0-360 Panoramic Optic Setup for Nikon Coolpix 5400 1) Mount Camera to tripod, securely, with lens pointing vertically. A note about Aperture, Depth of Field, and Field of View 2) Thread 0-360 Panoramic Optic (with thread adapter) to camera. (Do not overtighten.) Aperture- a mechanism behind the camera lens similar to the iris of your eye, 3) Adjust tripod until Optic is vertical (refer to bubble level on top of Optic). opening and closing to adjust the amount of light entering the camera. The aperture 4) Turn Power on, and set Mode to "A" (Aperture Priority) opening also determines the Depth of Field of the image. Depth of Field- describes the objects in the image which are in focus, in terms of 5) First-time setup: Press Menu Button and set the following: their distance from the camera. For example, a camera focused at 30m, with a Depth Focus Options > AF Area Mode > Manual of Field of 8m, will have objects from 26-34m from the camera in focus. Objects Focus Options > Auto Focus Mode > Single closer than 26m or further than 34m will start to become blurry. Field of View- the vertical Field of View (vFOV) of the 0-360 attachment. The 0-360 Speedlight options > Speedlight Control > Internal Off has a vFOV of 115 degrees, meaning it will “see” from 52.5º above the horizon to 62.5º Image Quality/Size > FINE, 2592x1944 below the horizon. ISO > 100 A smaller Aperture opening (higher F-Stop number) allows less light to enter the 6) Rotate Command Dial until "F8.0" appears on screen. This is your Aperture (F-stop). camera, but yields a higher Depth of Field. With a high F-Stop, the shutter speed 7) Press Flash Button until appears on screen (Flash Off). needs to be slowed down to allow more light (else a dark photo), but will have more 8) Press AF Focus Button several times to turn Macro on. (A will appear on the screen). Depth of Field in focus. 9) Press AF button again to turn Timer on. (A will appear on the screen). A larger Aperture opening (lower F-Stop number) allows more light to enter the 10) Press 4-Way Control Pad down, to adjust focus area to below center. camera, but a lower Depth of Field. This means the shutter speed can be faster, but 11) Adjust Zoom until image of mirror just fills frame from top to bottom. fewer objects will be in focus. (With slower shutter speeds, moving objects may blur.) (NOTE: Depending on your camera's threads, the image may be slightly off-center. This is normal. A trick is to use a thin piece of paper or tape as a shim to align to center.) The 0-360 is designed to operate with a camera F-Stop of F8.0 or higher. This 12) Press the shutter release halfway down to set the focus. Adjust zoom again if necessary. provides a high enough Depth of Field to allow the entire mirror to be in focus. With lower F-stops, the shutter speed can be increased, but the upper or lower portions 13) Press shutter realease fully to start the timer. You have 10 seconds to hide! (or both) of the mirror may not be entirely in focus. This means the image far above 14) Advanced Users: Experiment with Bracketing to take multiple exposures at once. Then or far below the horizon may not be sharply focused. This may not be a problem, as use software to composite the exposures together, yielding a higher dynamic range image. many times the sky or the ground may not need to be sharply focused. Not Zoomed in enough! Proper Zoom Zoomed in too far! With the Coolpix 5400, you should be able to get a vFOV of over 110 degrees, with good focus across the entire image. For best results, shoot a well-lit scene! With high F-Stops, you need good lighting, or longer exposure times. 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