User manual KODAK DCS PRO 14N

[. . . ] D I G I TA L CAMERA USER'S GUIDE KODAK PROFESSIONAL DCS Pro 14n Digital Camera User's Guide P/N 6B8766_EN Eastman Kodak Company 343 State Street Rochester, New York, 14650 © Eastman Kodak Company, 2003 Kodak and Kodak Professional are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company. Table of Contents 1 Important Information System Requirements for Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Warranty Registration for your Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Safety Warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The pixel values in the area under the eyedropper are sampled. April 29, 2004 7-3 Controlling Exposure Displaying the Saved Settings Menu 1. Choose White Balance from the Capture menu, choose Click Balance , then highlight Saved. 2. Press the OK button to display the Saved Settings menu. 7-4 April 29, 2004 Controlling Exposure Using a Saved Setting For saved settings to appear in the list, you must first do one of the following: · Save a setting on the camera (see page 7-6) · Save a setting to a card using the KODAK PROFESSIONAL DCS Photo Desk software on your computer, then load the setting from the card (see page 7-7). Choose Saved Settings from the Saved Settings menu, then highlight a setting. Press the OK button. April 29, 2004 7-5 Controlling Exposure Saving a Setting on the Camera 1. Choose Save <image #> from the Saved Settings menu, then press the OK button. 3. Press the OK button to save the setting and close the confirmation screen. 7-6 April 29, 2004 Controlling Exposure Loading Settings from a Card Using the DCS Photo Desk software, you can save settings to the root directory of a card. (These filenames have . WB extension. ) IMPORTANT: Settings must be saved to the root directory or you will not be able to load them into your camera. You can then put the card in your camera and load the settings into camera memory. Choose Load from Card from the Saved Settings menu, choose a card (if two are inserted), then highlight a setting. Press the OK button to load the setting. Deleting Settings To make room in camera memory for new settings, you can delete settings that you no longer use. Choose Delete Settings from the Saved Settings menu, then highlight a setting. Press the OK button to delete the setting and close the confirmation screen. April 29, 2004 7-7 Controlling Exposure Exposure Exposure Metering Systems You can choose from three metering systems to suit the lighting for your subject. NOTE: You cannot use metering systems when a non-CPU NIKKOR lens is attached. Choosing a Metering System · Rotate the Metering System selector to choose the desired metering system. Matrix Metering/3D Matrix Metering Center-Weighted Metering Spot Metering Matrix Metering/3D Matrix Metering Matrix Metering provides correct exposure control using a 10-segment Matrix sensor. With D-type NIKKOR lenses, 10-segment 3-D Matrix Metering automatically activates, applying scene brightness, scene contrast, and subject distance information to ensure even more accurate exposure control. You might use Matrix metering for outdoor scenes when you want the best average exposure. NOTE: Center-Weighted or Spot Metering are recommended for the Auto Exposure Lock function (see page 7-17) or Exposure Compensation (see page 7-19). 7-8 April 29, 2004 Controlling Exposure Center-Weighted Metering Center-Weighted Metering places special emphasis on brightness within the 12 mm diameter circle in the viewfinder. Use Center-Weighted Metering to base exposure on a specific area of the scene. Spot Metering Nearly 100% of the meter's sensitivity is concentrated on the 4 mm diameter area (approximately 1% of the entire frame) within the selected focus area of the viewfinder. Use Spot Metering when you want to base exposure on a very small area within the frame, such as with a backlit subject or high-contrast scene. If you change the focus area (see page 8-3), the Spot Metering area also changes. If you use Dynamic AF with Closest Subject Priority mode (see page 8-1), the Spot Metering area stays at center. April 29, 2004 7-9 Controlling Exposure Capturing Images in Each Light reaching the imager is controlled by the shutter speed and lens aperture. [. . . ] The tick marks at the bottom of the histogram represent photographic stops relative to the factory-determined 18% gray level. The double bar tick mark indicates the exposure value associated with 18% gray. Tick marks to the right of the double mark indicate one-stop increments brighter than 18% gray, and tick marks to the left indicate one-stop increments darker than 18% gray. For example, ISO 200 is twice as sensitive as ISO 100, and half that of ISO 400. [. . . ]