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Main Screen Tour

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Written by Ryan Bergman

The Chronos 4K12 high-speed camera features a built-in 5" touchscreen display, facilitating intuitive and swift navigation through essential settings for capturing high-quality slow-motion videos.
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The video demonstration below offers a brief overview of the camera's features accessible from the Main screen, which automatically appears upon camera startup.
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The top bar of the Main screen shows the following settings and indicators:

Setting / Indicator

Description

ISO

Dropdown allowing for the adjustment of the image sensor's sensitivity to light. The higher the ISO number, the higher your camera's sensitivity.
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​Available Options: 100, 150, 200, 400
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Record Length

A countdown timer of the record time remaining.
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As the Chronos 4K12 records frames into a ring-buffer, once the timer reaches 0 seconds, a circular icon will be shown to note that the beginning images are now being overwritten by the most recent images.
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Hide / Show

Tap anywhere on the video display to hide or show the ISO and Record Length indicators.
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The bottom bar of the Main screen shows the following settings and indicators:

Setting / Indicator

Description

____ x ____ @ FPS

The current resolution and framerate setting.
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Tap this indicator to enter the Record Settings window, which will allow for further customization of: Resolution, Framerate, ISO (Analog Gain), Bit Depth, and Exposure
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​See: Adjusting Record Settings
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WB: _____________

The current color temperature setting.
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Tap this indicator to enter the White Balance window, which will allow for adjustments to the current color temperature, as well as automatic white-balancing based on the current scene.
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​See: Adjusting White Balance
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Exposure: ________

The current exposure setting.
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Tap this indicator to enable adjustments to the exposure. Tap anywhere in the video display to exit the adjustment slider view.
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Alternatively, use the scroll wheel to enable broad or fine settings of the exposure. Push the scroll wheel to toggle between broad or fine scrubbing of the exposure.
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Exposure units can be set to degrees, fractional, or time-based in the General tab of the Settings screen.
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Record / Stop

Start or Stop a recording. This can also be achieved by using the red button on the top of the camera.
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​See: Recording and Saving Videos
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☰

Also referred to as the hamburger symbol, tapping this icon will show or hide additional menus and features.
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Assistive Features:
​Focus Peaking, Overexposure, Histogram
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Frequently Accessed Menus:
​Record Settings, Playback, White Balance, Trigg Settings
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System Menus:
​System Settings

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