Overview

Zoomed view

HDR bracketing

Layout, Overlays, Filters

Timer bulb dialog

Focus bracketing (aka focus stacking)

Overview

  1. Progam mode (MASP, etc)
  2. Number of captures left (with current settings)
  3. Battery indicator
  4. Focus mode (AF, MF, AF-C, etc)
  5. Histogram. Click to switch to RGB
  6. Color temperature. Swipe left or right to change
  7. Focus area. Click to see a list of available options.
  8. Drive mode. Click to see a list of available options.
  9. Metering mode. Click to see a list of available options.
  10. Picture format. Click to see available formats. You can separately choose between Raw and Jpeg formats.
  11. Capture button. Click short to do a halfpress. Click long to do a full press. Half press & Full press can also be done with the volume buttons
  12. Auto focus button. Click to start auto focus drive. The focus result will be shown by the color of the focus rectangles (green=positive, red=negative)
  13. Depth of field button. Hold to close aperture. Release to open aperture
  14. Open "Timer bulb dialog"
  15. Show available layouts, overlays and filters (See section "Layout, overlays and filters")
  16. Turn off the liveview
  17. Go back to grid view
  18. Select shutter value by swiping left or right
  19. Select aperture value by swiping left or right
  20. Exposure indicator. Swipe left or right to change exposure. Pinch with 2 fingers to change HDR bracketing (AEB)
  21. Select iso value by swiping left or right
  22. White balance mode. Click to see list of available options.
  23. Picture style. Click to see list of available options.
  24. Turn "Exposure Simulation" off or on.
  25. Zoom in to see focus options. Can also be done with double tap on liveview.
  26. The dashed line represents the area that you will see if you zoom in (see 25).
  27. The focus rectangles representing the focus area you have chosen at point 7. Click on liveview to move to desired position and do AF. Touch inside dashed area to move around without doing AF. 

Zoomed view

  1. Move focus towards camera (big step) 
  2. Move focus towards camera (small step) 
  3. Move focus towards camera (very small step) 
  4. Move focus away from camera (very small step) 
  5. Move focus away from camera (small step) 
  6. Move focus away from camera (big step) 
  7. Open dialog for focus bracketing (make the pictures used for focus stacking) 
  8. Zoom out (back to normal liveview screen) 
  9. Zoom further in

HDR bracketing

1. Pinch exposure view to activate AE-Bracketing

2. Select desired bracketing size

3. Select a drivemode that supports continuous shooting

4. Hold capture button

Layouts, overlays and filters

  1. Show maximum layout (all elements)
  2. Show all elements + histogram
  3. Show medium layout (only top and bottom bar, hide property butons)
  4. Show minimum layout (no ui elements above liveview in landscape mode)
  5. Turn off overlays
  6. Show 3x3 grid overlay
  7. Show 6x6 grid overlay
  8. Show diagonal 3x3 overlay
  9. Show horizont overlay
  10. Turn off filters
  11. Focus peaking
  12. Show overexposed and underexposed areas
  13. Show contrasts
  14. Red filter for astrophotography

Filter options

Focus peaking

Highlight hard edges to see what's in focus.

Highlights/Shadows

See which areas are overexposed (magenta) or underexposed (green).

Contrast

See a high contrast version of the picture.

Red overlay filter

Filter for astrophotography.

Timer bulb dialog

This dialog has several purposes: 

  1. Select this to skip the first interval. The procedure will start with a capture.
  2. Set the desired interval in minutes and seconds. On Nikon DSLR turn off the liveview to be able to set intervals <5 seconds.
  3. Set the number of captures. The maximum number is the currently available captures on your camera.
  4. Activate Bulb Mode. On Canon this is only available with Mode B, on Nikon use Mode M or S.
  5. Set the exposure time for Bulb mode.
  6. Total estimated time to take all captures.
  7. Close this dialog without performing the procedure.
  8. Reset all values to default.
  9. Close dialog and start the procedure.

Focus bracketing (aka focus stacking)

Focus bracketing allows you to make a series of captures with focus moving towards or away from camera. These captures can then be used for focus stacking.

  1. Select the desired focus step size.
  2. Select the number of captures.
  3. Close this dialog without performing the procedure.
  4. Reset all values to default.
  5. Close dialog and start the procedure.