User manual KODAK DCS PRO SLR-N

[. . . ] KODAK PROFESSIONAL DCS Pro SLR/n Digital Camera User's Guide P/N 6B8983_EN Eastman Kodak Company 343 State Street Rochester, New York, 14650 © Eastman Kodak Company, 2004 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] (Press the Cancel button to dismiss the confirmation screen without formatting the card. ) The Card Busy LED and the appropriate Card icon in the Digital Status LCD blink while the format is taking place. When the blinking stops, the format is complete. 6-6 April 29, 2004 Setting up Cards, Folders, and Files Recovering Deleted Files The Recover feature lets you recover image files recently deleted from a memory card. You can recover files if: · The card was formatted using a DCS camera. When you recover files, a folder named "Recover" is created and the recovered files are saved there. Choose CF Card or SD Card from the Capture menu, then highlight Recover. 2. A "Recovering files" message appears followed by a "Recovery complete" message. Press the OK button. April 29, 2004 6-7 Setting up Cards, Folders, and Files Determining Write Speed You can determine the speed at which your camera writes data to the memory card. NOTE: Write speed improves if you turn the Image LCD off when capturing images. If an SD or MMC card is inserted, set the card to standby and remove the card (see page 6-2). NOTE: Repeat steps 6 - 8 at least 3 times and average the results as readings can vary slightly. 6-8 April 29, 2004 Setting up Cards, Folders, and Files Folders for Captured Images You can select a folder to hold captured images. IMPORTANT: When you select or create a folder and there are two cards in the camera, the same folder is selected or created on both cards. Selecting a Capture Folder 1. Press the OK button. April 29, 2004 6-9 Setting up Cards, Folders, and Files Creating a New Folder 1. Choose Folder from the Capture menu, choose New, then choose one of the following: · The name of a new folder associated with the current naming scheme · The name of a new folder associated with the default naming scheme · A Custom option for creating a new naming scheme NOTE: All naming schemes follow the DCF (Digital Camera File) standard. If you chose Custom, this screen appears where you can name the folder. The name must consist of three numeric characters followed by five alphabetic characters. To enter a character, press the right or left side of the Four-way switch to highlight the character, then press the OK button. To change a character, highlight > or <, then press the OK button to move to the next or previous character in the folder name. Press the OK button. 6-10 April 29, 2004 Setting up Cards, Folders, and Files Image Files You can capture Raw, JPEG, or Raw+JPEG files (see page 6-3). In addition, you can specify resolution, crop aspect ratio, quality, and other image enhancements. Setting the Crop Aspect Ratio You can select a crop aspect ratio to apply to JPEG images. Rather, the information is saved and applied when the images are processed in the DCS Photo Desk software. Choose Crop Aspect Ratio from the Capture menu, then highlight 2 x 3, 4 x 5, or 2 x 2. With the 4 x 5 or 2 x 2 options, a crop overlay appears on the thumbnail (on the camera in Image mode and in the DCS Photo Desk software). [. . . ] 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. [. . . ]