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CMN – Voice Command

Voice Command You can trigger the shutter with with a spoken word by using the Sound Trigger. It uses Windows Speech Recognition. Initial one-time setup Shut down ControlMyNikon. Plug your microphone into your computer. Configure the microphone in the Windows control panel Sound applet. Configure and train the speech recognition using the control panel Speech …

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CMN – TCP/IP

TCP/IP You can control many program features with actions sent by another program by using the TCP/IP network protocol. There is a free demo app that is used for testing the trigger.  It is a single .exe file.  Just run it and follow the instructions.  The instructions are also listed here below: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tetherscript/TCPIPTriggerGenerator.zip The TCP/IP …

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CMN – Sound

Sound You can trigger the shutter with sound by using the Sound Trigger. It can use any microphone that is configured to work with Windows. Initial one-time setup Shut down ControlMyNikon. Plug your microphone into your computer. Configure the microphone in the Windows control panel Sound applet. Once you have confirmed it is working, shut …

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CMN – Powerpoint Remote

Powerpoint Remote Triggering the shutter and other commands can be achieved by mapping a Powerpoint remote button to a command, giving you an inexpensive remote that can be used during live view. Powerpoint remotes act like a mini-keyboard and their buttons can be mapped to commands. Mapping a Powerpoint Remote button as a Shortcut Plug …

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CMN – Motion Detection

Motion Detection You can trigger the shutter, start a script or record video by detecting motion in live view. Note: The motion trigger works only when using the non-GPU live view mode. Note: The following video tutorial shows the pre-5.4 method for setting up motion detection.  The controls in the Motion tab have changed in …

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CMN – Pulse

Pulse You can capture images every x seconds continuously until you decide to stop. This is a very simple metho to capture images for a time-lapse. Capturing Images by Pulse Let’s capture some images every 5 seconds Connect to the camera. Go to the Workflow menu and select ‘Pulse’. Set the Interval to 5. Put …

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