Kodak DCS500 manual

U s e r ’s Guide for DC S 500 Series Digital Cameras D C S 5 0 0 Ser ies Digital Ca m er as[...]

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CAREFULL Y READ THE FOLLOWING W ARRANTY TERMS AND CONDITIONS BEFORE USING YOUR CAMERA. USE OF YOUR CAMERA INDICA TES YOUR ACCEP T ANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THEM, PROMP TL Y RETURN THE CAMERA, UNUSED, ALONG WI TH T HE ACCOMP ANYING MA TERIALS, IN THE ORIGI NAL P ACKAG ING. W ARRANTY KODAK PROFESSIONA L DCS 500 Seri[...]

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Product Support Options During t he warr anty p eriod for t he Kodak Prof essio nal DCS 50 0 Serie s Camera , you are entitle d to pr oduct s upport for b oth har dware a nd soft ware, p rovide d your c amera is regis tered with the Ea stman Kod ak Company . Y ou may regis ter wi th Eas tman Kodak via ma il . Support is pr ovided throug h a var iet[...]

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Contents T able of Contents Im port ant In for matio n . ....... .... ..... ....... ..... ...... ..... ..... ..... 1- 1 System Requi rements for your Computer............ ........ ................. ........... 1-2 MACINTOSH .......... ................. ................. ........ ................. ............ 1-2 WINDOWS ...................... ....[...]

Using the Quick Control Dial ........... ................. ................. ........ ........... 2-15 Using the Quick Con trol Dial For Di gital Fun ctions ................ .... 2-15 Using the Quick Con trol Dial For Non- digi tal Functio ns ......... .... 2-16 Buttons ... ................. ................. ................. ......... ...........[...]

Contents AC Adapter ........................ ........ ................. ................. ........ ................. . 3-12 Connecting the AC Adapte r ....................... ................ ......... .......... 3-13 Us ing P C C ards .... ....... ..... .... ....... ..... ....... .... ..... ....... .... . 4 -1 PC Cards ................... ........[...]

Resetting Al l Camera Function s .............. ................. ................ .... 6-19 Resetting Al l Custom Func tions ...................... ......... ................ .... 6-20 Camera Properties .................... ......... ................. ................. ................ ... 6-21 Setting Display Of f Time ......................... .[...]

Contents Selecting a White Balance Sett ing ..................... ........ ................. .... 8-3 Using Custom White Balanc e ........... ................. ........ ................. .... 8-4 Setting the ISO .. ................. ................. ........ ................. ................. ........ . 8-10 Selecti ng the Shoot ing Mode ........[...]

Foc usin g . .... ..... ..... .. .... ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... .... ... .... ..... .... ... . 9- 1 Selecting the AF Mode ............ ................. ......... ................. ................ ..... 9-2 One-Shot AF .................. ................. ......... ................. ................ ...... 9-2 AI Servo AF ...................[...]

Contents Image Review Mode .......... ................. ........ ................. ................. ......... 11-1 Setting the Revi ew Mode .......... ................. ........ ................. .......... 11-2 Reviewing Images ..................... ................. ........ ................. .......... 11-2 Adjusting Display Con trast ........ [...]

Cam era Care . .... ..... ....... .... ....... ..... .... ....... ..... ....... .... .. 14- 1 Handling.................. ......... ................. ................. ................. ........ ........... 14-1 Cleaning .......... ................. ........ ................. ................. ................. ........ ... 14-2 Anti-alia sing and I[...]

INS ER T PHOT O HERE 1 Impor tant Inf o 1-1 Importa nt Informa tion 1 Thank you fo r purchas ing your new KODAK PROFESSIONAL DCS 5 00 Series Camera . This porta ble came ra sys tem, whic h co mbines t echnologi es of Canon Inc . an d Eastman Kodak Co mpany , allows y ou to take and st ore hi gh-res oluti on dig ital imag es of the highe st qua lity[...]

1-2 Syste m Req uir emen t s for you r Co mput er The fol lowing sec tions list th e requi red a nd opti onal c omputer hardwar e and soft ware needed to run t he DCS Host soft ware for use with ADOBE PHOT OSHOP software on MACINT O S H, and TW AIN -compli an t appl icati ons on the PC. MACIN T OSH ✔ 100 MHz Po wer PC pr ocesso r with PCI bus s l[...]

1-3 1 Impor tant Inf o Wa r n i n g s ✔ T o prevent fire or shoc k ha zard, u se o nly th e reco mmended acc essor ies an d attac hment s. ✔ Use extr eme c are when ha ndlin g PC Card s, as the y are ea sily da mage d. If dro pped , the PC Car d may be destr oyed, resul ting in the loss of all data on the c ard. ✔ Do not remove a PC Card, bat[...]

1-4 Important Safeguards and Pre cautions ✔ Read Inst ructi ons —Read all t he saf ety a nd opera ting ins truct ions b efore operat ing you r camera. ✔ Follow I nstruct ions —Fol low all op erati ng and u sag e inst ruct ions. ✔ Co nt r o ls —Adjust o nly th ose cont rols that are co vered b y t he oper ating instr uctio ns. ✔ Heed W[...]

1-5 1 Impor tant Inf o ✔ Object or Li quid Entry —Never push f oreign objec ts of a ny kind in to your camera o pening s. Th e objec ts cou ld tou ch dange rous vo ltage point s or sh ort ou t parts and cau se a f ire or el ectr ic sho ck. Never spil l liquid of any kind on your came ra. ✔ Attachments —Do not use at tachmen ts tha t are no [...]

1-6 ✔ Humidity , Condensati on —W e recomme nd oper ating your ca mera withi n the range o f 8% to 85 % relat ive hu midity , non-cond ensing . If co ndensat ion oc curs, added ti me may be req ui red to r ead fr om or wri t e to a PC Card . Conde nsa tion may be pres ent i f the camera s ystem and/ or PC Car d(s) a re moved fr om a rel ativ el[...]

1-7 1 Impor tant Inf o Electr omagnetic Emiss ions Th is equ ipm ent ha s be en tes ted a nd f o und to comp ly w i th th e lim its f or a Cl as s B di gita l device , pursu ant to Part 1 5 of th e FCC Ru les. The se li mits a re desi gned t o provi de rea sona ble pr ote ction agai n st har mful inte rf ere nce in a resi d entia l in stal la tion [...]

INS ER T PHOT O HERE 2 Y our Camera 2-1 About Y our Camer a 2 Feat ur es This manual de sc ribes th e use of both t he DCS 520 and the DCS 560 came ras. Any dif ferences between the t wo mode ls are noted . Y our came ra pro vid es a ri ch set of f eatur es tha t all ows y ou to ca pture ima ges of t he highe st qua lity . Y our ca mera re prese nt[...]

2-2 These f eatur es ar e avail able on both the D CS 520 and 560: ✔ Enhance d Whit e Bala nce fun ction alit y incl uding a bili ty to save Whit e Balan ce sett ings ✔ An In te rv alo mete r tha t s et s y our ca mera to ca ptu re a s er ies of i ma ges au toma ti cal ly ✔ Abili ty to r ecover dele ted ima ges ✔ Global Posit ioning syste m[...]

2-3 2 Y our Camera Nomenclature Came ra Front * W ith fir mware ver sion 3 .09, or hi gher , white bal ance i s accompl ishe d using image da ta rat her t han the White Ba lan ce sens or . ☛ An IR filte r is includ ed with the base c amera kit. An anti -aliasing filt er is include d with th e regul ar ki t. S elf T imer In dicator P alm door (to [...]

2-4 Camer a Back Cust om Fun ction butto n Palm door Drive M ode se lec tor Clea r button T op LC D Panel Focus ing Po int Sel ecto r AE Loc k button Quic k Control Dial sw itch Palm Door Quic k Control dia l Micr ophone Main sw itch V er tical AE Lock bu tton Shooting M ode Sele c tor AF Mode S elector Meter ing Mode Se lector/Fla sh Exposur e Com[...]

2-5 2 Y our Camera Came ra T op Came ra Bo ttom X Cont acts Accesso ry Shoe Shooti ng Mode Selec tor AF Mode S elector Meter ing Mode Se lector/ Flash Exp osure Compen sation b utton Tripo d S ock et Strap Atta chment Data/Se rial N umber La bel LCD Pa ne l Il lu mina tion button Exposur e Compens ation button Shutt er button Mai n dial T op LC D p[...]

2-6 Came ra Si de s Strap Att achment Palm D oor AC A dapter C onnectio n IEEE 1394 C onnection V iew finder Dioptric Adjustment dial PC T erminal (C over) for fl ash sync (external ) Battery/ PC Card Door[...]

2-7 2 Y our Camera Open Battery/PC Card Door Ba ttery in slo t Serial Port Card Busy light PC Ca rd in slo t Eje ct bu tto n[...]

2-8 T o p LCD Panel Shooting Modes Ma nual Exposu re: M Shu tter priori ty AE: Tv Bul b Exposure: bu lb Progra m AE: P Aperture-p riority AE: Av Aper ture V a lue Cust om Function Cont r ol AEB V alue Dep t h- of -fi el d AE Meter ing Mode s Evalua tive Me tering Part ial Mete ring Fine S pot Meterin g Flash Ex posure Com pen sati on AEB Bulb E xpo[...]

2-9 2 Y our Camera Back LCD Pa nel Imag e Disp lay The I mage Displa y has be en desi gned f or ease of use wit h maximi zed spa ce for menu choi ces an d ima ge-re lated in format ion. Menu Bar The Menu b ar is o nly di splay ed at your reques t. When you turn on t he Image Displ ay , the las t screen used ap pears without the Men u bar . If you t[...]

2-10 When y ou sele ct a Men u bar i con, the fo llowi ng scre ens app ear: Ico n Function Dro pdow n M enu Folder icon Displ ays th e Folde r dropd own menu. One PC Card: Tw o P C C a r d s : Menu ico n Displ ays a dropd own menu with c hoice s f or the Main, Pr opert ies, and Cust om Settings menus. Displ ay icon Displ ays a dropd own menu with c[...]

2-11 2 Y our Camera Navigat ion T e chnique s Use t he fol lowing guidel ines w hen n avigat ing t he Image Displa y T o display t he Menu bar and selec t a Me nu bar ic on Press and hol d the DI SP/MENU butto n and ro tat e the Quick C ontr ol dial until the de sired ic on is highl ighted . T o display a Dropd own menu Highli ght th e Folde r , Me[...]

2-12 T o choos e an it em fr om a dr opdown menu Continue to press the DISP/MENU butt on and r otate the Qui ck Cont rol dial un ti l th e d esi re d me nu choi ce i s highl ight ed. T o chos e an it em fr om a menu scree n Press and hol d the SELECT button and r otate the Qui ck Contr ol di al to highl ight your ch oice.[...]

2-13 2 Y our Camera S tatus Ba r A S ta tus ba r appe ar s whe nev er ima ges ar e d ispla yed (Si ng le, Four , or Nine I mage Revi ew mod e). In form ation about t he curre ntly s elect ed image ap pears o n the S tat us bar: Th e curr e ntly a ctiv e PC Ca rd (i f there are t wo ca rds in the ca mera ) The cur rentl y ac tive folde r Sound ic on[...]

2-14 V i ewfin der Focusi ng Poin ts/Spot M etering Posi tion Indic ators Lase r-matte Screen Ec-Cll Manual Exposure Indic ator AE Lock / AEB Indicator Shut ter Speed Depth - o f -Fie ld AE Indi cator Aper ture V a lue Exposure Level Displa y Fine S pot Metering Area ☛ The viewf ind er rep re sen ts the actu al li ve are a of the CCD s ensor . ?[...]

2-15 2 Y our Camera Using the Quick Contr ol Dial The Qui ck Cont rol dial works i n two di ff erent modes. ✔ When yo u us e i t in co nju nct io n with the DI SP/MENU bu tton, the SELECT but to n, or t he W .BAL b utton, you can access digit al f uncti ons thr ough th e Ima ge Disp lay or the Back LCD panel. ✔ When you tu rn on t he Quick Cont[...]

2-16 Using the Qu ick Con tro l Dial For Non-d ig ital Func ti ons The Quic k Contro l d ial is a lso av ailab le for other funct ions wh en the Quic k Contro l Dial sw it ch i s set to the On posi tion. Thes e fu nc tio ns inc lu de: ✔ Exposur e compens ation (p age 8-37) ✔ Manua l expos ure (p age 8-2 6) and Bulb exposur e (pag e 8-28) ✔ Fl[...]

2-17 2 Y our Camera Bu tton s Ther e are f our but tons which ac cess or ch ange you r camer a’ s digita l f uncti ons when used in c onjunc tion with the Quick Contr ol di al, the Image Di splay , and the Back LCD panel. RECORD/T A G Button ✔ Pres s and r eleas e t he butt on to tag (or un tag) t he cur ren tly s elect ed imag e. Fo r exampl e[...]

2-18 Attaching the Lens 1 Remov e the len s rear dust c ap and t he camer a’ s body cap by turn ing them cou ntercloc kwi se. 2 Align the red do ts on t he len s and camer a body , then rotate th e len s cloc kwis e unti l it lo cks in plac e with a cl ick. 3 Set the le ns F ocus Mode switc h to ( AF ). ☛ Autof ocus is not po ssible wh en the s[...]

2-19 2 Y our Camera Remo ving th e L en s ☛ Whe n the lens is removed from the came ra, pl ace i t fa ce down on a sta ble surf ace t o prev ent da mage t o the elect ron ic con tacts . 4 Remove th e front lens cap. T o remove the lens, press the Lens Releas e butt on and t urn th e lens counte rcloc kwis e. UL TRASONIC C A N O N N L E S E F 5 0 [...]

2-20 The Imager The i mager i s th e compone nt of the camera that record s light whe n you cap ture an ima ge. The DCS 520 image r is 2 mil lion pixels and ope rates at 20 0 - 1600 ISO. The DCS 56 0 imager is 6 mi llion pixels a nd oper ates a t 80 - 200 ISO. Anti-aliasing fil ter Y our ca mera contain s an anti -ali asing fi lter whic h helps to [...]

2-21 2 Y our Camera Illuminating the LCD Panels Y ou can illu mina te the T op and Back LCD pan els for e asy vi ewing at ni ght or i n low l ight situ ation s. T o do so, pr ess t he Panel Illumin ation butto n. The pan els r emain illu mina ted fo r appr oxima tely six seconds . T o t urn off the illu m i nation befor e six s econds elaps e, pres[...]

2-22 Came ra St rap s T wo camera st raps a re in clud ed wit h your c amera. Y ou can a ttac h eith er or b oth . At ta chin g the N ec k Strap Atta chin g the H an d Strap Threa d the e nds of t he nec k stra p thro ugh the stra p fixt ures a s shown. Pull fir mly on the stra p to make sure it is held s ecu re ly b y t h e buck les . 1 Threa d th[...]

2-23 2 Y our Camera 4 Thread the to p stra p ba ck throug h the b uckle a s shown. 5 Thread both en ds of t he strap back t hrough t he loo ps o n the hand st rap pa d. 6 Place the two- holed buckle on the t op str ap. 7 T uck the to p str ap thr ough the botto m loop in th e hand s trap pad. 8 Thread th e bo tt om st r ap t hr ough the t wo-hole d[...]

2-24 Atta c hin g the Han d Strap and Ne ck Strap 1 Attach the Ha nd Strap (page 2-22) . 2 Threa d the ne ck strap throug h the t hre e- hol ed buc kle as s hown.[...]

INS ER T PHOT O HERE 3 P ower 3-1 P o wering Y our Camer a 3 Y ou must oper ate yo ur camer a usin g either batte ry or AC power . An AC adapter i s incl uded w ith y our ca mera (excep t with th e base c amera ki t). Batt erie s are a vaila ble thr ough your camera deale r . Preser ve batter y power by us ing the AC a dapter while worki ng indo or[...]

3-2 Batte ries Y our c amera pr ovide s up to the fo llowin g numbe r of im ages pe r ful ly-ch arg ed batt ery: Extende d camer a metering , focus ing, or Image Di splay oper ation reduce s the number of imag es ava ilabl e fro m a cha rg e. ☛ Batte ry perfor mance de teri orate s in temper ature s belo w 32°F (0° C). Keep t he camera and espe[...]

3-3 3 P ower Inser ting/Re m oving Bat teries ☛ Y o u mus t ch arge a ba tte ry bef ore us ing it f or th e fi rs t tim e . 1 If th e camera i s on, check the PC Card i con on the Ba ck LCD panel . 2 T ur n of f the came ra. 3 Place your i ndex fi nger o n the Battery/ PC Card d oor swi tch and pr ess down ward while openi ng the d oor wit h your[...]

3-4 4 T o insert : s li d e t he ba tt er y to the back of t he ba tter y sl ot a nd press firm ly in pla ce . T o remov e: sl ide th e batt ery out of th e batt ery s lot. 5 Close the Batte ry/PC Ca rd door . ☛ Y ou can inse rt or remo ve a batt ery wh ile the ca mera is con nect ed to the A C ada pte r . IMPOR T ANT : Be sur e that the r e d wa[...]

3-5 3 P ower Chec ki n g Ba tt er y Sta tus Y ou can d etermi ne wheth er a bat tery needs ch ar ging by viewi ng the Bat tery Status icon on your ca mera ’ s Back LCD p ane l. (If t he came ra is us ing th e AC a dap ter , the Bat te ry ic on is not di splayed.) Alway s check the ba tt ery st atus at the foll owin g times : ✔ W h en lo a din g[...]

3-6 Battery Charger Y o u will need to c harge a batte ry b efore usin g it for th e firs t tim e, th en w henev er it i s lo w . If yo u pl an to us e y our ca mera wit hou t the AC a dapt er f or an extend ed per io d of t ime, it i s a good i dea to char ge one or more batt eries bef ore yo u begin . An exte rnal b atter y char ger is in cluded [...]

3-7 3 P ower T o Char ge Ba tt er ie s 1 Remove t he batt ery from t he came ra (p age 3-3 ). 2 Plug t he cable f rom the AC adapt er for char g er int o the batt ery cha rg er jac k. 3 Se lect th e in te rna tio na l p ower cord t hat i s appr opria te for your area. 4 Plu g the po wer c ord in to a w all ou tlet.[...]

3-8 If you r batt ery c har ger doe s not f unc tion a s expec ted, ch eck th e foll owing: ✔ Be sure the wal l ada pter i s prop erly c onne cted. ✔ Be sure there are no fo reign object s lodg ed in th e pock ets. ✔ Be sure th e batt erie s are i nsert ed so t hat t hey proper ly mate wit h the connect or in the bo ttom of the poc ket. ☛ N[...]

3-9 3 P ower Cond itio ning From time to t ime you may need t o cond itio n (dis cha rg e) a b atter y . Y ou would on ly do so if a b atter y provi des a notic eably s horte r run t ime (l ess t han 50% of nor mal cap acity ). IMPOR T A NT : Don’ t condition your batteri es too ofte n or the y will wear out pr ematur ely . 1 Inser t o ne or two [...]

3-10 Battery Conservation PowerSave Mod e PowerSav e mode mini mizes drain on your batte ry .If yo ur camer a is r unning on a bat tery , and you don’ t touc h it f or 30 minut es, it will enter Power Save mode (g o to slee p). W aking y our Camer a fr om P owerSave M ode Six Secon d T ime out When you r eleas e the S hutter butt on aft er press [...]

3-11 3 P ower Imag e Di spla y T imeo ut The Imag e Di splay can dr ain y our ba tter y consi derab ly . T o min imize the dr ain, t he I mage Displa y turn s of f if you have not pe rformed any camera activ itie s for 60 secon ds. ☛ The Image Dis play do es not tur n of f if the A C adapt er is connec te d. T o Rest or e th e Imag e Display Pres[...]

3-12 AC Adapter An AC adapter is provi ded with you r camera (exc ept with the b ase camera kit). Use the AC adapt er when workin g indoo rs to l ess en dra in on the ba tter y . Y ou will al so want t o u se it whe n connec ted to a comput er to prevent loss of power if the batte ry shou ld los e its char ge. The AC adapte r does not hav e an On/O[...]

3-13 3 P ower Conn ecti ng t he AC Ada pter ☛ The AC adapter wi ll NOT ch ar ge a ba tter y in th e ca mera. 1 Open the sma ll doo r on the si de of th e cam era. 2 Plug t he AC ada pter i nto the AC Adapte r conne ction . 3 Selec t the uni versal power cord that is app ropri ate f or y our ar ea. 4 Plug t he appr opria te end of the po wer co rd[...]

INS ER T PHOT O HERE 4 PC Cards 4-1 Usin g PC Car ds 4 As you c aptur e images , they are st ored o n a PC Card (PCMCIA card) in your camera . Befor e capt uring imag es, you may want to prepa re your camera so that the images a re stor ed acc ordin g to yo ur needs. T his ch apter descr ibes t he use of the P C Card an d provi des inst ruct ions f[...]

4-2 Dual Slots for PC Cards Y our camer a has t w o PC Card sl ot s. W ith T ype II PC Ca rds , y ou c an use on e or b oth sl ot s. W ith T ype II I PC Car ds, onl y one sl ot can be used . The car d in the b ottom s lot i s referr ed to as CARD0, and th e card in the top sl ot is refe rred t o as CARD 1. If us ing onl y one ca rd, inser t it in e[...]

4-3 4 PC Cards Inser ting/Rem oving PC Cards It is not ne cessa ry to t ur n of f the camer a bef ore in serti ng or r emovi ng a ca rd. T o Inse rt or Remove a PC Ca r d 1 Check t he Card ic on on th e Back LCD panel . It bli nks when a card is busy . 2 Place your i ndex fi nger o n the door l atch a nd press d ownward while openin g the Bat tery [...]

4-4 3 T o in ser t: s lid e the P C Car d all of th e way into the lower s lo t and pr ess f irmly . ☛ A labe l insi de th e door indi cates the pr oper po siti on for t he car d. IMPOR T ANT : Befor e conti nuing, be su r e that the r e d warning l ight is not bli nki ng.[...]

4-5 4 PC Cards T o re mov e: pr ess th e Ej ec t butt on and pu ll th e PC Card o ut. 4 Close the Batte ry/PC Card d oor . The Car d icon i s displa yed on the Ba ck L CD panel whe n ther e is a c ar d in the came ra.[...]

4-6 Form atting a PC C ard As a pre cauti on agai nst f ormatt ing th e wrong c ard, t here c an only be o ne card in th e came ra when y ou for mat. F ormat the c ard us ing eithe r the quick f orm at or t he ful l for mat feat ure. IMPOR T AN T : Quick format , while faster , is not r ecommended i f the r e is a possi bilit y that ther e ar e def[...]

4-7 4 PC Cards 4 Remov e the i nacti ve car d, t hen sele ct Ret ry . If yo u remove the act ive c ard, the mes sa ge at t he lef t appe ars. 5 Re-in sert the car d in the proper slot , then s elect Retr y . A conf irmati on scr een appe ars. 6 Selec t Y es or No. If you cho ose No, the Main menu app ear s and the ca rd is not form atte d. If yo u [...]

4-8 Select ing a PC Card or Folder Imag es are stor ed on th e PC Ca rd in f older s. T here i s alway s at l east o ne e mpty folde r on the ca rd. Whe n you store an im age in a n empty fo ld er , a new em pty fol der i s autom ati cally creat ed. The n ew f older is called Fo lde rX, wi th X bei ng the nex t num ber ava ilabl e. Selecting a PC C[...]

5 Saving Files 5-1 Saving Files 5 JPEG an d TIF F Fi le Pr ocessing The DCS 52 0 ca me ra supp ort s backgro und i mage proces si ng t ha t produ ces JPEG o r TIFF RGB files that can be op ene d direct ly by an y ima ge editi ng soft ware. Th is fe ature is not curr entl y avail able on the DCS 5 60 c amera. The c hoices for proces sed f iles ar e [...]

5-2 Processing Images 1 Sel ect th e Men u ico n, the n choos e Main M enu from the dropd own menu. Ref er to “Nav igat ion T echniq ues” on page 2 -1 1. 2 Selec t Processi ng from the Main menu. The P roc essing me nu appears . If two PC Car ds ar e inser ted, the acti ve car d is indicat ed, for exampl e, All on CARD1. 3 Sel ect your c hoi ce[...]

5-3 5 Saving Files When y ou enabl e Proc es sing, c ertai n cond ition s ma y exis t whi ch wil l cau se other scree ns to appe ar , as sh own in t he tabl e bel ow . Conditi on Screen Y our Action There is no PC Card in the came ra. Click OK and inser t a PC Card. Proce ssi ng is ena b le d for the sele cted f older and there are no ima ges in th[...]

5-4 Y our pro ces si ng se tt in gs a re s et to dele te the origi nal TI FF im age when you proces s files . Refer to “Changi ng Pro cessi ng Sett ings” on pag e 5-5. If you cl ick OK, a secon d co nfirma tion scre en appe ars . If yo u click Ca ncel, Proce ssing is n ot start ed. The Pro cessi ng menu appea rs. The ac tive P C Card bec omes f[...]

5-5 5 Saving Files Cha ngi ng Processin g Settings There a re sev eral p roces sing s etti ngs tha t you c an chang e. Th e sett ings a re app lied t o imag es as t hey ar e proce ssed. 1 Se lect C hang e Se ttin gs fro m th e Proce ssing me nu. The Pro cessi ng Sett ings me nu appear s wi th th e curr ent va lues shown i n paren these s. 2 Se lect[...]

5-6 * The Sha rpeni ng Level sett ing in the Pr oce ssing menu det ermines whether shar pening is appli ed when i mage s are p rocess ed on t he camer a. The Sh arp ening p ropert y in t he Proper ties menu d etermi nes whethe r shar pen ing is appli ed by t he DCS Ho st softwa re. Noise Reduct ion Ye s No ise i s r edu c ed in proce ssed i mages. [...]

5-7 5 Saving Files W ork ing with TI FF Custom File s on yo ur Compute r If you don’ t pro ces s image s on your camera , you need t o use o ne of t he fol lowing softwa re applicatio ns to work wi th the TI FF Custom files . (The TIFF Cus tom file format is propri etar y to K odak.) File Format Module ✔ This sof twa re appl ic ati on all ows y[...]

5-8 IP TC Data Management This f eature a llows i nclus ion of Internat ional Press T eleco mmunicat ion Counc il ( IP TC) data as pa rt of t he im age he ader . Y ou en te r the I P TC dat a on you r comput er u si ng the DCS Acquir e Module o r DCS TW AIN Data Sou rce (v ersio n 5.8 or later ) and s ave it to a PC Card. (Refer to t he KODAK PROFE[...]

5-9 5 Saving Files Loadi ng IP T C Data from a PC Card 1 W ith the IP TC Da ta sc reen displ ayed ( page 5- 8), cho ose Load fr om Card. The Load IPTC Data scr een appear s with a list of the I PTC file s on th e ac ti ve PC Card. (I f only o ne ca r d is in th e ca mera, the c ar d choi ces do not app ear .) 2 Press and hol d the S ELECT butt on a[...]

INS ER T PHOT O HERE 6 Configuring 6-1 Config uring Y our Camera 6 This secti on desc ribes how t o chan ge vari ous ca mera setting s su ch as th e ISO a nd Drive modes, a llowi ng you t o preci sely confi gure t he camer a for s pecif ic sh ooting situa tions . Date and Time Y ou can set the da te and ti me to be associ ated wi th ea ch image cap[...]

6-2 Dioptric Adjustment of t he V iewfinder The vie wfinde r ha s a bui lt-in d iop tric adjustment mech anism that let s you adj ust t he eyesi ght cor rect ion to achie ve a sha rp vie wfinde r im age. Thi s all ows near -sighte d or fa r- sight ed user s to c aptur e images withou t we aring glass es. The d iopte r ca n be adj uste d within a ra[...]

6-3 6 Configuring Custom Functions A set of cu stom fun cti on s is pro vi ded t o l et y ou tail or th e came ra’ s functi ons acc ord ing to your person al pre ferences and sh ooting style . Full descr iptio ns of e ach cus tom functi on are provided later in this cha pte r . T welve cus to m functio ns are availa ble, and ea ch of th em has at[...]

6-4 4 While t he custo m functi on numb er is displ ayed, pr ess t he CF butt on to c hange t he set ting. The numbe r c hanges each t ime the Cu stom Functi on butt on is pres sed. Dots a r e d ispla yed bel ow the expos ur e scale to in dica te opti onal cu stom fu nctio n sett ings t hat ha ve b een se lecte d. ☛ A dot be low “–2” indi c[...]

6-5 6 Configuring Reset ti ng In divid ual Cust o m Func ti ons Resetting All Custom Functions At Once Y ou can res et al l cust om funct ions to the ir def ault (0). 1 T o reset a custo m fun ction to the standa rd (de fa ult) setti ng, sel ect the cu sto m funct ion and the n press the CF bu tton t o chang e the numbe r in t he T op LCD panel to [...]

6-6 Custo m Funct ion Ch art Ty p e Cus tom Function No. Af fect ed Funct ion T op L CD Panel Display Setting No. Beeping on/off F-3 Beeping whe n in focus 0 1 Focus F-4 AF Operation metho d 0 1 F-4 AF Activat ion 2 3 2 1 1 2 3 0 3 2 1 1 2 3 0 3 2 1 1 2 3 0[...]

6-7 6 Configuring Oper ation Usefu l Situati ons No be e p ing when subje ct is in focus. Bee ps wh en th e su bje ct is in f ocu s. Set t o suit yo ur shootin g style a nd the envir onment. Au tofocus starts w hen the Shutter button is press ed. Exposure is l ocked when AE Lock button (T) i s pressed. Autofocu s st arts wh en th e AE L ock butt on[...]

6-8 Ty p e Cus tom Function No. Af fect ed Funct ion T op L CD Panel Display Setting No. Exposure F-5 Shutt er speed an d aperture v alue sett ing metho d in Manual Ex posure mode 0 1 F-6 E V st ep s f or t he shu tte r spee d, aper ture, e xposure co mpensat ion, flash exp osure co mpensation , and AEB 0 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 3 0 3 2 1 1 2 3 0 3 2 1 1 2 3[...]

6-9 6 Configuring Oper ation Usefu l Situati ons Shut ter speed is set by the Main di al. Apertu re value is set by Quick C ontrol dial or b y combined op eration of the Exposur e Com pensati on button ( ) and Main dia l. Apertu re value is set by the Main dial. Shut ter speed is set by the Quick Co ntrol dial or by combi ned operatio n of the Expo[...]

6-10 Ty p e Cus tom Function No. Af fect ed Funct ion T op L CD Panel Display Setting No. Fo cus F- 7 Ma nu al fo cus ing wit h th e el ectr oni c manu al focusin g ring 0 1 3 2 1 1 2 3 0 3 2 1 1 2 3 0[...]

6-1 1 6 Configuring Oper ation Usefu l Situati ons Man ual focusing i s possible . • This functio n wor ks only with len ses equip ped with an el ectronic manual focusing ri ng. Man ual focusing i s prohibit ed. • Manu al focu si ng by setting the L ens’ Focu s Mode switch t o “ M ” is po s si bl e. This o ption di sables the manual f o c[...]

6-12 Ty p e Cus tom Function No. Af fect ed Funct ion T op L CD Panel Display Setting No. Exposure F-8 Center -weighted avera ge meteri ng 0 1 F-9 AEB (A uto Exposure B racketing) exposur e sequence 0 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 0 3 2 1 1 2 3 0 3 2 1 1 2 3 0 3 2 1 1 2 3 0 3 2 1 1 2 3 0 3 2 1 1 2 3 0[...]

6-1 3 6 Configuring Oper ation Usefu l Situati ons Ev aluative m etering Ce nte r-wei ght ed av era ge m ete ring . • The T o p LCD panel still shows the e valuative metering indication . Setti ng this f u nction to ce nter-weight ed aver age meter ing provid es you with a predic table meteri ng pattern for determ ining expos ure. This is useful [...]

6-14 Ty p e Cus tom Function No. Af fect ed Funct ion T op L CD Panel Display Setting No. Focus F-10 Elimi nation of AF frame disp lay 0 1 F-1 1 Focusin g point selecti on 0 1 2 Mirro r opera tion F-12 Mir r o r up operatio n 0 1 3 2 1 1 2 3 0 3 2 1 1 2 3 0 3 2 1 1 2 3 0 3 2 1 1 2 3 0 3 2 1 1 2 3 0 3 2 1 1 2 3 0[...]

6-1 5 6 Configuring Oper ation Usefu l Situati ons Focusi ng point superimpos e d ( red) Super impose is proh ibited Y ou mig ht use this option if you are anno yed by the AF frame illu mination in the vie wfinder, or if you frequently u se ma nual focusi ng to adjus t the fina l focus. Focusi ng Poin t selecto r ( ) and M ain dial Exposu re Compe [...]

6-16 Ty p e Cus tom Function No. Af fect ed Funct ion T op L CD Panel Display Setting No. Exposure F-13 Spot me tering at the AF frame 0 1 Flas h F-14 Fill - in f lash contr ol 0 1 3 2 1 1 2 3 0 3 2 1 1 2 3 0 3 2 1 1 2 3 0 3 2 1 1 2 3 0[...]

6-1 7 6 Configuring Oper ation Usefu l Situati ons Fin e spot mete ring in ce nter of im age area . Spot meterin g linked to the man ually selecte d focusing point. • In automatic focusin g point selection mode, spot metering is car ried out for the c enter foc us ing p oi nt onl y . This f unction links spot m etering t o the focus ing point, a [...]

6-18 Combined Use of Cu stom Func tions F-5 and F-1 1 When c ustom f unctio ns F-5 a nd F-1 1 are co mbine d, shut ter s pee d and ape rtur e value sett ings a re carri ed out as shown in the fo llowin g tabl e. Custom Functi on No. F-5 Selec tion No. 01 F-1 1 0 Shutter s peed: Set by M ain dial Apertur e value: 1) Set by Qu ick Control dial or 2) [...]

6-1 9 6 Configuring Resetting the Camera to Its Initia l Settings Resetti ng Al l Ca mera Func ti on s Reset a ll of the ca mera ’ s funct ions (excep t for the cus tom fun ct ion s) to their def aul t setti ngs by ope ni ng t he palm door and pr essin g the Cl ear butto n. Af te r res et ti ng, the ca mera ’ s funct ions ar e set as sho wn bel[...]

6-20 Resett ing All Cust om Func tions Reset all o f the cus tom func tions to the ir init ial s etting s by p res si ng the Custom F unctio n (CF) b utton befor e pres sing t he Cle ar but ton.[...]

6-2 1 6 Configuring Came ra Prope rt i es Y ou can set the f ollowi ng camer a prope rtie s usin g camera con trols: Disp lay Of f t ime, Power Save ti me, Enable Sha rpeni ng, Dropd own Menu Lag T ime, Use FOLDER01,and Resol ution . Y ou can al so spe cify Cu stom Func tions sett ings. Th e list o f prope rtie s may chan ge as ne w versions of fi [...]

6-22 5 T o hig hl igh t a di ffer e nt nu mb e r , pres s and ho ld t he DISP /MENU butt on. A hori zontal arr ow a ppears at the b ottom of t he scr een. 6 While c ontin uin g to pr ess t he DISP/MENU butt on, rotate t he Quick Cont rol dial to hi ghlight a dif ferent number . 7 Release the DISP/MENU butt on. Th e hor izo ntal arrow go es a way an[...]

6-2 3 6 Configuring Enab ling Sharpe ning Som e DCS 520 an d 560 cameras are e quippe d with a n anti alia sing f ilte r , an o ptica l f ilter tha t is mo unte d insi de the came ra in front of the el ectr onic ima ger . This fi lter elimin ates unw anted color ar tif acts, and i mprov es over all ima ge qua lit y at the expense of a s mall lo ss [...]

6-24 Setting File Resoluti on Y ou ca n sp ecify a fil e reso luti on to be saved in t he hea der of subseq uent ly ca ptured images. This prope rty do es not aff ect i mage pro cessi ng in t he cam era, t he DC S Acquir e Module, or the DCS TW AIN Data Sourc e. The sp ecifi ed res oluti on is u sed by ap plica tions such as Photos hop when d ispla[...]

6-2 5 6 Configuring Setting Pow ersave T ime Y ou can chan ge th e Power Save ti me usi ng the s ame proc edure d escri bed fo r chang ing Display Of f time. Refer to “P owerSave Mode” on page 3 -10. Dete rmin ing T otal Ac tuat ions Y ou can det ermine the numbe r of i mages ca pture d by your camera from th e time o f its manuf actur e. Use F[...]

6-26 Se tt in g the D rop down M en u Lag Time The defa ult del ay betwe en the t ime a Menu bar icon is highlig hte d and it s dropdown menu appear s is 7 50 mi llis econds. Y ou can cha nge this time us ing the Pr opert ies menu . Custo m Funct ions Y ou ca n speci fy set tings f or Cust om Functi ons 3 t o 14. Cust om Funct ions a re desc ribed [...]

INS ER T PHOT O HERE 7 Quick Star t 7-1 Quic k Start 7 This cha pter i s int ended a s a quick r efer ence. M uch of the in for mation in thi s ch apte r is cover ed in mo re det ai l in other chapt er s. ☛ Th e info rmat ion in this cha pter i s als o a vaila ble in th e Qui ck Star t G uide. Befor e Y ou Star t 1 If you have no t alr eady d one[...]

7-2 3 Open th e Batt ery/PC Ca rd door . 4 Inse rt the batte ry into the ba ttery slot . ☛ When worki ng indoor s, conse rve you r batt ery an d power y our came ra usi ng the AC ad apter that is provid ed with y our cam era. 5 Inse rt a PC Ca rd int o the lowe r card slot.[...]

7-3 7 Qui c k St a r t 6 Close the Batte ry/PC Card d oor . 7 At ta ch y ou r le ns to the len s mount by align ing th e red d ots on the lens a nd camer a body , and ro ta ting th e len s cloc kwise un til it lo cks in pla ce wit h a clic k. 8 T urn on the ca mera by setti ng the M ain sw itch to ( A ). 9 Se lect an aut ofocu s mo de (O ne Shot AF[...]

7-4 12 Sel ect a dri v e mo d e (si ngl e or conti nuous) or a self- timer mode (2-s econd de lay or 10-se con d dela y) by pres sing t he Dr ive butt on then turni ng the Main dial . Refer to “Changi ng the Drive Mode” on p age 10- 3. 13 Set t he ISO va lue by holdin g do wn t he AF Mo d e S el ec t or a nd the Mete ring M o de Se lect o r but[...]

7-5 7 Qui c k St a r t The AC Adapter When worki ng indo ors, co nserve your ba tter y and powe r your camera b y usin g the AC adapte r that is pro vid ed wi th yo ur c amer a (e xce pt wi th the bas e came ra k it ). Re fer to “ AC Adapter” o n page 3- 12. Connect ing th e A C Adap ter 1 Plu g the A C ada pter in to t he came ra; t he uni t p[...]

7-6 Optional Settings Before Y ou Start Se tt in g the D at e and Time 1 Sel ect th e Men u ico n, the n choos e Main M enu from the dropd own menu. Ref er to “Nav igat ion T echniq ues” on page 2 -1 1. 2 Sel ect D ate/Tim e fro m th e Ma in menu. The Dat e/T ime scr een appear s. Ther e ar e six fi elds: year , month , day , and h our , minute[...]

7-7 7 Qui c k St a r t Settin g Wh ite Bala nce There a re two wa ys to s et white balanc e: pre set ( which pr ovides prese t setti ngs) a nd custom ( which y ou ba se on a speci fic ima ge). Refer to “W hite Balance ” on pag e 8-1. Sel ectin g a PC Ca rd o r F older Images a re store d on th e PC Card i n fol ders. Th ere i s always at l east[...]

7-8 W i th one PC Card , th is dropd own menu appear s with a • disp layed n ext to th e curr ently acti ve fol der . W ith two P C Car ds, th i s dropd own menu appear s with a • disp layed n ext to th e curr ently acti ve car d and t he c urren tly acti ve fol der on th at car d. A 0 o r 1 appe ars i n the F old er icon, indic ating the ac ti[...]

7-9 7 Qui c k St a r t Capturing Images 1 Look th rough t he v iewfi nder eyepi ece and fr ame the scene withi n the i nner r ecta ngle of the Focusi ng Scre en. ☛ The focu sing sc ree n provid es a view of the scene matchi ng the size of the ima ge that will be recor ded on t he imager . 2 Press the Shu tter butto n to cap tur e th e i mag e . M[...]

7-10 Reviewing Image s on Y our Camera Y ou ca n displ ay one, fou r or nine camer a image s on th e Ima ge Disp lay . 1 Selec t the D ispla y icon. Refer t o “Nav igat ion T echniq ues” on page 2 -1 1. The Dis play me nu appear s. 2 Select S ingle, Four , or Nine Image Re view mode . One, f our , or nine i mag es fr om the c urr ently se le ct[...]

7-1 1 7 Qui c k St a r t Setti ng Disp lay Co ntr ast 1 Se lect th e Con tra st ic on. R e fer to “Nav ig ation T echniqu es” on page 2- 1 1. A gr ay scal e bar i s dis played at the s ide of the i mage and a slid er is disp laye d acr oss the top. 2 Press and hol d the S ELECT butt on and r otate the Qui ck Contro l dia l cloc kwise o r count [...]

7-12 Setting Display Options Y ou ca n view ar eas of overe xposur e, an exp osur e his togra m, and inf orma tion a bout t he sel ect ed im age. 1 Sel ect th e Men u ico n, the n choos e Main M enu from the dropd own menu. Ref er to “Nav igat ion T echniq ues” on page 2 -1 1. 2 Selec t Di spl ay Opt ion s fr om the Main menu. The Dis play O pt[...]

7-1 3 7 Qui c k St a r t T agging I mages Y ou can tag i mages to be i denti fied for pr ocess ing or NOT to be de lete d. I mages reta in their tags when acqu ired u sing t he DCS Host soft ware where yo u can s elect tagge d or untagged i mages and pe rform a var iety of o perations. Re fer to the KODAK PROFESSIONAL DCS Host Sof tware User’ s M[...]

7-14 Deleting Images Dele t ing a Sing le Image 1 Press a nd h old th e DI SP/MENU butt on and t he SELECT but ton at th e sam e tim e. If th e Image Disp lay is off, it turn s on. The Del ete I mage scr een appear s sho wing the cu rr ent ima ge. 2 Release the DISP/MENU butt on. 3 While c ontin uin g to hol d the SELECT but ton, us e the Quick Con[...]

7-1 5 7 Qui c k St a r t Delet ing More Than One Image Delete all i mage s on th e PC Card, all i mages in a f older , all untagg ed image s on th e PC Card, or al l unta gged i mages in a f old er . 1 T ag any image s tha t you DO NOT want to delete. 2 Se lect th e Men u ico n, the n choose Main Menu fro m the dropdo wn menu. Ref er to “Nav igat[...]

7-16 Associating a Sound Fi le wit h an Image Y ou ca n recor d sound file s for your images , then p lay bac k the s ound fi les u sing t he DCS Host so ftware (if your co mpute r has a sound b oard). 3 Speak i nto the mi cropho ne while conti nuing t o pres s the RECORD/T AG button. 4 Release the RECORD/T AG butt on. The r ecor ding stop s and th[...]

7-1 7 7 Qui c k St a r t Y ou can not rec ord sou nds a nd the Mi crophon e icon wi ll not be dis playe d in the Back LCD panel under t he f ollo wing ci rcums tance s: ✔ No ima ge in t he cur ren t fol der ✔ Y ou are using the Host software i n T est Shot mode. (Refer t o the KODAK PROFESSIONAL DCS Host Sof tware User’ s manua l on the CD i [...]

INS ER T PHOT O HERE 8 Exposure 8-1 Contr o lling Exposur e and C olor Balance 8 This secti on desc ribes th e func tions availabl e for contr ollin g expos ure in your camera . Whi te Bala nc e When you sel ect a white b alanc e opti on, you i denti fy the type o f ligh ting u sed to cap ture image s. For examp le, if you captu re an ima ge in day[...]

8-2 T o de ter mine the c u rren t whi t e bala nce sett ing, check th e White Balan ce ico ns on t he Back LCD panel . The ic ons r eflect the c urr ent sett ing. White Balan ce Setting Color T emperature (Degrees Kel vin) Daylig ht 5500 T ungste n 32 00 Fluore scent 50 00 On - Cam era F las h 5 60 0 Auto Dayligh t Tu n g st e n Fluoresc e nt Flas[...]

8-3 8 Exposure Se le c ting a Whi t e Bala nc e Sett in g 1 Press and hol d the W .BAL butt on and r otate the Qui ck Contro l dia l to highl ight the desir ed Wh ite Balan ce ico n on the Ba ck LCD Panel . 2 Press and re le ase th e DIS P/ MENU button to re turn t o the Main menu.[...]

8-4 Using Cu sto m White Ba la nce W ith the cus tom optio n, you can sa ve White Bal ance se tt ings, r euse the m, and delet e them when they are no longer needed. Thi s met hod prov ides t he best po ssibl e color balanc e, but it r equire s a bi t mor e prep arati on tha n th e Pres et mode. Using Whi te Bal ance Se tting s Once you have se lec[...]

8-5 8 Exposure If t he sel ected folde r co ntain s imag es, th is sc ree n appea rs, show ing th e curr ently selec te d im age. 2 Press and hol d the S ELECT butt on and r otate the Qui ck Contro l dia l to s elect your choic e: OK — The White Balance values from t he s elect ed imag e are saved using t he same name as the imag e. The se ttin g[...]

8-6 Selec ting Whi te Bal ance Se ttin gs W ith t he White Balanc e Sett ings men u displaye d (pag e 8-5), cho ose one of the followin g: Image #n nnn: The Whit e Balan ce val ues fr om the s elect ed image are ap plied to images that y ou capt ure. Previ ously l oaded s etti ng—The Whi te Bal ance v alues from the previ ously loaded sett ing (p[...]

8-7 8 Exposure Loading Whit e Balan ce Set tings Once you h ave sav ed White Balanc e sett ings to a PC Car d, loa d them i nto your camera . There a re a f ew rule s to r emember when you do so. I f you s hould f org et any of the rules , an appr opria te err or m essage appear s, as s hown in t he table below . Rule Error Messa ge Y ou c an o nl [...]

8-8 1 W ith the W hite B ala n ce Set ting menu di splaye d (page 8-5), choos e Load f rom Card. The Loa d W hi te Bal anc e S ett i ng scr een appea rs wit h a lis t of t he Whi te Bal ance se tting s on the acti ve PC Car d. (If only on e car d is in t he came ra, t he car d choic es do no t appea r .) 2 Select a PC Car d. (Y ou may need t o scr [...]

8-9 8 Exposure Saving White Ba lance S etti ngs using y our Camer a Y ou c an sa ve t he cur re nt cam er a-g ene rat ed Whi te Ba lance s ett i ngs, t h en a ppl y th e set ti ngs to subs equent ly captur ed imag es. Saving White Ba lance S etti ngs using t he Comput er Y ou can a ls o sa ve W hit e Bal an ce set ti ngs to a PC Card u sin g th e D[...]

8-10 Setting the ISO Y ou ca n se t the ISO on th e ca mera w ithi n the r ange of : DCS 520: 2 00-1600 DCS 560: 8 0 - 200 ☛ In sel ecti ng an ex posure sett ing, beg in wit h lower exposur e inde x sett ings; rese rve the us e of hi gher s peeds f or si tuati ons re quiri ng the ir use . Higher speed s may resul t in lower -quali ty i mages th a[...]

8-11 8 Exposure Selecting the Shooting Mode Y our c amera provi des th e foll owing s hooting mode s: ✔ Progra m AE ✔ Shutte r- prior ity AE ✔ Ap e rtu re -pri ority AE ✔ Depth-of- Field AE ✔ Manual ex pos ure ✔ Bulb exp osure. Progra m AE Mo de [P] In Prog ram AE mode t he cam era a utom atica lly s ets t he Shutt er sp eed and aper tu[...]

8-12 ☛ If th e In -f ocu s indi cat or blin ks, the aut ofocu s syst em cannot focus the s ubject and the Shutt er will not release . Refer to t he se ction on Ma nual Focusi ng in Ch apter 8 for ins truct ions o n how to foc us the s ubject man ually . Exposu r e settings ar e display ed in the T op LCD panel and viewf inder Dis play . 4 Af te r[...]

8-13 8 Exposure Pr ogram S hift Func tion When capt uring images i n Progr am AE mode, yo u can “s hift the pr ogram” to c hange t he set sh utter speed and apert ure val ue com bina tion whi le m ainta ining th e same ex pos ure. After press ing the Shutt er but ton hal fway , turn t he Main dial u ntil the de sired Shutte r speed/ apertur e v[...]

8-14 Shutt e r-priority AE [T v] In thi s mo de, you s et the sh utter speed and the came ra aut omat icall y set s the a pertu re accor ding t o the l ighti ng cond ition s. 1 Press and hol d the Shooting Mode Selector butto n an d turn the Ma in dial unt il “Tv” appe ars in th e T o p LCD p ane l. 2 Relea se the Shooti ng Mode Selec tor bu tt[...]

8-15 8 Exposure Ti p s ✔ When t he num ber fo r the maxi mum aper ture of the le ns bli nks in the di splay , the imag e will be unde rexpos ed. T urn the Main dial t o a slower shutt er sp eed so t he apert ure displ ay st ops bli nki ng. ✔ W h en the numb er f or the m i n imum a per tu re o f t he le n s bl in ks in th e dis play , th e imag[...]

8-16 Shutt er Spee d Displ ay Shutt er s pee ds a re no rma ll y se t i n 1/ 3-s to p in cre ment s. Fr om 800 0 to 4, th e sh utter spe eds are di splay ed as t he rec iprocal of the actua l time values . For ex ample, 12 5 on the displ ay indic ates a sh utter speed of 1/1 25 secon ds. For shut ter spe eds sl ower tha n 4, actual times are di spl[...]

8-17 8 Exposure Aper ture-p riority AE [ A v] In thi s mod e, you se t the ape rtur e and th e c amera au toma tical ly se ts the sh utter speed accord ing to the l ighti ng condi tion s. 1 Press and hol d the S hootin g Mode Selector butto n and turn the Ma in dial until “A v” appears in t he T op LC D pa nel . 2 Relea se the Shooting M ode Se[...]

8-18 ☛ When t he camer a is h and -held, camer a shak e may produce an unsh ar p pict ure if the shutt er spe ed is slower than 1/fo cal lengt h of t he len s in us e. 4 Press the Shut ter b utton h alfway to f ocus t he subjec t and confi rm the e xposur e. The ape rtur e value and corr esponding s hut te r sp eed a r e disp layed i n the viewfi[...]

8-19 8 Exposure Ti p s ✔ When a shu tter speed o f 30” bl inks, the ima ge will be unde rexpos ed. T urn the Main dial t o set a lar ger apert ure ( smalle r a pertur e num ber) s o the s hutte r spee d stops bli nki ng. ✔ When a shu tter speed o f 8000 bl inks, the i mage will be ove rexpos ed. T urn the Main dial t o set a small er ape rtu [...]

8-20 (pa ge 6-6) In ad ditio n to 1/3- stop i ncrement s, aper ture v alues can also be input in 1-st op or 1/ 2-st op incr ements . In thes e case s, a vaila ble ape rtu re val ues are a s foll ows: 1-st op incr ements 1.0 1.4 2. 0 2.8 4.0 5.6 8.0 1 1 16 22 32 45 64 91 1/2- stop i ncre ments 1.0 1. 2 1.4 1.8 2.0 2.5 2. 8 3.5 4.0 4.5 5. 6 6.7 8.0 9[...]

8-21 8 Exposure Depth-o f-Fi eld AE [DEP] This mode place s ever ything betwee n two poi nts, on e in the f oregr ound and one in the backgr ound wit hin th e zo ne of f ocus, e ff ectiv e for ma king su re everyo ne in a lar ge gro up pictu re or e veryt hing i n a landsc ape phot o is r ender ed shar p. Afte r you de signate t he nea r and far po[...]

8-22 3 T ur n the M ain d ial t o se lect the desi red fo cusing point . The focu si ng poi nt s ar e selec ted in the fol lowing order: (1) autom ati c focu s ing poi nt sele ction (a ll fi ve foc using point s are d ispla yed), (2) far le ft, (3) le ft ce nter , (4 ) cent er , (5 ) rig ht cen ter, (6) fa r rig ht The se lecte d f ocusi ng point l[...]

8-23 8 Exposure 5 Press and hol d the S hootin g Mode Selector butto n and turn the M ain d ial un til “ DEP ” appear s in t he T op LCD panel . 6 Relea se the Shooting M ode Selec tor butt on. 7 Place the sele cted f ocusing p oint on the neare st poi nt you want in focus (poin t 1), t hen pre ss th e Shutt er button halfwa y . When th e I n -[...]

8-24 Using A utoma tic F ocusi ng Poin t S elect ion M ode In aut omat ic f ocusi ng poin t selec tion mode, use th e cent er f ocus ing po int t o design ate t he near a nd far focus poi nts. Ot herw ise, t he b asic p rocedu re is the sa me as for manu al Focusi ng Point Sele ction mode. 9 Compo se the pictu re and press the Shut ter b utt on ha [...]

8-25 8 Exposure W arning Ind ica ti ons ✔ If th e aper ture v alue bl inks, the desired depth o f fie ld cann ot be o bta ined. Us e a wide-a ngle l ens or move far ther f rom the su bject and re peat s teps 4 throug h 6 on the pr ecedi ng pages . ✔ If th e shutt er sp eed of 30” and the maximum ape rture of the lens blink, the sc ene will be[...]

8-26 Manu al Exposur e [M] This mode lets you set both the shu tter spe ed and a pertu re. Use this mod e when you need complet e cont rol of exposu re for crea tive e ff ects or when u sing a hand -held exposur e meter . The Ma in dia l set s the s hutte r spee d an d the Qui ck Control di al se ts the ap ertur e. Us in g the C amer a’ s Bu ilt-[...]

8-27 8 Exposure 5 Press the Shut ter bu tton ha lfway to foc us the subj ect. “ M” and the exposu re v alues are dis played in the vi ewfin der . The Exposur e Le vel i ndica tor at the r igh t of the viewf inder shows how f ar the curr ent exp osu re set ting is fr om the e xposure value metere d by the came ra. The indi cator shows t hat t he[...]

8-28 Bul b Expo su re [b uL b ] The shut ter stays open fo r as long a s you pr ess t he Shut ter bu tton. By connect ing t he optio nal Remote Switch RS-8 0N3 to the ca mera ’ s remote con trol s ocket, yo u can keep th e shutt er ope n withou t hold ing th e Shu tter but ton pr essed. Use this mod e when lo ng exposur es ar e requ ired, s uch a[...]

8-29 8 Exposure In Bulb Exposur e mode, th e T op LCD panel ’ s frame c ounter display counts the el apsed time f rom when the s hutte r was r eleas ed, sta rting ove r ever y 30 se conds. One bar ( ) appe ar s on the dis play af t er e ver y 30 s eco nds , al lowi ng t ime me asu re me nt u p to 120 sec onds usi ng al l thr ee bars . ☛ The T o[...]

8-30 Selecting the Meteri ng Mode Three met er in g modes are avail abl e: Eval uat ive m et er ing ( ), Par ti al me te ri ng( ) and Fine Sp ot me teri ng ( ). (Cente r W eighted A verag e meter ing as well as Spo t meter ing linke d to t he focu sing po ints can als o be se t with th e corr espondi ng cust om funct ion.) In all me teri ng modes, [...]

8-31 8 Exposure Evalu ative Mete ri ng Us e E va l u ativ e met eri ng ( ) for gener al sub jects and backl it sc enes. By divi ding t he vie wfinder into 12 me te rin g z ones link e d wi th the fi ve focus ing poi nts, t he cam era evalu ates s ubjec t s ize, po siti on (base d on the fo cusing point in use ), brig htness , backgr ound, f ront li[...]

8-32 Pa rt ial Me terin g Part ial m eter ing ( ) l imi ts the meter ing ar ea to the center of t he viewf inder (a ppro ximately 2 3% of the ima ge ar ea f o r t he DCS 520 and 15% for th e DCS 560). Select this mode when the su bject is bac klit or near a str ong light source . DCS 520 M DCS 560 M[...]

8-33 8 Exposure Fine S pot M etering ☛ In One- shot AF mod e, the e xposur e sett ing i s locked du ring Co ntinuo us S hootin g mode, but the AE l ock ind icato r does not li ght i n the vi ewfinder . Fine Sp ot mete ring ( ) l imits the meter ing ar ea to the center of th e viewf ind er as defi ne d by the Fine Spot mete ring ma rk (appr oxi ma[...]

8-34 AE Lock Y our c amer a’ s evalua tive me te ring s ystem i s coupl ed to t he five f ocusi ng poin ts . It contr ols t he expos ure ac cordi ng to t he subj ect’ s posi tion , based o n the f ocusi ng point in use. If you wan t to det er mi ne t he e xpos ure ind epen den tl y fr om the foc usi ng ope ra ti on, us e AE lock. Us e it whe n [...]

8-35 8 Exposure AE Lock is au tomatically acti vated upon fo cus completi on when the ca mera is se t f or evalu ative meteri ng and One Shot AF . In this case, t he ( ✳ ) indi cator is not di splaye d in t he viewf ind er . The AE Lock is autom ati cally cancel led whe n you cap tu re an i mage or w hen you remov e your fing er from the Shutt er[...]

8-36 When usi ng One-s hot AF to gether with Ev aluativ e meter ing, th e expos ure re ading is automat ical ly loc ked when you pres s the Shutte r butt on hal fway . When us ing One-s hot AF togethe r with Fin e Spot or Par tial mete ring, t he exposu re sett ing is lo cked onl y duri ng Conti nuous Shootin g mode. If yo u use AE l ock to regis t[...]

8-37 8 Exposure Expo su re Comp ens ati o n When capt uring images i n an AE s hootin g mode, you can compe nsate the exp osu re accord ing to the su bje ct con diti ons eit her by using the Qui ck Contr ol di al whil e look ing throug h the v iewfinder or by u sing t he Expos ure Compe nsati on butt on and t he Main dial. Exposur e can be compensa[...]

8-38 (1) i ndica te s corr ect e xposure . (2) i ndica tes mor e than 3 stop s overe xposur e. (3) i ndica tes mo re than 3 stop s un derexpo sure. The ex posur e leve l ind i c ator and expos ur e comp ensati on symbo l appear ing th e v iewfinder , and the c ompen sation amount is disp layed i n the T op LCD panel ’ s exposu r e le vel in dic a[...]

8-39 8 Exposure If Cust om functi on F-6 i s used to set the e xposure compensa tion amount i n 1/2-sto p or 1/3-s top i ncrement s, th e Exposu re Level indic ators in t he vi ewfinde r dis play a nd in th e top LCD panel appear as shown below . Using t he Exposure Comp ensation But ton Exposur e comp ensation can also b e carr ied ou t usin g the[...]

8-40 Au to E xp o s u re Br a c ke ti ng [A EB ] Use aut o expos ure bra cketi ng to t ake a sequ ence of pict ures a t dif feren t expos ures. W hen this funct ion is set, t he camer a aut omatica lly t akes t hree e xposur es in s equenc e while shifti ng the e xposur e for each ima ge. The br acket ing amou nt can be set in 1/3 -stop incre ments[...]

8-41 8 Exposure 1 Open th e Palm doo r and simul tan eously press the unlab eled bu tton a nd the Dri ve Mode Select or button. AEB appea rs in t he T op LCD panel. The di splay r emains fo r six secon ds aft er you r elease the butt ons 2 Turn the Main dial to set th e desir ed bra cketi ng am ount. The se t brack eting amount i s shown i n the T [...]

8-42 3 When you pre ss the Shutte r butt on h al fway and t hen remo ve your f inger , the bracke ting amount is dis playe d by the viewf ind er’ s Exposure Level indi cator . 4 Captur e im ag es acc ord ing to t he curr ent dr ive mode . The comp ensate d expos ur e value for e ach shot ap pears i n the T op LCD panel as th e thr ee frame s ar e[...]

8-43 8 Exposure By setti ng ex pos ure compens at io n aft er set ting th e auto exp osur e br ack eting step am ount , you can take t hree s equent ial ov erexpo sed or unde rexpos ed shot s whil e varyi ng the compensa tion f or eac h shot . The bra cketi ng step amou nt is not cha nged eve n when shift ing th e standar d (m etere d) expo sure. A[...]

8-44 Using Flash There a re sev eral ways to use electro nic flas h with t he DCS 500 Series camera . The bes t way for you wil l depen d on your appli cation. T he thr ee most p opular methods ar e as foll ows: ✔ Using Ca non EX-se ries Spee dlit es ✔ Using Ca non EZ, EG and E-Seri es Spe edlit es ✔ Using no n-dedi cated flas h equip ment Th[...]

8-45 8 Exposure Most of the se uni ts fea ture a bu ilt- in AF aux il iary light funct ion th at ass ists autof ocu s operatio n in da rk situa tions. ✔ The 540EZ’ s AF au xiliary light is de signed to work with al l five o f the focus points . Other Speedl ites’ AF auxil iary lights wor k only with t he cent er foc using point. ✔ The 480EG[...]

8-46 How to us e EX-ser ies Sp eedli tes f or ful ly aut omatic E-TTL f lash ph otogra phy wit h the DCS 500 Ser ies camera 1 T ur n On the c amer a’ s Main switch , th en tur n on the flas h. 2 Make s ure t he fla sh is set f or No rmal Sync . Pl ease r efer to the Speedl ite i nstr uct ion book and verif y that the f lash ready l ight is il lum[...]

8-47 8 Exposure Using Fl ash Expo sur e Lock (FE Lo ck) wit h an EX- serie s Speedl ite 1 T urn on the camera’ s Ma in sw itc h, then turn on th e flas h. 2 V erify t hat th e fla sh read y ligh t is i lluminat ed in r ed (i ndica ting a full char ge). 3 Set th e camera to Pro gra m mode (P) for f ully a utoma tic e xposur e. 4 Focus t he subj ec[...]

8-48 5 Aim the F E Lock focusi ng poi nt w here yo u want t o obtai n the correc t fl ash exp osure readi ng, the n press the FE Lock but ton. FEL a ppears brief ly in the da ta di splay under the pi ctur e area , and the fo cusing point li nked t o the FE Lock flash es in r ed. The FE Loc k links to the f ocusin g po int as foll ows: Choice of Foc[...]

8-49 8 Exposure If yo u wish to l ink FE Lock t o any focus ing po int o ther than the c entra l one, you mus t selec t the focusi ng poi nt manual ly whi le Cust om Functi on F-13 is se t to 1 . If Cust om Funct ion No. F-4 ( AF acti vatio n method a nd AE loc k butt on oper ation) is set t o 1 or 2, FE Lock cannot be use d. 6 Recomp ose if neces [...]

8-50 Using FP Flash Mode with EX- seri es Spee dlit es 1 T ur n on the camera’ s M ain swi tch, then turn o n th e fla sh. 2 Make su re the f lash is set for F P Flash, (Pl ease r efer to the Speedl ite i nstr uctio n book for de tail s) and ver ify t hat t he fla sh rea dy lig ht is il lumina ted in re d (indi cati ng a fu ll char ge). 3 Selec t[...]

8-51 8 Exposure What is TTL? TTL (Thro ugh-The- Lens) is th e stan dard flash ex pos ure con trol mode for Speedl ites 480EG , 200E, 160E a nd Macro Ri ng Lit e ML-3 when used with the DCS 500 S eries camera. Additi onall y , TTL is av aila ble wit h Speedl ite 540EZ in all ca mera exposu re modes exc ept f or dir ect flas h in Pr ogram mode , as s[...]

8-52 Suita bili ty of A -TTL and T TL fo r the DCS 500 Ser ies ca mera The A-TTL a nd TTL fl ash sys tems wer e ori ginal ly designe d for film ca meras. Th ey rel y on the abili ty to moni tor r eflec tions from th e f ilm sur face during exp osure. T his is a pract ical syste m for a c onvent ional camera, bec ause f ilm has a rel ative ly matt e[...]

8-53 8 Exposure Here’ s some a dditiona l backg round a s to whi ch expos ure mode is bes t acc ording to the situa ti on at hand : P (Pr ogram AE): W ith the c amera se t for fu lly au toma tic op erati on, th e ca mera and Speedl ite wor k toget her whil e you con cen trat e on pictur e-tak ing . In dayl ight o r brigh tly l it indoor situ atio[...]

8-54 Flash Exp osure Com p ensa tion Flash exp osure compensa tion adjust s the level of il luminati on p rovided by the fl ash, and is there fore an im portan t metho d of cr eativ e cont rol fo r all kinds of fl ash phot ograp hy . It’ s parti cular ly ef fe ctive for f ine-t uning the bal ance b etween f oregr ound and backgr ound exposur e d [...]

8-55 8 Exposure 2 Press and hol d the Met erin g Mode selec tor / Fla sh Ex posure Compensa tion bu tton a nd tur n the Quic k Con t r ol di a l to s et the desir ed compe nsati on am ount. The fl ash ex posur e compens ati on amount is displ ayed in t he T op LCD panel ’ s exp osur e compe nsati on displ ay . In th e T op LCD panel , th e “ + [...]

8-56 Setting Fla sh Exposur e Compensat ion wi th the Speedl ite Pleas e refe r to the 540EZ or 430EZ ins truct ion boo k for d etail s. In t his c ase, the f lash exposur e compen sati on amount is displ ayed on the Spe edlit e’ s LCD panel. ☛ Flash exposur e compens atio n amounts other than 0 set with the Spee dlit e over ride flas h exposu [...]

8-57 8 Exposure Automati c Flas h Exposu r e Reducti on The DCS 500 S eries camera has a bu ilt- in progra m that automat icall y cont rols flash exposur e com pensat ion ba sed on the level of am bient light . It a pplie s a st andard fl ash exposur e (no c ompen sati on) in dark co nditi ons, and a redu ced flash exposur e lev el in bright condi [...]

8-58 In gene ra l, man ual fl as h ex posu re is an e xce ll ent cho ic e in si tu at ion s whe re t h e spe edl it e’ s posit ion re lati ve to t he sub ject is fixed, for ex ample i n cert ain ki nds of portr aitur e. The best c amera e xposure modes f or use with manu al flash are ap ertur e-pri orit y and man ual. Apertu re- prio rity c ombi [...]

INS ER T PHOT O HERE 9 Focusing 9-1 Focusing 9 This ca mera ’ s wide-z one autofo cus system l ets y ou f reely selec t fr om five f ocusi ng point s, al lowing y ou to keep th e scene compo sed whil e concent rati ng on t he subj ect. Se t th e came r a's Main switc h to ( A ).[...]

9-2 Sele cti ng the A F Mod e T wo ty pes of a utofo cus are av ailab le: On e-s hot AF an d AI S ervo A F . Select the mod e most appr opri ate fo r the subjec t a nd shootin g si tuatio n. ☛ T o use the camer a’ s AF modes, you must s et t he l ens ’ Fo cus Mode swi tch to ( AF ) One- Shot AF 1 Press and hol d the AF Mod e Selec tor but ton[...]

9-3 9 Focusing ☛ The s hut ter wi ll not re le ase i f t he i n- foc us ind ica to r i s b li nki ng. T ry ref ocus ing on an alt ernat e subj ect wi th higher contr ast at appro xima tely t he sam e di stance , or use ma nual f ocusin g. (R efer t o the secti on on “Dif fi cult Su bject s for Auto focus” late r in this chap ter) . AI Servo A[...]

9-4 Pr edic tive F ocus Contr o l Predic ti ve f ocus cont in uous ly measur es the di st anc e and spee d of a su bje ct tha t is movin g at a r elati vely c onsta nt vel ocity , and t hen pr edict s the s ubjec t posi tion s o that the s ubject will be sharp ly foc used at the i nstan t of e xposure . When us ing a m anual ly sel ecte d focus in [...]

9-5 9 Focusing Se le cti ng the Fi ve Focu sin g Points Y our came ra in corpor ates a high- preci sion AF s ensor calle d Multi -BASIS (Mul ti Bas e- S tor ed I mage Sens or) , equ ipp ed wi th f iv e focusi ng poin ts for wide autofo cus ing cove ra ge. Y ou can fr eely s elect any of the fo cus ing poi nts to co mpose the sc ene as desir ed, or [...]

9-6 Automati c Focus ing Poi nt Sel ecti on Mode The cam er a au tom a ti cal ly se lec ts an ind ivi dua l f ocu si ng po int af t er e val ua ti ng a ll 5 po ints simu ltane ously . In One-s hot AF mode , the s ystem us ually gi ves pri ority t o the c loses t rel iable su bje ct. In AI Ser vo AF mode, t he sys tem alwa ys give s prio rity to th [...]

9-7 9 Focusing Focus Lock Whe n you want to com pose a scene with t he ma in subj ect p ositi oned ou t of t he zone cove red by t he fi ve focu sing p oin ts, fol low th e proce dure b elow to firs t lock the f ocus on the subjec t bef ore compo sing t he sce ne and c apturi ng the ima ge. ☛ The f ocus l ock func tion is ava ilabl e only in One-[...]

9-8 Difficult Subjects for Autofocus This ca mera ’ s autof ocus sy stem can quickl y focu s mos t subj ects with th e high- preci sion Multi- BASIS ( Bas e-S tored Image Sensor ) AF sensor equipp ed wi th fi ve foc using p oin ts as shown below . However , the sys tem may ha ve dif ficulty fo cusing the s ubject s liste d below . When a utofoc u[...]

9-9 9 Focusing Focus th ese di ff icult subj ects a s foll ows : Lo w -ligh t sit uatio n Subjec ts wit h objec ts in front of th em 1 M ak e th e f oll owin g adjust m ent s, as need ed. W ith l ow con trast subj ects, focus on a substi tute subje ct at the sa me dist ance f rom th e came ra as y our main sub ject, then r ecomp ose th e pict ure u[...]

9-10 Ma nual Focusing Use man ual fo cusing when the su bje ct is dif fic ult t o focus with the c amera’ s auto focus system, or wh en yo u need t o cont rol t he focu s fo r alt ernat ive f ocus ef fects. 1 Set th e lens’ Focu s Mode sw itch to ( M ). The AF mode display i s exti nguish ed in the T op LCD panel. 2 Hold t he Sh utter button h [...]

9-11 9 Focusing Full-time Manual Focusing with USM Lenses USM ( Ultra soni c Motor ) lens es ar e eq uipped with a f ul l-tim e manu al fo cusing funct ion tha t let s you m anual ly adj ust t he focu s af ter a utofo cusing is complet ed to achiev e t he desire d eff ect. Use th is function in One-shot AF mod e. ☛ This method o f focu s adjus tm[...]

9-12 Anti-aliasing Filter: Effect on Focus The anti -ali asin g fil ter ca use s the dista nce ind ic ator o n your l ens t o sh ow that an ob ject is closer than it act uall y is. Th is is parti cular ly tr ue when you use a wide an gle le ns. It al so sligh tly incr eases the mini mum dist ance at which you can foc us. ☛ The anti -ali asin g fi[...]

INS ER T PHOT O HERE 10 Capturing 10-1 Capturin g Im ages 10 This secti on d escri bes th e step s invo lve d with c aptur ing an image . 1 Se t the c amer a’ s Ma in s witch to ( A ). 2 Look thr ough th e viewf inder eyepie ce and f ra me the s cene within the inner rect angle of the focusi ng scr een. The focu sing s creen i n the camera p rov [...]

10-2 Shutter Button Operation and Autofocus The Shutt er bu tt on ha s a two s tep cons truct io n. Pre ss ha lf way ( to t he fi rs t s tep) to activa te focusi ng and meter ing, and press compl etel y (to the se cond step ) to rele ase the shu tter and make the exposur e. Pressing the Shutter Button Halfway 1 Press the Shut ter bu tton ha lfway t[...]

10-3 1 0 Capturing Pressi ng th e Shutter Bu tt on C omplet ely If th e cam era moves at t he in stan t the Shutte r butt on is rel eased , the m otio n durin g exposur e may ca use an unsha rp pic ture. This oc curre nce, call ed “camer a shak e,” can be preven ted by f ollo wing these guidel ines: 1 Hold th e came ra wit h your right hand an [...]

10-4 Max imum Co nti nu ous Shooti ng Spe e d in Di f feren t AF Modes 1 Open the palm doo r a nd pres s the Dri ve Mo de Sele ctor b utton . The cur r en t dri ve mode i s displ ayed i n the T op LCD pa nel for ap pr o ximatel y six se conds afte r you r elease th e sele ctor . 2 Turn the Main d ial un til the desir ed dri ve mode i s dis played i[...]

10-5 1 0 Capturing Using the Self-timer T wo built- in Sel f-time r modes let yo u delay the ex posure 10 s econds or 2 se conds f rom the ti me you pres s the Sh utter button . When us ing the Sel f-time r ( ) pl ace the came ra on a tripod or a stea dy surfac e. 1 Open the Pa lm doo r and p ress the Dr ive Mode S elect or but ton. The cur r ent f[...]

10-6 Usin g th e Ey epie ce Shut ter T o preve nt meteri ng er ro rs cau sed by li ght e nteri ng th e e yepiec e when pre ssing t he Shut ter button wit h you r e ye a way f rom t he v ie wfi nder , clos e t he e yep ie ce s hut te r be fo re p re ssi ng the Shut ter b utton. Reco mmended when usi ng the self -timer or making l ong ti me exposur e[...]

10-7 1 0 Capturing Locki ng the Mi r ro r Up Setting c ustom f uncti on F-12 ( page 6) lets yo u swing t he mirr or up b efore openin g the shutt er and start ing t he expos ure. Thi s eli minat es the sligh t vibr atio n cause d by mi rror shock, e nsuri ng maximum s harpnes s when taki ng clo se-up photos or u sing super - telep hoto l enses. For[...]

10-8 When the mirr or -up func tion i s set, one image is exp osed at a time , regard less of the Drive mode (Sin gle Expo sure o r Conti nuous Ex posure ). If the Self- timer is used i n comb inat ion wit h the m irr or -up fun ction , th e mirro r s wings up when th e Shut ter b utton is fi rst pr es sed, t hen the Shutte r r elea ses aut omatic [...]

10-9 1 0 Capturing Using the V ertical Contr ols Y our cam er a has be en des ig ned t o f aci l itat e c apt ur ing im ages i n a v er tical o rient at io n. T he speci al ver tical cont rols will make i t unnec essar y for y ou t o twis t your body or h old your arm in a n uncom fort able p ositi on. 1 St arti ng wi th the camera in the normal po[...]

10-10 3 (Opti onal) T o lock i n expos ure, foll ow th ese st eps. a Focus the subject by hol di ng down the Focusi ng Point Selec tor but ton an d turn ing the M ain di al. The cur r en tly s elect ed focus ing poi nt li ghts r ed in the vi ewfin der and the focus ing poi nt ind icato r appears in th e T op LCD panel. b Pres s the V ertical AE Lo [...]

10-11 1 0 Capturing 4 Press the V ertic al Sh utter but ton to ca pture an im age.[...]

11-1 11 Camera Image s W orking with Images on th e Camera 11 Y our came ra’ s Image Displ ay all ows you t o view image s and i nformat io n about images stor ed o n the PC Card. Y ou can adjust the dis pl ay co ntr as t for a be tt er view of the imag es. In a dditi on, you c an rec ord so und fi les t o be as socia ted with images, and delete [...]

11-2 Set ti ng t he Revie w Mode Re vie wing Im ag es Y ou can review any ima ges that have been sto red on the PC Card, a folde r at a time. (Onl y the im ages in the curre ntly s elect ed folde r are avail able f or dis play a t a ny one t ime. ) 1 Inser t a PC Card. R efe r to “In ser ting /Rem ovi ng P C Car ds” on page 4-3. 2 Press the DIS[...]

11- 3 11 Camera Images The fol lowing are e xamples of cl ock wise a nd count er -clo ckwise rotat ion of the Main dial in fou r image displ ay mode. Y ou can navigat e fro m lower t o highe r image s in the f older by rot ating the Main dial clockwise , and from highe r to l ower imag es in t he fol der b y ro tati ng the M ain d ial c ou nter-c l[...]

11-4 Adjusting Display Contrast Using t he Contr ast s lider , you ca n ch ange t he cont rast to light en or da rk en the images o n the Im age Di splay . ☛ Changing contr ast doe s not a f fec t the sto red im ages , only t he vie w of the imag es on the Im age Di splay . If you c hange t he cont rast sett ing, t he ch ange wi ll be maintai ned[...]

11- 5 11 Camera Images Selectin g an Image Y ou nee d to se lect an im age if you want to ta g it a nd reco rd a so und fi le or s pec ify th at it not be delet ed, as desc ribed in the nex t few sect ions. W hen you captu re an i mage, th at image is a utoma tica lly se lect ed. If you need a dif fer ent i mage, you n eed to selec t it. 1 Review t[...]

11-6 Setting Display Options Y ou can speci fy tha t area s of ov erexpo sure ar e high light ed. In addi tion , you can speci fy that the ex posure hist ogram a nd infor mation about the i mage be di splay ed. (The hist ogram is onl y displ ayed in Si ngle I mage Revi ew mode.) 1 Se lect th e Me nu ic o n th en choose Main menu fro m the dropdown [...]

11- 7 11 Camera Images If you tu rned the Hist ogram/Info opti on on, th e Hist ogram and expos ur e inf o appea r . The imag e hist ogram shows t he range and dis tri bution of ton al val ues fo r an im age. The hist ogram di splay s the n umber of occ urren ces of each pi xel code va lue, a nd can be used t o asses s an imag e’ s brightne ss an[...]

11-8 T agging Image s Y ou can tag one or more images t hat y ou do not want t o delet e. Refe r to t he next sect ion. ☛ Images t hat yo u tag us ing t he camer a reta in th eir t ag when op ene d in th e Kodak softwar e. T agged or unt agged i mages c an then be sel ected for c opying, d eleting , acquiring, et c. Refer t o the Kodak Profession[...]

11- 9 11 Camera Images Associatin g Sound Files W ith Images Y ou can atta ch a sound f ile t o the c urren t im age, ei th er imm ediatel y afte r y ou capt ure t he image, or lat er when y ou revi ew it. If , using the DCS Host s oftwar e, you l ater copy th e image t o your c omputer or del ete the i mage, the s ound fi le wil l also be copie d [...]

11-10 Y ou will not be abl e to re cord sou nds and th e Microph one i con will not be displ ayed in the Back LCD panel under the fol lowi ng cir cu ms ta nce s: ✔ No imag e in the c urren t f older ✔ Y ou are using the DCS Host software i n T est Shot mode. (Refer t o the KODAK PROFESSIONAL DCS Host Sof tware User’ s manua l on the CD i nclu[...]

11-11 11 Camera Images Deleting Images Y ou can d ele te one o r more imag es fro m the PC Card t o make space fo r ad diti onal ima ges . If th ere ar e one or more so und fi les as socia ted with a n image, the y too will be del eted. Del et ing a Sin gle Imag e 1 Press an d ho ld th e DI SP/MENU butt on and t he SELECT but ton at t he sam e time[...]

11-12 D el et in g More Th an On e Im age Y ou can delet e all imag es in a folde r , all u ntagge d ima ges in a fold er , all imag es on a P C Card, or all un tagged images on a PC Car d. 1 Selec t a PC Car d, if n ecessa ry . 2 T o delete al l unt agge d i mages in a fol der or on a card, t ag any ima ges that you DO NOT wa nt t o de lete. Refer[...]

11-13 11 Camera Images Recovering Deleted Image s Y ou can recove r im ages t hat wer e prev iousl y delet ed fr om a PC Card, if they have not been overwr itten. Onl y images that were writte n to a PC Card by a DCS 500 Series camera c an be r eco vered. For the Recover funct ion t o work, the P C Card m ust hav e been f ormatt ed on t he cam era.[...]

INS ER T PHOT O HERE 12-1 12 Connecting Connecting to Y our Computer 12 There are t wo ways to ac cess c amera i mages fr om you r comput er: ✔ Connec t the camera t o the computer using IEEE 1394 conn ectio ns the n acces s the image s using th e Kodak s oftwar e. ✔ Rem ove th e PC C ard f rom th e cam era, inser t it in to a PC C ard r ead er[...]

12-2 C on nec t in g Y o u r Came ra to the C o m put er Y ou wil l conne ct your ca mera to th e compute r usi ng IEEE 13 94 cabl e. This cable moves images f rom t he came ra to t he com pute r at a very r apid rat e. It i s easy to use—you ca n plug ei ther end into t he cam era o r the c omputer , and you don ’ t nee d to t urn th e co mput[...]

12-3 12 Connecting ☛ Y ou may c onnect more tha n one camer a or o ther 1 394 device s to t he car d as long a s you avoi d a cl osed l oop confi guration. (The drawing indic ates a n ac cepta ble confi gurati on.) ☛ The camer a’ s IEEE 1394 po rt does not suppo rt a s econd pass- thr oug h con nec tor , and i s meant t o be the last devic e [...]

12-4 Quitting—Disconnecting from the Computer Complete these steps when you h ave compl eted your work with the camera a nd the computer . ☛ Y ou can connect or di sconnec t the camera without turn ing the ca mera or the computer of f. 1 If the DCS Host So ftware is runni ng, cli ck the Done but ton fr om the I mage wind ow . 2 Disconne ct th e[...]

13-1 13 T ransmitting T ran smittin g Dat a 13 Y ou can use th e s eri al po rt on your ca mera t o t ran sf er dat a bet we en your ca mera an d ot her devi ces . In add it io n, the re i s a pur cha sab le op ti on th at en abl es you to tr an smit im age s to a remot e loca tion u sing a cellu lar ph one. Connecting a Device to the S e ri al Por[...]

13-2 Accessing Ser ial Por t Options Sett ing the Bau d Ra te Before trans mit ting data betw een t he camer a and a c onnect ed devi ce, you must set the correc t baud rate requir ed by t he devi ce. Choos e fro m 300, 600, 1 200, 2400 , 4800, 960 0, 19200, 384 00, 57600 , and 1 15200. 1 Se lect th e Me nu ic o n, t h en choose Main Menu from t he[...]

13- 3 13 T ramsm i tting Serial In Mode Using Se rial In mo de, your camera acc epts text str ings f rom a con nec ted ext ernal devic e. The inf orma tion i s the n added t o spec if ied i mage h eaders . ☛ Seria l In an d Seri al Out mod es can work at the same time. 1 Selec t Seri al In from the Se rial Po rt menu (page 13-2 ). The Ser ial In [...]

13-4 Seri al In Status When you se lect New Images or Pre vious I mage fr om the Seri al In Mode menu , the Serial In S tatus choice becom es ava ilable. Select Seri al in Sta tus from the Seria l Port menu . If th e conne cted de vice i s send ing data, a mes sage i ndicat es the most recen t data re ceive d. If th ere i s no dev ice co nnecte d o[...]

13- 5 13 T ramsm i tting Se rial O ut Mo de Using Se rial Out mode, y our came ra sen ds data to a r emotel y connec ted devic e. ☛ Seria l In an d Seri al Out mod es can work at the same time. 1 Selec t Seri al Out f rom the Ser ial Po rt menu (page 13-2 ). The Ser ial Out Mode menu appear s. 2 Selec t your choice (d escri bed in the table belo [...]

13-6 Image T r ansmi t Y ou can trans mit imag es fr om your ca mera to a remot e comput er usi ng a cell phone. Th e DCS T r ansmission k it (a vail able from y our dea ler of Kodak pr oducts ) inc ludes h ardware and docu mentati on to b e used wh en you co nnect your ca mera to a c ell phone. It also contai ns a ce rtif icat e co ntain ing in fo[...]

14-1 14 Camera Care Came ra C ar e 14 Handling W i th care ful han dling, yo ur camera shou ld produ ce images of the hi ghest qu alit y for yea rs to c om e . CAUTION: Be car eful not to dr op the c amer a or subj ect i t to sh ock. (W hile i t has be en designe d for dur ability , it i s a pr ecis ion ins trument and shoul d be h andled with ca r[...]

14-2 Cl ean i ng 1 Turn off th e ca m era. 2 Disconne ct th e camera from t he AC adapt er an d from the c omputer if t hey are connect ed. 3 Using a damp c lo th, cl ean only t he outsi de cabi ne t, the T op LCD pan el, the Back LCD panel, a nd the Image Di splay . ☛ Do not us e liquid cleane rs or aeros ol cle aners on the outside of the c ame[...]

14- 3 14 Camera Care Anti-aliasin g an d IR Filters Y our c amer a conta ins an anti- alia sing o r a n IR fi lter . It may be nece ssa ry to r emov e the filt er fo r clea ning. Whi le it is no t esse ntial , yo u can wea r lin t-free, st atic-f ree gl oves, avail able fro m your ca mera dealer . The ant iali asing or IR fi lte r can a ccommodate [...]

14-4 The Ima ger The im ager is t he co mpone nt of the came ra th at r eco rds l ight when you c aptur e an image . If it shoul d get di rty , the q ualit y of yo ur image s can b e af fect ed. Deter minin g if the Imag er i s Dirt y Even tho ugh it is lo cated i nside th e c amera, it i s stil l possi ble for the i mager to become dirty . Ther e [...]

14- 5 14 Camera Care Examining a T e st Image V isually inspe cting the Im ager 1 Connect your c amera t o your comp uter ( page 12 -2). 2 Se t the le ns a pe rture to it s highe st f s top to provi de for maximum dep th of fi eld. 3 Ca ptu re an im age of a p lai n white object , such a clea n whi te wall. 4 Ex amin e th e i mag e on t he comp ute[...]

14-6 4 Inser t a ba tter y if one i s not i n the ca mera (page 3-3). 5 Connect an AC adap te r (page 3-1 3). 6 T urn on the camera. 7 Se lect th e Me nu ic o n th en choose Main menu fro m the dropdown menu (pa ge 2-1 1). 8 Selec t Imager Clean from th e Main menu. If t her e is no bat tery in th e camera or the camer a is not connec ted to th e A[...]

14- 7 14 Camera Care Clea ni ng t he I ma ger If th e ima ger i s dirt y , plea se c heck t he Kod ak W eb sit e for i nstr uctio ns. Rea ssemb ling th e Cam er a Y ou wil l need to rea ssemble yo ur camer a aft er ins pecti ng or c leaning t he imag er . If yo u chose Cancel, you can turn off t he camera and r epla ce the an ti-a liasi ng fi lter [...]

14-8 St o r i n g When st orin g your c amer a, wr ap it in a cl ean, so ft cl oth and pl ace it in a we ll-v entil ated, cool, dr y , dust-f ree plac e. Be sure to ke ep the camer a out of direc t sunli ght, an d away from “hot sp ots” s uch as the tr unk or rea r windo w shelf of a ca r . A void place s where chem ical agents such as mot h ba[...]

14- 9 14 Camera Care Installing Camera Fi rmwar e on Y our Comp ute r Firmware is t he so ft ware pr ogram whi ch ru ns wit hin the c amera a nd cont rols its opera tion. As new fi rmware v ersio ns beco me avail able, you can a ccess them fr om the Kodak W eb site (htt p://www .kodak.com). Y ou should chec k the W eb site to se e if new f irmware [...]

14-10 5 Se lect th e Me nu ic o n th en choose Main menu fro m the dropdown menu (pa ge 2-1 1). 6 Selec t Firmware f rom the Main menu. 7 The Fir mwar e scr een appear s. 8 Selec t your choice . If yo u choose V ersion, t he versi on number of th e fir mwar e in th e came ra appe ars. If you choo se Upd ate fr om car d, a secon d scr een appea rs. [...]

Appendix A A- 1 Appendix A - Specif ications CAMERA AND MAJOR COM PONENTS Ty p e : T wo models a re avail able: DCS 52 0 and DCS 560 . Both cameras combi ne 35mm focal plane shutter SLR (si ngle- lens r eflex ) wi th aut ofocus , au to expo sure, buil t-i n digi tal functi onali ty . Format: DCS 520: 1728 x 1 152 pix els (22.5 x 15.1 mm) DCS 560: 3[...]

A-2 V iew finde r Inf orm atio n: 1) W ithin v iewing are a: Five f ocusi ng poin ts , fine spot meter ing ar ea ma rk (wit h Ec-CII ) 2) Be low viewing area: Shutt er sp eed, ape rtur e va lue, ✳ (AE l ock, bl inks a t 2 Hz duri ng AEB oper ation ), M (manual ), (flas h char ge comp leti on indi cator ), (lights when expo sure comp ensation or f[...]

A-3 Appendix A Shooti ng Modes: 1) Shu tter -priori ty A E (1/3- stop incre ments ) 2) Ape rture-pri ority AE (1/3- stop inc rements) 3) Depth- of-Fiel d AE 4) I ntell igent Progr am AE 5) A-T TL progr am flash AE 6) TTL p rogram fla sh AE 7) Manu al expo sure 8) Bulb 9) E- TTL Program Fl ash AE Meteri ng Range: DCS 52 0: At no rmal te mperat ure w[...]

A-4 AUTOFOCUS AF Contr ol Syst em: TTL-CT -SIR (Sec ondary Image Regi stra tion) ph ase dete ction type us in g Cross- type mult i-BASIS ( Bas e-Stor ed Image S ensor) . Focus complet ion in dicat ed by LED l amp and au dible beep (L amp blin ks at 8 Hz when au tofocu sing is i mpossib le; beep s ound ca n be tur ned of f) Focusi ng Points: Five fo[...]

A-5 Appendix A SHUTTER Ty p e : V ertica l- tr ave l, foc al plane shut t er wit h all spee ds elec troni call y contr olled . Shutte r Speed: 1/8000 ~ 30 sec onds. (i n 1/3-st op inc rements ) and b ulb. Maximum X-s ync spee d: 1/ 250 seco nd. Shutte r Relea se: Soft- touch elect roma gneti c rel ease. Self -timer : Elect ronic ally contro lled wi[...]

A-6 Automatic Fl ash Exposur e: X-sync Shutter Speed an d Apertur e Set tings (wit h EOS de dicated Spee dlites) If a sh utter speed fa ster than 1/25 0 second i s set, t he came ra autom ati call y sets the sh utter sp eed to 1/250 s eco nd. Custom Func tion Contr ol Sever al bui lt-in c ustom fu nctio ns s electab le by user : 3) Be eping when i [...]

A-7 Appendix A T op LCD panel Displays nec essar y info rmatio n incl uding AF mod e, Driv e mode, met ering mode, shut ter s peed, a pertur e value, I SO, and exposu re compe n sa ti on. Back LCD pane l Displays infor mat ion inc ludin g cu rrent frame n umber , frames remainin g, ba ttery st atus , white b alanc e, and so und rec ordin g info rma[...]

Appendix B B-1 Appendix B - T r oub leshootin g If y ou run i nto a prob lem operatin g your c amera, c heck th e foll owing t able to s ee if you can f ind th e caus e of th e problem. I f the troubl e per sists, t ake th e camera to your near est serv ice r eprese nt ative . Sy mp to m Ca use Re medy Nothing appear s in the T op LCD panel The Mai[...]

B-2 Symptom Cause Remedy The sh utter does no t rel ease. Th e Main sw itc h is se t to ( ). Set t he Mai n swit ch to ( A ) The su bject is not focus ed. (The in -focu s indi cator is bl inkin g in the view find er . Press the Sh utter but ton agai n half way . If th e subj ect st ill cannot be foc used , re fer to “D iffi cult Subj ects fo r Au[...]

B-3 Appendix B Symptom Cause Remedy The “F” does no t appea r at t he rig ht of the f ocusi ng scre en. The came ra is bus y savi ng images . W ait unt il th e PC Ca rd ico n on th e Bac k LC D panel and th e red Ca rd Busy ligh t insi de the Battery/ PC Card d oor stop bli nki ng. There is no PC Card in the came ra. Insert a new PC Card. Th e [...]

B-4 Symptom Cause Remedy The ca mera is “loc ked.” Not hing works. The bat tery is not secur ely i n plac e. Re m ove th en in sert th e batt ery . Th e cam era n eeds to be rese t. Re m ove th e ba tter y . Ope n the B att ery/PC Card door and gent ly inse rt a p aper cl ip in to the Re set bu tton. Conti nue pre ssi ng the paper clip until a [...]

Appendix C C-1 Appendix C - Pr ob lem Report KODAK PROFESSIONAL DCS 500 Series Digital Camer as Customer Return Address Name____ _________ ________ ____ _________ ________ _________ ________ ___ Company_ _________ ________ _____ ________ _________ ________ ________ ___ Addres s______ ________ _________ ________ ____ _________ ________ ________ ____[...]

Index- 1 Ind e x A AC Adapter 3-12 , 7-5 , A-7 Connec ting 3-1 3 , 7-5 Actua tions 6- 25 AE Lock 8-34 , A-3 AF Mode. Se e Focus An ti -a li asi ng Fil te r 2-2 0 Eff ect on F ocus 9- 12 Removi ng and Re- installi ng 14-3 Ap ertur e Prio rity 8-17 1-s top, 1/ 2-stop In crement s 8-20 Aperture Value Dis play 8- 19 Set ting 8- 17 Auto E xposure Bracke[...]

Inde x-2 Mult iple 7-15 , 11-12 Singl e Image 7-14 , 11- 11 Untagge d Imag es in Folder or PC Ca rd 11-12 Depth of Field 8-21 , 9-11 Au t omat ic Foc usi ng Po int Se lect io n 8-24 Manua l Focusi ng Point Selec tion 8-2 1 Dioptr ic Adjustm ent of th e Viewf inder 6- 2 Disconn ecting Fr om Your Comput er 12-4 Displa y Contr ast 7-11 Adju sting 7-11[...]

Index- 3 Ind e x Ima ger 14-4 , A-7 De termin in g if Di rty 14 -4 Overview 2-20 Inst alli n g Cam e ra F ir mwa re 14-9 IPTC Dat a Manageme nt 5-8 IR F il ter 2-20 ISO Set ting 7-4 , 8-10 J JPE G Fil es 5-1 L LC D Pa n el s Back L CD Panel 2-9 , 14-8 , A-7 Illu mina ting 2-21 Top LCD Pa nel 14 -8 , A-7 Len s A-1 Attaching 2- 18 , 7-3 Mag nifi cati[...]

Inde x-4 S Selec ting I mages 7- 10 , 11-5 Self T imer 10-5 Se rial In Mo de 13- 3 Statu s 13- 4 Serial Ou t Mode 13-5 Serial Po rt Opt ions 13- 2 Seria l Port, Conn ecti ng 13- 1 Sharpe ning 6- 23 Shooti ng Mode 8-11 , A-3 Ap e rtur e -pri ority AE 8-17 Bulb Expo sure 8-28 Depth- of-fiel d AE 8-21 Manua l Exposu re 8-26 Program AE Mode 8-1 1 Se le[...]

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