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ISO control.

The Scan Time readout displays the overall scan time for the selected Scan Area, Resolution, and Line Time settings. The overall scan time is simply the (actual) time per line multiplied by the number of lines in the scan.

Remember that moving your light in half the distance from the lamp to the subject will increase your light level by two EV (2 f-stops). Also, moving the camera back away from the subject (or using a shorter focal length lens) will reduce the subject size on the ground glass and minimize the bellows draw; reducing your exposure time. Crop in and increase the resolution to match the previous ﬁle size. A lens change may be needed to maintain the desired optical perspective.

See Appendix B for more information and options on controlling exposure and the subsequent density of your imaging.

Starting with the USB controller and SCSI controller ﬁrmware revision 4.14 (and later), there are line times faster than the maximum physical scan speed. When these speeds are selected, the insert will move from scan line to scan line at the fastest mechanical speed but will electronically capture a line of pixels at the higher speed. The maximum electronic shutter speed is 1/3000 second.

The higher capture speeds allow you to use larger apertures without burning out the image highlights or to allow use of the optimally sharp aperture for your lens without overexpos- ing the image.

ISO

This set of up/down buttons determines the overall sensitivity (ISO/ASA) of the camera. The ISO settings are ideal to use as ﬁne tuning controls for expo- sure to accurately adjust to the desired image density. The ISO is continuously selectable in 1/10 EV steps from 200 to 3200 ISO (model series 4000, 6000 and Super 6K™) and from 120 to 2000 ISO with the Super 8K™. Hold the Option

key down and click on the Increase or Decrease buttons to jump to the maximum or minimum ISO values. With ﬁlm, the apparent image grain increases as the ISO value is increased. The digital camera behaves in a similar manner with the shadow noise increasing as the ISO is increased.

1/10 EV steps is the default setting in the Preferences. For those who wish larger step sizes, the ISO increment can be changed to 1/3 EV in the Preferences.

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Contents Large Format Digital Scanning Camera System Revision D MarchAcknowledgements Page Page Contents Lock Crop Ratio Locking BothAudio Focusing Aid Multiple Color Focusing Altering Color Balance for Mood or EﬀectSaving a High Bit Depth Image Limit LineExporting Notes Automatically Opening the ImageLine Time Hardware Setup Software OperationLighting Parts List Connector Identiﬁcation Installing and Conﬁguring the ViewFinder Software Getting StartedMemory Requirements System RequirementsMacintosh PC PC version of the software is requiredQuick Start Guide Connect the camera insert to the control unitConnect the control unit to the host computer Mate the female end of the cable with the DBConnect the AC power to the control unit Install the viewing overlay on the camera’s ground glassTurn on the digital camera Turn on the host computerInstall the infrared blocking ﬁlter Mm thick Tungsten infrared blocking ﬁlterSelect the image capture settings Compose and focus the imagePut the insert into the camera Start the ViewFinder softwarePrescan Take the pictureTransfer the ﬁle to the computer View the ﬁnal imagePrescanning Making a PrescanFast Prescans Cropped Prescans Super View Prescans Saving and Viewing Prescans Canceling a PrescanColor Managed Prescans Rulers GuidesImage Capture Settings ResolutionPage Line Time ISO Capture Mode Exposure LockScanning Canceling a ScanScanning to the Camera Disk Naming the Image Automatically Naming ImagesAdding Notes to Your Picture Digital Spot Metering Exposure EvaluationRGB Data Values, EV Units Determining Relative Exposure Static Spot Meter Tool Setting the Spot Meter Size Histogram Judging Overall and Spot ExposuresStatic Spot Meter Location Readings Magnify Tool Tool BarHand Tool Measure Tool Mac only Panorama ToolToneZones Tool Page Crop Mask Tool Grid ToolPage Size Panel Tab PanelsScan Area & Cropping Size of the cropped area may still be adjusted while Diﬀerent unit. Example 15.24 cm x 10.16 cm at 300 pixels perLock Crop Ratio To set a speciﬁc shape for crop rectangle Clicking up or down buttons of Scan AreaLock File Size To specify an exact ﬁle size Faster Scans for Free Seconds Scan directionColor Panel Establishing Neutral Color BalanceSaving Color Balances Deleting Color Balances Changing Existing Color BalancesAltering Color Balance for Mood or Eﬀect Reverting to a Previous Color Balance Tagging Images with ICC ProﬁlesTone Panel Tone Curve SelectionsSaving a High Bit Depth Image Brightness/Contrast Tone Curve Adjustments Manual Tone Curve Adjustments Limit Line Spot Meter Reference PointsNegative Curves Bit Tone CurvesTone Curve Histogram Setting the EV Scale ReferenceSelecting an Output Tone Scale Saving Tone Curves Deleting Tone CurvesFocus Panel Large Focus DisplaySelecting a Focus Site Reading the Focus Displays and Adjusting Focus Audio Focusing Aid Mac only Multiple Color FocusingInfrared Focus Image File Management and Retrieval ViewFinder File Manager Adding more Notes to Your Pictures Sorting Image FilesExporting Notes Automatically Saving Files to a Folder Automatically Opening the ImageRetrieving Image Files Selecting the Retrieval Tone Curve USB controller only Deleting Image Files Hard Drive Storage CapacityMenus File MenuEdit Menu Display Menu Camera Menu Capture Mode Clean/ParkDiagnostics Opens the Clean/Park window to expose the CCD for cleaningUser Preferences Automatically Retrieving Images Saving FilesAfter highlighting the desired folder, click Right of the Save scan folder labelAuto Naming Automatically Save PrescansAutomatic Scan Viewing in an Application Auto File Open Auto-rotate Retrieved Files MaskGrid GuidesBaseline ISO Setting Using SoundsISO Increment Selection Pano Settings Use this feature, the factory settings are adequateTime Lapse CropCleaning the CCD Cover Glass Appendix aExposure Adjustments Appendix BManipulating Exposure Line TimeTone Curves Color Balance SensitivityLens Aperture Lighting Line Time Settings Appendix CResolution Selections Appendix DModel 4000E-HS Model 6000-HS, 6000E-HSSuper 6K-HS Super 8K-HS Status Indicators PowerAppendix E StatusHardware Setup Appendix FPanoramic Adapter Scene PanoramaPage Rollout Panorama Object Panorama Hardware is assembled just as it is for a Rollout panoramaError Messages Camera reported error Not ReadyCamera reported error No Room Camera reported error Conversion ErrorCamera reported error Value Error Camera reported error Math ErrorScsi Errors Comm returned error Other Errors Unknown ErrorCamera Timed Out