User manual KODAK DCS 520

[. . . ] DCS 500 Series Digital Cameras User's Guide for DCS 500 Series Digital Cameras © Eastman Kodak Company and Canon Inc. , 2000 All rights reserved Kodak and Kodak Professional are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company "CANON® and EOS® are registered trademarks of Canon Inc. " Adobe, Photoshop, and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc. PN: 6b5236 CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING WARRANTY TERMS AND CONDITIONS BEFORE USING YOUR CAMERA. USE OF YOUR CAMERA INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THEM, PROMPTLY RETURN THE CAMERA, UNUSED, ALONG WITH THE ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS, IN THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING. WARRANTY KODAK PROFESSIONAL DCS 500 Series Cameras THIS WARRANTY APPLIES ONLY TO EQUIPMENT PURCHASED IN THE UNITED STATES. Warranty Time Period Kodak warrants your KODAK PROFESSIONAL DCS 500 Series Camera to be free from defects in material and workmanship for 1 year or 100, 000 shutter activations from the day of purchase (whichever comes first). Warranty Repair Coverage If this equipment does not function properly during the warranty period due to defects in material or workmanship, Kodak will, at its option, either repair or replace the equipment without charge, subject to the conditions and limitations stated herein. [. . . ] Simply press and release the RECORD/ TAG button. 7 Quick Start 7-13 Deleting Images Deleting a Single Image 1 Press and hold the DISP/MENU button and the SELECT button at the same time. If the Image Display is off, it turns on. The Delete Image screen appears showing the current image. 2 Release the DISP/MENU button. 3 While continuing to hold the SELECT button, use the Quick Control dial to highlight Yes, No, or Done. If you choose Yes, the current image is deleted and the next image appears. If you choose No, the current image is not deleted and the next image appears If you choose Done, the current image is not deleted and the screen goes away. 7-14 Deleting More Than One Image Delete all images on the PC Card, all images in a folder, all untagged images on the PC Card, or all untagged images in a folder. 1 Tag any images that you DO NOT want to delete. 2 Select the Menu icon, then choose Main Menu from the dropdown menu. Refer to "Navigation Techniques" on page 2-11. 3 Select Delete Images from the Main menu. The Delete Images menu appears. 4 Select the desired option. A confirmation dialog box appears. 5 Select Yes or No. Remember that if you choose one of the tagged image options, images that you tag are NOT deleted. 6 Press and release the DISP/MENU button to return to the Main menu. 7 Quick Start 7-15 Associating a Sound File with an Image You can record sound files for your images, then play back the sound files using the DCS Host software (if your computer has a sound board). 1 Select an image. This is not necessary if you wish to associate a sound file with the last image captured. 2 Press and hold the RECORD/ TAG button. A Microphone icon appears in the Back LCD Panel. This indicates that you can begin recording. 3 Speak into the microphone while continuing to press the RECORD/TAG button. 4 Release the RECORD/TAG button. The recording stops and the Microphone icon disappears from the Back LCD Panel. A Sound icon appears in the Menu bar, indicating that the currently selected image has one or more associated sound files. 7-16 You cannot record sounds and the Microphone icon will not be displayed in the Back LCD panel under the following circumstances: No image in the current folder You are using the Host software in Test Shot mode. (Refer to the KODAK PROFESSIONAL DCS Host Software User's manual on the CD included with your camera. ) 7 Quick Start 7-17 INSERT PHOTO HERE 8 Controlling Exposure and Color Balance Exposure 8 This section describes the functions available for controlling exposure in your camera. White Balance When you select a white balance option, you identify the type of lighting used to capture images. For example, if you capture an image in daylight, set the white balance to daylight for the best results. Use either preset or custom methods for specifying white balance. The preset options include Auto, Daylight, Tungsten, Fluorescent, and Flash. With the custom option, you can save White Balance settings, reuse them, and delete them when they are no longer needed. IMPORTANT: White balance affects how your color image is captured. Using the incorrect setting may cause inferior results. Be careful not to cover the white balance sensor window on the front of the camera as this will affect auto white balance settings. 8-1 To determine the current white balance setting, check the White Balance icons on the Back LCD panel. Auto Daylight Tungsten Fluorescent Flash Custom The icons reflect the current setting. White Balance Setting Daylight Tungsten Fluorescent On-Camera Flash Color Temperature (Degrees Kelvin) 5500 3200 5000 5600 8-2 8 Selecting a White Balance Setting Exposure 1 Press and hold the W. BAL button and rotate the Quick Control dial to highlight the desired White Balance icon on the Back LCD Panel. 2 Press and release the DISP/ MENU button to return to the Main menu. 8-3 Using Custom White Balance With the custom option, you can save White Balance settings, reuse them, and delete them when they are no longer needed. This method provides the best possible color balance, but it requires a bit more preparation than the Preset mode. Using White Balance Settings Once you have selected Custom White Balance, you can access several Custom White Balance functions. 1 Press the W. BAL button. If the Image Display was off, it turns on. If there are no images in the folder, the screen at the left appears. 8-4 8 If the selected folder contains images, this screen appears, showing the currently selected image. Exposure 2 Press and hold the SELECT button and rotate the Quick Control dial to select your choice: OK--The White Balance values from the selected image are saved using the same name as the image. The setting is applied to subsequently captured images. (It overwrites the setting saved the last time you chose OK. ) Cancel--The White Balance setting does not change. [. . . ] If the subject still cannot be focused, refer to "Difficult Subjects for Autofocus" in Chapter 8. Replace the PC Card or delete some images Insert a PC Card Remove the battery from the camera and reload it. If the blinking " bc " indicator disappears, the camera will operate normally. If the " bc " indicator does not stop blinking after repeating the above operation several times, there is a malfunction in the camera. [. . . ]