Instruction manual

Instruction Manual Roundshot D3 - version 4.05 – May 2013 - © by Seitz Phototechnik AG / Switzerland www.roundshot.ch page 44
3.2.5 External device (continued)
Compass: if a compass device is connected to the camera, it is possible to activate the
compass by selecting the “Compass on” checkbox. When active 3 options can be defined:
• Start compass calibration: press on this button to allow the compass to be calibrated on
the first use. The camera will rotate 360° and the compass output will be synchronized
with the motor rotation. This needs to be done only once. The calibration has to be done
outside any building to avoid magnetic interferences
• Embed compass scale in image: allows to embed the compass output angles in the
image. These angles will be visible only on tiff or jpeg images. DNG files are not modified
•
Start at compass angle: allows to always start taking the picture at the selected compass
angle no matter the initial direction of the lens. For example: when setting this angle to 0°
ensures that the images will always start direction North
GPS com port: select the communication
port used by the external GPS device.
When an active GPS is connected, the GPS
location is written automatically in the
image metadata.
Three symbols show the GPS device status
(bottom right of the main window):
No GPS device connected to the
selected com port
GPS device detected but no
position aquired
GPS device detected and GPS
location acquired
When connecting a GPS device after starting the computer click on “Refresh” button
to see this new device in the GPS list
If any GPS or compass option is active while no GPS or Compass device
is connected, the settings will be ignored.