Configuring your camera
Camera
Selecting a known camera from the options dropdown allows you to generate a grid pattern based on the camera's specifications. All RGB cameras supported by the DeltaQuad are listed as known cameras.
Landscape/Portrait - Specifies the orientation that the camera is placed on the vehicle.
Image Overlap - Allows you to specify the amount of overlap you want between each image.
Altitude - Selecting this value allows you to specify the altitude for the survey. The ground resolution will be calculated and shown for the specified altitude.
Ground resolution - Selecting this value allows you to specify the ground resolution you want for each image. The altitude required to achieve this resolution is calculated and shown.
Custom Camera
The custom camera option is similar to the known camera option. The difference is that you must specify the details for the camera specifications yourself.
Sensor width/height - The size of the image sensor of the camera.
Image width/height - The resolution of the image captured by the camera.
Focal Length - The focal length of the camera lens.
The following camera settings should be used corresponding to your camera model:
Camera settings
The following guidelines should be followed for Sony cameras:
Set focus to Automatic Continuous (AF-C)
Set AF on Shutter to OFF
Set camera to single shooting mode
Set Auto Review to OFF
Set mode dial to manual (M)
Set DRO to OFF
Set Steady shot to OFF
Set aperture to f4.5
Airplane mode to ON
Set shutter time to
Low light: 1/2500
Daylight: 1/3200
Very sunny: 1/4000
Set ISO to auto
Manual white balance suitable for scene
Agrowing A7R4 QUAD
For the Agrowing A7R4 QUAD, a custom camera must be selected using the following settings:
For the Agrowing A7R4 QUAD camera please use the following settings:
Set focus to Automatic Continuous (AF-C)
Set AF on Shutter to OFF
Set camera to single shooting mode
Set Auto Review to OFF
Set Focus Area to Wide
Set Quality to Extra fine(for JPEG only)
Set mode dial to Shutter Priority
Set DRO to OFF
Set Steady shot to OFF
Set Release w/o Lens to Enable
Set Release w/o Card to Disable
Set Airplane mode to ON
Set Pwr Save Start Time to 30min
Set White balance to Auto
Set shutter time to 1/1000 – 1/3200
Set ISO to auto
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