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How to Install and Use the Zenmuse Z3

How to Install and Use the Zenmuse Z3

This video will show you how to install use your Zenmuse Z3 camera. Installing the Zenmsue Z3. Open the camera packaging, take out the camera. Rotate and unlock the gimbal. Remove the gimbal cap. Align the gimbal with the white lines on the base and attach it. Following the arrow, rotate the gimbal lock to the locked position. Finally ensure a micro SD has been inserted into the camera. Taking pictures. To take a single photo slide the photo/video switch to the left and tap the shutter/record button. To select another shooting mode tap menu and select photo. In burst mode you can take 3, 5 or 7 pictures in a row. In AEB mode you can take 3 or 5 photos with varying degrees of exposure. This can help ensure 1 of the shots is correctly exposed or allow you to create HDR images. In tome lapse mode photos can be taken at 5, 7, 10, 10 or 30 second intervals. Recording video. Slide the photo/video switch to the right and tap the shutter/record button to start or stop recording. Using advanced settings. To choose an exposure ode tap photography controls. In auto mode the shutter speed and aperture are set automatically to obtain correct exposure. In shutter priority mode set a desired shutter and the camera will adjust aperture automatically. This mode is ideal for freezing motion or creating motion blur. In manual exposure (M) mode increase the ISO in low light environments and decrease the ISO in bright environments. Styles. Tap menu and select style to choose from 4 picture styles. Standard is a general purpose style good for most situations.

Landscape boots saturation and contrast. Soft lowers saturation and gives a muted, natural feel. Custom allows you to set sharpness, contrast and saturation manually. Sharpness affects an images clarity. Decreasing sharpness will produce softer images. While increasing sharpness will produce clearer images. Contrast affects the difference between bright and dark areas of an image. Decreasing contrast produces flatter images while increasing contrast produces more vibrant images. Saturation affects the intensity of colors in an image. Increasing saturation will yield more vibrant colors. White balance. Tap menu and select white balance to choose from 3 modes. Auto will adjust the white balance automatically. Choose sunny, cloudy incandescent or neon if you can’t get natural looking color by adjusting the picture style. Custom allows you to set a Kelvin temperature to compensate for light from a specific source. Zooming. The Zenmuse Z3 has 7x zoom. Tap the T and W buttons to zoom in the app. You can also zoom by pressing the C2 button on your remote controller and rotating the gimbal dial. Adjust the camera’s tilt using the gimbal dial

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