Canon X-Loupe manual

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page26 page27 Handling Precautions T able of contents WAR NIN G! To avo id the fire, elect ric shock , or seve re inj ury , plea se obe y the fol low ing ins tru cti ons . 1.Ke ep X-L oup e an d i ts acce sso rie s aw ay fro m ch ild ren and in fan ts. Con tac t a doc tor if any da nger ous situ ati on occu rs. 2.Do no t p oint X- Lou pe dire ctl y[...]

page28 page29 About Lumos X-Loupe G Series About Lumos X-Loupe G Series Comparison of the same camera with different names IXY IXUS Powershot SD Series 800IS 950IS 800IS 950IS 700IS 850IS Canon IXUS series camera has different names from country to country, and X-Loupe G Series currently runs well with following cameras: Test-Shooting: Before takin[...]

page30 page31 Components Components Release Button of Objective Lens Exchan geable Object ive le ns Tune Button Switch Button for Lighting Setting (Coaxial Lighting Brightness/Low-Angled Lighting Brightness/ Quadrant Setting of Low-Angled Lighting) Light Source of Objective Lens Digital Camera LCD Mo nitor Module Power Switc h Canon IXUS 8 00IS/9 5[...]

page32 page33 Components Attention/W arning for the Battery Charging Batter y Cove r Camera Fixin g Scre w Tripod /Stand Socke t Please go by following steps to charge the battery: Switch Butto n for Coaxia l Ligh ting W: Whi te Lig ht Il lumina tion F: Wh ite L ight I llumin ation (Stand ard) /Func tional Illum inatio n (Opt ional) 1 . Align the a[...]

page34 page35 Light Source Light Source 2. By default, the coaxial lighting is supported by 8 LEDs. Switching to W+F will turn on all 8 LEDs, while W or F only turns on 4 LEDs. By special order, the coaxial lighting can be equipped with 4 white-light LEDs and 4 Functional Illumination LEDs. There are two different light sources provided by the obje[...]

page36 page37 Light Source Light Source (2) Turn OFF coaxial lighting; Turn ON low-angled lighting(SUB). Sw it ch t o Co axi al Li gh ting Tu ne the bri ght ne ss in de x do wn t o z er o. ( Ch eck LCD mon it or ) Sw it ch t o Lo w -A ng led Ligh tin g Tu ne the br ig htne ss i nde x as d esir ed ( 1 ~ 5 ). (C he ck L CD m oni to r) Sw it ch t o Qu[...]

page38 page39 Assembling Assembling As picture shown on the left, tuck Canon digital camera into X-Loupe module. Make sure that the left and bottom edges of the Canon dig ita l cam era ar e in clo se conta ct wit h X-L oup e m odule . M ak e su re th at t he sc re w ho l e on t he bo tt om o f t he m od u le is ali gned wit h t he tr ipo d soc ket [...]

page40 page41 Shooting Strategy Shooting Strategy Put th e con tac t r ing o n t he objec tiv e l ens b efo re shoot ing . Taking pictures for a flat subject Taking pictures for a non-flat subject (1) Have the contact ring closely touched the surface of the subject. Slightly press X-Loupe on the subject to reach the best working distance, and press[...]

page42 page43 Notice and Preparation before Using the X-Loupe Basic Skills for Micro-Photography Wh en t h e X- Lo up e is a ss em bl e d, p le a se d o t he f ol l ow in g p ro ce du r es t o en j oy u si n g th e X -L ou pe . 5. Please turn OFF the flash light of the camera while using X-Loupe. 6. Mac ro and I nfi nit y Sho ts Mod e of the ca mer[...]

page44 page45 Basic Skills for Micro-Photography Basic Skills for Micro-Photography Reason: Take IXUS 950IS as example, please refer to the Advanced Camera User Guide Shooting-Switching between Focusing Mode p.49. In most cases, the purpose of micro-photography is to take pictures on a specific part of a subject. During the shooting process, that s[...]

page46 page47 Basic Skills for Micro-Photography Canon Digital Camera Basic Setup – Micro-Photography The Manual Mode is required for micro-photography. Please do NOT use Macro or Infinity Shots Mode. Adjust the Zoom to its maximum optical value, 4.0X. (This is the standard setting for X-Loupe.) Set the Exposure Compensation to zero and the range[...]

page48 page49 Canon Digital Camera Basic Setup – Micro-Photography Canon Digital Camera Basic Setup – Micro-Photography Using the Light Source of X-Loupe The White Balance is set to Day Light Mode (5000~6000 ° K) in accordance with the 6000 ° K light source of X-Loupe. If using light sources other than X-Loupe, please refer to Canon User Guid[...]

page50 page51 Canon Digital Camera Basic Setup – Micro-Photography Digital Magnification of X-Loupe Suggestion: Turn OFF Explanation: In most cases, the purpose of micro-photography is to take pictures on a specific part of a subject. If AiAF is turned off, the camera will find its focus at a central AF (autofocus) frame, and the best focal dista[...]

page52 page53 Basic T rouble Shooting Basic T rouble Shooting 1. For the troubleshooting of IXUS camera, please refer to the Adva -nced Camera User Guide of IXUS. 2. The LED in the objective lens is not bright: Check the battery power. Disassemble the objective lens and assemble it back to the module again. Make sure that the assembling of the obje[...]

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