#4K AND PHOTO MECHANIC SERIAL#

Choose Image > 2: Sort by from the menu to sort your images by camera serial number. Next, open a Contact Sheet in Photo Mechanic with all the images from all cameras for your event. Each camera will need it’s own time adjustment, so using the image of the phone, we are going to do that using Photo Mechanic. The first thing you need to do is snap a photo of your phone, showing the time and date with each camera.

So, let me show you how easy this hack is and you’ll never have to stress over having multiple un-synced cameras again. I was going all Interstellar with the science and making it more complicated than it is in reality. When our CEO, Andrew Funderburg, originally shared this with me, I had to wrap my head around it.

Then, by referencing the photo of your phone, you can adjust the time settings for each camera (by serial number) and perfectly sync multiple cameras. Because your phone is referencing a universal time source, it will always be correct. It can be the next day, weeks or even months later, as long as you don’t change your camera’s time settings between the event and when you sync.īasically, what you’re doing is snapping a reference photo (using your phone) of the correct time with your camera.

Using a phone and Photo Mechanic, you can sync multiple camera bodies after your event. Whether you use Lightroom or Photo Mechanic, it requires you to guess what the difference in time is between all your camera bodies. Trying to sync mulitple cameras after the fact is problematic. The method you use doesn’t matter if you don’t do it. It’s not exactly precise and there can be confusion as to whether you’re confirming when the count reaches one or when you say “go!” The downside to this method is that it can become very tricky when each person has to confirm the clock settings on two or more cameras at the same time. Next, you count down from three and everyone confirms the clock settings at the same time. Set up the time, but hold off clicking to confirm your settings until everyone’s ready. Everyone opens the camera menu and navigates to the clock settings. The 3,2,1 method is super easy and can be done right before you start shooting your event. Which is why most photographers use the 3,2,1 method. If you shoot Canon and your second shooter uses Nikon bodies, it can get complicated very quickly. The downside to this method is that it requires time (pun intended) and all your cameras need to be from the same manufacturer. Each camera will be perfectly synced (hour/minute/second). Using the manufacturer’s software, you connect your camera to your computer and sync the camera clock to the computer’s clock. The computer method is the most precise and reliable way to sync multiple cameras. The two most common ways to sync multiple camera bodies are by computer and the 3,2,1 method. Nobody wants to manually sort images from 4+ cameras! If your camera’s clock settings aren’t synced, this can become a nightmare. Because we’re telling a story (in the case of a wedding day), we sort images chronologically when we are editing, and the easiest way to do this is to sort by time. Most event photographers carry more than one camera body and have second shooters, also carrying more than one camera body. All you need is a phone and your cameras. But fear not, because I’m going to share a great tip for fixing that after your event. Time waits for no one and it’s inevitable that despite your best efforts, the time will come when your camera’s time settings were not synced before your shoot.

4k and photo mechanic