Contents Getting started Setting up the device Using the DitoGear™ OmniSlider Troubleshooting your DitoGear™ OmniSlider Technical specifications Limited Warranty Miscellaneous ...
Please follow the instructions in this manual to charge the battery fully prior to first use to set up and operate the DitoGear™ OmniSlider Stabilize the slider using tripods or optional of the device DitoGear™ Support Feet Pro...
Please read and follow the guidelines below to use Disconnecting the power when operating using DitoGear™ OmniSlider the DitoGear™ OmniSlider safely in diagonal and vertically or diagonally will cause the trolley The following notes will give you a general under-...
Controller Overview speed of the trolley (referred to as [D1] in In order to operate the device properly, the initial con- The DitoGear™ OmniSlider Controller is an elec- the manual) figuration must be set Some additional settings are Servo custom...
Custom option lets you type in the length of the track or the operating length The DitoGear™ OmniSlider comes with an internal position memory feature and therefore needs to be calibrated prior to use after each power-up routine The device setting is stored in the persistent mem-...
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[D1], [D2] dials during the slide the slider to manually define in- and out- points of Note: the DitoGear™ OmniSlider prevents the trol- the track to limit working length of the rail Option 2 Place the load at the lower end and...
High Precision Ride Video Modes Maximum speed in free ride mode is approximately Maximum speed in high precision ride mode is 280mm/s approximately 70mm/s High Precision Ride is similar to Free Ride mode Free ride mode Note: the emergency stop is triggered by press- but allows you to operate within limited speed Note: the emergency stop is triggered by press- ing the joystick...
Home » Video » Motion Playback Overview You may either use the full recording buffer available DitoGear™ OmniSlider is capable of recording and or stop recording anytime by pressing the joystick It playing back up to about 80 seconds of continuous...
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Realtime playback Playback progress is displayed on the following Slow motion playback As soon as you are ready, select Back home screen: the playback will be started thereafter To play back recorded motion select To access slow motion playback mode navigate to: Home »...
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Stop motion playback The controller will perform all necessary math oper- Timelapse continuous playback ations to divide the recorded motion into the required To access slow motion playback mode navigate to: amount of segments and steps so that your stop- To access timelapse continuous playback navigate to: Home »...
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In order to start playback once your sequence set- The following screen confirms end of continuous tings are set hit timelapse playback You will be prompted to go back to the home posi- tion and then the timelapse playback starts You may set the Exposure time, the Interval time, and the total Shots Adjusting the Time parame- ter will re-calculate the total Shots automatically...
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Note: the interval refers to the time between the end The following screen confirms the end of DSD of one exposure and the start of the next It is not Timelapse Motion Playback the time between the start of one exposure and the start of the next In the DSD timelapse playback mode the interval must be set to at least 0 5s...
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Bulb exposure mode shoot-drive timelapse mode): If you prefer that the exposure parameters be con- trolled by the camera, please set the exposure time of the OmniSlider to 0 1s and set your camera to Manual or another non-bulb mode...
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Setting up the number of shots lowing information screen appears: timelapse mode The DitoGear™ OmniSlider is also capable of Stop To set the number of shots select the first item in motion operation This mode allows you to control the Stop Motion menu, select Shots and enter the...
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Using Distance Stop motion mode To do so, select Home » Stop Motion » Take a shot Moving to next position The Distance Stop motion mode allows for man- After setting the step distance to desired value, the When you’re done shooting it’s time to move to the ual control over the travel distance of the trolley number next to the Next Step...
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(to make one shot per step The DitoGear™ OmniSlider is featured with 5 persist- In order to store a position in one of memory banks loop work easier) or go back to previous menu with-...
The absolute position will be displayed next to Using backlight options 4 Overview of the Settings The following screen displays the progress of the bank name confirming that the data has been move You may abort it by pressing the joystick menu saved Backlight...
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Home » Info The DitoGear™ OmniSlider Servo is equipped with OmniSlider, you may try to reset the factory defaults an internal controller protecting the motor from of the controller damage in result of excessive load Some issues may arise due to damaged, faulty or...
• battery If using a 3rd party DC adapter make sure A shutter release cable of chosen type (3m) it provides at least 12V 2A power for DitoGear™ Using 3rd party power adapters OmniSlider Stepper and 12V 5A for DitoGear™...
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Technical specifications table - DitoGear™ OmniSlider Stepper Technical specifications table - DitoGear™ OmniSlider Servo Working speeds minimum: 1m/999h in timelapse mode Working speeds minimum: 1m/999h in timelapse mode maximum: 1m/3 7s in video mode maximum: 1m/3 7s in video mode...
DitoGear, in so far as permitted by law, provides their products “as is” Period, at its option and to the extent permitted by law, DitoGear will either (1) repair the hardware defect at no charge, using new or refurbished parts that are equivalent to new in performance and reliability, (2)
(including loss of profits on contracts); loss of the use of money; loss of anticipated savings; tions, DitoGear will cancel the credit card authorization, so you will not be charged for the product or part loss of business; loss of Opportunity; loss of goodwill; loss of reputation; loss of, damage to or any indirect...
8 Miscellaneous Trademarks and copyrights DitoGear™ and DitoGear™ OmniSlider are trademarks of Dito Productions Maria Paluch ul Krańcowa 30, 62-002 Suchy Las, Poland Unauthorised use is strictly prohibited All other trademarks referenced in this manual are used only for informative purposes and are property of their respective owners...
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