Make sure cables are routed or tied down so someone won’t stumble over them. Do not let anyone else handle or look through your camera. Tape the focus ring and AF/MF switch so they can’t be bumped. Check the focus of the cameras now and then. You can also use the exposure compensation contextual menu available on the script actions list. Depending on the transparency of the sky and altitude of the Sun, you may need to edit the script to adjust the exposure time of the partial phases to an optimum value. Make sure there is enough space left on the memory card for the rest of the eclipse. As you progress into the partial phases, keep an eye on the camera(s).Today is not the day to make any big new last-minute changes. Make sure you’ve configured everything (software options, camera settings, memory cards, cabling, etc) the same as when you tested the whole setup.If the computer clock is incorrect, fix it in the Mac’s System Preferences or use the Setup > Clock Error Adjustment… menu item feature to fudge the clock until it reads correct. Check it against a good timing source, like a GPS. It should be set using the Observer > Current Time menu item and the UTC display in the upper left should be correct. Check that the computer time is correct.Unless you are overriding event times, click the OK button. Start the Solar Eclipse Maestro application and check or update your final position based on GPS, using the Observer > Observer’s Location… menu item.Preset the size, type and image quality of your DSLRs or MILCs: currently the application isn’t able to change those settings for all the supported cameras. Then set the focus with the help of the remote Live View, on supported cameras, to fine tune. Don’t forget to turn off the flash of your camera(s). If you just want to press the shutter button on a camera, then set the camera to Program exposure ( P) mode. Turn off also the Exposure Value Compensation and make sure the exposure level increments (shutter speed, aperture and ISO) are set to ⅓ stop. Turn off Auto Exposure Bracketing and White Balance Bracketing modes. Don’t forget to do the same with the attached lens (does not apply to a non-AF lens or telescope). For full control, set the camera to Manual exposure ( M) mode and manual focus. Don’t do it too early or you’ll deplete your batteries! If you have installed Canon applications, then ensure in Image Capture that No application is selected following a camera connection, as the Canon applications have no setting to turn them off if you don’t those will launch automatically when a camera is connected, hence blocking Solar Eclipse Maestro. If you don’t, those applications will launch, sometimes in the background, when you connect the camera(s). Turn off Camera Detection in every other applications such as Image Capture, Photos (Yosemite and newer), Nikon Transfer, Graphic Converter, or cloud web services such as Dropbox, etc.Clean the lenses, telescopes and image sensors. Put fresh/empty memory cards in your cameras. ![]() Charge your batteries, make sure cables are working, etc.If you have time, do a final test of the script.If you have a GPS connected and configured you can just open the Photographer Location dialog and click Take GPS to copy the GPS readings. If you’re already at the eclipse site, take GPS readings and update the latitude, longitude and altitude in the Photographer Location dialog.There is an internal mechanism preventing sleep when a script is running, but you’d better be on the safe side. Configure your Mac to disable any sleep or screen savers, but you can leave the screen dimmer on.To complete an action, press the shortcut keys indicated below. To find the shortcuts for common commands, look in the menus (or see the menu shortcuts below). You can use your keyboard to quickly accomplish many tasks in Solar Eclipse Maestro.
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