# Camera-Tool Getting Started

## Software Introduction

>Camera-Tool is used to control Timer-CAM for photo shooting，currently it supports both Serial port connecting and WiFi connection mode.


## Downloading

>Click below image for downloading Camera-Tool ( currently only windows10 version is available)

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## Firmware Burning

>`Open the software`-->`Connect the equipment to the computer`-->`Choose the corresponding port`-->Click`Burner`to start burning-->Burning is finished once the`successful`notification pop up.

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## Serial Mode

>Under the serial mode, the equipment access the computer via USB connecting and visit the serial port of the equipment or get images by Camera-Tool. 

<img src="assets\img\quick_start\timer_cam\camera_tool_03.webp">

## WIFI mode

>Change over to `HTTP` tap so that the mode can be switched to `WiFi-HTTP`. Fill in `WiFi information` in the pop-up configuration box and click `ok`. After the configuration is completed, the HTTP tab of the host computer will display the IP address of the current camera and connect to the camera in WiFi mode.

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?>In WiFi mode, the devices which are in the same local area network can fill in the device IP/get images through host computer software. At the same time, only one host computer is allowed to connect. The IP address will be shown in the enter box after the serial mode is being activated. You can also check via serial tools. 

<img src="assets\img\quick_start\timer_cam\camera_tool_05.webp">


## Shooting Pictures

>Click the folding switch can open up the photoing operation menu. The operation bar provides functions of `shooting`, `time-lapse shooting` and `setting save path for picture`

<img src="assets\img\quick_start\timer_cam\camera_tool_06.webp">


## Parameter Adjusting

>The configured menu on the left provides a series of image parameter settings for adjusting the imaging effect of the picture.

<img src="assets\img\quick_start\timer_cam\camera_tool_07.webp">


## APP

>In network mode, you can also use the mobile version of the APP to take pictures and view monitoring

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      <a href="https://m5stack.oss-cn-shenzhen.aliyuncs.com/resource/software/TimerCAM-App-Android.apk">
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