User manual POLAROID DMC 2

[. . . ] DMC 2 Online User Guide Contents Navigating in This Document . . . 7 . 9 12 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 Typical Picture-Taking Sequence . Choosing Color or Grayscale Preview Rotating the Image . . Next Calibrating Auto Exposure . [. . . ] Next 72 General Preferences (Continued) Cast found on auto color balance (available only if Do auto color balance is selected under "On each image capture"): Remove it Removes any overall color cast (tint) from the image when performing auto color balance. Keep it Retains any overall color cast in the image when performing auto color balance. Always ask If an overall color cast is detected during auto color balance, displays a dialog box for removing or keeping it. Next 73 General Preferences (Continued) Show preview on startup Expands the Main window to show a preview image when the DMC 2 program starts. Use flash Activates the x-sync flash cable connector on the DMC camera when the image is captured. The default setting is off (disabled). X-sync flash cable connector Next 74 General Preferences (Continued) Save Viewfinder ROI settings When the DMC 2 program is closed, saves the image capture area (region of interest) selected on the Region of Interest Selection tab in the DMC 2 main window. Overwrite Images During Rapid Fire When camera buffer becomes full during a rapid fire sequence, begins overwriting the first file in the buffer instead of stopping rapid fire. Multi-frame Averaging/Dark Subtract Enables multi-frame averaging and dark frame subtract for reducing grain in long exposures (longer than 500 milliseconds). After enabling this feature, select the number of light frames and dark frames. (Higher values increase grain reduction. ) Next 75 General Preferences (Continued) Launch External Application Starts the image-editing application specified in the External Application Path box when an image is saved to disk. Displays the saved image in the application. 76 Remote Preferences Use the Remote tab to capture images using the remote trigger. You can specify if you want the captured images transferred to an image-editing program, the Enhance window, or to files. Use Remote Capture Captures images using to remote trigger. Select if you want to capture multiple images remotely. Transfer to Enhance Window Captures images and automatically transfers them to the Enhance window where you can manually adjust color balance, dark levels, or brightness, gamma or sharpness. Transfer to Application Captures images and automatically transfers the image to an image editing program. Next 77 Remote Preferences (Continued) Save Directly to a File Captures images and saves them directly to a file for viewing and enhancing at a later date. Remote Capture Files: Change Allows you to specify a location for your image files if you select Save Directly to a File. Also allows you to select the file format (TIFF, BMP or JPEG) and the base name of the saved files. 78 Output Preferences Use the Output tab to select the highlight property and the output defaults of the images. Highlight Property: Specular Usually provides best image results with reflected-light microscopy specimens containing specular highlights (reflective or metallic areas or points much brighter than most of the image). Non-specular Usually provides best results for reflected-light microscopy without specular highlights and for all transmitted-light microscopy. Next 79 Output Preferences (Continued) Output Defaults: For best results, choose the appropriate channel mixture and output scale for your specimen and the way the image will be used. Color Channel Mixture CRT color Optimizes the output image color for display on a monitor. Identity Leaves the output image color as detected by the camera. Portrait Optimizes the output image color for studio portrait photography software programs. [. . . ] (Add REM to beginning of any SCSI driver lines). Install an additional or different SCSI host adapter. (The adapter must be ASPI-compliant. ) 135 Symptom: Horizontal lines, sections missing from image If your images display horizontal lines or bands, check the following: Incorrect termination. Check for proper SCSI chain termination. [. . . ]