Radian 2 App & Features (DSLR Camera)
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Menu Screen
- Photo - Take a picture
- Video - Start/stop video recording (does not work with cameras)
- Time Lapse - Camera control, exposure ramping
- HDR bracketing - Up to 9 shots with +/- 7 EV
- Devices - Device connections
- Settings - App/firmware versions, bug reports and phone camera enablement
Photo Screen Before Camera USB Connection
- Use Phone Camera - enable this if you want to use the Radian 2 with your phone's camera
- Use Camera Trigger - enable this if you are going to use the Radian 2 with a trigger cable
Photo Camera USB Connected
- Adjust ISO, shutter speed, and aperture via camera icon
- Bluetooth and camera connection along with camera brand displayed at the bottom of the screen
Camera Settings
- Accessible camera icon in upper right corner on all pages
- Responsive
- Change camera settings by swiping or dragging left/right
- Fully manual lenses may not be able to adjust aperture in the app
Time Lapse
- Set the interval between photos, duration, rotation amount and direction of your time lapse
- Preview the total number of photos and length of final TL video footage
- Once TL is uploaded, you can disconnect from the phone/app. You do not need to stay connected to the app for the time lapse to finish!
- Counters displayed once the time lapse is started
- Access advanced settings in upper right corner (...)
Time Lapse Tracking
- Starts after an 8 second delay
- Tracks number of photos, current duration and number of degrees rotated
- Pause or End time lapse
Advanced Time Lapse Menu
- Exposure Ramp
- Bulb Ramp
- Speed Ramp (Roadmap item)
- Save as Preset - save current time lapse settings as a Preset
- Load a Preset - load saved preset or canned preset
- Create a Queue - create a queue of Presets
Time Lapse Exposure Ramping
- Delay the start of your exposure ramp
- Set duration of ramp
- Set start and end exposure values. Radian 2 will smoothly ramp the exposure during the time lapse by changing the shutter speed and ISO (easy export for LRTimelapse)
- Preview the number of photos and exposure value change
- Rotation amount and direction set on main Time Lapse screen
- Note: end exposure value must not be more than interval length, and your camera must have enough time to save the image between intervals
Time Lapse Bulb Ramping
- Simplified version of exposure ramp focused on shutter ramping
- Delay the start of your bulb ramp
- Set duration of ramp
- Set start and end shutter values. Radian 2 will smoothly ramp the exposure during the time lapse by changing the shutter speed (easy export for LRTimelapse)
- Preview the number of photos and exposure value change
- Rotation amount and direction set on main Time Lapse screen
- Note: end exposure value must not be more than interval length, and your camera must have enough time to save the image between intervals
Save as Preset
- Saves time lapse settings into a user defined preset
- Can be loaded using Load Preset
Load a Preset
- Load a saved preset
Create a Queue
- Stack up to four saved Presets in a queue
HDR
- Set the number of bracketed photos to be triggered
- Set the exposure value steps between bracketed images
- Maximum settings: 9 bracketed images +/- 7 EV stops
- Example: 3 images with 1 EV Stop will take 3 separate images at 1/20, 1/10, and 1/5 shutter speeds if initial camera exposure is 1/10s
- Radian 2 does not move during HDR photos
Devices
- Shows all connected devices and cameras
- Disconnect/reconnect Radian 2 with app by tapping the check mark
- Tap Rename button to add a nickname for the device(s)
- Swipe down on page to scan for Radian 2(s)
App Settings
- About displays the app version and current version of the firmware for the connected Radian 2
- Submit a Bug - see next
- Use Phone Camera - for enabling the use of the phone camera. Will not work if camera connected
Submit a Bug
- Once you've recreated the issue, fill out this form and submit it to our team of engineers
- Bug reports are incredibly useful for solving issues as they contain a full log of camera/app/phone interactions that led to the issue
- Thanks for the help! We'll get back to you over email if we need more info.
Use Phone Camera
- Blocked if camera connected
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