Twoply 0 #1 March 20, 2004 I've been having trouble with my pc 100. It is mounted in the carbon fiber box with soft foam packing on either side. When I reach back to turn the unit on, I flick it to camera mode and press the record button. I go through with the jump only to find that the picture is blurry. When I look through the viewfinder to see the settings, it is zoomed halfway in. I have it set to the two little mountains, which I have been instructed to do on a jump, but reading the manual, it seems the wrong option. What should my settings be for a skydive? Thanks in advance. Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lewmonst 0 #2 March 20, 2004 you could be bumping the zoom when you put it in the box. look through it before you put it in the box, make sure it's zoomed all the way out and the focus is set on infinity (mountains). Then turn the camera completely OFF. Gaffer tape the zoom button in place and the focus ring. Then put it in the box and close the box completely before trying to turn it on. That should do the trick. What are you filming and how far away are you from your subject? peace lewhttp://www.exitshot.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #3 March 21, 2004 What kind of wide angle lens do you have on your camera? If it's the Diamond .3 on the pc100, I hear it has a very hard time with being zoomed and having the image stabilizer on at the same time. The camera can't interpret the information coming in correctly. The fix is (in this set-up) is to take the image stabilization and turn it off. Saw it first hand just today (thanks, JP!). :^) ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlvaroCarvalho 0 #4 March 21, 2004 QuoteThe fix is (in this set-up) is to take the image stabilization and turn it off. Saw it first hand just today (thanks, JP!). :^) Does it means that we can use a single element lens (just like the Diamond, X-Dream or Redeye) with the auto focus? I thought that what the thing that confuses the autofocus was the single element construction of the lens. Blue skies! Hey...ho...let's go! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #5 March 21, 2004 QuoteQuoteThe fix is (in this set-up) is to take the image stabilization and turn it off. Saw it first hand just today (thanks, JP!). :^) Does it means that we can use a single element lens (just like the Diamond, X-Dream or Redeye) with the auto focus? I thought that what the thing that confuses the autofocus was the single element construction of the lens. Blue skies! The 'two mountains' set-up implies that he's already using the manual focus, as should be done. Yes, auto-focus doesn't let the camera know what to focus -on- unless the subject is up close and personal with you all of the time. It's something with the camera vs the Diamond .3 vs image stabilization, but I'll refer to our Perris JP for a more detailed explanation since he's the one who's researched it. Me, I jump a trusty TRV22. ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
