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Canon EOS 350D/Digital Rebel XT setup instructions for stop motion animation or time-lapse photography with Dragon Stop Motion.
Live View
The
Canon EOS 350D/Digital Rebel XT does not provide live-view. You have two options for using this camera with Dragon:
- Use a separate video camera or USB camera to provide live video.
- Work without live video, capturing 'preview' frames instead. (See User Guide in Help Menu).
Camera Settings
Dragon Stop Motion controls the Canon EOS 350D/Digital Rebel XT ISO, shutter speed, aperture (with digital lens), image quality and size.
Setup Instructions
- Power your camera by AC power if possible.
- If you must use a battery, make sure it is fully charged.
- If you use AC power, remove the battery.
- Close any other applications that might connect to your camera.
- For Mac OS X, Open the Image Capture application, go to its Preferences and select No applicaton to open when a camera is connected.
- Set the Mode Dial to Manual (M).
- Set Auto Power Off to Off.
- Set Lens to Manual Focus and disable Image Stabilization.
- Set Communication Mode to PC/Normal (not PTP).