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DCS Pro SLR/c Digital Camera User’s Guide
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 Table of Contents
 Table of Contents
 Basics
Configuring your Camera
 ISO
 Setting up Cards, Folders, and Files
 Controlling Exposure
 Flash Photography
Focusing
Capture Workflow
 Working with Images on the Camera
 Camera Care
Connecting to Your Computer
Appendix a Specifications
Viewing Image LCD Information on External Video
 Glossary
Appendix C Troubleshooting
Appendix D Warranty
Appendix B Lens Compatibility
 Refer to the following Web site for system requirements
Warranty Registration for your Camera
Important Information
System Requirements for Your Computer
 Attachments
Safety Warnings
 Important Safeguards and Precautions
 Important Information
 Important Information
 Electromagnetic Emissions
 Important Information
 Important Information
 Camera Front
About Your Camera
Nomenclature
 Camera Top
Camera Back
 Camera Strap eyelet
Battery slot
Camera Bottom
Left Side
 CF Eject button CF card slot Card Busy LED SD/MMC card slot
Right Side
Open Media Door
 Dial
Auto Bracketing Mirror Lock-Up Self Timer 2s Self Timer 10s
Power off Drive Area
Control Dials
 Viewfinder and Focus Screen
Aperture value AE Lock indicator
Turning the Camera On and Off
 Hotkey button Menu button
Digital Buttons
Five-way control
 Nav+ Button
Cancel Button
OK Button
Menu Button
 Tag/Record Button
Hotkey Button
Digital Status Button
Delete Button
 Image LCD
LCDs
Top Status LCD
 For first Hotkey position
Last-accessed Image mode Nav+
 Turning Off the Image
Display Activation
 Digital Status LCD
 Using the Menus
 Navigating Through Menus
 About Your Camera
 Using the Hotkey Button to Highlight Menu Options
 Mounting the Lens
Lens
 Removing the Lens
Imager
Shutter Button
 Cameras adjustable diopter range is -3 to +1 dpt
Diopter Adjustment
 Length, and especially aperture
Depth of Field Preview Button
Depth of Field
Executed
 Use this port to connect the optional Remote Release cable
Remote Release Accessory Port
Hot Shoe
PC Sync Terminal
 Attach the Viewfinder cap to the Viewfinder
Viewfinder Cap
Strap also helps prevent stray light from entering
Remove the eyecup from the Viewfinder
 Attaching the Hand Strap
Camera Straps
Attaching the Neck Strap
 DCS Pro 14n battery Battery Power module Charger/adapter
Powering Your Camera
 Charging Batteries
Powering Your Camera using the Power Module
Powering Your Camera using a Battery
Powering Your Camera
 Charge pending
 Inserting/Removing Batteries
 Conserving Batteries
Situations Using Extra Battery Power Powering Your Camera
 Time and date will not be maintained
CR 2032 Coin Cell
Disposing of Batteries
Carrier are on the same side
 Basics
Basic Mode
 Accessing Functions Using Basic Menu
Setting Basic Mode
 Appear
Options
Displayed. In Advanced mode, additional information appears
Options on the Image LCD
 Decreasing the ISO increases or decreases sensitivity
Setting ISO
You can change the ISO setting in 1/3 stop increments
 Options Settings
 Setting Raw Resolution
 Formatting a Card
 Choose Display Contrast from the Basic menu
Changing the Display
Contrast
View of the images on the Image LCD
 Turning the Overexposure Indicator On and Off
 Version
Firmware
Checking the Firmware
Version
 Basics Updating Firmware
 Basics
 Setting User Mode
 Using the Hotkey button to Highlight Menu Options
 Tips
Composing, Focusing, and Capturing Images
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 Setting the User Mode
Configuring your Camera
 Camera
Setting Battery Save
 Custom Settings Table
Custom Settings
 Beeps
Using the Electronic Sound function Card full
 Checking the Firmware Version
Firmware
 Updating Firmware
Firmware Features
Downloading Firmware To your Computer
 Card
 If you chose Folder Limit, choose 100 or Press the OK button
Folder and File Naming
 Setting Hotkeys
 Saving a Job Tracker File to a Card
Using Job Tracker
 Loading a Job Tracker File from a Card
 Loading a Job Tracker File From Camera Memory
Selecting a Language
 Resetting Defaults
 Prepare your camera with the settings to be saved
User Setups
Setup
Make room for the new setup see
 Delete setups from camera memory
Saved Setups
You can do the following with saved setups
 Camera Memory
Editing an Existing Setup 1. Select a User Setup
Configuring your Camera Deleting Setups from
 Time and Date
Using Setups on More than One Camera
 Using the Vertical Release
 Long Exposure
 Intervalometer
 Changing Intervalometer Settings
 Setting ISO using Camera Controls
Setting ISO using Image LCD
 Drive Mode
 Images/sec. as long as there is room in camera memory
Continuous Shooting
Mode, the camera continuously captures images at the rate
 To Cancel the Self Timer
Self Timer
 Mirror Lock-Up
Close-up photography or when using a long telephoto lens
 Setting the Remote Controller
Remote Controller
 Cancel the remote control function
Setting the Camera to Remote Control Mode
Shining directly on the cameras remote control sensor
Cancelling Remote Control
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Setting the Electronic Sound
 Overview
Lens Optimization
 Auto
Lens Optimization
 Select a Lens from the User List
Configuring your Camera Manual
Photo Desk Software see
 With two or more matches
 Master List
 Configuring your Camera
 User List
 Loading a List
Configuring your Camera Saving a List
 Defining New Lenses
 Configuring your Camera
 Configuring your Camera
 Select an appropriate first letter for other lenses
Configuring your Camera Editing the Lens Name
Available for lenses that you added from the master list
Manufacturer. Predefined first letters are
 Enter text
When finished, highlight and press the OK button
 Strength
Changing the Strength
Determining the Optimum
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 Master list
Configuring your Camera Resetting to Defaults
List. It is not available for lenses that you have defined
 Lock
Setting up Cards, Folders, and Files
Memory Cards
SD or MMC card COMPACTFLASH+ Type II card
 Open the Media door
Setting up Cards, Folders, and Files
Inserting Cards
Removing Cards
 Choosing the File Type to be Written to a Card
File Types
 File Type and ISO
 Setting up Cards, Folders, and Files
 Erase
Formatting Cards
There are two ways to format a card
Overwritten
 Setting up Cards, Folders, and Files
 Speed Measurement
 Selecting a Capture Folder
Folders for Captured Images
 Creating a New Folder
 Image Files
 Shortcut
 Moderate quality
Setting Jpeg Quality
You can specify the compression level applied to Jpeg files
Quality
 Correcting Digital Exposure
 Setting Look
 You can specify the sharpening level applied to images
Selecting the Sharpening Level
 White Balance
Controlling Exposure
 Preset White Balance
 Images
Using the Current Image for Click Balance
Click Balance
 Following
Controlling Exposure Displaying the Saved Settings Menu
Using a Saved Setting
Save a setting on the camera
 Controlling Exposure Saving a Setting on Camera
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 Exposure Modes
Choosing a Metering Mode
Exposure
 Controlling Exposure
 Controlling Exposure
 Change on the Viewfinder display
Program shift is cancelled after you capture an image
 Aperture Priority Auto Exposure Mode Controlling Exposure
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 Aperture value for the scene’s lighting
Controlling Exposure Manual Exposure Mode
 Stops over over exposure
Stops below under exposure
Correct exposure
 Controlling Exposure Bulb Setting
 Auto Exposure Lock
Use the AEL function with Center Area Metering mode
 Until 0.0 appears in the Top Status LCD
Cancelling Exposure Compensation Controlling Exposure
Exposure Compensation remains in effect until you cancel it
Exposure Compensation
 Auto Bracketing
 Cancelling Auto Bracketing
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 Autofocus Modes
Focusing
Setting Autofocus
Autofocus
 Selecting the Autofocus Mode
Situations where Autofocus May Not Work as Expected
 Selecting the Autofocus Zone
 Capturing Images
Capturing Images in Single AF Mode
Continuous AF Mode
 Locking Focus
Single AF mode
Manual Focus
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 Capture Workflow
 Device and Media Preparation
Set up Job Tracker, if needed
 Test Images
 Editing Images
Occasional Verification
Transferring Images
 Platforms Windows and Macintosh
Kodak Professional DCS Photo Desk
Extended Range Imaging File Format Module Capture Workflow
 DCS Photo Desk
Capture Workflow when the Camera Is Connected to a Computer
Connect the DCS Pro SLR/c to your computer and power supply
JPEG. Consider Raw files as your digital negative
 Compatible Flash Units
Flash Photography
 Terminal
Connecting a Studio Flash
Priority Exposure mode to obtain this setting
Mounting a Hot Shoe Flash
 TTL Autoflash
Available Features
 Flash Exposure Lock
High Speed Sync Mode
 Field Preview button
Wireless Flash with One or More Flash Units
Flash Exposure Compensation Flash Exposure Bracketing
Previewing Flash Results
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 Reviewing Images
Selecting an Image Mode
Working with Images on the Camera
 Single-Image Mode
 Interpreting a Histogram
Histogram Mode
 Control
Zoom Mode
Enabling or Disabling the Region of Interest Box Zooming
Panning
 Working with Images on the Camera Luminometer
Multiple Image Mode
Status Bar
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 Location Bar
Using the Nav+ Button
Selecting an Image
Browsing Through Images
 Contrast and Brightness
Changing Display
 Slide Show
Auto Review
 Starting/Stopping a Slide Show
 Deleting Images
 Tagging Images
 Recording Sound Files
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 Viewing Image LCD Information on External Video
Connecting
 Enabling External Video
 Camera DCS Pro SLR/c images from your computer
Connecting to Your Computer
Advantages to an Ieee 1394 Connection
Advantages to a Card Reader
 Connecting Your Camera to the Computer
 Using the Card Reader
Quitting-Disconnecting from the Computer
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 Handling
Camera Care
 Remove the lens from the camera before cleaning
Cleaning
 Examining a Test Image
Are two ways to determine whether it needs cleaning
Is Dirty
Visually inspect the imager for dirt
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 Top Status and Image LCDs
Storing
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 Serial Port
Connecting a Device to
Serial Data Collection and Global Positioning System
Serial Data Collection
 Serial In Mode
 Serial Out Mode
 Global Positioning System
Requirements for Using the GPS Feature
 Using the GPS Feature
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 6000 sec. with a high speed flash FP Flash
Entire speed range
Shutter speeds
180 sec
 Specifications
 Format Module
1125 x
Burst rate Images / second Burst depth
 MP Raw MP Raw + MP Jpeg
Power source
Burst Depth
Charger / AC Adapter
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Sigma Lenses
 Lens Compatibility
 EF 50mm F2.5 Macro
Canon Lenses
For more information go to
EF 50mm F1.4 USM EF 28-90mm F4-5.6 USM EF 50mm F1.8 type-2
 Lens Compatibility
 Problems, Causes, and Remedies
 Troubleshooting
 Are using the full dynamic range. Consider
Recover all images that have not been
Can’t recover deleted images
Possible to recover them
 With camera firmware
Image LCD Exposure is off
ISO are necessary
Turn the camera off, then on
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Warranty Repair Coverage
 Limitations
Warranty
 Outside the United States
How to Obtain Service
 States
Product Support Options
Authorized Dealers
Outside United
 FaxBack documents Your Kodak Professional dealer
Out-of-Warranty Support Options
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 Glossary
 Exposure Compensation
Depth of field
EV Exposure value
Exposure
 White balance
Microdrive
Shutter Speed
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 Index
Connecting camera to computer, 13-1 CR 2032 coin cell
 Index
 Response time in colder temperatures, 14-5 top status LCD
Changing settings, 5-21 ISO Setting in basic mode
Kodak Professional DCS Pro Battery
Using to power camera
 Shutter-priority auto exposure mode, 7-12 software
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