Does anyone know how the shutter speed can be controlled in a script?
<capture iso="xxx"> works but <capture shutter="x/xxxxs"> does not, though a shallow dive into the code suggests that is should.
I can control shutter speed using CameraControlCmd but since that downloads each picture between shots, it's not nearly as fast as I need it to be.
I'm trying to script a bunch of shutter-speed bracketed shot of the upcoming eclipse so time to figure this out is running short.
Thanks!
Shutter Speed in Script
Re: Shutter Speed in Script
Have you tried something like this?
This is tcl script based on example in the documentation.
Worked on Nikon D3200.
I did notice that the digicamcontrol behaves weird when the camera battery is low.
Also digcamcontrol hung when I had script window up and tried to bring LiveView.
Had to start LiveView, Focus, close LiveView, start the Plugin->Tool->Script.
Also looks like the echo command is not working
(or it is generating output in some log file not on the screen).
##################################
set ss_range [ list 1/1250 1/1000 1/800 1/640 1/500 1/400 1/320 ]
dcc Set Iso 200
dcc Set Aperture 8.0
foreach ss $ss_range {
echo "Taking photo with ShutterSpeed = $ss"
dcc Set Shutterspeed $ss
dcc capture
after 5000
}
###############################
Good Luck with the eclipse.
This is tcl script based on example in the documentation.
Worked on Nikon D3200.
I did notice that the digicamcontrol behaves weird when the camera battery is low.
Also digcamcontrol hung when I had script window up and tried to bring LiveView.
Had to start LiveView, Focus, close LiveView, start the Plugin->Tool->Script.
Also looks like the echo command is not working
(or it is generating output in some log file not on the screen).
##################################
set ss_range [ list 1/1250 1/1000 1/800 1/640 1/500 1/400 1/320 ]
dcc Set Iso 200
dcc Set Aperture 8.0
foreach ss $ss_range {
echo "Taking photo with ShutterSpeed = $ss"
dcc Set Shutterspeed $ss
dcc capture
after 5000
}
###############################
Good Luck with the eclipse.
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Re: Shutter Speed in Script
I'm working on a script for the eclipse and have this working:
<setcamera property="shutter" value="1/80"/>
<capture/>
<wait time="8"/>
<setcamera property="shutter" value="1/100"/>
<capture/>
<wait time="8"/>
<setcamera property="shutter" value="1/125"/>
<setcamera property="shutter" value="1/80"/>
<capture/>
<wait time="8"/>
<setcamera property="shutter" value="1/100"/>
<capture/>
<wait time="8"/>
<setcamera property="shutter" value="1/125"/>
Re: Shutter Speed in Script
Hi there,
I detected DigicamControl only a few weeks ago. Searching for a tool to program the shots I will make at the eclipse in 2020 in Chile. I have been struggling to find out how scripts work, but I'm making progress. Maybe I can Help for the remarks above.
@whadaUwant said:
Here is a good manual for TCL: https://www.tcl.tk/man/tcl8.5/tutorial/tcltutorial.html
Up to now, apart from ("puts" instead of "echo") I didn't find commands that don't work.
@dccuser1 said:
You have to open and run scripts from the menu Plugins -> Tools -> Script Execution in the menu bar.
I detected DigicamControl only a few weeks ago. Searching for a tool to program the shots I will make at the eclipse in 2020 in Chile. I have been struggling to find out how scripts work, but I'm making progress. Maybe I can Help for the remarks above.
@whadaUwant said:
In the documentation, Duka Isvan (the autor) says that he will not further develop the XML scipt. You should better switch to TCL script. It works quite good(although I 'm still figuring things out) and it is very flexible. You can write complex algorithms with it.I'm working on a script for the eclipse and have this working:
Here is a good manual for TCL: https://www.tcl.tk/man/tcl8.5/tutorial/tcltutorial.html
Up to now, apart from ("puts" instead of "echo") I didn't find commands that don't work.
@dccuser1 said:
I also stuggled with this at first. I was trying to run a script from the Time Lapse menu, but that doens't seem to work (at least not with Echo commands).Also looks like the echo command is not working
You have to open and run scripts from the menu Plugins -> Tools -> Script Execution in the menu bar.