App Interface Introduction (Must Read for First-time Users!)Updated 5 months ago
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1. Help Center tutorial
Requires the internet to view.
2. Settings
3. Album
How to download DWARF II shots to your mobile phone?
4. Connection/Photo button
When it is not connected with DWARF II, it will show "Connection"; once connected, it will show "Photo".
How to Connect DWARFLAB App with DWARF II's WiFi?
Settings
1. App Version
DWARFLAB app is constantly being updated and bug-fixed.
Keep your app up-to-date.
2. Settings
The most frequently used settings are Camera Settings and BLE &WiFi Settings.
3. Clear Cache
Regularly clearing the cache will make your DWARFLAB work more efficiently.
Camera Settings
1. Location
When the phone GPS can not get the current coordinates, you can manually input the coordinates to get the location.
2. Binning
Turning on the switch will increase the brightness of images and reduce image noise in "photo"and "video" mode, while the resolution of photos and videos will be reduced from 4k to 2k.
3. Turn Off Camera When Stopped Preview
When you turn on this feature, if you click the "X" button in the upper left corner of the camera interface,DWARF II will turn off the camera to save power. However, if your DWARF II is shooting modes such as "Pano", "Astro", or "Astro Dark", even if this feature is turned on, the camera will not directly turn off, so it will not affect shooting in these three modes.
1. Location
When the phone GPS can not get the current coordinates, you can manually input the coordinates to get the location. 
1. Shutdown/Reboot
2. Shutdown Auto/Shutdown Timer
After turning on the switch, the time for automatic shutdown can be adjusted.
3. Power Indicator Lights
After turning on the switch, the power indicator lights will be displayed.
4. Indicator Light
After turning on the switch, the circular indicator light will be displayed.
1. MTP Mode
When connecting DWARF II to a computer, this mode must be turned on to see the SD card of DWARF II (which is currently only supported on Windows computers).
How to view and download DWARF II shots (MTP mode) on your computer?
2. Firmware Version
The firmware of DWARF II is constantly updated and bug fixed.
3. CPU Performance Mode
After turning on the switch, it will increase the temperature of DWARF II and reduce the phenomenon of lens fogging(which is currently available onAndroid phones).
4. Camera Storage
Check the SD card memory of DWARF II.
5. OTA Upgrade
Click here to check for new firmware and follow the prompts to update.
1. Camera Storage
Check the SD card memory of DWARF II.
2. SD card parameters:
Size :64GB, also supports 128GB, 256GB, 512GB
Interface type: UHS-I
File format: exFAT
1. OTA Upgrade
DWARF Software:
If the title here is "DWARF Software", please check for new firmware according to the prompts before updating.
Please click here to view the DWARF Software upgrade tutorial.
System Firmware:
If the title here is "System Firmware", you need to complete two updates to upgrade your firmware to the latest version. "System Firmware" goes first and then "DWARF Software".
For upgrading using an iPhone, please click here to view the System Firmware upgrade tutorial;
For upgrading using an Android phone, please click here to view the System Firmware upgrade tutorial;
For upgrading using a computer, please click here to view the System Firmware upgrade tutorial.
BLE&WiFi Settings
1. STA Mode
After turning on this mode, set up DWARF Il to connect to the router, and you can also access the internet while using DWARF II. After closing this mode, your phone will revert to connecting to DWARF II's WiFi mode.
DWARF II Tutorial on Connecting Routers（STA Mode）
2. Wi-Fi Compatible Mode
To solve the problem that DWARF Il cannot set WiFi in some countries.
Unless the DWARFLAB is unable to connect to DWARF Il's WiFi via smart connection, this button will be turned off constantly.
3. Activate Wi-Fi at startup
After turning on this mode, DWARF II will automatically turn on Wi-Fi or connect to the router when it starts up.
4. Enable 2.4G
In some regions and with some phones, only 2.4G WiFi can be used. Please turn on this mode before connecting to DWARF II.
How to modify or reset Bluetooth and WiFi?
1. Rename WiFi name /Change WiFi password
The default password for Bluetooth of DWARF II is "DWARF_12345678".
The default password for WiFi of DWARF II is "12345678".
After modifying the name and password, a restart is required for the changes to take effect.
You can view the modified DWARF II WiFi name in the WiFi settings of your phone/tablet and connect using the new password.
2. Connection Fault Detector
When encountering connection issues, please click on this function module and follow the prompts and instructions to resolve the connection problem.
3. Rename Bluetooth/Change the Bluetooth password
After modifying the name and password, a restart is required for the changes to take effect.
Clicking on the connection button on the app's homepage will display the Bluetooth name of DWARF II. If you uninstall the app or use another phone, you will need to enter the new Bluetooth password to allow DWARF Il to configure WiFi.
4. Reset Bluetooth&Wi-Fi
If you reset it, the app will prompt you to press the power button (click the switch button in 30 seconds) and remind you when the resetting is complete.
5. Region
Make sure the region is correct, otherwise it will affect DWARF Il's WiFi not appearing or the WiFi image transmission signal being poor.
Language Setting
1. Language Setting
Currently, only Chinese and English languages are available.
If you would like to add your country's language to the app, you can contact us at [email protected] and help us complete the translation.
App Basics
1. Exit the shooting interface
2. Open/close the small view in the upper left corner
3. Open/close the telephoto/wide-angle camera parameter menu
4. Switch between telephoto/wide-angle parameter menu
5. Clicking on the small view will switch the screen of this lens to the big view.
6. The view with a box in the center is the wideangle view.
This box is the preview screen of the telephoto lens. When the box and the telephoto screen are not consistent, you need to manually adjust the position of the box.
7. Battery level prompt
8. SD card memory prompt
9. Function menu of the current shooting mode
10. Photo mode
11. Start/stop shooting of the big view
The wide-angle lens is solely suitable for capturing photos.
12. Telephoto camera focusing
With manual focus, you can also use two fingers to zoom in on the screen and then focus accurately.
13. Album
14. Exposure/Gain/White Balance/Infrared Filter/Brightness/Contrast/Saturation/Hue
The preview resolution adjustment will be more obvious when you're taking astrophotography at night.
Burst Mode
1. Virtual Joystick
You can control the movement of DWARF Il by tapping the up, down, left, and right buttons or moving 360 degrees on the joystick.*After you start calibration in Astro mode, the virtual joystick can not be used.
How to use the virtual joystick?
2. Click on "Feature" to set the number of continuous shooting parameters.
Time-Lapse Mode
1. Click on "Feature"to set the timelapse photography parameters.
2. Time-Lapse mode
Even if you do not complete the set shooting time, you can press stop shooting to let the time-lapse photography finish ahead of time.
Time-lapse Photography Tutorial
Photo Mode
How Does DWARF II Automatically Track an Object?
How to track fast-moving objects, such as cars?
How to Use DWARF II to Shoot the Sun?
How to Track the Sun with DWARF II?
Video Mode
Pano Mode
Astro Dark Mode
1. Click on "Feature" to access the dark frame shooting instructions and progress bar, which will indicate the progress when DWARF Il is taking dark frames.
2. Astro Dark mode
Dark frames need to be taken before capturing astronomical images.
How to Photograph the Astro Dark
Astro Mode
DWARF II Astrophotography Tutorial
1. Click "GOTO"
Switch to the calibration and COTO function page.
2. Click on "Feature"to access the astronomical mode.
3. Calibration
DWARF II will perform a full rotation both horizontally and vertically to find its limitation position, then return to the initial position before it starts calibrating.
Do not wear a filter adapter/holder during calibration.
Do not move the device after calibration, otherwise it needs to be recalibrated.
How to Deal with Calibration(plate solving) Failure
4. Auto GOTO
Click "Auto GOTO" to switch between "CATALOGUE" & "MANUAL" to select observation targets or input the targets that are not listed in the catalog.
5. Stop GOTO
Clicking this button to stop the calibration, GOTO, and tracking, but it will not stop shooting.
6. The virtual joystick will be hidden during calibration, GOTO, and star tracking. At this time, DWARF II controls the motor, and operating the joystick will conflict.
1. Click "MORE"
Set parameters.
2. Click "Feature" to access the Astro-related functions.
3. Format
Click this button to select the RAW image output format, either TIFF or FITS.
4. Count
Set the number of shots to photograph.
5. Binning
It's only 2*2 binning mode, which will increase image brightness, reduce image noise, and lower the resolution of photos and videos from 4k to 2k.
6. Display
Select to display either stacked images or live images from the telephoto lens.