Reikan FoCal Help Index
The following is an overview of the help contents available.
Quick Start
These pages contain information about downloading and installing the software and setting up and running your first calibration:
- Getting Started with Boxed FoCal
- Downloading FoCal
- Installing Reikan FoCal on Windows
- Installing Reikan FoCal on Mac
- First Calibration
The FoCal Release Checklist is available here:
Camera Autofocus & Why you need FoCal
- An Introduction to Autofocus
- How Autofocus Works
- Why do you need Microadjustment?
- Autofocus behaviour
- How does FoCal help?
Setup and Best Practices using FoCal
- Calibrating with FoCal
- Testing Location
- The FoCal Target
- Camera Setup (Physical)
- Camera Setup - Settings
FoCal User Interface Information
Test / Utility Information
For more information about each utility and test, start with one of these pages:
- Target Setup Utility
- Focus Calibration
- Aperture Sharpness (also Target Setup Utility – Aperture Sharpness)
- Focus Consistency
- Dust Analysis
- Calibration Check
- MultiTest
- Stabilisation Test
The following features are also covered:
Camera Tools
FoCal Program Settings
The settings in the program Preferences window are explained here:
Information about the FoCal Comparison Database
The FoCal Comparison Database is a key component of FoCal Pro, allowing you to compare your results with thousands of other users to see how your equipment performs. The following pages explain this feature further:
User Assisted / Hands Free Camera Modes
Some cameras can be entirely controlled by FoCal, and some require a small amount of user interaction. To find out the details choose one of the following pages: