Automatic Shooting; About Installation - Sony IPT-DS1 Manual De Instrucciones

Automatic shooting

1 Set the ON/OFF (power) switch of this unit
to ON.
The tilt arm moves to the initial position and this
unit enters standby mode.
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Tips
This unit automatically enters standby mode if the
camera is not attached. You can leave the ON/OFF
(power) switch of this unit to ON if you frequently
attach and remove the camera.
2 Set the power switch of your camera to
ON.
The camera enters shooting mode.
For details, refer to the operating instructions of
your camera.
3 Attach your camera to this unit (page 10).
This unit starts automatic shooting.
Status of this unit
ON/OFF
(power)
Camera
switch of
this unit
Not
attached
ON
Attached
*1 Indicator B lights up in red when an AC adaptor is
connected to this unit.
*2 When the MENU button is pressed, this unit
enters MENU Setting (page 12).
When the ON/OFF (power) switch of this unit
ˎ
is set to OFF, it does not turn on even when you
attach your camera to this unit.

About installation

Use this unit where:
it is stable and flat.
ˎ
the camera has a clear view of people's faces.
ˎ
there are no objects nearby that may fall over.
ˎ
Power
switch Status of
of your this unit
camera
ˋ
Standby*1
OFF
Automatic
ON
shooting*2
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Notes
If you lift this unit up during automatic shooting,
ˎ
the motor of this unit stops and automatic shooting
temporarily stops. Automatic shooting is resumed
when you set this unit back in place.
Indicator A lights up during automatic shooting.
ˎ
Indicator A flashes once when a shot is taken.
ˎ
When the camera is performing automatic
ˎ
shooting, [Auto shooting...] is displayed on the
LCD.
Indicator B flashes rapidly in red if you forcibly
ˎ
stop the rotation or an external force is applied to
this unit during automatic shooting. In this case,
resolve the problem and then turn this unit off and
back on by sliding the ON/OFF (power) switch
from ON to OFF and back to ON.
When using this unit in public, consider the ˎ
surrounding conditions.
Depending on the shooting environment,
ˎ
sometimes the camera may not detect faces or may
detect things other than faces.
You cannot change your camera to play mode
ˎ
during automatic shooting.
If the camera does not detect any faces, it may
ˎ
automatically stop searching to save power, unless
the shooting frequency is set to [Shoot at high
frequency].
The stoppage time varies depending on the
ˎ
shooting frequency setting.
The unit automatically turns back on when it
ˎ
detects a face again or if you press the MENU
button or lift this unit up, etc.
To finish automatic shooting
 Press the MENU button of this unit to stop
automatic shooting.
 Turn your camera off.
Detach your camera from this unit.

The tilt arm of this unit returns to the initial
‚
position and this unit enters standby mode.
 Turn the ON/OFF (power) switch of this
unit to OFF.
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Notes
Turning the ON/OFF (power) switch to OFF during
automatic shooting forcibly turns off the power to
this unit. Do not do this except in an emergency.
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