Getting started and connecting
Pair the camera, join its Wi-Fi, see the live view: how to get started with Lapset. Plus the home screen with tiles, bottom bar and menu.
On first launch, Lapset shows "Welcome to Lapset" with three steps: switch on the camera, tap "Connect", confirm the PIN on the camera display the first time. You can find this help later under ⋯ → "Getting started".
Connecting the camera
- Switch on the camera and keep it within range. Tap "Connect" (bottom bar, left).
- On first launch, the phone asks for the required permissions:
- iOS: allow the prompts for Bluetooth and "Local Network".
- Android: allow the "Nearby devices" (Bluetooth) permission.
- The first time: the camera shows a PIN on its display and asks for confirmation. Confirm there; the app shows "Confirm on the camera" with the note "The camera shows PIN … Please confirm on its display." From then on the camera knows the app and further connections run without a PIN.
- Lapset fetches the Wi-Fi credentials via Bluetooth and switches to the camera network by itself. Confirm joining the camera's Wi-Fi once in the system prompt (iOS) or the Android dialog.
- The status runs through: "Pairing …" → "Getting credentials …" → "Connecting to the camera network …" → "Almost done …" → "Connected to OsmoPocket… Select a move and tap Start." This typically takes 15 to 30 seconds.
Once connected, the camera's live view appears below the tiles; you can switch it off via ⋯ → "Live view". "Disconnect" ends the session.
About the camera network: as long as Lapset is connected, the phone is on the camera's Wi-Fi, which has no internet access. That is normal.
Accidentally denied a permission? On iPhone you can re-enable Bluetooth and "Local Network" under Settings › Lapset, on Android the Bluetooth permission under Settings › Apps › Lapset › Permissions.
The home screen
Every tile is a move: your own at the top, the templates below. A tile shows, for example, "2 points · 2 s · 20:00 min → 20 s video": points, interval and recording time, plus the length of the finished video at the chosen frame rate.
- Tap once to select a move: the tile gets a blue frame, the status line shows its values.
- Tap again to open the editor (see Planning a move).
| Button | Function |
|---|---|
| Connect / Disconnect | connect to or disconnect from the camera |
| New | create a new move: empty, from a template or as a copy of your own (see Templates) |
| Start / Stop | start or cancel the timelapse of the selected move |
| Media | save and share the videos on the camera |
| Arrange | re-order tiles, take them off the home screen or bring them back |
Arrange: drag tiles to re-order them. − takes a tile off the home screen (it moves to "Not on the start screen"), + brings it back. "Done" ends the mode.
⋯ menu: Live view · Unlock Pro · Getting started · Diagnostics · About. "Unlock Pro" only appears as long as Pro has not been bought.
