Just discover this awesome tethering software?? Want to get it how you want it? Read this article to see how to change the settings.
Steps
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Open digiCamControl and click on Settings in the upper right hand corner.
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Click on General. This controls your Theme (look), Capture window, and Language.
- Theme and Language are self explanatory. Go with what you like, can see, or understand.
- Main window: This will either give you the default of all of your options when you make the capture, or just have a small, simplified Capture screen.
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Go to the Preview section.
- Most of the settings are self explanatory. The settings, with explanations, are listed below.
- Play sound after photo is taken
- Auto preview - will bring up the photo into the Default window (not the Simple capture), at the bottom of the screen. If you are shooting high speed sequences, you can disable this. That will free up some CPU.
- Auto Preview Jpg Only
- Delay image loading
- Show thumb up/down buttons
- Show focus points - if you have this selected, you see where the focus is without having to look for it.
- Low memory usage - use this when you are putting extra demands on your setup, as in using multiple cameras.
- Don't load thumbnails
- Rotate image
- Preview image after shot in live view
- Live view image freeze in sec:
- Context menu external viewer
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Make your Full screen choices. They are:
- Show magnifier in Full screen
- Full screen window background:
- Preview image after capture in Full screen
- Preview time in sec:
- Use external viewer
- External viewer path
- External viewer arguments
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Pick your trigger or triggers.
- Keyboard - choose whether or not to use the keyboard and which key. Choose the key from where you now see None and also select Alt, Ctrl, or Shift to use with them.
- Webserver - choose whether or not to use a webserver to fire the camera. You will have to set this one up previously, to be able to use it.
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Make any appropriate Live view changes. You use the steps to tell the camera the step size that you want it to use when focusing with the computer. Your options are:
- Small focus step
- Medium focus step
- Large focus step
- Motion detection type
- Smallest block size
- Easy live view control
- Show overlay folder
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See if you need to add on any devices.
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Make any Advanced changes.Advertisement
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Tips
- Be aware that even though you see the option listed, your particular camera may, or may not, have that ability.Thanks
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