use with Canon Powershot Pro1 Quick Start Guide

0-360 Panoramic Optic Setup for Canon PowerShot Pro1 1) Mount camera on tripod, securely, with lens pointing vertically. A note about Aperture, Depth of Field, and Field of View 2) Press Ring Release button (front of camera) and unscrew lens ring. Replace with LA-DC58C thread adapter and +3 close-up ring. Thread 0-360 Optic to ring. (Do not overtighten.) Aperture- a mechanism behind the camera lens similar to the iris of your eye, opening and closing to adjust the amount of light entering the camera. The aperture 3) Adjust tripod until Optic is vertical (refer to bubble level on top of Optic). opening also determines the Depth of Field of the image. 4) Turn Power on. Depth of Field- describes the objects in the image which are in focus, in terms of 5) Turn Mode Dial to "Av" (Aperture Priority) their distance from the camera. For example, a camera focused at 30m, with a Depth 6) First time setup: of Field of 8m, will have objects from 26-34m from the camera in focus. Objects closer than 26m or further than 34m will start to become blurry. ---Press "MENU". Set "MF-Point Zoom" to "On". Press "MENU" again. Field of View- the vertical Field of View (vFOV) of the 0-360 Panoramic Optic. The ---Press "FUNC". Then use Omni Selector and Main Dial to set ISO to "100", Quality to 0-360 has a vFOV of 115 degrees, meaning it will “see” from 52.5º+ above the horizon "Superfine", and Image Size to "L" (3264x2448) . Press "FUNC" again. to 62.5º+ below the horizon. 7) Rotate Main Dial to set Aperture (F-number on bottom of screen) to F8.0. A smaller Aperture opening (higher F-Stop number) allows less light to enter the 8) Press & hold MF(Manual Focus) button, and rotate Zoom ring until focus is set to ~50cm. camera, but yields a higher Depth of Field. With a high F-Stop, the shutter speed Watching both the outer edge and center area of the reflector, adjust until both are focused. needs to be slowed down to allow more light (else a dark photo), but will have more Depth of Field in focus. 9) Adjust Zoom until image of mirror just fills frame from top to bottom: (NOTE: Depending on your camera's threads, the image may be slightly off-center. This is normal. A larger Aperture opening (lower F-Stop number) allows more light to enter the A trick is to use a thin piece of paper or tape as a shim in the adapter gap to align to center.) camera, but a lower Depth of Field. This means the shutter speed can be faster, but fewer objects will be in focus. (With slower shutter speeds, moving objects may 10) Adjust Focus again, until both center and outside of mirror are sharply in focus. blur.) 11) Press Flash Button to turn flash off. (A will appear on screen) The 0-360 is designed to operate with a camera F-Stop of F8.0 or higher. This 12) Press Timer Button on top of camera to turn timer on. (A 1 0 will appear on the screen) provides a high enough Depth of Field to allow the entire mirror to be in focus. With 13) Press the shutter release. You have 10 seconds to hide! lower F-stops, the shutter speed can be increased, but the upper or lower portions 14) Review the image. Zoom in to see that both the center and outside of the mirror are (or both) of the mirror may not be entirely in focus. This means the image far above in focus. If not, adjust the Manual Focus and/or Aperture to obtain uniform focus. (The depth or far below the horizon may not be sharply focused. This may not be a problem, as many times the sky or the ground may not need to be sharply focused. of field of the Pro1 does not allow for the entire reflector to be sharply focused. You should be able to adjust the focus for a "happy medium", with most of the image sharp, and the edges getting soft.) The depth of field of the Canon Powershot Pro1 does not allow for the entire 15) Once you get the proper settings, press "MENU", and select "Save Settings". This stores mirror to be shraply focused. With the Pro1, you should be able to get a vFOV of all of the settings in either 'C1' or 'C2'. Then, whenever shooting virtual tours, simply set approx. 95-100 degrees, with good focus across the entire image. the Mode Dial to 'C1' or 'C2', and the camera will be ready to shoot! A nice feature! For best results, shoot a well-lit scene! With high F-Stops, you need good lighting, or 16) Advanced Users: Turn 'Bracketing' on to take multiple images at different exposures longer exposure times. at the same time. 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